¡¡¡¡MILWAUKEE, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) recently added JPMorgan Chase & Co., Prudential Financial, Merck, Banco Popular and AGL Resources to its prestigious list of 2007-2008 corporate sponsors.

    NAMWOLF is a national trade association that advocates for increased use of minority- and women-owned law firms by major corporations and public entities throughout the United States, and only admits firms with experience representing such entities.

    "NAMWOLF''s mission is to increase the corporate and legal presence of women- and minority-owned law firms," said Yolanda Coly, managing director for NAMWOLF. "With the support of our corporate sponsors, both new and existing, we are able to expand our research efforts and our nationwide network more and more each year to make diversity in outside counsel engagement a reality."

    NAMWOLF''s corporate sponsors recognize and support the organization''s mission by offering financial support for research and partnership development programs that help minority- and women-owned law firms.

    For more information on NAMWOLF or sponsorship opportunities with the organization, visit www.namwolf.org or call 414-277-1139.

    About NAMWOLF

    The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (www.namwolf.org) was founded in June 2001. Headquartered in Milwaukee, NAMWOLF is a national trade association that advocates for increased use of minority- and women-owned law firms by major corporations and public entities throughout the United States and admits only those firms with experience representing such entities.

    CONTACT: Shelley Pfaendler KCSA Worldwide 212-896-1251 spfaendler@kcsa.com

    Source: National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF)
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