Benefit event for VCU Medical Center Trauma Program honors those who save lives in Central Virginia.

Richmond, VA, May 15, 2009 -- The Virginia personal injury law firm of Marks & Harrison was one of the co-sponsors of The Shining Knight Gala recently held in Richmond, Va., to honor Central Virginia medical professionals.

Proceeds from the event, held at the Commonwealth Club in Richmond, will benefit the VCU Medical Center Trauma Program.

Marks & Harrison sponsored The Shining Knight Gala along with Owens & Minor, Lifenet, Virginia Blood Services and several other hosts.

"This sponsorship by Marks & Harrison is one in a long line of contributions by Marks & Harrison to the work of VCU's Medical Center," said Partner John C. Shea.

Besides supporting the Trauma Program, Marks & Harrison has donated funds to the Neuroscience Intensive Care unit at MCV for renovations to the waiting area, a conference room and patient treatment areas. Marks & Harrison has also co-sponsored a safety program with MCV nurses that is aimed at preventing teenage drinking and driving.

One of five Level I trauma centers in the state, the VCU Medical Center Trauma Program was the first facility in Virginia to receive trauma designation in 1981. The program is one of only two trauma programs in the state verified by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma.

The Trauma Program offers an area of study at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, which is one of the country's leading academic medical centers offering state-of-the-art care in more than 200 specialty areas.

About Marks & Harrison

Founded in 1911, by David A. Harrison Jr., Marks & Harrison has been representing clients in Virginia for three generations. During this time the firm has handled thousands of cases and successfully tried or negotiated more than a dozen multi-million dollar injury or wrongful death awards.

Marks & Harrison is one of the three largest personal injury law firms in Virginia, focusing on injury, Social Security and workers¼ compensation cases. The firm employs 18 attorneys and more than 70 staff members, including a former state trooper and two former officers with local police departments.

Marks & Harrison has offices in Richmond, Fredericksburg, Hopewell, Petersburg, Charlottesville, Tappahannock, Louisa and Staunton. For more information, contact the firm at (800) 283-2202, or online at http://www.marksandharrison.com/.

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