Ed Cohen Selected to FOCUS St. Louis 2005 - 2006 Leadership St. Louis Class

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For more information, contact Jessica Welck Thompson Coburn LLP (314) 552-6271 jwelck@thompsoncoburn.com

St. Louis, June 15, 2005 - Ed Cohen, a partner in Thompson Coburn's Environmental Practice Group, has been selected to the FOCUS St. Louis 2005-2006 Leadership St. Louis class.

FOCUS St. Louis is a nonprofit organization whose members share a vision and commitment to work together to improve the St. Louis region. The organization pursues a wide range of leadership development programs, policy initiatives and activities that are designed to address community policy issues and to make the St. Louis region a better place for all people.

Founded in 1976 by the Danforth Foundation, the Leadership St. Louis program gives a select group of diverse professionals expanded knowledge of the strengths, needs and issues of the metropolitan region. The program consists of nine, two-day seminars over a nine month period that are conducted at different venues throughout the metropolitan region, from board rooms to soup kitchens. The program is designed to result in an informed network of dedicated leaders who will actively work to address community challenges.