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Maslon Attorney  David Herr Elected President of the Academy of Court-Appointed Masters 

Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP, is pleased to announce that Attorney David Herr was recently elected President of the Academy of Court-Appointed Masters (ACAM). The election took place at the Academy's Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., on November 2, 2007. Herr has been involved with ACAM, a national organization composed of experienced masters and judicial adjuncts, since its inception in 2004. Currently, Herr is President-Elect of the organization and will begin his term as President on January 1, 2008.

David Herr is a highly regarded appellate lawyer and complex case litigator. He is frequently sought out to provide practical and sophisticated advice on how to resolve difficult, multi-party disputes in trial courts and arbitral forums, as well as in the appellate courts. David regularly argues cases in the Minnesota appellate courts and the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. He annotates the Federal Judicial Center's Manual for Complex Litigation, published and distributed nationally by Thomson West.

The Academy of Court-Appointed Masters is a professional organization of over 75 professionals, each of whom has been appointed by at least one judge to serve in the role of Special Master or other judicial adjunct. Academy Fellows serve in state and federal courts around the country, serving particularly in complex civil cases.