KRISTAL CORDOVA 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 live in San Antonio, Texas with our son, William (4), daughter, Elizabeth (3), and a baby girl due late April 2016 EMPLOYMENT Wilson, Pennypacker & Thomson, Partner, 2010 - Present Wilson & Pennypacker, Associate, 2004 2009 Wilson, Pennypacker & Negem, Associate, 2003 2004 Shaddox, Compere, Walraven & Goode, 2002-2003 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, 2014 - Present (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. There are currently only 10 Fellows in San Antonio.) Speaker for Annual Meeting, Chicago, 2015 ESI/Electronic Discovery/Technology Committee, 2014-2016 Legislative Committee 2014-2015 American Bar Association, 2002-2012 Young Lawyer s Division Conference Attendee, Miami 2005 Member of Family Law Section since 2002
Bexar County Women s Bar Association, 2002 - Present 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 2005-2007 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 Collaborative Professionals of San Antonio, 2013 Present College of the State Bar of Texas, 2003 Present (Membership is limited to attorneys that complete 30 hours or more of CLE each year.) St. Mary s Law Alumni Association, 2002 Present Elected, Director 2005 2016 Bylaws Committee 2015 Distinguished Graduate Dinner, Table Sales Committee, 2015 Distinguished Graduate Dinner, Table Sales Co-Chair, 2014 Awards Committee 2011 2015 Finance Committee 2010 2013 Distinguished Young Alumni Committee 2010 Elected, Secretary 2008 2009 Elected, Treasurer 2006 2008 San Antonio Bar Association, 2002 Present Elected, Board of Directors 2008 2010 Appointed, Bylaws Committee Chair 2009 Appointed, Nominating Committee 2007 District Courts Committee 2003 2012 Appointed, Installation Gala Committee 2008 & 2005 Appointed, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee 2006 2007 Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Directors 2005 2006 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 2007-2015 CJP Committee 2009-2011 Volunteer Attorney, 4 Cases San Antonio Bar Foundation Fellow, 2006 Present (Membership is by invitation.) San Antonio Family Lawyers Association, 2010 Present (Membership is limited to San Antonio attorneys that are board certified in family law.) Elected, Treasurer 2010-2016 San Antonio Young Lawyers Association, 2002-2013 Immediate Past President 2006-2007 President 2005-2006 Elected, President-Elect 2004-2005 Appointed, Chair Counselors & Cocktails 2004 Appointed, Committee Member, First Annual Counselors & Cocktails 2003 State Bar of Texas, Generally, 2002 Present Annual Meeting Committee 2011 Bar Leader Conference Attendee, 2005 Dallas Bar Leader Conference Attendee, 2004 The Woodlands Member, Family Law & Technology Sections State Bar of Texas, Family Law Council, 2009 Present Re-Elected Board Member, Class of 2016 (2-year Term) Elected Board Member, Class of 2014 (5-year Term) Legislative Committee 2009-2016 (Appointed by the Chair) Awards & Scholarship Committee, Assistant Chair 2015-2016 (Appointed by the Chair) Section History & Archives 2015-2016 (Appointed by the Chair) Membership & Member Services Committee 2013-2016 (Appointed by Chair) Web Site Chair 2010-2015 (Appointed by the Chair) Created and administered the new Family Law Section Web Site Section History and Archives Committee 2013-2014 (Appointed by Chair) State Bar of Texas, Grievance Committee, District 10, Panel 1, 2014 Present (Members are appointed by the President of the State Bar of Texas.)
State Bar of Texas, Pattern Jury Charge Committee, Estates & Family Law, 2015 Present (Members are appointed by the President of the State Bar of Texas.) Texas Bar Foundation Fellow, 2012 Present (Membership is by invitation.) District 10 Nominating Committee, 2013 & 2016 Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, 2010 Present (Membership is limited to Texas attorneys who are board certified in family law.) Elected, Board of Directors, 2015 2018 Trial Institute Co-Director, 2016 Texas Family Law Foundation, 2008 Present Bill Oversight Committee, 82, 83, 84 & 85 Legislative Session Lobbyist Volunteer, 85 Legislative Session Auction Committee, 2013-2015 Contributing Author: Predicates Manual Update, 2012 Sustaining Fellow since 2014 COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES Founder s Council Member Texas Biomedical Research Institute, 2012 Present Junior League San Antonio, 2004 Present (Membership requires a nomination and second by current member or members.) Sustainer since 2014 Appointed, Cookbook Committee 2012 2013 Elected, Board of Directors 2011 2012 Appointed, Vice Chair Community Council 2010-2011 Appointed, Nominating Committee 2008-2009 Appointed, Double Placement, Literacy San Antonio & Provisional Records Chair 2007-2008 Representative for JLSA on the San Antonio Commission on Literacy 2006-2007 Appointed, Literacy San Antonio 2006-2007 Appointed, Chair St. PJ s Project 2005-2006 Rotary Club of San Antonio, 2016 Present U40 2016 Class
Special Olympics Texas Board of Directors, 2009 2015 Elected, Parliamentarian 2013-2015 Elected, Attorney Position 2009-2013 Executive Committee 2009-2013 Board Management Committee 2009-2011 Summer Games Volunteer 2009 & 2010 Special Olympics Texas President s Advisory Council, 2008 2009 Valero Alamo Bowl Committee, 2005 2010 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 2006 2016 Rising Star Texas Monthly 2014 Top 30 Family Lawyers San Antonio Scene 2006 2009, 2011 2015 Best Lawyer, Family Law San Antonio Scene 2005 & 2006 Rising Star San Antonio Scene 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 (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 (Scheduled) Speaker (with L. McLaughlin): Where Probate & Family Law Collide, Docket Call, San Antonio, 2016 Co-Course Director (Sherri Evans): Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists Trial Institute, Charleston, SC, 2016 Speaker: Mobile Lawyering, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Annual Meeting, Chicago, 2015 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 Lawyers 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 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 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