LexisNexis Extends Total Practice Advantage Offering with New Consumer Bankruptcy Version; New Easy-to-use Solution Combines Collier Bankruptcy Suite, Practice Management, Client Development

Business Wire, August 15, 2006

DAYTON, Ohio -- LexisNexis(R) U.S. today launched LexisNexis Total Practice Advantage for Bankruptcy, a new version of the company's successful Total Practice Advantage solutions offering.

Like the Total Practice Advantage versions for litigation announced in June, this new consumer bankruptcy version brings together the software and Web tools small firm attorneys and their staffs need to more effectively manage their business and grow their practice. LexisNexis, a leading provider of information and services solutions, is the foremost source of bankruptcy information for attorneys with its printed and online Collier on Bankruptcy(R) series, published for more than 100 years.

A combination of practice management, research, client development, investigation tools and more, Total Practice Advantage for Bankruptcy is software tightly linked to exclusive online LexisNexis content. The company's award-winning practice management software, Time Matters(R), is the backbone of this new offering, which includes content, capability, insight and unmatched investigative tools from leading LexisNexis brands including Collier(R), Shepard's(R), Martindale-Hubbell(R), CourtLink(R), HotDocs(R), Mealey's(TM), Matthew Bender(R), Michie(TM), SmartLinx(TM) and LexisNexis(R) Company Dossier.

This new bankruptcy offering is the first to offer the newest Collier TopForm(TM) feature: direct import of client credit information from the leading credit reporting agencies directly to a petition. Navigation within the product guides users through the filing process.

"With changes in federal law, it's never been more important for bankruptcy attorneys to manage their caseload judiciously," said Bill Wilshire, vice president of LexisNexis Total Practice Advantage. "With Total Practice Advantage, we combine the best tools available to manage and grow a consumer bankruptcy practice."

Total Practice Advantage is the latest example of how LexisNexis and its Total Practice Solutions strategy provides law firms with more complete solutions that meet broader business and practice area needs.

To learn more about Total Practice Advantage, visit www.lexisnexis.com/practiceadvantage or to see a demo, visit www.lexisnexis.com/practiceadvantage/tour. Monthly subscription pricing for Total Practice Advantage includes a substantial package of practice management tools, research, and public records, as well as industry-leading training and service. Add-ons include a time and billing package.

About LexisNexis

LexisNexis(R) (www.lexisnexis.com) is a leading provider of information and services solutions, including its flagship Web-based Lexis(R) and Nexis(R) research services, to a wide range of professionals in the legal, risk management, corporate, government, law enforcement, accounting and academic markets. A member of Reed Elsevier Group plc (NYSE:ENL; NYSE:RUK) (www.reedelsevier.com), LexisNexis serves customers in 100 countries with 13,000 employees worldwide.

In the United States, LexisNexis(R) (www.lexisnexis.com) offers its customers total practice solutions comprised of an extensive range of online and print legal, regulatory, news and business information products, tools, customized Web applications and critical filing services that help legal professionals achieve excellence in the business and practice of law.