Grand Sire Archon Moore Slated for Induction in the NBA

MINNEAPOLIS (Aug. 1, 2007) - Global law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced that Cornell Leverette Moore, a partner in the firm's Minneapolis office, has been inducted into the National Bar Association Hall of Fame.

The National Bar Association (NBA) is the preeminent professional organization for African-American lawyers. Hall of Fame inductees are NBA members, licensed to practice for 40 years or more, who have made significant contributions to the cause of justice.

Moore represents major energy and natural resource companies and counsels governmental, private and public company executives on strategic plans, ongoing and divested operations. He is also a noted advisor in the fields of municipal operations, higher education, public affairs, community service and finance.

A leader in civic, educational and philanthropic circles, Moore serves on the boards of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Howard University, Dunwoody College of Technology, Virginia Union University, the Greater Minneapolis Metropolitan Housing Corporation, and the Northern Star Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He currently is Grand Sire Archon, Grand Boulé, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, and has been honored by the Boy Scouts of America, Kappa Alpha Psi, and the George Washington Carver Foundation.

Moore holds a J.D. degree from Howard University School of Law, and a bachelor's degree from Virginia Union University.