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Date: March 5, 2020

Park Nominated as Senior Vice President of LA County Bar Association

by foleyandmansfield
Date: March 5, 2020
by foleyandmansfield

Park Nominated as Senior Vice President of LA County Bar Association

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Foley & Mansfield is pleased to announce that Ann I. Park of the Los Angeles office has been nominated to the position of Senior Vice President of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. LACBA is one of the largest metropolitan bar associations in the country with nearly 20,000 members. Their mission is to advance the administration of justice and meet the professional needs of lawyers.

Ann is an experienced litigator, focusing her practicing in defending complex, high-risk toxic tort, asbestos products liability and premises liability actions. She is skilled in the complex medical and scientific aspects of defending the firm’s clients in toxic tort lawsuits. Ann’s term as Senior Vice President of LACBA will commence on July 1, 2020

Ann I. Park, Foley & Mansfield

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