Stephanie Lipinski Galland Joins Thompson Coburn LLP

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St. Louis, September 1, 2005 - Thompson Coburn LLP is proud to announce that Stephanie Anne Lipinski Galland has joined the firm as a partner in the Tax Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office. Previously, Stephanie was Of Counsel at Steel Hector & Davis LLP, where her practice was centered on tax issues. Prior to that she served as Senior Counsel at Holland & Knight in Washington, D.C.

Stephanie earned a J.D. from the College of William and Mary and a B.A. from Christopher Newport University.

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