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CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br />PETE Bu nGtEG, MAYOR <br />Office of the Mayor <br />CONTACT: <br />Kara Kelly, (574) 235 -5853 <br />kkelly@southbendin.gov <br />FOR RELEASE: Thursday, July 11, 2013 <br />BRISCO RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE MIDWEST <br />Lawyers of Color named City of South Bend Corporation Counsel Cristal Brisco to its Hot List, <br />which recognizes 100 early- to mid - career minority attorneys under age 40 from the Midwest <br />Region. <br />" Cristal is a superb lawyer and has already made a tremendous impact since joining my <br />administration this spring," says Mayor Pete Buttigieg. "We are impressed, but not surprised, to <br />see her honored as one of the most talented young minority attorneys in the Midwest." <br />Prior to joining the City of South Bend in May as the administration's head lawyer, Brisco <br />practiced law at Barnes & Thornburg LLP. A native of northern Indiana, she graduated from <br />Valparaiso University in 2002 and received her law degree from the University of Notre Dame in <br />2006. <br />Brisco has been recognized as a "Rising Star" in Indiana Super Lawyers for business litigation <br />and employment litigation practice and she was named one of 15 "Up and Coming Lawyers" by <br />the Indiana Lawyer as part of its 2010 Leadership in Law Awards. <br />IlfM <br />