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BLG Welcomes Six new Associates To The Firm
September 1, 2009 BLG welcomes six new Associates to the firm:

• Arianne E. Buchanan
• Jesse D. Drawas
• Christopher W. Hollman
• Kelly-Ann M. Jenkins
• Jamie S. McKean
• Erin L. Peters

Ms. Buchanan will be practicing in the areas of Medical and Professional Malpractice, Personal Injury Litigation and Property Damage Litigation in the Tampa office. She attended the University of Central Florida where she obtained her Bachelor’s degree with honors in History and Stetson University College of Law for her J.D.

Mr. Drawas will be practicing in the areas of Personal Injury Litigation, Property Damage Litigation, Premises Liability, Automobile Negligence, Products Liability and Professional Malpractice in the Ft. Lauderdale office. He graduated from Cornell University with a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations and went on to obtain his J.D. from the University of Miami.

Mr. Hollman will be practicing in the areas of Insurance Coverage, First Party Litigation and Bad Faith Litigation in the Tampa office. He obtained his B.A. in Criminology and J.D. from the University of Florida.

Ms. Jenkins will be practicing in the areas of Personal Injury Litigation, Property Damage Litigation, Insurance Defense and Bad Faith Litigation in the Tampa office. She attended Furman University where she obtained a B.A. in Spanish before attending Stetson University College of Law for her J.D.

James McKean will be practicing in the areas of Personal Injury Litigation, Property Damage Litigation and Personal Injury Protection in the St. Petersburg office. He attended the University of Tampa where he obtained his B.A. in Criminology and Stetson University College of Law for his J.D.

Ms. Peters will be practicing in the areas of Personal Injury Litigation, Property Damage Litigation, Insurance Defense, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death and Workers’ Compensation in the Ft. Myers office. She attended St. Olaf College in Minnesota and gained a B.M. in Theory and Composition before going on to Cleveland-Marshall College of Law for her J.D.

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