The law firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. is proud to announce that its quarterly newsletter – Hot Points – received honorable mention in the 2005 Legal PR Awards given by PRNews in the category of “Outstanding Client Newsletter or Communiqué.”

Hot Points is distributed to 27,000 readers throughout the United States and other countries including Canada, India, Great Britain, and Poland. First produced in 1993, it will reach its 12th year this fall, celebrating a track record of on-time and consistent quarterly issues each year.

“We believe that Hot Points is successful because it stresses education versus promotion and is written in a lively, reader-friendly style,” said Barbara L. Silkworth, editor of the award-winning newsletter. “Topics range from estate planning to complex litigation matters, appealing to a broad range of readers.”

Experts from the legal and PR community judged the award entrants on strategy, creativity, execution and return on investment. Award winners will be profiled in the April 27 issue of PR News and on PR News’ Legal PR Bulletin, an online section of www.prnewsonline.com offering strategies and information for the Legal PR community. PR News’ Legal PR Awards are held in partnership with Levick Strategic Communications and are one of several awards competitions presented annually by PR News.

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The 340-attorney law firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. was established in Detroit in 1852 and has offices in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Howell, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Monroe, and Troy, Michigan. Other offices are located in New York City, Pensacola, Florida, Washington, D.C., Windsor, Ontario, and in Gdynia, Katowice, and Warsaw, Poland.