Thompson & Knight Names New Chief Development Officer

The international law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP has announced the addition of Cynthia S. Pladziewicz as Chief Development Officer. She is a former Thompson & Knight real estate attorney with 10 years of experience as a clinical psychologist in private practice at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.

Pladziewicz will focus on attorney development through structured programming, mentoring, and coaching at the practice group and firm-wide level. She joins the Firm on January 1 and will be based in Dallas while maintaining a rotation through the Firm’s various offices.

“We are very fortunate to have Cindy join us,” says Pete Riley, the Firm’s Managing Partner. “Her knowledge of our Firm, practicing legal background, and counseling experience uniquely position Cindy to implement attorney development at all levels.”

Pladziewicz received her undergraduate degree in Accounting from the University of Oklahoma in 1979 and her law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1982. She practiced real estate law as a partner at Thompson & Knight from 1987-1991 before returning to graduate school. She obtained her doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 1996 from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Pladziewicz has also served as an adjunct professor in the Department of Psychology at Southern Methodist University.