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B. PROFILE OF THE PARTNERS AND KEY PROFESSIONAL STAFF OF McCREARY, VESELKA, BRAGG & ALLEN, P.C. PARTNERS SHELBURNE (SHELLY) J. VESELKA is the partner in charge of the delinquent tax programs in Taylor County, Hardin County, Guadalupe County, Brazos County and Hays County, among others. He has been a member of the Firm since 1971. Mr. Veselka has extensive experience in tax litigation, both in the trial courts and appellate courts. He has personally conducted the sale of thousands of parcels of real property and performed numerous summary seizures of personal property. Mr. Veselka has addressed many civic organizations and professional tax organizations on property tax matters. Mr. Veselka was raised in several towns in the Texas oil patch where his father was a petroleum engineer. His family moved to Houston in 1956, and he graduated from Bellaire High School in 1960. He graduated in 1964 from Texas A&M University with a B.A. in History. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army. While in the Army, Mr. Veselka served in Vietnam where he advanced to the rank of Captain, was awarded the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, and the Combat Infantryman's Badge. After being honorably discharged from the Army in 1969, he entered the University of Texas School of Law earning his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree in 1971. Mr. Veselka is a member of the State Bar of Texas and is licensed to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Mr. Veselka has four children and three grandchildren. His interests include golf, live "blues" music, Aggie sporting events, soccer and travel. He is a member of First United Methodist Church, Victoria, Texas. HARVEY M. ALLEN is the partner responsible for the delinquent tax collection programs in Williamson County, Midland Central Appraisal District, Bowie County Appraisal District, and the Tax Appraisal District of Bell County, among others. He has been a member of the Firm since 1981. He is active in all phases of the Firm's work, including trial and appellate practice involving both collection and appraisal matters. Over the years, Mr. Allen has rendered numerous legal opinions to schools, cities, counties and appraisal districts on property tax related matters. Mr. Allen is an authority on the Financial Institutions Reform Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (the "savings & loan bailout" legislation) and its impact on local taxing units. He has addressed the Tax Assessor-Collectors Association of Texas and Texas Association of Assessing Officers on the complex provisions of this Federal law. Mr. Allen is the supervising partner of the delinquent tax collection programs for all of our east Texas clients. McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen 30