SAM Client National Coal Corp. Acquired by Ranger Coal Holdings, LLC

On December 15, 2010, Stubbs Alderton & Markiles lawyer John McIlvery  closed the merger of National Coal Corp., a publicly traded coal mining company listed on the Nasdaq Global Market, with Ranger Coal Holdings, LLC, pursuant to which the shareholders of National Coal received merger consideration of $1.00 per share.  SAM has served as corporate and securities counsel for National Coal since 2004, and represented National Coal in this public to private merger transaction.