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March 2005

Dear Friends:

The Law Office of Richard B. Hein is very pleased to announce the expansion of our firm’s services with the addition of immigration attorney Isabel J. Siedband as head of our Immigration Department. Mrs. Siedband is the former interim head attorney for the Catholic Immigration Law Project (CILP), a non-profit legal service for low-income individuals who require immigration legal assistance. Mrs. Siedband earned her law degree (Licenciatura) from the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Spain). Mrs. Siedband thereafter received her LL.M. degree (Master of Laws) from Washington University in St. Louis. She is a member of the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, and the Supreme Court of Missouri. A St. Louis native and alumna of Nerinx High School, Mrs. Siedband (neé Fernández) grew up speaking French, Spanish, and English as her mother was from Cherbourg, France and her father was from Madrid, Spain. As a daughter of immigrants herself, Mrs. Siedband is much attuned to needs of the immigrant community. She will be an enormous asset to our Firm and will provide an invaluable service to our clients from all over the world. This is a natural and obvious progression of our Firm given the diverse and international nature of our clients. While the Firm has always prided itself on being a full service, bilingual law firm (Spanish/English), Mrs. Siedband’s incorporation into the Firm will open our doors even wider to include French-speaking clients. Please feel free to call us for all your immigration needs.

Additionally, the prestigious International Law Firms (www.ilflaw.com), of which The Law Office of Richard B. Hein is a proud member, will be celebrating its Annual World Meeting in Vienna, Austria on May 6-8, 2005. Attorney Hein will be in attendance at the World Meeting representing the United States. The International Law Firms is a cooperating, international organization comprised of highly regarded law firms with member firms in more than 70 cities and 40 countries throughout the world.

On a personal note, Attorney Hein, his wife, Maria, and their 5 year-old daughter, Ana Maria, welcomed John Henry to their family on March 2, 2005. Weighing in at 7 pounds, 14 ounces, and 21.5 inches in length, John Henry promises to keep the Hein family on its toes (and, for the most part, sleepless) in the coming months. Both John Henry and his mother are healthy and doing well.

Attorney Hein founded The Law Office of Richard B. Hein in May, 2003. Mr. Hein earned his law degree from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1994. He also received his undergraduate degree in History, cum laude, from Saint Louis University in 1991. Mr. Hein was born and raised in St. Louis, and graduated from the St. Louis Priory High School. While in law school, Mr. Hein studied in the Centro de Estudios Universitarios at the Colegio de San Pablo, and served as a law clerk to one of the leading law firms in Europe, J. & B. Cremades & Associates, both in Madrid, Spain. He is a member of the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, the Eighth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Missouri and the United States Supreme Court. If you or someone you know is in need of legal services, please contact us, as we always welcome new clients.