Krieg DeVault LLP Announces John W. Tanselle Selected for "The Best Lawyers in America 2008 (25^th Anniversary Edition)
October 10, 2007

Indianapolis, Indiana - The law firm of Krieg DeVault LLP, Indianapolis, Indiana, is pleased to announce that partner John W. Tanselle has been selected by his professional peers to be included in the 2008, 25^th Anniversary Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the specialty of Banking Law.

Mr. Tanselle's practice includes counseling commercial banks, savings associations and small businesses on corporate and securities matters, regulatory and enforcement matters and executive compensation issues. Mr. Tanselle has been counsel in numerous merger and acquisition transactions, defended hostile takeover actions, been counsel in connection with issuer tender offers, served as issuer's counsel and underwriters' counsel in public offerings of equity and debt securities and been involved in the implementation of leveraged employee stock ownership plans. He has also been counsel to several de novo banks. Mr. Tanselle currently serves as a member of the firm's Executive Committee.

Krieg DeVault LLP is a 120-plus member professional, diversified law firm representing a wide variety of local, regional and national clients. It is a general practice commercial law firm dating back to the 1870s with offices in Indianapolis, Carmel, and Hammond, Indiana as well as Chicago, Illinois. The firm's attorneys have significant experience in key areas that address the needs of a diversified client base. Through its membership in Meritas, the firm's ability to assist clients reaches around the world. For more information, please visit http://www.kriegdevault.com/.