Newfield appointed to CFS Advisory Committee

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Newfield has been appointed to the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Advisory Committee (CFSAC)

Submitted by PANDORA

Coral Gables, Florida July 13, 2006- The board of directors of

P.A.N.D.O.R.A. is delighted to report the appointment

Newfield, a reputable attorney and partner at the prestigious law

firm of el and Newfield, PA, in Garden City, New York, to a 3

year term position with the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory

Committee (CFSAC). His extensive law practice covers the area of

Private and ERISA disability cases. Mr. Newfield was among the

outstanding individuals P.A.N.D.O.R.A. nominated in 2005.

The CFSAC was established to provide advice and counsel to the

Secretary of Health and Human Services through the Assistant

Secretary for Health, on a broad range of issues and topics

pertaining to CFS. The main objective of this committee is to create

a much needed national health policy regarding Chronic Fatigue

Syndrome.

We are extremely excited about these great news as we sincerely

believe that Mr. Newfield is a fine addtion to this important

committee. His knowledge in the medical and legal arenas will be

extremely beneficial to the CFSAC and to the CFS-

neuroendocrineimmune disorders community.

Newfield professional & community involvement background

A. Newfield, a founding partner of the firm el and

Newfield, has spent many years aggressively representing claimants

in long term disability insurance and other insurance claims and

litigation. He has extensive experience in both Federal and State

court. For the majority of his legal career, he has represented

doctors, dentists, accountants, lawyers and other professionals in

various capacities.

He received his bachelor's degree from the State University of New

York at Albany and his Juris Doctorate from Hofstra University

School of Law, where he was a Member and Associate Editor of the

Hofstra Law Review, an Editor of the student newspaper and an

advocate for employee benefits

He is admitted to practice law in the states of New York and

Connecticut, the federal courts of the Southern and Eastern

Districts of New York, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the

United States Supreme Court. Mr. Newfield litigates cases throughout

the country on behalf of aggrieved claimants. He is also a founding

member of a web site dedicated to assisting victims of bad faith

with insurance companies.

For several years, Mr. Newfield has been an instructor and coach for

New York State High School Mock Trial Tournaments, and a Mentor to

law students at Hofstra University School of Law.