SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 35

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 
recognize Kim J. Askew, who has been named chair of the Board of 
Directors of the State Bar of Texas; and

	WHEREAS, Kim Askew is a partner in the Dallas law office of 
Hughes & Luce LLP, which she joined in 1984 after serving as a 
clerk with the former chief judge of the United States District 
Court for the Northern District of Texas; she is a member of the 
firm's Management Committee and practices in the Trial and 
Dispute Resolution and Labor and Employment sections; and

	WHEREAS, Kim has practiced before federal district courts 
around the country and has been named one of the Best Lawyers in 
America for her commercial litigation practice; she has also been 
recognized as Best Lawyer in Dallas for her labor and employment 
practice; and

	WHEREAS, Before assuming her position as the chair of the 
Board of Directors of the State Bar of Texas, she served on the 
organization's Executive Committee and as chair of its 
7,500-member Litigation Section; and

	WHEREAS, This accomplished attorney-at-law has held 
numerous positions in the American, Texas, and Dallas bar 
associations; she served on the American Bar Association's 
Commission on Women in the Profession and cochaired the Judiciary 
Committee of the Dallas Bar Association; she also chaired the 
Evidentiary Panel of the District 6A Grievance Committee for the 
State Bar of Texas; and

	WHEREAS, A widely published author and national speaker on 
various discovery, evidentiary, pretrial, trial, and labor and 
employment issues, Kim coauthored Texas Civil Pretrial Practice
for West Publishing; and

	WHEREAS, She has received numerous awards for her bar 
affiliations, and in 1999, she received the Gene Cavin Award, the 
State Bar of Texas' highest award, for her contributions to 
continuing legal education; and

	WHEREAS, Kim is a 1979 summa cum laude graduate of 
Knoxville College and a 1983 graduate of Georgetown University 
Law School; she was named one of the inaugural Outstanding 
Alumnae of the law school based on her achievements in the legal 
profession, and she is a member of the Georgetown University 
Board of Regents; she has served on the board of directors for 
several community organizations, including the Greater Dallas 
Chamber of Commerce and Paul Quinn College; she is a director of 
the Dallas Museum of Art; and

	WHEREAS, An exemplary professional, Kim Askew is highly 
respected for her legal expertise and her community involvement, 
and she deserves recognition for her many accomplishments; now, 
therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
78th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commend Kim J. Askew
for her exceptional achievements and extend to her congratulations
on her appointment as chair of the Board of Directors of the
State Bar of Texas; and, be it further

	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
her as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
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    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on September 22, 2003.



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    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate