Peter Robertson, Chairman of the United Way of the Bay Area Campaign and Vice Chairman of the Board for Chevron Corporation has appointed Gordon & Rees Partner Chuck Custer to the United Way of the Bay Area Campaign Cabinet. The campaign cabinet for 2007/08 will be:

Leonard Almalech
Vice President/General Manager
Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Mark Antonitis
President and General Manager
KRON TV-4

David L. Anderson
Managing Partner
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Russell A. Colombo
President and CEO
Bank of Marin

Charles S. Custer
Partner

Gordon & Rees LLP

Michael Dorsey
Managing Director

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

Mark Edmunds
Vice Chairman-Regional Managing Partner

Deloitte

John Hammergren
Chairman, President and CEO
McKesson Corporation

Ebbert Jones
Executive Vice President, Western Banking Group
Wachovia Corporation

Donald R. Knauss
Chairman of the Board and CEO
The Clorox Company

Lori Lee
Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
AT & T West

Terry Schwakopf
Community Volunteer

Steven J. Silvestri
President, Southwest Region
Bank of America

John Stumpf
President and Chief Operating Office
Wells Fargo & Co.

Mr. Custer has been active in United Way of the Bay Area for more than 15 years. He currently sits on the Board of Directors and has been the driving force behind Gordon & Rees' award winning United Way Campaign for over 10 years. Gordon & Rees' continued commitment to the Bay Area community helped the firm win the 2006 KoKo award for highest contribution and participation among Bay Area for law firms. Gordon & Rees has won this prestigious award three of the past five years.