For Immediate Release: September 23, 1999

For More Information Contact: TLPJ, 202-797-8600

TLPJ to Open New Office in Oakland, California

Executive Director Arthur H. Bryant Will Head Up West Coast Office

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (TLPJ) will soon be opening a new office in Oakland, California. TLPJ Executive Director Arthur H. Bryant is moving to Oakland to head up the new office, and will oversee TLPJ's cutting-edge litigation from there.

Bryant has served as TLPJ's Executive Director for 12 years, building the organization from a staff of 2 to a staff of 25. He is a 1976 honors graduate of Swarthmore College and a 1979 graduate of Harvard Law School. In 1991, Bryant was honored by the American Bar Association as 1 of 20 young lawyers making a difference in the world. In 1996, he received a Wasserstein Public Interest Fellowship from Harvard Law School for "outstanding contributions and dedication to public interest law." In 1997, he was named by the American Lawyer as one of 45 young lawyers "whose vision and commitment are changing lives."

TLPJ's Washington, D.C. office will remain the national headquarters for the organization, with John Giglio now in place as its new Managing Director. Giglio was formerly Director of Strategic Development at the National Hospice Organization and before that was Director of Regional Advocacy and Legislative Counsel at the American Cancer Society. He earned his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, has an M.A. from the Wharton School of Economics and an undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins.