Howard Daniel Elected Chairman of the Greenville Chamber

GREENVILLE – February 5, 2007 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins) is pleased to announce that attorney J. Howard Daniel has been named Chairman of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce for 2007. Daniel has held numerous positions with the Chamber in the past including General Counsel (1990 and 2002), Vice Chair of Economic Development (2003-2004), and Chairman-Elect (2006). He currently serves on the Board of Directors.

“It’s exciting to see Howard move into the role of Chairman for the Greenville Chamber,” said John Creech, co-managing shareholder of the firm’s Greenville office. “We congratulate him and are confident that in his new position he will successfully lead the Chamber with the same enthusiasm and wisdom he utilizes here at Ogletree Deakins.”

Mr. Daniel is a shareholder at Ogletree Deakins and has handled labor and employment matters for area businesses since 1976. He has represented management in union organizing and decertification campaigns and is a certified specialist in labor and employment law and limits his practice to those areas.

About Ogletree Deakins

Ogletree Deakins first began its practice in Greenville, South Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia in 1977. Since then, the firm has grown to 350 attorneys and has more than 40 lawyers in Greenville who serve management exclusively. With a total of 28 locations across the country, Ogletree Deakins is the third largest labor and employment law firm in the United States. In addition to handling labor and employment law matters, the firm has thriving practices focused on business immigration, employee benefits, and workplace safety and health law. Ogletree Deakins represents a diverse range of clients, including more than half of the Fortune 50 corporations in the U.S.

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