Released on = August 13, 2007, 9:32 am

Press Release Author = Thompson & Knight LLP

Industry = Law

Press Release Summary = Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to congratulate Ira L.
Herman for receiving a Legal Services of New York City (LSNY) 2007 Pro Bono Service
Award for his service on the Steering Committee for the New York City Bankruptcy
Assistance Project (NYC BAP).

Press Release Body = Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to congratulate Ira L. Herman
for receiving a Legal Services of New York City (LSNY) 2007 Pro Bono Service Award
for his service on the Steering Committee for the New York City Bankruptcy
Assistance Project (NYC BAP). The NYC BAP is a part of the LSNY network of legal
services programs located throughout New York City. The awards were distributed at
the LSNY Pro Bono Recognition Awards Reception on June 13, 2007 in New York.

The NYC BAP was launched in February 2006 in response to the passage of the
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, which made it more
difficult for consumers to obtain relief from debts through bankruptcy. Through
this project, attorneys from firms throughout New York City help low-wage workers
file bankruptcy petitions in order to stabilize their lives and help them remain in
the workforce. The Steering Committee oversees the work of the NYC BAP. To date,
the NYC BAP has trained more than 200 attorneys, paralegals, and law students to
provide bankruptcy relief to indigent debtors. The success rate for petitions
prepared by NYC BAP participants has been 100%.

Herman is a Partner in the Corporate Reorganization and Creditors' Rights Practice
Group of Thompson & Knight's New York office. He has more than 25 years of legal
experience and focuses his practice on the representation of secured and unsecured
creditor interests, debtors, committees, purchasers, indenture trustees, and Chapter
11 and 7 trustees in business bankruptcy cases, restructuring transactions, and
workouts.

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.

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