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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001753926-20-000154
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200601

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CLEARONE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000840715
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH APPARATUS [3661]
		IRS NUMBER:				870398877
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			UT
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5225 WILEY POST WAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 500
		CITY:			SALT LAKE CITY
		STATE:			UT
		ZIP:			84116
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8019757200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5225 WILEY POST WAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 500
		CITY:			SALT LAKE CITY
		STATE:			UT
		ZIP:			84116

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CLEARONE COMMUNICATIONS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20020204

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GENTNER COMMUNICATIONS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GENTNER ELECTRONICS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19910808
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<p style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; letter-spacing: -0.3pt;">June 1</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; letter-spacing: -0.3pt;">, 2020</font></font></p>
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<p style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Edward M. Kelly</font></p>
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<p style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Office of<font>&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">M</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">anufacturing</font></font></p>
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<p style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">100 F Street, N.E.</font></p>
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<p style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font>&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font>&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Re:</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">ClearOne, Inc.</font></font></p>
<p style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font>&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font>&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font>&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Registration Statement on Form S-3</font></font></p>
<p style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font>&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font>&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font>&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Filed May 7, 2020</font></font></p>
<p style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font>&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font>&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font>&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">File No. 333-238085</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;"></font></font></p>
<p style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 14.4pt 0pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">Dear M</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">r.<font>&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">Kelly</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">:</font></font></p>
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<p style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">On behalf of<font>&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ClearOne, Inc.<font>&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Company</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#8221;), and in connection with the<font>&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Company</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#8217;s<font>&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">registration statement on Form S-3<font>&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">filed<font>&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">on<font>&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">May 7</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">, 2020</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font>&nbsp;</font>(</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">the<font>&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Registration Statement</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#8221;), I respectfully submit<font>&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">this letter in response to the comments by the staff (the &#8220;Staff&#8221;) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) cont</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ained in your letter dated<font>&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">May 21</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">, 2020</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font>&nbsp;</font>(the &#8220;Comment Letter&#8221;). For convenience of reference, each comment is recited in bold face type and is followed by the<font>&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Company</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&#8217;s</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font>&nbsp;</font>response thereto.<font>&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the<font>&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Registration Statement</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">.</font></font></p>
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<p style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; line-height: 13.25pt; margin: 14.35pt 0pt 0pt; text-align: justify;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">General</font></p>
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<td style="height: 10px;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><font style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -96px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-weight: bold;">We note that your forum selection provision identifies the Court of Chancery of the State</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -96px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -96px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-weight: bold;">of Delaware as the exclusive forum for certain litigation, including any &#8220;derivative action.&#8221; Please disclose whether this provision applies to actions arising under the Securities Act or Exchange Act. In that regard, we note that Section 27 of the Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder, and Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. If the provision applies to Securities Act claims, please revise your prospectus to state that there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such provision and that investors cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. Please include appropriate risk factor disclosure related to your exclusive forum provision.</font></font></td>
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<td style="width: 1197px;"><font style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">Our certificate of incorporation states that unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware shall be the sole and exclusive forum for any stockholder to bring (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (ii) any action asserting a claim for breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, employee or agent of the Company to the Company or the Company's shareholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law, our certificate of incorporation or our bylaws or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine, except for, as to each of (i) through (iv) above, any claim as to which the Court of Chancery determines that there is an indispensable party not subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery (and the indispensable party does not consent to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery within ten days following such determination), which is vested in the exclusive jurisdiction of a court or forum other than the Court of Chancery, or for which the Court of Chancery does not have subject matter jurisdiction.</font></td>
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<td style="width: 1197px;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><font style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: justify;">These exclusive forum provisions do not apply to claims under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act. The exclusive forum provision may discourage claims or limit stockholders&#8217; ability to submit claims in a judicial forum that they find favorable and may create additional costs as a result. If a court were to determine the exclusive forum provision to be inapplicable and unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs in conjunction with our efforts to resolve the dispute in an alternative jurisdiction, which could have a negative impact on our results of operations.</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: justify;">&#8221;</font></font></td>
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<td style="width: 1197px;"><font style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -24px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">It is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in its filings;</font></td>
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<td style="height: 20px; width: 1197px;"><font style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -24px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">Staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; and</font></td>
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<td style="width: 1197px;"><font style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -24px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">It may not assert Staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.</font></td>
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<td style="width: 1264px;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><font style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 48px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Should you have any questions or wish to discuss this matter further, please do not hesitate to contact me at&nbsp;</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 48px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">713-238-1817</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 48px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">.</font></font></td>
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<td style="width: 1131px;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><font style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: justify;">Michael Dunn</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: justify;">,&nbsp;Esq.</font></font></td>
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