McEachin & Gee, Chestnut, Sanders, Sanders Pettaway & Campbell, James Scott Farrin, Pogust, Braslow & Millrood, Conlon, Frantz & Phelan, and Phillip L. Fraas are Investigating Denied, Late Claims Filed Under Pigford v. Glickman
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- Law Offices of James Scott Farrin Eric Sanchez, Press Liaison, 866-472-7826; publicrelations@farrin.com Six law firms, McEachin & Gee (Virginia), Chestnut, Sanders, Sanders Pettaway & Campbell (Alabama), James Scott Farrin (North Carolina), Pogust, Braslow & Millrood (Pennsylvania and New Jersey), Conlon, Frantz & Phelan (Washington, D.C.), and Phillip L. Fraas (Washington, D.C.), announced today that a team from their firms, featuring Attorney Donald Gee, will be traveling to Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee to discuss the re-opening of the closed 1999 class-action lawsuit, Pigford v. Glickman. This suit became known as the "Black Farmer Settlement." The law firms are now evaluating denied, late claims that may now have an opportunity to be considered under a new law, which was proposed in part by Senator Barack Obama.
Mr. Gee will be speaking from 10 am through 6 pm at the following locations: -0- Monday July 28, 2008 Walthall County Library Tylertown, MS 601-876-4348 Tuesday July 29, 2008 Columbia Country Club Columbia, MS 601-736-0383 Wednesday July 30, 2008 Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Hattiesburg, MS 601-296-0302
Mr. Gee will be speaking from 10 am through 4 pm at the following locations: -0- Thursday July 31, 2008 Prentiss Library Prentiss, MS 601-792-5845
Donald McEachin, Mr. Gee's law partner, will be speaking from 10 am through 6 pm at: -0- Friday August 1, 2008 Days Inn McComb, MS 601-684-5566
McEachin & Gee, Chestnut, Sanders, Sanders Pettaway & Campbell, Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, Pogust, Braslow & Millrood, Conlon, Frantz & Phelan, and Phillip L. Fraas are the only firms endorsed by the National Black Farmers' Association. These firms are also working with the Federation of Southern Cooperatives, and the law firms collectively represent over 50,000 black farmers.
The firms have set up an informational telephone line at 1-866-472-7826, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Also available is an informational website, www.blackfarmerclaims.com, where attorney Donald Gee discusses his own childhood working on a black-owned farm. Mr. Gee is an accomplished trial attorney. He obtained a B.A. degree in Political Science from Virginia Commonwealth University, and he received a law degree from Howard University School of Law.
ΒΆ The Firms Have Filed Discrimination Suits Against USDA for
Thousands of African American Farmers
