Who Gets Reviewed

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0728dfc3.jpg"> <div> <B>The Law Office of</B></div> <div> <B> Lawrence I. Heller</B></div> <div> <B>One East Main Street </B></div> <div> <B>Suite 950</B></div> <div> <B>Rochester, NY 14614</B></div> <div> <B>(585) 262-2304 phone</B></div> <div> <B>(585) 454-3595 fax</B></div> <div> <B>(888) 782-7877 toll free</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0738dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#336666" FACE="Arial" ><B>Law Office of Lawrence I. Heller</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Law Office of Lawrence I. 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