By:  Ellis, West                                       S.R. No. 176

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 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.

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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.

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2-28                                          Secretary of the Senate

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 3-1                                           Member, Texas Senate

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 3-3                                           Member, Texas Senate