Released on = May 17, 2007, 1:03 pm

Press Release Author = Thompson & Knight LLP

Industry = Law

Press Release Summary = Thompson & Knight is pleased to announce Jessica B. Young
has been elected to the Board of Directors for the Housing Crisis Center.

Press Release Body = Thompson & Knight is pleased to announce Jessica B. Young has
been elected to the Board of Directors for the Housing Crisis Center, a nonprofit
organization working to prevent homelessness and to stabilize families, the elderly,
and disabled in decent, affordable, and permanent housing.

Ms. Young is an Associate in Thompson & Knight's Trial Practice Group and focuses on
litigation and representing clients before federal and state trial courts. She
counsels on such matters as products and premises liability, personal injury, and
mass tort, as well as on construction and contract litigation.

About the Housing Crisis Center

The Housing Crisis Center began in 1978 and was initially known as the Dallas
Tenants Association. Since then, the nonprofit organization has grown to its
current continuum of housing programs and services specifically designed to
accomplish its mission "to prevent homelessness and to stabilize families, the
elderly and the disabled in decent, affordable, permanent housing, and to empower
these groups to be able to solve future housing problems."

About Thompson & Knight

Since 1887, Thompson & Knight LLP has consistently made a positive impact on its
clients' successes. With its practice focused on the energy industry, the Firm has
extensive resources in litigation, tax, insolvency, and international energy
matters. The Firm has approximately 420 attorneys, and has offices and alliances in
North America, South America, Europe, and Africa. Thompson & Knight represents
companies, government entities, and individuals in local, regional, and national
markets around the world.

Web Site = http://www.tklaw.com

Contact Details = Becky S. Jackson
Director of Marketing
Thompson & Knight LLP
1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 3300
Dallas, Texas 75201
214.969.1478
becky.jackson@tklaw.com