Dear Colleagues,

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Dear Ronalyn--thanks for letting me travel to Washington on Monday and Tuesday. Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut introduced legislation on Tuesday at a press conference that would permit parents of disabled children to create the equivalent of a 529 account for their children for future care. A photo was taken on the Capitol Building steps immediately after. My son, Brendan is standing next to Senator Dodd in the attached picture (hope it made it through). Thank you, again,

How often have you sat at your desk at work and thought that there had to be a more fulfilling way to make a living? Or that you’d much rather be your own boss, and set your own schedule, your own priorities?

Meet Ronalyn Sisson. Ms. Sisson is the founder and owner of Oxford Legal Associates, a legal staffing company based in the Philadelphia area. A graduate of Stanford University and Notre Dame Law School, Ms. Sisson maintained an active litigation practice for several years. Fed up with the toocommon dilemma of juggling a hectic workload and the needs of two small children, Ms. Sisson took the plunge and started her own company. Twelve years later, Ms. Sisson leads a thriving 10-person company, which has just opened an office in Washington, D.C. and is planning another in New York City. At the same time, Ms. Sisson remains a dedicated and involved parent and even finds time to pursue her passion for sailing and for charity work.

Given her personal background, Ms. Sisson is well-acquainted with the challenge of finding balance between professional and personal responsibilities. It is also an issue that she frequently confronts at the helm of a legal staffing company, which works to place seasoned attorneys – many of whom are seeking part-time contract work or looking for a way to reenter the workforce – with corporations and law firms.

Join us for an enlightening and entertaining discussion touching on issues that speak to so many working parents:

Ronalyn:

I thought you'd like the attached pictures of the winners of the Oxford stadium blankets. The woman in the first picture is Jessica Steinhart, Assistant General Counsel of sanofi-aventis. It actually was her husband Jason Steinhart, also an Assistant General Counsel of sanofi-aventis, who won the blanket. The man in the second picture is Arthur Saiewitz, Corporate Counsel of Alcatel-Lucent.

Thanks so much for your sponsorship of a display table at NJCCA's full day conference. Your generous support helped to make the conference a success with than 230 in-house counsel and their supporters attending. As you can tell from the smiles in the picture, the day was enjoyed by all.

Kristi Vaiden
Executive Director
New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association
P.O. Box 1642
Wayne, NJ 07470-1642
973-706-5027
njcca@optonline.net


Stephen Dwyer, Esquire, Oxford Legal with Jessica Steinhart


Stephen Dwyer, Esquire, Oxford Legal with Arthur Saiewitz

I just wanted to say thank you again for your very generous corporate match in connection with the Cure Autism Now Walk at Citizens Bank Park. We were able to raise in excess of $750,000 in a single day. Please thank your gang as well. I hope things are going well with the new DC office. Best regards, Jim Gillespie