KRISTAL C. THOMSON COMPLETE LIST OF PROFESSIONAL & PERSONAL ACTIVITIES

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1 KRISTAL C. THOMSON COMPLETE LIST OF PROFESSIONAL & PERSONAL ACTIVITIES PERSONAL Born March 18, 1977 Denver, Colorado Graduated from Spring High School, Spring, Texas 1995 B.A., 1999 University of Texas J.D., 2002 St. Mary s University School of Law Married to Derick Thomson we reside in San Antonio, Texas with our son, William (4) and daughter, Elizabeth (3), and a baby girl due in April 2016 EMPLOYMENT Wilson, Pennypacker & Thomson, Partner, Present Wilson & Pennypacker, Associate, Wilson, Pennypacker & Negem, Associate, Shaddox, Compere, Walraven & Goode, LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS & SPECIAL TRAININGS State Bar of Texas, 2002 United States District Courts, Western District, 2003 Board Certified Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2009 Collaborative Law Interdisciplinary Training, CLI-TX, 2014 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Membership is by invitation only and is limited to board certified family lawyers that demonstrate special competence in family law and obtain a successful state-wide review by other Fellows.) Fellow since 2014 Scheduled Speaker for Annual Meeting, Chicago, 2015 American Bar Association Young Lawyer s Division Conference Attendee, Miami 2005 Member of Family Law Section since 2002 Ended membership in 2012

2 Bexar County Women s Bar Association Appointed, Auction Committee Advisor, Autumn Affair 2010 Elected, Vice-President 2009 Appointed, Financial Chair, Bench Brunch Goes Prime Time 2009 Elected, Secretary 2008 Appointed, Financial Chair, Bench Brunch Goes Prime Time 2008 Elected, Director Appointed, Printing Chair, Bench Brunch 2007 Appointed, Bench Brunch Chair 2006 Appointed, Auction Chair, Bench Brunch 2005 Appointed, Auction Chair, Bench Brunch 2004 Appointed, Auction Committee, Bench Brunch 2003 Member since 2002 Collaborative Professionals of San Antonio Member since 2013 College of the State Bar of Texas (Membership is limited to attorneys that complete 30 hours or more of CLE each year.) Member Every Year since 2003 St. Mary s Law Alumni Association Elected, Director Bylaws Committee 2015 Distinguished Grad Dinner, Table Sales Committee, 2015 Distinguished Grad Dinner, Table Sales Co-Chair, 2014 Awards Committee Finance Committee Distinguished Young Alumni Committee 2010 Elected, Secretary Elected, Treasurer Member since 2002 San Antonio Bar Association Elected, Board of Directors Appointed, Bylaws Committee Chair 2009 Appointed, Nominating Committee 2007 District Courts Committee Appointed, Installation Gala Committee 2008 & 2005 Appointed, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee

3 Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Directors Appointed, Courting Justice Committee 2005 Appointed, Law Day Committee 2005 Member of Family Law Section since 2002 San Antonio Bar Association, Community Justice Program Volunteer Mentor CJP Committee Volunteer Attorney, 4 Cases San Antonio Bar Foundation (Membership is by invitation.) Fellow since 2006 San Antonio Family Lawyers Association (Membership is limited to San Antonio attorneys that are board certified in family law.) Elected, Treasurer Member since 2010 San Antonio Young Lawyers Association Immediate Past President President Elected, President-Elect Appointed, Chair Counselors & Cocktails 2004 Appointed, Committee Member, First Annual Counselors & Cocktails 2003 Member since 2002 State Bar of Texas, Generally Annual Meeting Committee 2011 Bar Leader Conference Attendee, 2005 Dallas Bar Leader Conference Attendee 2004 The Woodlands State Bar of Texas, Family Law Council Re-Elected Board Member, Class of 2016 (2-year Term) Elected Board Member, Class of 2014 (5-year Term) Legislative Committee (Appointed by the Chair) Awards & Scholarship Committee, Assistant Chair (Appointed by the Chair) Section History & Archives (Appointed by the Chair)

4 Membership & Member Services Committee (Appointed by Chair) Web Site Chair (Appointed by the Chair) Created and administered the new Family Law Section Web Site Section History and Archives Committee (Appointed by Chair) Member of Family Law Section since 2002 State Bar of Texas, Grievance Committee (Members are appointed by the President of the State Bar of Texas.) Member, District 10 Panel, 2014 Current State Bar of Texas, Pattern Jury Charge Committee (Members are appointed by the President of the State Bar of Texas.) Member, Estates & Family Law, 2015 Current Texas Bar Foundation (Membership is by invitation.) District 10 Nominating Committee, 2013 & 2016 Elected Fellow, 2012 Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists (Membership is limited to Texas attorneys who are board certified in family law.) Board of Directors, (Elected) Trial Institute Co-Director, 2016 Member since 2010 Texas Family Law Foundation Bill Oversight Committee, 82, 83, 84 & 85 Legislative Session Lobbyist Volunteer, 85 Legislative Session Auction Committee, Contributing Author: Predicates Manual Update, 2012 Sustaining Fellow since 2014 Member since 2008 COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES Founder s Council Texas Biomedical Research Institute Member since 2012 Junior League San Antonio (Membership requires a nomination and second by current member or members.) Sustainer since 2014

5 Appointed, Cookbook Committee Elected, Board of Directors Appointed, Vice Chair Community Council Appointed, Nominating Committee Appointed, Double Placement, Literacy San Antonio & Provisional Records Chair Representative for JLSA on the San Antonio Commission on Literacy Appointed, Literacy San Antonio Appointed, Chair St. PJ s Project Provisional Selected Special Olympics Texas Board of Directors Elected, Parliamentarian Elected, Attorney Position Executive Committee Board Management Committee Summer Games Volunteer 2009 & 2010 Elected, President s Advisory Council 2008 Valero Alamo Bowl Appointed Committee Member AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubble 2007 Belva Lockwood Outstanding Young Lawyer Bexar County Women s Bar Association 2006 San Antonio Outstanding Young Lawyer San Antonio Young Lawyers Association Rising Star Texas Monthly , Best Lawyer, Family Law Scene in S.A & 2006 Rising Star Scene in S.A. PUBLICATIONS, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND PLANNING COMMITTEES (Scheduled) Speaker: The Top 20 Cases in Family Law and How They Changed the Practice, Advanced Family Law, State Bar of Texas, San Antonio, 2016

6 (Scheduled) Speaker: What They Didn t Teach You in Law School How to Run a Solo or Small Law Firm, Marriage Dissolution 101, State Bar of Texas, Galveston, 2016 Co-Course Director (Sherri Evans): Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists Trial Institute, 2016 Speaker: Mobile Lawyering, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Annual Meeting, Chicago, 2015 (Scheduled) Panelist: The Role of MHPs in Divorce, Kids First Parents Second Seminar, San Antonio, 2015 Co-Course Director (The Honorable Judy Warne): Advanced Family Law, State Bar of Texas, San Antonio, 2015 Speaker: Legislative Update, San Antonio Family Lawyer s Association, San Antonio, 2015 Speaker: Ethical Traps for Family Lawyers, Annual Meeting, State Bar of Texas, San Antonio, 2015 Speaker: Third Party Actions and Joinder, Marriage Dissolution, State Bar of Texas, Dallas, 2015 Speaker: Mission Statements & Strategic Planning, LeaderBOARD, Junior League of San Antonio, 2015 Course Planning Committee: Marriage Dissolution, State Bar of Texas, 2015 Speaker: Case Law Update, Extreme Family Makeover, San Antonio Bar Association Family Law Section, 2015 Attorney Participant: Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists Trial Institute, New Orleans, 2015 Speaker: The Mobile Law Office, Family Law Technology 360, State Bar of Texas, Austin, 2014 Co-Speaker (Stephanie Bandoske): Spousal Maintenance & the Reconstituted Estate, San Antonio Bar Association Family Law Section CLE, 2014 Course Planning Committee: Family Law Technology 360, State Bar of Texas, 2014 Co-Author & Co-Speaker (Ken Raggio): The Pleasures & Pitfalls of Social Media, Advanced Family Law, State Bar of Texas, San Antonio, 2014 Speaker: Ethical Traps for Family Lawyers, Marriage Dissolution, State Bar of Texas, Austin, 2014 Speaker: Legislative Update, Extreme Family Law Makeover, San Antonio Bar Association Family Law Section, 2014 Witness Participant, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists Trial Institute, Witness, New Orleans, 2014 Course Planning Committee: Advanced Family Law, State Bar of Texas, 2014 Speaker: Child Support Enforcement, Family Law Essentials Pro Bono Seminar, San Marcos, 2013 Course Planning Committee and Drafting Tract Director: Advanced Family Law, State Bar of Texas, 2013

7 Speaker: Office Management, Bexar County Women s Bar Association Annual Retreat, Fredericksburg, 2013 Speaker: Legislative Update, San Antonio Bar Association Family Law Section, 2013 Panelist: Custody Evaluations and the New Law, Marriage Dissolution, State Bar of Texas, Galveston, 2013 Speaker: Legislative Update, San Antonio Family Lawyer s Association, Luncheon, San Antonio, 2013 Course Planning Committee: Marriage Dissolution, State Bar of Texas, 2013 Contributing Author/Editor: Predicates Manual 2.0, 2013, Texas Family Law Foundation Speaker: Social Media & Your Custody Case, Advanced Family Law, State Bar of Texas, Houston, 2012 Speaker: Family Law, Certification & Mentoring, SABA Mentor/Mentee Luncheon, San Antonio, 2012 Course Planning Committee: Family Law Technology, State Bar of Texas, 2012 Course Director: Marriage Dissolution, State Bar of Texas, Dallas, 2012 Co-Speaker & Co-Author (Mark Unger): The Best Apps for Your Practice, Advanced Family Law Drafting, State Bar of Texas, Dallas, 2011 Speaker: Discovery Traps & How to Get Out of Them, Advanced Family Law, State Bar of Texas, San Antonio, 2011 Course Director, State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, Family Law CLE, 2011 Course Planning Committee: Advanced Family Law, State Bar of Texas, 2011 Co-Author Credit: Jury Issues, Advanced Family Law Drafting, State Bar of Texas, 2010 Speaker: Electronic Discovery in the Age of Honza & Weekly, Marriage Dissolution, State Bar of Texas, San Antonio, 2010 Course Planning Committee: Marriage Dissolution, State Bar of Texas, 2010 Speaker: Narrowing the Issues, Ultimate Trial Notebook, State Bar of Texas, San Antonio, 2009 Speaker: Jurisdiction, Family Law Essentials Pro Bono CLE, Eagle Pass, 2009 Speaker: Interim Orders, Advanced Family Law Drafting, State Bar of Texas, Austin, 2008 Speaker: Economic Contribution and Reimbursement, Texas Academy of Paralegal Specialists, San Antonio, 2008 Speaker: Attorney s Fees and Billing, State Bar College Summer School, Galveston, 2008 Panelist: Jury in a Box, Marriage Dissolution, State Bar of Texas, Galveston, 2008 Co-Author (H.E. Mendez): Ten Things You Should Know About a Jury Trial, Marriage Dissolution, State Bar of Texas, 2008

8 Panelist: Current Trends and Problems in Family & Civil Litigation, San Antonio Bar Association, San Antonio, 2005 Co-Author (Cheryl L. Wilson): Characterizing & Tracing: Follow the Yellow Brick Road, Advanced Family Law, State Bar of Texas, 2004 Co-Author (Chris Negem): Identifying, Characterizing and Valuing the Marital Estate, Legal Assistants University, 2003