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Introduced by Hon. George Bundy Smith, Siegel cited for skills as a mediator, consensus builder and for outstanding record on the issues important to New York and New Yorkers.

June 26, 2008: Over 100 members of the New York legal community gathered for the premiere LAWYERS FOR NORMAN SIEGEL fund-raising and organizational event at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP. Hosted by Richard Prins, a senior partner at Skadden, Norman was formally introduced by the Hon. George Bundy Smith. Retired from the NYS Court of Appeals and now a partner at Chadbourne & Parke, LLP , Judge Smith cited Siegel’s career-long commitment to civil rights and civil liberties. Siegel went on to outline the charge of the Public Advocate as set forth in the New York City Charter and his plans to revitalize the office. Steven J. Hyman, Chair of Lawyers for Norman Siegel and a senior partner at McLaughlin, Stern, LLP called upon the NYC legal community to get behind the Siegel campaign with financial support and outreach.

Norman will be boogie down Broadway, along with others will hula, Salsa and Waltz their way to DanceFest in Tompkins Square Park.

In the park--at DanceFest--there'll be free dance performances, dance lessons and a Dance Party.

The parade was born out of an urge to unify the region’s cultural and ethnic dance groups, and for some, a protest against the city's archaic Cabaret Laws.

Norman, one of the lawyers who filed the suit against the city, is scheduled to speak at 5:20 PM in Tompkins Square Park.

The Parade begins @ Broadway and 28th Street and proceeds south to Union Square where it moves to University Place to St. Marks Place.

Here's the Parade Route:

Here's a map of DanceFest in Tompkins Square Park: