By: Ellis, West S.R. No. 176 1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure 1-4 in recognizing Demetrius G. McDaniel on his admission to the 1-5 partnership of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Working in the Texas House of Representatives from 1-7 1981 to 1983, he served as a staff assistant to a house member, 1-8 where he monitored legislation and worked with the legislative 1-9 staff to promote the house member's legislative package; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Later, Mr. McDaniel served as a clerk for several 1-11 subcommittees requiring a detailed knowledge of rules of procedure 1-12 and house protocol, and he performed these duties admirably; 1-13 following this job, he was a vice clerk of the Committee on 1-14 Elections, with responsibilities including reading, analyzing 1-15 legislation, and drafting bill analyses for members of the 1-16 legislature; and 1-17 WHEREAS, After earning his undergraduate degree at 1-18 The University of Texas at Austin in business administration 1-19 and finance, this outstanding young man received his doctor of 1-20 jurisprudence degree from The University of Texas School of Law 1-21 in 1990; and 1-22 WHEREAS, From 1983 to 1988, Mr. McDaniel worked as a special 1-23 assistant to the Texas Commissioner of Agriculture, where he worked 2-1 as a liaison between the Agriculture Commissioner and legislators; 2-2 and 2-3 WHEREAS, Joining Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld in 1988 2-4 as a governmental consultant, he began practicing law with this 2-5 renowned firm in 1991; he specializes in public law and policy and 2-6 legislative and administrative law; and 2-7 WHEREAS, Mr. McDaniel represents mainly business clients, 2-8 counseling them on administrative agency rules and procedures and 2-9 on issues about contracts, securities, corporations, and public 2-10 finance; and 2-11 WHEREAS, Professional affiliations of Mr. McDaniel include 2-12 the American Bar Association, the Texas Bar Association, and the 2-13 Travis County Bar Association; he is also an active member in 2-14 several local civic, charitable, and business organizations; now, 2-15 therefore, be it 2-16 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-17 75th Legislature, hereby extend sincere congratulations to 2-18 Demetrius G. McDaniel on his becoming a partner in the law firm 2-19 of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld; and, be it further 2-20 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-21 him as an expression of the highest regard of the Texas Senate. 2-22 ______________________________________ 2-23 President of the Senate 2-24 I hereby certify that the above 2-25 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-26 on February 17, 1997. 2-27 ______________________________________ 2-28 Secretary of the Senate 2-29 ______________________________________ 3-1 Member, Texas Senate 3-2 ______________________________________ 3-3 Member, Texas Senate