DALLAS, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ryan, a leading global tax services firm with the largest indirect tax practice in North America, today announced that Forrest Smith, who is Of Counsel to the Firm, was reappointed to the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board of Directors ("DFW Airport Board of Directors").  The DFW Airport Board of Directors is composed of 12 members, 11 of whom are appointed by the City Councils of the airport's owner cities - Dallas and Fort Worth.  Mr. Smith is one of the seven members appointed to represent the City of Dallas.  He has served on the Board since 2008. 

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Mr. Smith is a Partner in Ryan Law Firm, LLP ("Ryan Law"), having played an instrumental role in its founding in 2010.  He provides state and local tax litigation representation to corporate clients and presides over alternative dispute resolutions in complex legal controversies.  He has mediated more than 500 disputes to date and has practiced law for the past 60 years.  He is admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, and the State of Texas.  Mr. Smith earned a Master of Laws degree and a Juris Doctor degree from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Political Science from Southwestern University.  In addition to his work with Ryan Law and the DFW Airport Board of Directors, Mr. Smith is Chairman of the Board for the Dallas Better Business Bureau, Honorary Consul General to Thailand, and a member of the Dallas Advisory Board of Compass Bank.

"Forrest Smith is one of the most distinguished tax lawyers in the nation," said G. Brint Ryan, CEO and Managing Principal of Ryan.  "The North Texas region will greatly benefit from Forrest's steady leadership as a member of the DFW Airport Board of Directors."

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Ryan is an award-winning global tax services firm, with the largest indirect tax practice in North America and the seventh largest corporate tax practice in the United States. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the Firm provides a comprehensive range of state, local, federal, and international tax advisory and consulting services on a multi-jurisdictional basis, including audit defense, tax recovery, credits and incentives, tax process improvement and automation, tax appeals, tax compliance, and strategic planning. In 2010, Ryan received the International Service Excellence Award from the Customer Service Institute of America (CSIA) for its commitment to world-class client service. Empowered by the dynamic myRyan work environment, which is widely recognized as the most innovative in the tax services industry, Ryan's multi-disciplinary team of more than 925 professionals and associates serves over 6,500 clients in 40 countries, including many of the world's most prominent Global 5000 companies. More information about Ryan can be found at www.ryan.com.

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Ryan Law Firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with offices in Dallas and Chicago. Founded by tax and trial lawyers from some of the top law firms in Texas and the nation, the firm handles a variety of complex commercial litigation matters with an emphasis on all levels of tax-refund recovery, taxpayer defense, and tax appeals for individual taxpayers as well as Fortune 500 companies.

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