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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, LaVonda T. Russell has been elected as a Fellow of |
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the Texas Bar Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, Election to the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation |
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is one of the highest honors in the legal profession in the Lone |
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Star State, and only the top third of the top one percent of Texas |
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attorneys are invited to join this elite group; fellows are |
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selected for their outstanding professional achievements and for |
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their commitment to improving the justice system throughout the |
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state; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Russell is an attorney in Dallas, where she |
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practices administrative and public, business, family, securities, |
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and will, trusts, and probate law; she completed her juris doctor |
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degree at Texas Southern University in 2014 and her master of laws |
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degree at American University in 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, LaVonda Russell has contributed significantly to |
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the legal profession in Texas over the course of her career, and she |
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may take justifiable pride in receiving this prestigious honor; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate LaVonda T. Russell on her election |
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as a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and extend to her sincere |
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best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Russell as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |