Thompson & Knight Attorney Receives Top Score on Texas Bar Exam

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.

Rick Haan, an associate in the Dallas office of Thompson & Knight LLP, received the highest score on the most recent Texas Bar Examination. As a part of this distinction, Mr. Haan addressed the class of new lawyers being admitted to practice in Texas at an induction ceremony in Austin on Nov. 13.

More 2,500 law school graduates sat for the July 2006 bar examination. The Texas Board of Law Examiners administers the examination twice per calendar year.

“We congratulate Rick for this distinction, which is indicative of the legal skills and work ethic his clients will appreciate in the years to come. Attracting the best young associates to Thompson & Knight is a key component in our firm’s commitment to continued growth and exceptional service," says Pete Riley, Managing Partner.

Mr. Haan joined the Firm's Real Estate and Banking practice group in Dallas this fall. He received his law degree, summa cum laude, from Texas Tech University School of Law in 2006 and his undergraduate degree in Telecommunications, summa cum laude, from Michigan State University in 1999.