Donna Maria Coles Johnson Joins Jacobs & Associates Law Firm

Small Business Expert Adds SOHO, Telecomm and
FDA Specialties to Growing Firm

January 22, 2001 (Washington, D.C.) – Donna Maria Coles Johnson, Esq., has been retained as counsel with the firm of Jacobs & Associates, Attorneys at Law, in downtown Washington, D.C.

Johnson’s broad-based background includes corporate law, telecommunications, contracts, intellectual property, employment, and Internet law. She is also an expert in legal matters related to the cosmetics and toiletries industry, including labeling, advertising and product liability issues, and will focus her practice on Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) business, including strategic business planning, financing, marketing, public relations, government relations and Internet issues.

Prior to joining Jacobs & Associates, Johnson was with the telecommunications group at Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman, LLP. She also worked at MCIWorldCom for several years as a litigator and in their corporate and law and public policy departments. In 1999, Johnson was selected to provide in-country advice and counsel to the government of South Africa regarding industry privatization and rulemaking procedures in the telecommunications industry. She is the creator of the Woman Entrepreneur to Woman Entrepreneur (We2We™) Success Strategies Seminars, author of a popular book on aromatherapy, and the founder of the Handmade Toiletries Network, a trade organization for manufacturers of handmade soaps, cosmetics, toiletries and aromatherapy products.

Firm founder Harvey S. Jacobs, Esq., a pioneering attorney in the growing niche of “Netpreneurship,” says the appointment of Johnson adds an important niche to his firm’s services. “Entrepreneurial companies need competent legal counsel, and Donna Maria adds tremendously to our ability to deliver top-notch service to even the smallest firms. She has worked with companies at all levels, from home-based solo operations to global giants.”

Jacobs & Associates is an Internet law firm specializing in e-commerce, venture capital, domain name issues, intellectual property and trademarks, and other legal matters related to the Internet, as well as traditional corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, contracts and real estate transactions. For more information, call 202-457-0100 or visit their Web site at www.Internet-Law-Firm.com.

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