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COSTA MESA, Calif., Feb. 18, 2009 – L. Ski Harrison has been elected managing partner at Rutan & Tucker LLP, California's largest full-service law firm based in Orange County, succeeding Michael Hornak, who recently fulfilled his three-year term. After serving as a teacher, counselor and administrator in the California public school system, Harrison joined the firm's Public Law Section in 1988 and became a partner in 1995. Today, he represents school districts throughout California in both litigation and transactional matters, and has a particular expertise in negotiating agreements related to the effects of new residential development on school facilities. He also handles personnel matters for a variety of public agencies. Harrison is the founding partner of the firm's Education Law Practice Group, and holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He has been a member of Rutan & Tucker's three-person Executive Committee for four years. He received his law degree from Western State University College of Law in 1987 while working full time and also earned a master's degree from California State University, Fullerton in 1972. He received his undergraduate degree from University of California at Santa Barbara in 1967. "It's a great honor to be elected to lead our firm," said Harrison. "For more than a century, Rutan has helped to shape Orange County by providing cutting edge legal services and strong community leadership. Even as we expand our practice throughout California and serve our national and international clients, we will always have a strong presence in Orange County." The other members of the firm's three-person Executive Committee are firm partners Kim Thompson and Steve Nichols.