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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lynne Humphries retired from Allen Boone Humphries |
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Robinson LLP on January 1, 2023, drawing to a close an outstanding |
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legal career that spanned four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Prior to attending law school, Ms. Humphries worked |
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as a journalist and television writer in Australia for three years; |
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after returning to the United States, she earned her juris doctor |
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degree in 1982 from Southern Methodist University, where she |
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graduated cum laude and was a member of the Order of the Coif; |
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during her time at the university, she also worked as an editor of |
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the Journal of Air Law and Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Humphries was employed at Vinson & Elkins LLP |
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for two decades before becoming a founding partner at Allen Boone |
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Humphries Robinson LLP; throughout her 20-year tenure at ABHR, her |
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practice focused on public law, with extensive experience in urban |
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development and special districts; she served as general counsel |
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and bond counsel to numerous political subdivisions, and she |
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frequently negotiated with local government officials regarding |
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land development and zoning issues; a member of the State Bar of |
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Texas, she also belongs to the Houston Bar Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in her community, Ms. Humphries is involved |
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with numerous Fort Bend charities; she has been honored with an |
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Association of Water Board-Texas Directors 2022 Visions Award and |
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with the Girls, Inc. Eileen Campbell Vanguard Award; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Humphries enjoys the love |
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and support of her husband, Rod, and their three sons, Scott, Mark, |
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and Justin, as well as their three grandsons, Jackson, Sam, and |
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Theo; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply dedicated to her clients, her firm, and her |
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profession, Lynne Humphries has earned the respect and admiration |
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of all who have had the privilege of working with her, and she may |
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indeed reflect with pride on her achievements as she embarks on the |
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next exciting chapter of her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Lynne Humphries on her retirement |
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from Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP and extend to her sincere |
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best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Humphries as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |