. . . Karin Crump has joined Hay Compere in Austin as a partner and will lead the alternative dispute resolution division.

. . . Jennifer S. Sickler has joined Thompson & Knight in Houston as a partner in the intellectual property group. Steven Bartz, Nathan D. Meredith, Meghan Nylin and Tracy G. Smith have joined the firm in Dallas as associates. Sadie Harrison-Fincher has joined in Fort Worth as an associate.