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1. 1. William Campbell Ries, Esq.

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   Published on: 6/15/2008   Last Visited: 6/15/2008

   William Campbell Ries
   
   William Campbell Ries is a shareholder in the Business and Finance Department and heads the Investment Management and Fiduciary Services Practice Group.He provides a broad range of legal services to financial institutions including banks, investment advisers, brokers, mutual funds and insurance companies.He provides counsel on new products, collective funds, securities matters, employee benefits and regulatory and compliance issues.He also advises clients on establishing trust companies and thrifts.He has served as an expert witness on fiduciary matters.
   
   Mr. Ries also advises clients on creating and maintaining employee benefit plans.He also works with business owners, executives and other high net worth individuals to develop comprehensive estate plans to ensure protection of their assets and tax savings in the transfer of wealth to future generations.
   
   Mr. Ries actively participates in numerous professional organizations and is a frequent speaker and lecturer.He served as Chairman of the American Bankers Association Trust Counsel Committee and Co-Chairman of the National Conference of Lawyers and Business/Corporate Fiduciaries.He served as Chairman of the Fiduciary Services Sub-Committee of the Banking Law Committee of the American Bar Association and is a member of the Real Property & Probate Section.Bill is a member of the Advisory Committee on Decedents' Estate and Trust Law of the Pennsylvania Joint State Government Commission which advises the Pennsylvania Legislature on trust and estate matters.He serves on the Financial Institutions Advisory Committee to the Congresswoman Hart of the Fourth District in Pennsylvania and was appointed to the Risk Management Advisory Committee of the Bank Administration Institute.
   
   Mr. Ries prepared a commentary for the financial services portion of the publication on the Trade and Commerce Laws of the Russian Federation.He is also the author of the Regulation of Investment Management and Fiduciaries published by West Group.He is included in Who's Who in American Law, Strathmore's Who's Who Registry of Business Leaders and Who's Who in America.He is admitted to the United States Supreme Court.
   
   Mr. Ries graduated Cum Laude from The Catholic University of America and earned his law degree from Duquesne University School of Law where he is an Adjunct Professor of Law.

2. 2. Press Release

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   Published on: 11/2/2007   Last Visited: 6/15/2008

   PITTSBURGH - The law firm of Tucker Arensberg, P.C. announced that William Campbell Ries was appointed Chair of the Pennsylvania Joint State Government Commission's Advisory Committee to advise on the Kilbuck Township Landslide.
   
   The Advisory Committee was authorized by House Resolution 897 of 2006 to conduct an in-depth investigation into the landslide in Kilbuck Township, Allegheny County, including a thorough review of the applicable State and local permit and approval processes.The Committee will then compile a report on the findings and recommendations, and submit the report to the House of Representatives.
   
   A Shareholder and member of the Board of Directors of Tucker Arensberg, P.C., Mr. Ries serves as Co-Chair of the Firm's Financial Institutions Law Group and Chairs the Firm's Investment Management and Fiduciary Services Practice Group.A frequent speaker and lecturer, Mr. Ries serves as an adjunct professor of law at Duquesne University School of Law.He is also a member of the Pennsylvania Joint State Government Commission Advisory Committee on Decedent's Estates and Trust Law which recommends legislation to the Pennsylvania Legislature.
   
   Active in local government, Mr. Ries was recently nominated for a fourth term as a Councilman for the Town of McCandless, where he serves as Chairman of the Public Safety Committee and Vice-Chairman of the Finance Committee.Mr. Ries serves on the Circles Board of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and as a member of the McCandless Industrial Development Authority and Three Rivers One Future Regional Association.

3. 3. Investment Management & Fiduciary Services Insight

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   Published on: 4/1/2003   Last Visited: 6/15/2008

   By William Campbell Ries, Esq.
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   William Campbell Ries is a shareholder in the firm's Investment Management & Fiduciary Services Group.For more information on privacy issues, please contact Bill at 412.594.5646 or via e-mail at wries@tuckerlaw.com.
   
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   Trustees May Now Be Required to Collect Contributions As Well As Invest Plan Assets
   
   By William Campbell Ries, Esq.
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   William Campbell Ries is a shareholder in the firm's Investment Management & Fiduciary Services Group.For more information on privacy, please contact Bill at 412.594.5646 or via e-mail at wries@tuckerlaw.com.
   
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   Pennsylvania's Decoupling of Its Estate Tax From the Federal "State Death Tax Credit" Amount
   
   William Campbell Ries, Esq.
   
   The federal Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 ("EGTRRA") made significant changes to the federal estate tax.
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   William Campbell Ries is an attorney in the firm's Business and Estates Department.For more information on this topic, please contact Bill at 412.594.5646, wries@tuckerlaw.com.
   
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   Compliance Issue: The Uniform Principal & Income Act
   
   By William Campbell Ries, Esq.
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   William Campbell Ries is a shareholder in the firm's Investment Management & Fiduciary Services Group.Bill served as Chairman of the Joint State Commission Subcommittee which drafted the new Act.For more information on privacy, please contact Bill at 412.594.5646 or via e-mail at wries@tuckerlaw.com.