Corine Zygelman and Jefferson Smith Named Partners of Murchison & Cumming

January 6, 2003

Los Angeles, CA – January 6, 2003 – Murchison & Cumming is pleased to announce that Corine Zygelman, of the firm's Los Angeles office, and Jefferson S. Smith, of the firm's San Diego office, have become Associate Partners of the firm.

Corine Zygelman joined the firm 14 years ago as a paralegal in the Los Angeles office. While working full time, she enrolled at the University of LaVerne College of Law, attending evening classes, where she was the recipient of American Jurisprudence Award in Federal Court, Products Liability, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Family Law. Upon graduation in 1995, she became an attorney with the firm. Ms. Zygelman focuses her practice in the area of civil litigation with an emphasis on intellectual property, business litigation and general liability. She is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (Inns of Court) and the State Bar of California.

Jefferson S. Smith joined Murchison & Cumming's San Diego office seven years ago. He focuses his practice in the areas of medical malpractice, product and general liability and commercial litigation. Mr. Smith has arbitrated in excess of 100 cases and tried numerous jury trials. He is a 1991 graduate of the University of San Diego School of Law and a member of the State Bar of California, the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel and the San Diego Defense Lawyers.

About Murchison & Cumming, LLP

With a firm history dating to 1930, Murchison & Cumming, LLP is a premier civil litigation firm with five offices in California and Las Vegas, whose attorneys specialize in the defense of domestic and international businesses, insurers and individuals, at trial and on appeal. The Firm’s attorneys also handle employment matters and business transactions. For additional information, please visit our website at www.murchisonlaw.com.