| | Address | | 100 West Liberty Street, 10th Floor | | Reno, Nevada 89501 | | (Washoe Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| McDonald Carano Wilson LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Trial Practice in all Courts, Gaming, Administrative Law, Corporate, Corporate Finance, Securities Law, Securities Litigation, Commercial, Construction, Real Property, Taxation, Probate, Business and Estate Planning, Workers Compensation (Employers' Defense), Labor, Employment Law, Bankruptcy, Personal Injury, Insurance Defense, Energy Law and Environmental Law. | | Year Established: 1949 | Firm Profile:
McDonald Carano was founded in 1949 by United States Senator Alan Bible and WW II veteran Robert L. McDonald. The firm now offers statewide services through its offices in Reno and Las Vegas. Practice areas center on commercial, gaming, construction and general litigation matters. The partners and associates are prominent in professional associations and civic affairs. The firm is a member of Meritas, an international affiliation of business, commercial, real estate and commercial litigation law firms. | | Firm Size: 50 | Law Firm Affiliations:
MERITAS |
Other Office Locations of McDonald Carano Wilson LLP
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS OF FIRM | | Robert L. McDonald (Partner) born Reno, Nevada, March 15, 1920; admitted to bar, 1949, Nevada; 1957, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Santa Clara and University of Nevada; University of San Francisco. Phi Alpha Delta. Deputy Attorney General, State of Nevada, 1949-1951. Assistant United States Attorney, 1951-1953. Member: Federal and American Bar Associations; International Association of Gaming Attorneys. Email: Robert L. McDonald | | Thomas R. C. Wilson (Partner) born San Francisco, California, April 15, 1935; admitted to bar, 1961, Nevada, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1957); Georgetown University (LLB., 1961). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1995-1996, 2002. State Senator, 1970-1986. Chairman, Nevada Commission on Ethics in Government, 1989-1996. Member from Nevada, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, 1983. Member, San Francisco Region Panel, President's Commission on White House Fellowships, 1982-1985. Trustee, Nevada Law Foundation, 1986-1991. Member: American Bar Association; Nevada Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; International Association of Gaming Attorneys. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Natural Resources Law; Environmental Law; Tort Litigation. Email: Thomas R. C. Wilson | | Leo P. Bergin, III (Partner) born Paso Robles, California, May 15, 1936; admitted to bar, 1961, Nevada. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., 1958); Stanford University (J.D., 1961). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Agriculture; Real Estate; Business Law; Environmental Law; Bankruptcy. Email: Leo P. Bergin, III | | John J. Frankovich (Managing Partner) born Bakersfield, California, March 5, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Nevada; 1972, California. Education: Stanford University (B.S., 1968); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1971). Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of California; International Association of Gaming Attorneys. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Litigation; Public Utilities; Business Law; Government Affairs. Email: John J. Frankovich | | Alvin J. (Bud) Hicks (Partner) born Los Angeles, California, March 24, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Nevada; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, District of Nevada and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., cum laude, 1968; J.D., 1972). Author: "No Longer the Only Game in Town: A Comparison of the Nevada and New Jersey Regulatory Systems of Gaming Control," Southwestern University Law Review, 1980-1981. Deputy District Attorney, Washoe County (Reno) Nevada, 1972-1973. Chief Deputy Attorney General of the State of Nevada Gaming Division, 1974-1978. Trustee, 1981-2000 and President, 1985-1986, International Association of Gaming Attorneys. Counselors, International Association of Gaming Attorneys, 2001—. Member and Nevada Representative, California Nevada Tahoe Basin Fire Commission, 2007-2008. Member: Washoe County, Clark County, Federal and American (Member, General Practice Section; Chairman, Gaming Law Committee, 1986-1988) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Gaming Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Government Affairs; Bankruptcy. Email: Alvin J. (Bud) Hicks | | Robert E. Armstrong (Partner) born Reno, Nevada, March 25, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Nevada; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, District of Columbia. Education: University of Santa Clara (B.S.C., 1976); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1979); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1980). Certified Public Accountant, Nevada, 1980. Chief Author, Civil Practice Manual, LexisNexis (1993-2008 ed.) ("Decedent's Estates" Chapter). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America; Best of the United States; Outstanding Lawyers of America; and Superlawyers . Past President: Reno Philharmonic Association; Athletic Association University of Nevada; Hidden Valley Country Club. Co-Founder, Community Foundation of Western Nevada. Former State Chair, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Chairman, Rhythm & Rawhide. Member: Diocese of Reno Finance Council; Investment Committee University of Nevada Foundation. Member: Washoe County, Clark County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada; District of Columbia Bar; Nevada State Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Sports Lawyers Association. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; American College of Tax Counsel. Practice Areas: Corporate Law(25%); Business Law(25%); Taxation Law(15%); Trust and Estates(35%). Email: Robert E. Armstrong | | William A. S. Magrath, II (Partner) born Oakland, California, April 27, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, California; 1977, Nevada; 1979, District of Columbia; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Nevada (B.S., 1973); University of the Pacific, McGeorge (J.D., 1976). Phi Delta Phi. Member Moot Court Honors Board, 1975. Law Clerk to the Honorable William N. Forman, Judge of the Second Judicial District Court, Reno, Nevada, 1976-1977. Deputy District Attorney, Washoe County, Nevada, 1977-1980. Member: Washoe County Bar Association (Trustee 1990-1995; President 1994-1995); State Bar of California; The District of Columbia Bar; Washoe County Access to Justice Foundation (Trustee, 1997—; President, 2000—); Bruce R. Thompson Chapter, American Inns of Court (Master, 2000—; President, 2004-2005); Association of Defense Counsel of Northern Nevada and California; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Tort Litigation; Business Law; Construction Law; Premises Liability Defense; Labor and Employment. Email: William A. S. Magrath, II | | Timothy E. Rowe (Partner) born Reno, Nevada, July 29, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Washington and University of Nevada (B.A., with distinction, 1975); McGeorge College of the Law (J.D., 1978). Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Kappa Phi. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1995-2006, Workers' Compensation, Woodard/White. Member: American Bar Association (Member: Forum on the Construction Industry; Sections on: Litigation; Labor And Employment Law). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law; Workers Compensation Litigation; Construction Law; Construction Litigation; Labor and Employment. Email: Timothy E. Rowe | | James W. Bradshaw (Partner) born Reno, Nevada; admitted to bar, 1981, Nevada; 1983, California. Education: University of Nevada (B.S., 1977); McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1981). Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Nevada Trial Lawyers Association. [USAF/Nevada Air National Guard, 1971-1995, Lt. Col. (Ret.)]. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Tort Litigation; Business Litigation. Email: James W. Bradshaw | | Sylvia L. Harrison (Partner) born Eureka, California, March 25, 1945; admitted to bar, 1990, Nevada; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Montana State University (B.S., with distinction, 1967; M.S., 1970); University of Montana (Ph.D., 1985; J.D., with high honors, 1990). Member: American Bar Association; Geological Society of Nevada. Practice Areas: Natural Resources Law; Environmental Law. Email: Sylvia L. Harrison | | James C. Giudici (Partner) born Weaverville, California, August 6, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Nevada; U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Nevada; Gonzaga University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); Gonzaga University (J.D., 1979). Member: Washoe County, Clark County and American Bar Associations; International Association of Gaming Attorneys. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(80%); Gaming Law(10%); Appellate Practice(10%). Email: James C. Giudici | | Pat Lundvall (Partner) born Oakland, Nebraska, April 28, 1958; admitted to bar, 1989, Nevada; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., with distinction, 1980; M.S., with distinction, 1983); University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., Valedictorian, with Great Distinction, 1989). Member: Order of the Coif; Traynor Honor Society. Listed in: "Who's Who in American Law"; "Best Lawyers in America". Author: "The Rise and Fall of the Antitrust Exemption for the Business of Insurance," John Stauffer Memorial published by McGeorge School of Law, June 1989. Member: Federal and American Bar Associations; Nevada Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (First Attorney in Nevada to be certified by the Nevada State Bar as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist, March, 2004)(Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Pat Lundvall | | Scott A. Swain (Partner) born Provo, Utah, April 26, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Arizona and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1992, Utah and U.S. Tax Court; 1993, Nevada. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1982; J.D., cum laude, 1985); University of Miami (LL.M., Estate Planning, 1993). Member, Board of Trustees, 1995-2002 and President, 1997-2000, National Kidney Foundation of Nevada. Member, Board of Directors and Member, Policy Advisory Board, 1999—, Nevada Taxpayers Association. President, Southern Nevada Estate Planning Council, 1997-1998. Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; Utah State Bar. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Business Law; Taxation Law. Email: Scott A. Swain | | Matthew C. Addison (Partner) born San Jose, California, July 20, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Nevada; 1992, California; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., 1988); Santa Clara University (J.D., 1991). Pupil and Barrister, American Inns of Court, Bruce R. Thompson Chapter, 1991-2001. Board Member, Volunteer Lawyers of Washoe County, 1998-2001. Judge Pro-Tem, Reno Municipal Court, 2004—. Arbitrator, Nevada Court Annexed Arbitration Program, 2006—. Lawyer Representative, United States District Court, District of Nevada, 2003-2005. Chair, United States District Court, District of Nevada, Northern Division, 2005. Honorary Lieutenant, Washoe County Honorary Deputy Sheriffs Association, 2008—. Member, Law Firm of Meritas. Member: Washoe County (President, 2001-2002) and Federal Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada (Executive Council, Young Lawyers Section, 1993-1995; Arbitrator, Fee Dispute Arbitration Committee, 1995-1998); State Bar of California; International Association of Defense Counsel; Association of Defense Counsel of Northern Nevada (President, 1998). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(50%); Construction Law(40%); Environmental Law(10%). Email: Matthew C. Addison | | Paul J. Georgeson (Partner) born Berkeley, California, May 1, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Nevada, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., with honors, 1990); University of California at Davis (J.D., 1994). Staff Editor, University of California, Davis Law Review. Extern to the Honorable Procter R. Hug Jr., Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1993. Co-Author, "Conflicts of Interest: The Rules of an Expanding Doctrine of Confusion," Nevada Lawyer, Vol. 3, No. 12, Dec. 1995. Member: Washoe County, Federal (President, Nevada Chapter, 2003-2004) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada; Association of Defense Council of Northern Nevada. Practice Areas: Civil and Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Premises Liability; Intellectual Property. Email: Paul J. Georgeson | | Miranda Du (Partner) born Vietnam, December 11, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Nevada; 1995, California. Education: University of California, Davis (B.A., 1991); University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 1994). Chair, Employment/Labor Law Group. Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of California. Fellow, American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation; Water Law; Environmental Law. Email: Miranda Du | | Michael A. T. Pagni (Partner) born Reno, Nevada, March 25, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Nevada. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1993); University of California, Hastings College of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Transactional Law; Corporate Law; Bankruptcy; Business Law; Government Affairs. Email: Michael A. T. Pagni | | Leigh T. Goddard (Partner) born Carson City, Nevada; admitted to bar, 1997, Nevada. Education: College of Charleston (B.S., 1991); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1997). Fellow, American Inns of Court. Member: Washoe County and Federal Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Energy. Email: Leigh T. Goddard | | Daniel Gerard Bogden (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, January 13, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; 1985, Nevada; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio (B.S., Business Administration, 1978); University of Toledo College of Law (J.D., 1981). Deputy District Attorney, Washoe County, Reno, Nevada, 1987-1990. Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1990-2001. U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, 2001-2007. [Captain, U.S. Air Force, 1982-1987]. Practice Areas: Litigation(70%); Administrative Law(10%); Government(10%); Criminal Law(10%). Email: Daniel Gerard Bogden | | Paul C. Deyhle (Partner) born Rockville Centre, New York, September 17, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Washington State University (B.A., 1991); Troy State University (M.S., 1994); Syracuse University (J.D., 1999). Member: State Bar of Nevada; Washoe County Bar Association; American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. [U.S. Navy, 1991-1995.]. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Intellectual Property Law; Employment Law; Administrative Law. Email: Paul C. Deyhle | | ASSOCIATES | | Kimberly H. Albro (Associate) born Orangeburg, South Carolina; admitted to bar, 2002, Nevada. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 1992); Notre Dame Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Member: Federal and American Bar Associations; Northern Nevada Women Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Employment Defense; Title VII Discrimination; Sexual Harassment; Age Discrimination in Employment; Real Estate Law; Tort Defense; Labor and Employment; Breach of Contract; Contract Litigation; Negligence Defense. Email: Kimberly H. Albro | | Debbie Leonard (Associate) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, October 25, 1969; admitted to bar, 2002, Nevada; 2003, California. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1991); University of California, Santa Cruz (M.A., 1997); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: State Bar of Nevada; State Bar of California; American Bar Association (Member: Environment, Energy and Resources Section; Water Committee); Northern Nevada Women Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Water and Natural Resources Law; Real Estate Law; Environmental Law; Appellate Practice; Civil Practice. Email: Debbie Leonard | | Matthew A. Gray (Associate) born Reno, Nevada, January 7, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, California; 2004, Nevada. Education: Oregon State University (B.S., 1999); University of San Francisco School of Law (J.D., 2003); Golden Gate University (LL.M., 2004). Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Taxation; Business Law; Corporate Law. Email: Matthew A. Gray | | Michael S. Kimmel (Associate) born Reno, Nevada, July 4, 1970; admitted to bar, 2004, Nevada. Education: San Francisco State University (B.S., 2001); University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: American Bar Association; American Inns of Court (Member, Bruce R. Thompson Chapter); Golden Key National Honor Society. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Business Litigation; Litigation. Email: Michael S. Kimmel | | Carla B. Higginbotham (Associate) born Roseville, California, November 23, 1972; admitted to bar, 2003, Nevada. Education: University of Nevada (B.A., 1997); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., with great distinction, 2003). Dean's List. Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers; Traynor Honor Society; Bruce R. Thompson Inns of Court. Top Oral Advocate, McGeorge Final Four Appellate Advocacy Competition, 2001; Member and National Finalist, National Appellate Advocacy Team, 2001-2003; 8th Best Oral Advocate, San Francisco Regional National Appellate Advocacy Competition, 2002; 5th Best Brief, New York Regional National Appellate Advocacy Competition, 2003; Recipient: Outstanding Student Achievement Award, McGeorge School of Law, 2003; Outstanding Young Alumni Award, University of Nevada, Reno, 2007. Law Clerk to: Hon. Procter R. Hug, Jr., Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2004-2005; Hon. Peter I. Breen, Second Judicial District Court of Nevada, 2003-2004. Commencement Speaker, McGeorge Commencement Ceremony, 2003. Member: Best Presentation Group Bruce R. Thompson Inns of Court, 2004 and 2008; McGeorge Alumni Association; Alpha Phi Alumni Association; Board of Directors, Step2, Inc., Non-Profit Alcohol and Drug Recovery Program, Reno, NV. Member: Washoe County, Federal and American Bar Associations; Counsel of Appellate Lawyers ABA; Northern Nevada Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Privacy Law; Information and Privacy; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Practice. Email: Carla B. Higginbotham | | Ryan L. Bellows (Associate) born Reno, Nevada, July 13, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Nevada; 2007, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 2002; J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Order of the Coif. Research Editor, BYU Law Review. Member, Federalist Society. Finalist, Moot Court Competition, 2003. Extern to the Honorable James W. Hardesty, currently on the Nevada Supreme Court, and the Honorable Howard D. McKibben, former Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Member: Washoe County, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada; Utah State Bar; American Inns of Court (Member, Bruce R. Thompson Chapter, 2005-2007). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Intellectual Property. Email: Ryan L. Bellows | | Yvonne M. Goodson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, California; 2003, Nevada. Education: Holy Names University (B.A., summa cum laude); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D.). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Administrative Law; Government Affairs; Litigation. Email: Yvonne M. Goodson | | Brent Keele (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2007, Nevada; 2008, California. Education: University of Utah (B.S, Accounting, 2002); University of Nebraska (J.D., 2006); University of Florida - Levin College of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 2007). Practice Areas: Taxation(20%); Employment Law(10%); Corporate Law(20%); Real Estate(20%); Estate Planning(30%). Email: Brent Keele | | Mark Dunagan (Associate) born Berkeley, California, 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Nevada. Education: University of Nevada (B.A., 2003); Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates(15%); Gaming Law(5%); Real Estate(40%); Business Transactions(40%). | | OF COUNSEL | | Donald L. Carano (Of Counsel) born Reno, Nevada, October 17, 1931; admitted to bar, 1959, Nevada. Education: University of Nevada and University of San Francisco (B.S., 1954; LL.B., 1959). Member, University of San Francisco Law Honor Society, 1958-1959. Member, Nevada Statute Revision Commission, 1959-1960. Member: American Bar Association; International Association of Gaming Attorneys. | | James J. Guinan (Of Counsel) born Evanston, Illinois, September 21, 1923; admitted to bar, 1953, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1960, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 1962, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1949); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1952). Chief Deputy Director, Nevada Statute Revision Commission, 1958-1963. District Judge, 2nd Judicial District Court, State of Nevada, 1971-1989. (Retired). | | Kaaran E. Thomas (Of Counsel) born Oak Park, Illinois, June 29, 1945; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas; 1978, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1986, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1999, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada. Education: Ohio State University (B.A., with distinction, 1967); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 1977). Contributor to several major treatises and conferences on Bankruptcy including Collier Bankruptcy Practice Guide, Norton's, ABA, University of Houston and University of Texas. Lecturer, Federal Judicial Center programs on Valuation for Bankruptcy Judges. Former Adjunct Professor, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, University of Texas School of Law. Adjunct Professor, University of Reno, Ansari School of Business, 2004—. Founder and Member, Planning Committee, VALCON (Conference on Valuation of Assets), co-sponsored by University of Texas School of Law, and Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, 2004—. Member: American Bar Association (Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Chapter 11 Committees, Business Bankruptcy Committee, 2005—); American College of Bankruptcy; Turnaround Management Association (2006 Vice President for Northern Nevada). Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy (Co-Chair, Educational Programs Committee, 2006—). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Business Reorganization. Email: Kaaran E. Thomas | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Las Vegas, Nevada Office: 2300 West Sahara Avenue, Suite 1000. Telephone: 702-873-4100. Telecopier: 702-873-9966.
| All attorneys are members of the Washoe County Bar Association and the State Bar of Nevada. | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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