Lynnore Lawton Thames, Esq. re-joined ABC News as the manager of the Rights and Clearance Department. She previously worked for the company as an associate managing rights issues for 20/20. Prior to re-joining ABC, Ms. Thames worked for ESPN, Inc. in the Legal Department and attended New York Law School where she earned her Juris Doctor in the School’s Evening Division. Ms. Thames has also served as the Director of Communications for the Women's Sport's Foundation and as the Media Center Manager at the Field Hockey venue during the Centennial Olympic Games in 1996. Other companies Ms. Thames has worked for include Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, Lanier Worldwide, and Abraham & Strauss. She has volunteered with a number of organizations including the New York City Bar Association, the Walt Disney Company, the New York City Sports Commission, the NBA, Reebok, the National Hockey League, the Arthur Ashe Athletic Association, and Ithaca College. Ms. Thames earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Communications, Television, and Radio from Ithaca College in NY where she also minored in Sociology.