February 23, 2007

MBHB Announces Increase in First-Year Associate Salaries

CHICAGO - The intellectual property law firm McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP voted this month to raise the base salary for its first-year associates. Effective January 1, 2007, first-year associates at the firm will receive an annual salary of $150,000, an increase from $135,000 in 2006. Salaries for attorneys in other classes are also being adjusted.

In deciding to raise salaries, the firm considered but rejected the concept of making any corresponding increases to its client billing rates.

"MBHB continues to thrive and this is due in no small part to the high level of legal and technical skills of our associates," said Matthew J. Sampson, the firm's managing partner. "We recognize that we must compete with other firms for this caliber of talent. Our salaries reflect our commitment to continue to attract and retain attorneys with the level of skill, professionalism, and client service that our clients have come to expect."

About McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, an intellectual property law firm with more than 70 attorneys, was founded in 1996. With offices in Chicago and Washington, MBHB provides comprehensive legal services to obtain and enforce intellectual property rights, from navigating patent office procedures to litigating complex infringement actions. MBHB prosecutes patent and trademark applications in both the U.S. and abroad, handles intellectual property litigation matters in trial courts across the country and before the Federal Circuit, and counsels clients nationwide and worldwide on the enforcement and defense of their intellectual property rights.

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Megan M. McKeon
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