Released on = June 27, 2007, 2:45 pm

Press Release Author = Thompson & Knight

Industry = Law

Press Release Summary = The international law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is
pleased to congratulate Partner Kevin Thomason on being named Chair of the Real
Estate Committee of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Taxation. His
term begins July 2007.

Press Release Body = Texas (June 27, 2007) - The international law firm of Thompson
& Knight LLP is pleased to congratulate Partner Kevin Thomason on being named Chair
of the Real Estate Committee of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of
Taxation. His term begins July 2007.

Thomason is a Partner in the Tax Practice Group in Thompson & Knight's Dallas
office. He provides advice and counseling on partnership, corporate, and real
estate tax issues, with an emphasis on tenant-in-common syndications, master
limited partnerships, and like-kind exchanges. Thomason has served on the
Committee since 2000, serving as Vice Chair since 2003. Prior to that, he served
as Chair of that Committee's Subcommittee on Estate Planning for Real Estate and
Chair of the Continuing Legal Education Subcommittee of the Partnerships and LLCs
Committee of the ABA Section of Taxation.

About the ABA Section of Taxation's Real Estate Committee

The mission of the ABA Section of Taxation is to lead and serve their members, the
legal profession, and the public to achieve an equitable and efficient tax system.
The Real Estate Committee remains the focal point in the Section for discussions
that extend to a broad area of transactional legal and tax planning practice
involving the tax aspects of acquisition, subdivision, construction, ownership,
financing, and disposition of real estate.

About Thompson & Knight

Since 1887, Thompson & Knight LLP has consistently made a positive impact on its
clients' successes. With its practice focused on the energy industry, the Firm has
extensive resources in litigation, tax, insolvency, and international energy
matters. The Firm has approximately 420 attorneys, and has offices and alliances
in North America, South America, Europe, and Africa. Thompson & Knight represents
companies, government entities, and individuals in local, regional, and national
markets around the world.


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