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];}}
}
if (document.images) {
		link1_out = new Image
		link1_over = new Image
		link2_out = new Image
		link2_over = new Image
		link3_out = new Image
		link3_over = new Image
		link4_out = new Image
		link4_over = new Image
		link5_out = new Image
		link5_over = new Image
		link6_out = new Image
		link6_over = new Image
		link1_out.src = 'images/toplinks/aboutus_down.jpg'
		link1_over.src = 'images/toplinks/aboutus_over.jpg'
		link2_out.src = 'images/toplinks/practiceareas_down.jpg'
		link2_over.src = 'images/toplinks/practiceareas_over.jpg'
		link3_out.src = 'images/toplinks/affiliations_down.jpg'
		link3_over.src = 'images/toplinks/affiliations_over.jpg'
		link4_out.src = 'images/toplinks/news_down.jpg'
		link4_over.src = 'images/toplinks/news_over.jpg'
		link5_out.src = 'images/toplinks/careers_down.jpg'
		link5_over.src = 'images/toplinks/careers_over.jpg'
		link6_out.src = 'images/toplinks/contact_down.jpg'
		link6_over.src = 'images/toplinks/contact_over.jpg'
		
		sidelink1_out = new Image
		sidelink1_over = new Image
		sidelink2_out = new Image
		sidelink2_over = new Image
		sidelink3_out = new Image
		sidelink3_over = new Image
		sidelink4_out = new Image
		sidelink4_over = new Image
		sidelink5_out = new Image
		sidelink5_over = new Image
		sidelink6_out = new Image
		sidelink6_over = new Image
		sidelink7_out = new Image
		sidelink7_over = new Image
		sidelink8_out = new Image
		sidelink8_over = new Image
		sidelink1_out.src = 'images/sidelinks/commercial_down.gif'
		sidelink1_over.src = 'images/sidelinks/commercial_over.gif'
		sidelink2_out.src = 'images/sidelinks/dispute_down.gif'
		sidelink2_over.src = 'images/sidelinks/dispute_over.gif'
		sidelink3_out.src = 'images/sidelinks/banking_down.gif'
		sidelink3_over.src = 'images/sidelinks/banking_over.gif'
		sidelink4_out.src = 'images/sidelinks/taxation_down.gif'
		sidelink4_over.src = 'images/sidelinks/taxation_over.gif'
		sidelink5_out.src = 'images/sidelinks/corporate_down.gif'
		sidelink5_over.src = 'images/sidelinks/corporate_over.gif'
		sidelink6_out.src = 'images/sidelinks/intellectual_down.gif'
		sidelink6_over.src = 'images/sidelinks/intellectual_over.gif'
		sidelink7_out.src = 'images/sidelinks/realestate_down.gif'
		sidelink7_over.src = 'images/sidelinks/realestate_over.gif'
		sidelink8_out.src = 'images/sidelinks/employment_down.gif'
		sidelink8_over.src = 'images/sidelinks/employment_over.gif'
		
}