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Allan Joseph Appointed to American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Allan Joseph of Rogers Joseph O'Donnell of San Francisco has been appointed to serve as the Chair of the American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, for a one-year term beginning in August 2011.

The Standing Committee is comprised of the Chair and 14 circuit members, two in the 9th Circuit and one in each of the other federal circuits. At the request of the Administration, the Standing Committee conducts a confidential evaluation of each prospective nominee's professional qualifications for the federal district courts, the circuit courts of appeal and the U.S. Supreme Court. Except for appointments to the Supreme Court, the Standing Committee's evaluation is on a pre-nomination basis. If the President nominates the individual, the Standing Committee will release publicly its rating of Well Qualified, Qualified or Not Qualified, which is used by the Senate Judiciary Committee in its confirmation process. The Standing Committee has been providing these evaluations for nearly 60 years, since the Eisenhower presidency.

Mr. Joseph was a 9th Circuit member of the Standing Committee from 2006-2009. He also has been active in ABA leadership for more than 30 years and was the ABA Treasurer from 2001-2005.

Mr. Joseph is one of the founders of Rogers Joseph O'Donnell, where he specializes in government and complex commercial contract law.

About Rogers Joseph O'Donnell

Rogers Joseph O'Donnell is a litigation boutique founded in 1981 by a group of attorneys who believed, and continue to believe, that smaller is smarter. The firm emphasizes government contracts, commercial, construction, environmental, labor and employment and retail trade law. The firm represents Fortune 500 companies, private corporations and partnerships, start-ups, non-profits, and government entities, nationwide. The firm has offices in San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

Chambers has ranked Rogers Joseph O'Donnell as one of the country's ten leading government contracts firms since the rankings' inception in 2005.

More information: http://www.rjo.com

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