Richmond, Va., May 14, 2008 -- The Richmond Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owner's (NAWBO) declared Hirschler Fleischer the organization's Corporate Partner of the Year for 2008 yesterday.

NAWBO is an international organization of more than 8,000 women entrepreneurs whose goal is to propel its members into economic, social and political spheres of power worldwide. Membership is open to women in any type of industry from construction, importers and retailers to service providers.

Hirschler Fleischer has been a corporate sponsor for the Richmond Chapter for several years. "NAWBO is a dynamic organization full of enterprising women. I have personally enjoyed partnering with NAWBO and getting to know its membership. Both organizations have benefited from this relationship. We are very pleased that NAWBO recognized its corporate partners at its corporate partners breakfast today and honored that Hirschler Fleischer was selected as the Corporate Partner of the Year for the Richmond Chapter," said Katharine Schkloven, an attorney in the firm's business section, who serves on the Board of Directors for the Richmond NAWBO Foundation along with Laura Osborne, Hirschler Fleischer's Director of Administration.

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