Thompson Coburn LLP Announces New Associates

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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St. Louis, September 5, 2006 – Thompson Coburn LLP has recently added 19 associates to its attorney roster.

"We are pleased to welcome these new associates to our Firm. They reflect the continued growth of our practice and will help us continue to provide services of the highest caliber to our clients," said Thomas J. Minogue, Chairman.

The following new associates will be located in the St. Louis office:

Benjamin R. Askew, George Washington University
Tabitha G. Davisson, University of Missouri
Jill M. Fleming, University of Virginia
Lindsay A. Hedrick, George Washington University
Jason B. Hill, Saint Louis University
Fredericka B. Jura, Vanderbilt University
Nicholas H. Kappas, New York Law School
Steven T. Kazmierski, Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis
Lori A. Knudson, Saint Louis University
Michael D. Lane, Loyola University Chicago
Jay S. Lifschultz, Tulane University
Birch O.M. McMullin, University of Virginia
Pamela M. Miller, University of Missouri – Columbia
Keisha I. Patrick, University of Missouri – Columbia
Gregory A. Patterson, Washington University in St. Louis
Christopher R. Pieper, University of Missouri – Columbia
Garrett C. Reuter, University of Miami
Kathleen E. Sailer, Saint Louis University
Holly L. Yoakum, University of Indiana

Thompson Coburn LLP has approximately 300 attorneys nationwide with offices in St. Louis, MO; Washington, D.C. and Southern Illinois.