Krieg DeVault LLP Announces Thomas R. Neal 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 Thomas R. Neal 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 Health Care Law. Mr. Neale is one of a distinguished group of attorneys who have been listed in the Best Lawyers® for ten years or longer.

Mr. Neal is the chair of Krieg DeVault's Health Care Practice area. Mr. Neal's practice concentrates on strategic, corporate, organizational and management matters for physician practices, hospitals and various forms of health care provider organizations. He is a former Deputy Corporation Counsel for the City of Indianapolis and Deputy Attorney General for the State of Indiana. Mr. Neal also served as general counsel for The Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County. He serves as counsel for hospitals, organized hospital medical staffs and a variety of physician practices, networks and physician-hospital organizations. Mr. Neal is a past Chairman of the Health Care and Medicine Section of the Indiana State Bar Association and is a frequent speaker on physician practices and managed care issues for the Indiana State Medical Association. He is the author of numerous articles on law and medicine. Mr. Neal has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 1993. He graduated from Indiana University and its School of Law.

Krieg DeVault LLP is a 120-plus 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.