H1B extension applied right before I140 approved

[khanx66]

Hi,

I am not sure if I am posting this question to the wrong thread, so sorry if that's so....

I was told by the lawyer that I needed I-140 approved in order to ask for 3 years instead of 1 year for my H1B extension. They filed the extension asking for 1 year, and a week later we have the I-140 approved. My current H1B expiration date is in June 2009.

Now,
1) is there a way to ask H1B extension for 3 years at this point?
2) If so, does that mean a new application, or an amendment/correction to the old one?
3) Is it worth the hassle to ask for 3 Year extension if it's possible?

Thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge/experience/thoughts...