SOUTHFIELD, MI - January 17, 2008 -  Ingrid Szura has joined Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss, P.C. as an associate in the Firm's Real Estate Practice Group.  The announcement was made by Jaffe CEO Richard Zussman.

Ingrid previously served as an associate attorney with Chicago-based Baker and McKenzie LLP where she represented clients in the acquisition, disposition and financing of retail, office, residential and industrial properties.

Ms. Szura, who received her undergraduate degree with magna cum laude honors from the University of Notre Dame in 1998, is a 2003 graduate of Cornell Law School where she served as editor-in-chief for the Legal Information Institute's online journal and as a member of the Journal of Law and Public Policy.

She is a member of the American Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association.