Press Release

Milbank/CA Director Of Administration Inducted Into College of Law Practice Management

Erica Tamblyn Joins Roster of 191 Fellows

Los Angeles, CA, August 31, 2005 – Erica Tamblyn, Director of Administration for the Los Angeles and Palo Alto offices of the international law firm Milbank, will be inducted into the prestigious College of Law Practice Management as a Fellow on September 9. The College of Law Practice Management was formed in 1994 to honor and recognize distinguished law practice management professionals, and to set standards of achievement for others in the profession. To date, 191 practitioners have been inducted as Fellows of the College, including administrators, professors, consultants, marketing directors and others who have made significant contributions to the profession.

“I am delighted to have Erica Tamblyn join me as a Trustee of the College of Law Practice Management,” said Jim Lantonio, Milbank firmwide Executive Director and one of 15 College trustees who govern the college. “Erica consistently demonstrates better than anyone I know the concept of "giving back", whether it is to her peers, new administrators or to the community. She is truly a class act.“

Ms. Tamblyn has been an active member of the Association of Legal Administrators since 1992 and is on the national Board of Directors and Director of Region 6 covering Arizona, California, Nevada and New Zealand. She has also served as co-chair of the 1996 Region 6 Educational Conference Committee, Chair of the 2001 Annual Educational Conference Committee, and on the 1999 and 2000 Annual Educational Conference Committees.

She has served the Los Angeles Chapter as President-Elect, President, Past President, Region 6 Representative and Secretary and Programs Chair. Ms. Tamblyn joined Milbank in 1999.

Milbank is a premier global law firm headquartered in New York, with offices in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Palo Alto, London, Frankfurt, Munich, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore. Milbank provides a full range of services to many of the world’s leading financial, industrial and commercial enterprises, as well as governments, institutions and individuals.