In a centennial birthday present to itself, Fox Rothschild has acquired a North Jersey law firm, Roseland-based Goldman and Kramer.

The move gives Fox Rothschild, based in Philadelphia and known for its prominence in the southern part of the state, a more aggressive position up north, firm officials said early this week.

It also means an expansion of the kind of work the firm does for businesses and wealthy individuals.

"Goldman and Kramer have built an impressive practice over the past 25 years, especially in the areas of tax, estate planning and estate administration," said Mark Silow, administrative partner and chief operating officer of Fox Rothschild.

This is just the latest in a spate of mergers that have brought the firm's roster to more than 400 at torneys.

Court TV is adjourning in favor of truTV.

The network on Wednesday announced its name would change, effective Jan. 1, 2008, to better reflect an emphasis on nonfiction programming.

TruTV will still offer court coverage from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, and on its Web site. But the focus shifts at 3 p.m., when a new talk show with Star Jones as host airs.

Nonfiction series like "Forensic Files" and "Haunting Evidence" will continue, the network said. But the network is also developing series on female bounty hunters in Miami, con artists and life-or-death rescues.

Other series in the works include "Outlaw Chasers," about people who try to film tornados up close, and "Neighbors 911," which focuses on feuding families.

"In truTV, we now have the ideal name that fits both the programming and the target audience," said Marc Juris, the network's general manager.

Court TV is now a part of Turner Broadcasting, parent of TNT and TBS, and is owned by Time Warner (nyse: TWX - news - people ) Inc. Time Warner bought the network from Liberty Media (nasdaq: LCAPA - news - people ) last year.

The law firm of Hensley Kim & Edgington on Friday said it's changing its name to Hensley Kim & Holzer LLC effective immediately.

Rick Holzer joined the Denver firm in 2004 and guided the establishment of an intellectual property practice, specializing in patent prosecution and intellectual property counseling.

The firm represents companies of all sizes in the areas of business, securities, intellectual property, litigation and real estate law.

Delgado, Acosta, Braden and Jones, one of El Paso's larger law firms, is being dissolved, and three of its partners have joined forces with an Austin law firm.

Alejandro Acosta Jr. and Hector Delgado, who opened their law firm in 1994, and John Jones, who became a partner in 1995, have become partners of Bickerstaff, Heath, Pollan & Caroom, which has changed its name to Bickerstaff, Heath, Delgado & Acosta. It specializes in state and local government law.

Acosta has become CEO of the Austin-based firm, which now has offices in El Paso, where Acosta and Delgado will be based. Their new firm will retain the Dallas and Houston offices operated by Delgado and Acosta's old firm. Jones will oversee the Houston office.

Two other lawyers in the El Paso firm have moved to the Austin firm while 11 of the El Paso firm's other lawyers have found jobs or opened their own practices, Acosta said.

"We (Bickerstaff, Heath, Delgado & Acosta) are now the largest minority-owned firm in the Southwest with over 30 lawyers statewide," Acosta said.
"We have clients throughout the state and we wanted a statewide firm. ... This makes us a bigger and better firm."

C. Robert Heath, who founded his firm in 1980 along with his now-retired partner Steve Bickerstaff, said, "We had worked with (the) Delgado, Acosta (firm) for several years largely in some matters in El Paso, and we had a good working relationship and great respect for them, and when we determined the possibility of joining together -- that offered some great opportunities for both of us."

The firm now has 18 partners, Heath said.

Paul Braden, the other partner in the El Paso law firm, has become a partner in Fulbright & Jaworski, an international law firm. Braden will work out of El Paso.

Fulbright & Jaworski "is a great firm with a global presence and one of the pre-eminent bond practices in the country (which is the area of the law in which I practice)," Braden said in a written statement.

Two of the Delgado, Acosta firm's lawyers also moved to the Bickerstaff, Heath firm: Ricardo Ortiz is in the Dallas office, and Catherine Than is in the Houston office.

Vic Kolenc may be reached at vkolenc@elpasotimes.com; 546-6421.

For more information: www.bickerstaff.com; www.delgadoacosta.com.

Erie Neighborhood House, a community service agency that provides Latino and diverse low-income families with a wide range of educational programs, honored Scandaglia & Ryan associate Bradley D. Hergott with its TEAM Mentor of the Year award.

Erie House launched its Tutoring to Educate for Aims and Motivation (TEAM) program in 1984, pairing up Chicago professionals as mentors with at-risk high school students. In weekly one-on-one sessions, the mentors assist the youths with academics, college preparation and life skills, serving as positive, dependable role models. Since 1998, TEAM has had a 100 percent high school graduation rate and a 97 percent college placement rate.

Mr. Hergott has been a TEAM mentor for more than four years. He was selected to receive the Mentor of the Year award from among 52 other participants in the program. His TEAM graduate, Adam Pomales, was also honored, receiving the Rafael Ravelo “Corazón de Oro” (Heart of Gold) award and a scholarship.

Mr. Hergott has contributed to society in many other ways as well. Throughout his legal career, he has represented several clients on a pro bono basis, receiving a special award for his efforts. He also volunteered at Safe House, a shelter for victims of domestic violence and worked for the Child Advocacy Law Clinic through the University of Michigan Law School.

In his law practice, he represents clients in complex litigation matters, including insurance and reinsurance coverage, insurance defense and bad faith, professional liability, trademark infringement, technology and internet law, personal injury defense, products liability and breach of contract. He earned a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 2003, and he received a B.A. in Philosophy, cum laude, from Southern Illinois University in 1999.

Scandaglia & Ryan is a Chicago-based litigation boutique providing big-firm legal services in a small-firm setting. On behalf of our clients, we pursue creative and cost-effective business and legal solutions. Prior to an engagement, we analyze the case, then we develop a plan and establish a budget, standing by both through the resolution of the matter. This operating philosophy is what we call Total Quality Litigation®. For further information, visit our website at www.scandagliaryan.com.

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP was cited as the best corporate law firm in Pittsburgh, according to the seventh annual Legal Industry Research Study conducted by Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting. The study identifies the top five corporate law firms in 25 major metropolitan areas, according to directors serving on the boards of publicly traded companies listed with the three major exchanges: NASDAQ, New York Stock Exchange and American Stock Exchange.

Among Pittsburgh's top five, Reed Smith LLP ranked second, switching places with K&L Gates from their respective 2006 rankings. Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC placed third, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC was fourth and Cohen & Grigsby PC was fifth. The ranks for those three firms were the same as last year.

The study also identified the top 20 national corporate law firms, led by New York City-based Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, but no Pittsburgh-based firms made the cut.

Corporate Board Member magazine is based in Nashville, Tenn., with editorial offices in New York City. FTI Consulting is based in New York City.

K&L Gates also led the Pittsburgh list in 2004 and 2005.