Atlanta (December 5, 2011) ─ John Jakovenko joined Morris, Manning & Martin today as Director of Human Resources. Jakovenko has more than eight years of human resources experience, including expertise in employee relations and teambuilding, management training, leadership development, and business and human capital consulting. He has certifications as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and a Certified Legal Manager (CLM). As a member of Junior Achievement of Georgia, Jakovenko also volunteers his time as an instructor at South Cobb High School.

“John’s experience and enthusiasm are a perfect fit for our firm,” said Morris Manning & Martin managing partner Louise Wells. “We will greatly benefit from his knowledge of HR issues, particularly his ability to design effective policy. We are pleased to have him on board.”

Prior to joining MMM, John Jakovenko was the HR Director for a mid-sized law firm in Atlanta, where he built the human resources department from the ground up. Before coming to Atlanta, he provided overall direction to the human resources department for a firm in Los Angeles, California. Jakovenko graduated magna cum laude with his B.S. from Florida State University and received his M.B.A. from the University of Buffalo, The State University of New York.

About Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Morris, Manning & Martin (www.mmmlaw.com) is a full-service law firm with national and international reach.  We dedicate ourselves to the constant pursuit of our clients’ success.  To provide our clients with optimal value, we combine market-leading legal services with a total understanding of their needs to maximize effectiveness, efficiency and opportunity.  MMM enjoys national prominence for its real estate, litigation, technology, healthcare, intellectual property, capital markets, environmental, green industry, insurance, mergers & acquisitions and timberland & forest products practices.  MMM has offices in Atlanta, Raleigh-Durham, Savannah, Taipei, Beijing and Washington, D.C. and now an alliance with FGCN in São Paulo, Brazil.

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