S.R. No. 1113
1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION
1-2 WHEREAS, It is indeed an honor for the Texas Senate to
1-3 congratulate Colleen McHugh of Corpus Christi who was recently
1-4 selected as president-elect of the State Bar of Texas; and
1-5 WHEREAS, Past president of the Corpus Christi Bar Association,
1-6 Colleen McHugh is an attorney with the law firm of Matthews and
1-7 Branscomb and has been in the legal profession since 1981; and
1-8 WHEREAS, As a young girl growing up in Corpus Christi with her
1-9 two younger sisters, Colleen attended Saint Patrick's School and
1-10 Incarnate Word Academy; her parents instilled in her a strong work
1-11 ethic that was reinforced by an Irish nun who taught her that women
1-12 should have a strong handshake as well; and
1-13 WHEREAS, She graduated from Southern Methodist University in
1-14 1969 with a degree in journalism, married, and became the mother of
1-15 a son; with the support of her family, she decided to attend law
1-16 school; Colleen is motivated by a love for her profession and a
1-17 desire to help people solve their problems; and
1-18 WHEREAS, Specializing in labor and employment law,
1-19 Colleen McHugh plans to support current programs that help new
1-20 attorneys in their law practices and to enhance professionalism
1-21 during her presidency; and
1-22 WHEREAS, An advocate of out-of-court mediation, Ms. McHugh
1-23 was instrumental in bringing the Nueces County Commissioners Court
2-1 and the Corpus Christi Bar Association leadership together to create
2-2 the local Dispute Resolution Services Center in 1985; she has also
2-3 served as chairwoman of the state bar's alternative dispute
2-4 resolution committee; and
2-5 WHEREAS, An individual with a strong desire to serve the legal
2-6 profession, she has held several important posts with the state
2-7 bar; she was the first woman to chair the Board of Directors and
2-8 has worked on numerous committees including membership services,
2-9 nominations and election, and budget and professional development;
2-10 and
2-11 WHEREAS, Colleen McHugh brings her exceptional professional
2-12 skills and her desire to create a positive public image for lawyers
2-13 to her new position with the State Bar of Texas; now, therefore,
2-14 be it
2-15 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-16 74th Legislature, hereby commend and applaud Colleen McHugh for her
2-17 dedication and important contributions to the citizens of Texas;
2-18 and, be it further
2-19 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for her
2-20 as an expression of the highest regard of the Texas Senate.
2-21 Truan
2-22 Armbrister Henderson Ratliff
2-23 Barrientos Leedom Rosson
2-24 Bivins Lucio Shapiro
2-25 Brown Luna Sibley
3-1 Cain Madla Sims
3-2 Ellis Moncrief Turner
3-3 Gallegos Montford Wentworth
3-4 Galloway Nelson West
3-5 Harris Nixon Whitmire
3-6 Haywood Patterson Zaffirini
3-7 Bullock, President of the Senate
3-8 ______________________________________
3-9 President of the Senate
3-10 I hereby certify that the above
3-11 Resolution was adopted by the Senate
3-12 on May 19, 1995.
3-13 ______________________________________
3-14 Secretary of the Senate
3-15 ______________________________________
3-16 Dean of the Senate