HUNTER STEVENS IN THE NEWS

September, 2004

Rick Stevens is appointed to the Board of Directors of Verity Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTY), a leading provider of enterprise software that enables organizations to maximize the return on their intellectual capital investment. Mr. Stevens will serve on Verity’s nominating and corporate governance committee as well as serve as the chairman of Verity’s audit committee.

August, 2003
Rick Stevens becomes a member of the City of Menlo Park Environmental Quality Commission which is charged with advising the City Council on matters of environmental protection and improvement, sustainable practices and policies, physical appearance of city properties and historic preservation.

July, 2003
Rick Steinberg, retired head of PricewaterhouseCoopers corporate governance practice, and Dan Guy, Ph.D., retired AICPA director responsible for Accounting Standards, Auditing and Attest Standards, and International Accounting and Auditing Standards, sign on to work with the firm in providing advice and counsel to companies' boards and their audit committees.

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June 30, 2003
David Johnson becomes associated with the firm. Mr. Johnson brings over twenty-five years of finance and accounting experience in a range of environments including start-up, public and private companies (including both corporate and operating roles) as well as public accounting. As a former Chief Financial Officer of a publicly traded company, he has been responsible for various finance and administrative functions including CFO responsibilities during the Initial Public Offering process.

August, 2002
Hunter Stevens organizes team of specialists to assist CEOs, CFOs and audit committees comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The firm's compliance team consists of former big-five audit partners, senior executives and regulatory officials who establish procedures to assist management and the board comply with the new regulations established by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

June 4, 2002
Hunter Stevens is included in the American Arbitration Association's launch of New Independent Fact-Finding Service. June 4, 2002 the AAA announces a new service offering: AAA Independent Fact Finding Services.

This landmark fact-finding service offers a new alternative to using traditional internal resources on existing outside counsel to respond to a potential on emerging crises for cooperation and not-for-profit organizations.

Hunter Stevens is listed as one of a handful of forensic accountants that will work with the 15-person panel consisting of former US Attorney Generals, General Counsels to major corporations, and judges.

Summer 2002
Following its tradition of employing college and law students to its staff, during Summer 2002 Hunter Stevens recruits include individuals from Georgetown University, NYU and Hastings School of Law.

March 1, 2002
Hunter Stevens moves to One Embarcadero Center, Suite 3700, San Francisco, CA 94111.

February, 2002
Rick Stevens is added to Pain Therapeutics board to head the Company's audit committee.

February 5, 2002
Jodi N. Eilers becomes associated with the firm. Formerly a Director, Corporate Development at NBCI and senior manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ms. Eilers brings over 15 years experience involving large and complex mergers and acquisitions, corporate due diligence and risk management assessments.

March 12, 2001
Wireless Week Magazine quotes Rick Stevens of Hunter Stevens in an article regarding restructuring actives for companies involved in wireless communication and related industries. As the economy slows, and the source of working capital dries up, mid-sized to Fortune 1000 corporations need to focus on cost reduction and cash generation strategies to weather the storm. See Margo McCall's article entitled "Restructuring Picks Up as Economy Drops".

January 1, 2001
Hunter Stevens launches Risk Management Consulting practice. The firm's risk management team consists of former big-five audit partners, experienced litigators and risk management experts who assist clients in:

• Identifying, assessing and solving a wide range of potential process and control system problems before they lead to significant liability and litigation;
• Designing risk reduction and loss mitigation programs to minimize exposure; and if necessary,
• Providing pro-active litigation management and cost containment with your bottom line, not the law firm's, in mind.