FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Leeds Colby Paris P.A.
becomes
Leeds Colby Paris Spence Hoffman & Valori P.A.

The nationally recognized law firm Leeds Colby Paris has added three name partners; J.B. Spence, known as the dean of torts and the first attorney to garner a million-dollar plus verdict in Florida; Richard W. Hoffman, a former defense attorney who specialized in nursing home and extended-care facility defense; and Raymond Valori, a mass torts and product liability and personal injury specialist.

Re-named Leeds Colby Paris Spence Hoffman & Valori, the firm has offices in Miami and New York City and specializes in all types of personal injury, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, premises and product liability issues, mass torts litigation and complex civil litigation in Florida and in New York State. The 20-person, multi-lingual firm has a proven track record representing clients in such high-profile cases as the Valu-Jet disaster, Fen-Phen diet drug case, Bridgestone-Firestone roll-over tragedy and a class action suit against the makers of breast implants. The most widely publicized case handled by the firm is perhaps the so-called "Cuban Spy Case" (Martinez vs. Republic of Cuba) in which a team of attorneys lead by senior partner Scott Leeds won a $27-million verdict for their client against the government of Cuba. Further information about the firm is available at www.leedscolby.com.