Tucson Attorney Elected to MDA National Leadership

TUCSON, Ariz., March 18, 2005 – Attorney Benjamin W. Bauer of Tucson, Ariz., has been elected to the national leadership of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

A director of the Fennemore Craig law firm, Bauer was named to a one-year term as a national vice president of the voluntary health organization during MDA’s Board of Directors’ meeting today in Phoenix.

MDA’s national headquarters are in Tucson.

MDA vice presidents provide counsel in their areas of expertise and assist the Association through advocacy and staunch support of its lifesaving programs and activities.

Bauer practices in the areas of real estate, commercial and corporate transactions, and finance. His practice deals with purchase and sale of property, zoning, business sales and acquisition and disposition, corporate finance, and commercial loan transactions.

Bauer earned the Best Lawyers in America – Real Estate designation in 2004. His firm has offices in Tucson, Phoenix, Nogales and Lincoln, Neb.

“MDA is privileged to benefit from the leadership and dedication of Ben Bauer," MDA President & CEO Robert Ross said. “His commitment to MDA’s mission is vitally important to our continued progress toward treatments and cures for neuromuscular diseases.”

MDA is working to defeat more than 40 neuromuscular diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive services, and far-reaching professional and public health education. MDA maintains 34 dedicated ALS centers nationwide for treatment of those with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease) and 235 hospital-affiliated MDA clinics, including the Mucio F. Delgado Clinic located in the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center.