Broward County Trial Lawyers Association Will Roll The Dice To Help Fight Leukemia Lymphoma



April 27, 2005 -- The Broward County Trial Lawyers Association (BCTLA) will host "Casino Night" on Saturday, May 14 from 7-11PM at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa, 3555 S. Ocean Drive, Hollywood. The Association will donate half of the net proceeds from the event to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS), to help in the fight against these dreadful diseases. The night will feature Black Jack, Craps, Texas Hold 'Em, Roulette, raffles and great prizes. The event is open to the public, and tickets are $75. As part of the ticket price, each guest will receive $40 in casino "fun money" to enjoy as they choose.

Friendship Creates Link Between BCTLA, LLS
When she worked at the law firm of Lytal, Reiter, Clark, Fountain & Williams in West Palm Beach, BCTLA executive director Cindy Wilkinson became close friends with co-worker Tammy Deacy, a longtime employee of the firm. Upon learning that Mrs. Deacy had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Wilkinson said, "we decided right away that half of the proceeds from our event would go to LLS to help find a cure for this disease. I approached the board with the idea, and they were very supportive."

Lymphomas are cancers of the lymphatic system - the body's blood-filtering tissues that help fight infection and disease. Like other cancers, lymphomas occur when cells divide too much and too fast. Growth control is lost, and the lymphatic cells may overcrowd, invade, and destroy lymphoid tissues and metastasize (spread) to other organs. This year, more than 50,000 people will be diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

"I can't thank the Broward County Trial Lawyers Association enough for this wonderful gesture," said Mrs. Deacy. "I know there are a thousand things they could choose to sponsor, and I'm honored that they chose something that is so close to my heart." Deacy said that after she got over the initial shock of being diagnosed a year ago, she found "great comfort in the people I met through the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Everyone is so positive and upbeat, which is what it takes to get through something like this, and I'm very grateful to have found such a wonderful support group."

Sponsors for the BCTLA Casino Night include: Mellon Bank; Centers for Neurology; Choice Medical Group; CopyScan; Diagnostic Professionals; Grossman and Roth; Klein Bury Reif Applebaum - U.S. Legal Support; Krupnick Campbell Malone Buser Slama Hancock Liberman & McKee; Legal Expert Connections, Inc.; Lytal, Reiter, Clark, Fountain & Williams, LLP; Mediation Partners; RecordShred; Ringler Associates; Robson Forensics; Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley; and Windsor Imaging.

Co-chairs for Casino Night are Bradley Winston and Diana Santa Maria, both members of the BCLA board of directors. Also serving on the committee are board members Alexander Clark, Roseann Flynn, Julie Hager and Steven Jaffe.

Tickets are $75 (includes $40 casino fun money). To order, call 954-732-9561 or contact the Broward County Trial Lawyers Association by e-mail at: e-mail protected from spam bots.

About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, headquartered in White Plains, NY, with 63 chapters in the United States and additional branches in Canada, is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services. The Society's mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

Since its founding in 1949, the Society has invested more than $360 million in research specifically targeting leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Last year alone, the Society made more than 812,000 contacts with patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals.

For more information about blood cancer, visit www.LLS.org or call the Society's Information Resource Center (IRC), a call center staffed by master's level social workers, nurses and health educators who
provide information, support and resources to patients and their families and caregivers. IRC information specialists are available at (800) 955-4572, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET.

About Broward County Trial Lawyers Association
The Broward County Trial Lawyers Association was founded to serve members of the legal profession who focus on civil litigation, as well as the judiciary of Broward County, Florida. The Association publishes a monthly newsletter and hold monthly dinner meetings featuring guest speakers and case evaluation seminars, where attendees can present cases to a panel for analysis and discussion. Attendees of these case evaluation seminars can receive one CLE credit for each meeting.

The Association's newest resources include online member applications and renewals, signup for our monthly dinner meetings, and a Deposition and Document Library, which features fully searchable and downloadable documents and full-text transcripts that are submitted by members.

If you are interesting in membership in the Broward County Trial Lawyers Association, please contact Cindy Wilkinson at 954-732-9561, or e-mail e-mail protected from spam bots.





Broward County Trial Lawyers Association Will Roll The Dice To Help Fight Leukemia Lymphoma