RECENT PRESS RELEASES

Community Service Awards Presented to Fryberger.
"Law Firm of the Year" & "Volunteer Attorney of the Year."

Duluth, MN - The Eleventh District Bar Association and The Volunteer Attorney Program are pleased to present the 2004 "Firm of the Year" award to Fryberger, Buchanan, Smith & Frederick, P.A. and the 2004 "Volunteer Attorney of the Year" award to Paul Loraas. The Fryberger law firm and Paul Loraas have been presented these awards in recognition of their outstanding community service and their dedication to improving the quality of justice for individuals who are unable to afford an attorney.

Fryberger, Buchanan, Smith & Frederick, P.A. has 26 attorneys practicing in most areas of civil law and has provided legal services to the region since 1893.

Mr. Loraas is a shareholder at Fryberger, Buchanan, Smith & Frederick, P.A. He works in the firm's Duluth office, practicing in real estate, lender support, commercial litigation and debtor/creditor law. He is a certified Real Property Law Specialist and is a member of numerous organizations, including the Eleventh District Bar Association, Minnesota State Bar Association and State Bar of Wisconsin.

For more information, call the Duluth office at 218.722.0861, the St. Paul office at 651.221.1044, or the Superior office at 715.392.7405.

PERSONNEL UPDATES

Fryberger, Buchanan, Smith & Frederick, P.A. has been named 2004 "Firm of the Year."

Paul Loraas has been named the 2004 "Volunteer Attorney of the Year."

Jim Stewart, Shawn Dunlevy, Paul Kilgore and Paul Loraas have been named 2005 "Super Lawyers" by Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine.

SEMINARS

None scheduled at this time