function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0
   var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array();
     var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=MM_preloadImages.arguments; for(i=0; i<a.length; i++)
     if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];}}
  }
    MM_preloadImages("images/area.gif","images/attorney.gif","images/contact.gif","images/firm.gif","images/lawyer.gif","images/legal-counsel.gif","images/legalcounselusa.gif","images/lightbluepinstripe.gif","images/list.gif","images/list-circle.gif","images/new-york-1.jpg","images/new-york-2.jpg","images/new-york-3.jpg","images/new-york-4.jpg","images/offwhitepinstripe.gif","images/offwhitepinstripe2.gif","images/practice.gif","images/profile.gif","images/savings.gif","images/smdarkbluepinstripe.gif","images/smt.gif","images/welcome.gif","images/we-the-people.gif");