Yolanda Coly Named Managing Director of The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF)

Milwaukee, WI, July 25, 2007 --(PR.com)-- The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) has announced that Yolanda Coly has been named Managing Director effective August 1, 2007. Ms. Coly has been with NAMWOLF for the past 3 ½ years, in the capacity of Associate Director. She has been an integral part of the growth and success of the association. Ms. Coly has been extremely successful in attracting a host of corporate partners, public entity partners, and sponsors. Her advocating skills have led to mutually beneficial partnerships with businesses such as Accenture, Citigroup, Prudential, PepsiAmericas, Pfizer, and the New York City Law Department to name a few. These partnerships allow highly qualified minority and women-owned law firms a fair opportunity to compete.

Ms. Coly is replacing Renuka Vishnubhakta, who has served as Managing Director for two years and has been with NAMWOLF for the past five years. Ms. Vishnubhakta is leaving NAMWOLF to attend law school this fall.

Please join NAMWOLF at their Third Annual Meeting on November 6th and 7th at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York. This conference showcases best practices from in-house counsel and law firms. The keynote speaker this year is the Honorable Dora L. Irizarry, United States District Judge, Eastern District of New York. For more details, please visit www.namwolf.org.

About NAMWOLF
The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (www.namwolf.org) was founded in July 2001. It is a national trade association comprised of a select group of minority and women-owned law firms who exhibit excellence in the legal profession. The primary aim of the organization is to advocate for the increased utilization of minority and women-owned law firms by major corporations and public entities throughout the United States.

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