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SAUL EWING PARTNER ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF UNITED WAY OF GREATER MERCER COUNTY

(Princeton, New Jersey, May 17, 2007) – Michael J. Conlan, a Partner in Saul Ewing LLP’s Litigation Department, has been elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the United Way of Greater Mercer County (UWGMC), effective July 1, 2007. At a ceremony during the United Way’s Annual Meeting on May 8, 2007, Mr. Conlan was elected by the Board to serve as Chairman for a two-year term.

Created in 1994, the UWGMC is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of and serving the people who live and/or work in greater Mercer County.

As Chairman of the Board, Mr. Conlan will act as the lead volunteer for all UWGMC related issues, and will oversee the development of new initiatives, including financial, structural and policy decisions that guide the organization.

“We are thrilled Mike has accepted this position,” said Craig E.
Lafferty, President and CEO of UWGMC. “Mike has served as a volunteer with the United Way for nearly 10 years, and he has always acted in the best interest of the organization. We are very excited and confident that he will continue to be instrumental in guiding the organization and the community.”

Mr. Conlan was previously Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees. He has served on a number of committees at United Way, including the Resource Investment Cabinet, Grant Committee and Strategic Planning Committee. For the past year and a half, he has been Chair of the New Business Development Committee.

Mr. Conlan received his A.B. from Rutgers College and earned his J.D.
from Rutgers University School of Law-Camden.

Saul Ewing LLP is a full service law firm with 280 lawyers in nine offices in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, the District of Columbia and New York. The Firm serves businesses throughout the United States and internationally, including recognizable names in corporate America, exciting start-ups and an array of closely held and privately held companies, as well as nonprofits, governmental and educational entities.