Released on: February 7, 2008, 9:25 am

Press Release Author: Thompson & Knight LLP

Industry: Law

Press Release Summary: Michael W. Stockham has been elected to the Board of
Directors for the Writers' League of Texas.

Press Release Body: The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to
announce that Michael W. Stockham has been elected to the Board of Directors for the
Writers' League of Texas. He will serve a three-year term, which began in January
2008.

Stockham is an Associate in Thompson & Knight's Trial Practice Group and is a member
of the Firm's Securities and Corporate Governance Litigation Practice Specialty
Group. He focuses his complex business litigation practice on corporate and
shareholder rights, director and officer litigation, securities litigation, and
class actions defense. He received his J.D., cum laude, from Cornell Law School in
2002; his M.A. in English and Creative Writing from Texas A&M University in 1995;
and his B.A. in Creative Writing, cum laude, from the University of New Mexico in
1992. He is resident in the Firm's Dallas office.

Established in 1981, the Writers' League of Texas is a nonprofit professional
organization that promotes literacy and elevates the art of writing. The
organization focuses on providing a forum for information, support, and sharing
among writers; helping members improve and market their writing skills; and
promoting the interests of writers and the writing community. It has approximately
1,500 members nationwide, more than 50% of which reside outside the Central Texas
area. For more information on the Writers' League of Texas, please visit
http://www.writersleague.org/.

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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