RUTTER, WALSH, MILLS, & RUTTER IS NOW RUTTER MILLS

C. Arthur Rutter, III and Robert L. Mills Named Co-Managing Partners

(Norfolk, Va. February, 25, 2004) The law firm of Rutter, Walsh, Mills & Rutter, L.L.P. has a new name - Rutter Mills - and has relocated its Norfolk office to 160 W. Brambleton Avenue, a landmark building in the city's downtown. The building was recently renovated for the exclusive use of the firm.

C. Arthur Rutter, Jr. founded the personal injury law firm in 1959. C. Arthur "Brother" Rutter, III and Robert L. Mills are now co-managing partners, marking the firm's second generation of leadership. The firm was recognized in Lawyers Weekly for both Virginia and North Carolina for posting several of the highest personal injury awards in these states in 2002.

Rutter holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College (1986) and graduated first in his class with a law degree from T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (1994). There, he was the Allen Chair editor of the University of Richmond Law Review.

The focus of Rutter's practice is personal injury trial litigation, where he has secured multiple million-dollar verdicts. He is a member of the Maritime Law Association and has been designated Proctor in Admiralty in recognition of his expertise in representing injured seamen and others with maritime injuries. Rutter also focuses on representing injured railroad workers.

Mills graduated with honors from Virginia Military Institute (1975) and has a law degree from Washington & Lee University (1979). Specializing in personal injury, products liability and medical malpractice, he has been an active litigator for 23 years, trying cases in state and federal courts throughout Virginia. He is certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in civil trial practice.

Early in his career, Mills defended such clients as General Motors and Ford Motor Company and served as general counsel for Imperial Casualty and Indemnity Co., a provider of law enforcement liability insurance to cities, towns and counties throughout the United States. He has written for legal publications and lectured on trial practice.

Collectively, Rutter and Mills are members of the American Trial Lawyers Association, Federal Bar Association, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association, Virginia Beach Bar Association, Academy of Railroad Attorneys and the Million Dollar Advocate Forum.

Rutter Mills has more than 40 years experience as a comprehensive personal injury firm. With offices in Norfolk and Newport News, the firm's nine attorneys and 35 support staff offer a range of services devoted exclusively to the practice of personal injury law. For more information, contact 757/622-5000 or visit www.ruttermills.com.