Wheeler Trigg Kennedy to become Wheeler Trigg ODonnell LLP

The partners of Wheeler Trigg Kennedy LLP have voted to change the 11-year-old firms name to Wheeler Trigg ODonnell LLP.

Denver: The partners of Wheeler Trigg Kennedy LLP have voted to change the 11-year-old firm’s name to Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell LLP. The change will be effective June 1, 2009. The nationally recognized litigation firm is chaired by Michael L. O’Donnell, one of the firm’s five founders, who becomes a named partner with this change. Two other founders, Malcolm Wheeler and Jack Trigg, remain active partners in the firm. Managing Partner Hugh Gottschalk stated, “Mike has been the heart of the firm from day one, serving as chairman since its inception, as well as managing partner in its early years. He is also the inspirational founder and current president of the firm’s charitable foundation. The firm’s name change honors Mike’s outstanding leadership and vision for the firm.” Also, effective June 1, 2009, the Wheeler Trigg Kennedy Foundation will become the Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell Foundation. The firm’s street address and phone numbers will remain the same. The Web site address will change to wtotrial.com. The e-mail addresses of firm personnel will change to [last name]@wtotrial.com. For more on the name change, please contact Connie Proulx at 303.244.1919. About Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell: Denver-based Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell LLP is a Trial Tested™ civil litigation firm that helps local, regional, and national clients resolve disputes – disputes that threaten their business, brand, products, people, and customers. WTO handles complex litigation matters, including trials, appeals, arbitrations, class actions, and multidistrict litigation, for many of the nation’s best-known companies. WTO lawyers have served as lead trial counsel in all 50 states and have tried cases to verdict in 40 states. They have appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court, 11 of the 13 U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals, 65 of the 94 U.S. District Courts, and many federal regulatory agencies. For more information, visit the WTO Web site at wtklaw.com before June 1 or wtotrial.com after June 1.