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Miller Nash Elects New Managing Partner Don Burns

Tom Sand, eight-year Managing Partner returns to
full time litigation

Portland, Oregon – Miller Nash LLP is pleased to announce the election of Don Burns as the firm’s new Managing Partner. His four-year term begins on January 1, 2008. Burns will continue to maintain his principal client relationships. This change in leadership allows former Managing Partner Tom Sand to return to litigation law practice full time.

Burns joined the firm in 1973, and has served in many management roles over the years. He has headed the firm's Employee Benefits team for many years and has served multiple terms on the firm's Executive Committee, which is responsible for setting firm policy, oversight, and strategic direction. Burns’ new role as Managing Partner will focus on representing Miller Nash in the business and legal community, as well as internal management issues related to the firm’s strategic direction, policies, and personnel issues.

"I am excited to take on my new role as Miller Nash’s Managing Partner and look forward to working closely with the great people we have. The transition is well along. Tom Sand's dedication during his 8-year tenure has positioned me to keep the firm on a successful track," says Burns.

"I have been honored to have held one of the most fulfilling and demanding jobs in the firm. The Managing Partner role is one of the best jobs in all of private law practice. I’ll miss aspects of the position, but look forward to spending more time with clients and practicing law full time." Tom Sand.

As one of the Pacific Northwest’s larger multispecialty law firms focusing on significant business and litigation matters, Miller Nash LLP serves clients locally and worldwide from its five offices in Portland and central Oregon, and Seattle and Vancouver, Washington.