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Robin G. Weaver Elected to Board of National Institute for Trial Advocacy

Louisville, Colo., May 21, 2008—The National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) elected Robin G. Weaver, partner at Squire, Sanders and Dempsey LLP, to its board of trustees, effective May 1. Weaver will serve on the board until the end of 2010.

NITA is the nation’s leading provider of legal advocacy skills training. A 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization based in Louisville, Colorado, NITA promotes justice through effective and ethical advocacy; trains and mentors lawyers to be competent and ethical advocates in pursuit of justice; and develops and teaches trial advocacy skills to support and promote the effective and fair administration of justice.

Weaver is a partner in the Cleveland office of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. A fellow of both the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Society of Barristers, he has represented the likes of Merck, Pfizer, Eli Lilly and Company, Bridgestone–Firestone, and DuPont.  He earned his undergraduate degree from Ohio State University in 1970 and his juris doctorate from the University of Michigan in 1973.  He focuses his practice exclusively on general civil litigation including complex commercial litigation, complex environmental and complex product liability.

About Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

Founded in 1890, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has lawyers in 32 offices and 15 countries around the world. With one of the strongest integrated global platforms and our longstanding one-firm philosophy, Squire Sanders provides sophisticated seamless legal counsel worldwide. Offices in the Americas are located in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Palo Alto, Phoenix, San Francisco, Tallahassee, Tampa, Tysons Corner, Washington DC, West Palm Beach, Caracas, Rio de Janeiro, Santo Domingo and São Paulo. In Europe, offices are in Bratislava, Brussels, Budapest, Frankfurt, Kyiv, London, Moscow, Prague and Warsaw. In Asia, offices are in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo. Associated firms include Bucharest, Buenos Aires, Dublin and Santiago.

About NITA

The National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) is the nation’s leading provider of legal advocacy skills training. A 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization based in Louisville, Colorado, NITA pioneered the legal skills learning-by-doing methodology over thirty-five years ago and has since remained the ultimate standard in continuing legal education. With an average student/faculty ratio of 4:1 and an all-volunteer faculty drawn from a cadre of judges, law professors, and practicing attorneys, NITA’s multi-day “boot camps” deliver unparalleled professional development for nearly 6,000 attorneys each year. As a public service organization, NITA provides, at little or no cost, the same high-caliber training we provide to the nation’s largest firms to legal service attorneys, public defenders, and attorneys who have chosen to work in child advocacy, tribal law, death penalty defense, immigration, domestic violence, and other vital areas of public interest. NITA is also the nation’s third largest publisher of legal publications. NITA’s references, texts, case files, and audio-visual materials are used by thousands of attorneys and are incorporated into the curriculum at over 85 percent of the nation’s law schools. For more information, visit www.nita.org.