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Attorney Gordon Rhea to Speak at American Bar Association Fall Meeting

Mt. Pleasant, S.C. — Attorney Gordon C. Rhea will speak to the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Taxation 2009 Joint Fall CLE Meeting, September 24-26 in Chicago, Illinois. The title of Mr. Rhea's presentation is Trying Complex Tax Cases to Lay Jurors. Earlier this year Rhea won an acquittal for one of eight defendants facing a total of 21 counts on tax evasion, conspiracy and wire fraud charges. Prosecutors called over 40 witnesses to the stand to attempt to prove their case. Rhea's defense strategy resulted in a striking victory in the face of overwhelming odds. Mr. Rhea will be presenting with Josh Ungerman, a tax attorney with Meadows, Collier, Reed, Cousins, Blau, LLP. Rhea is an Of Counsel attorney with Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman, LLC. The firm's expertise is in representing plaintiffs' in sophisticated civil litigation in areas such as asbestos, catastrophic personal injury, consumer lending, securities, environmental, pharmaceutical and medical devices, products liability and class action litigation.

PRESS RELEASE
DATE: 9/1/09
For Immediate Release
Contact: Mason Scott
mscott@rpwb.com