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Boundas, Skarzynski, Walsh & Black, LLC, announces Jill M. Levy and Thomas M. Sheffield as Principals

January 31, 2006

Boundas, Skarzynski, Walsh & Black, LLC, is proud to announce Jill M. Levy and Thomas M. Sheffield have joined the firm as principals in the NY and Chicago offices.

Jill M. Levy acts as coverage counsel for major professional liability lines, including directors and officers’ liability, bankers and financial professional liability, errors and omissions, fiduciary liability and employment practices liability.

Presently, Ms. Levy represents several carriers with respect to potential exposure arising out of numerous large corporate scandals, including WorldCom, Enron and IPO Laddering litigation. She has been involved in the mediation of several large claims and participated in the negotiation of policy settlements.

For the past two years, Ms. Levy has been a speaker at the American Banker's Association Insurance Risk Management Annual Conference and participated on a panel addressing the recent trends in directors and officers liability. Ms. Levy also serves as a volunteer attorney for the Network for Women's Legal Services and the Unemployment Action Center.

“We are extremely pleased in the contributions made thus far by Jill to both our firm and to the industry. We feel she is a significant asset to our firm,” says James A. Skarzynski, Chairman. “We are confident that her commitment to superiority in her work will continue to strengthen our relationship to our clients.” Ms. Levy is located in the New York office.

Thomas M. Sheffield concentrates his practice on directors and officers and professional liability insurance coverage work. Mr. Sheffield has extensive experience working with financial institutions products including errors and omissions, fidelity bonds and other coverages. He specializes in cases involving securities class actions and has developed numerous analytical tools to critique securities class action damages and the legal theories that surround them. Additionally, Mr. Sheffield has handled many cases relating to mutual funds and annuities in both the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as the liability and coverage issues surrounding them.

Mr. Sheffield is a licensed Solicitor in England and Wales and is a member of the Law Society. He is licensed in the United States in both Illinois and Florida. Mr. Sheffield is fluent in Spanish and has served as a wild land firefighter for the United States Forest Service.

“Thomas’s dedication to his practice and distinct credentials in the US, England and Wales, is an exceptional strength for us as well as our clients. We are proud to have him join as partner,” says Skarzynski. Mr. Sheffield has been with the firm is located in the Chicago office and will also be servicing London clients.

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