February 24, 2010

NBA NEWS BRIEF
National Bar Association, 1225 11th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20001

FRANKLIN M. LEE OF TYDINGS & ROSENBERG LLP NAMED PRACTITIONER OF THE YEAR BY UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF LAW BLACK LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION

[Baltimore, Maryland…] Franklin M. Lee has been selected as this year's recipient of the Practitioner of the Year Award by the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) of the University of Maryland School of Law.

Mr. Lee is a native of Maryland. He received his Juris Doctorate in 1980 from the University of Maryland School of Law, and served as President of the University of Maryland BLSA Chapter during 1979-1980. Before entering private practice, he served for six years as antitrust litigation counsel at the Federal Trade Commission, and for over fifteen years as Chief Counsel to the Minority Business Enterprise Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. ("MBELDEF"). As MBELDEF's Chief Counsel, he provided advice to numerous governmental entities on drafting minority business and disadvantaged business enterprise programs, and on defending those programs against constitutional challenges.

BLSA, founded in 1967, is a national organization with chapters at virtually every law school in the country. The University of Maryland chapter, one of the first and one of the largest, actively recruits black and other minority law students, assists them with their studies while in law school, and prepares them for the bar and, ultimately, the practice of law.

Tydings & Rosenberg LLP is a Baltimore-based law firm serving clients throughout Maryland, the mid-Atlantic region, and the country. The firm's practice focuses on corporate and business law, tax, real estate, litigation, intellectual property, bankruptcy/creditors' rights, estates and trusts, and family law. For more on Mr. Lee or the firm visit www.tydingslaw.com.

CONTACT: Denise Dewling February 24, 2010 410.752.9813