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Myers, Matthew L., J.D.

(President Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (2000)) Plaintiff

Matthew L. Myers is President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (2000-2007) and prior to that served as the organization's Executive Vice President and Legal Counsel (1996-2000). He was a partner partner at Asbill, Junkin & Myers in Washington, DC (1981-1996) (NLJ 5/23/94). He was staff director and then General Counsel of the Coalition on Smoking OR Health in (1982-1996) From 1974 to 1977, he was an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation National Prisoner Project, and from 1977 to 1980, he was their chief counsel. Source:Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids website http://tobaccofreekids.org/organization/bios/myers.shtmlHe has been involved in anti-smoking activities for many years (L.A. Times 3/26/94). Myers received cc of David Kessler's 2/25/94 letter to the Coalition on Smoking OR Health. He believes Brown & Williamson/Merrell Williams documents "blow the lid off" any argument for attorney-client privilege". "They confirm that lawyers allowed themselves to be used, and indeed assisted the industry." (NLJ 5/23/94).