Ulmer & Berne LLP Awarded Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation Award

Ulmer & Berne LLP announced today that the Firm is the 2008 recipient of the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation's (OLAF) 2008 Presidential Award. The Award is presented annually to an individual, firm or organization that has provided outstanding leadership in the delivery of pro bono legal services in the state of Ohio. The recipient is chosen by the president of the OLAF board of trustees.

"Personally, I'm very proud of this accomplishment," stated Kip Reader, the Firm's Managing Partner. "It reflects very positively - and accurately - on our firm's emphasis on things beyond the business aspects of the practice of law." In 2007, Ulmer & Berne contributed over 5,000 hours to community outreach initiatives and pro bono services.

Ulmer & Berne, established in 1908 and celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year, is one of Ohio's largest law firms. In a survey of Fortune 500 companies by Corporate Counsel magazine, Ulmer & Berne has been chosen as a Go-To Law Firm(R) for both 2007 and 2008. Less than one-half of one percent of all the law firms in the US and abroad received this distinction. Also, in 2007, the Firm was recognized in The BTI Consulting Group's survey of corporate counsel as one of only 85 firms nationally that "delivers the best value for the dollar."

A full-service Firm with 180 attorneys in Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Chicago, Ulmer & Berne represents publicly traded and privately held companies, financial institutions, pharmaceutical companies, family businesses, international joint ventures and affiliations, investor groups, start-ups and emerging businesses, public bodies and nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit www.ulmer.com.