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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The life of an esteemed attorney drew to a close with |
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the death of Nathan Butler Schattman on December 28, 2020, at the |
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age of 50; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on July 20, 1970, to Michael D. Schattman and |
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Mary Ellen Brannigan Schattman, Nathan Schattman was party to a |
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precedent-setting legal case even before his birth; after his |
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mother was fired for being pregnant with him, she sued to regain her |
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job, and with the help of ACLU lawyer and future Supreme Court |
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justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the case helped result in a new legal |
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standard, making it illegal to fire a woman for pregnancy; and |
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WHEREAS, A 1987 graduate of Nolan Catholic High School, |
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Mr. Schattman earned his bachelor's degree from Georgetown |
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University in 1991 and his law degree from The University of Texas |
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at Austin School of Law in 1994; he was sworn into the State Bar of |
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Texas by his father, Judge Schattman, and he began his legal career |
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by serving as briefing attorney for the chief justice of the Second |
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Court of Appeals in Fort Worth; recognized as a top attorney five |
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times by Fort Worth magazine and as a rising star in Texas Monthly, |
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he enjoyed a successful career as a corporate litigator and a labor |
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and employment lawyer, most recently for Brown, Proctor & Howell, |
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LLP; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Schattman was a loving brother to his sisters, |
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Virginia and Rita, and a devoted uncle to his nieces and nephew, |
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Rachel, Amy, Eliza, and Bret; he was active in Democratic politics, |
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and he was a loyal fan of the Georgetown University Hoyas and The |
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University of Texas Longhorns; he delighted in the time he spent |
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traveling to Portugal and Brazil, and he also enjoyed golfing, |
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science fiction, and Irish whiskey; and |
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WHEREAS, Nathan Schattman lived a life that was rich in |
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personal and professional achievements, and he will forever be a |
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source of inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Nathan Butler |
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Schattman and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and many |
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friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Nathan |
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Butler Schattman. |