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Julie Mix McPeak joins Burr & Forman's Nashville Office Contact:
McPeak will complement the firm's strengths and extend its client service capabilities in the insurance industry. "I am honored to have the opportunity to join such an esteemed law firm and highly-respected practice group. I look forward to working with the insurance industry and continuing to serve regulators in this new role," McPeak said. She will focus primarily on life and health insurance, as well as insurer rehabilitations and liquidations, medical malpractice reform, and health care reform initiatives.
"We are extremely fortunate to add such a qualified and experienced attorney as Julie to our growing insurance regulatory practice," says Kevin Doherty, Chair of the Firm's Insurance Practice Group. "In addition, as a former chief regulator in Kentucky, she will add further depth to our group and our ability to represent the insurance interests of our clients in the most productive manner possible."
"This is an important step in our development of Burr's Tennessee presence, which began in 2006," added Larry Ahern, Managing Partner of the Firm's Nashville Office. "Julie will be a great addition to the Nashville office and to the firm's regional and national practices in insurance regulation and related fields."
McPeak received her J.D. from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1994. She is a 1990 graduate of the University of Kentucky, where she received her B.B.A., With Distinction, in Marketing. About Burr & Forman LLP Combining a 103-year history in the Southeast, Burr & Forman LLP's experienced legal team serves clients with local, national and international interests in several industry and practice areas including admiralty & maritime, agribusiness, antitrust & trade regulation, appellate, automotive, business, commercial banking & finance, class actions, commercial litigation, condominium law, construction, creditors' rights workouts & insolvencies, economic development, employee benefits, entertainment, environmental & land use, financial services, healthcare, insurance, intellectual property & technology, labor & employment, manufacturing, mergers & acquisitions, product liability, real estate development, securities, tax law, telecommunications & media, torts, transportation and trusts & estates. Over 200 attorneys in offices in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee draw from a diverse range of resources and expertise to help clients achieve their goals. For more information visit the firm's Web site at www.burr.com. ### |
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Nashville,
TN, June 2, 2008 - Burr & Forman's Nashville office has added Julie
Mix McPeak as Counsel to the Insurance practice group. McPeak is the former
Commissioner of Insurance for Kentucky and has over fourteen years of
legal, state government, and administration experience. McPeak is the
latest of several additions to the Nashville office and the Insurance
practice group in general.