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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, El Paso attorney Mark C. Walker is listed in The Best |
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Lawyers in America for 2006 in recognition of his outstanding work |
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in personal injury litigation; and |
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WHEREAS, A most deserving recipient of this honor, Mr. Walker |
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earned his bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, and his doctor of |
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jurisprudence degree from The University of Texas at Austin and |
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began his legal career in 1985 as an associate with Grambling & |
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Mounce; he joined the firm of Mounce, Green, Myers, Safi & Galatzan |
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in 1991, and he became a partner in Brown McCarroll L.L.P. in El |
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Paso in 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, An active part of his professional community, Mr. |
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Walker has presented several papers and spoken to various |
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organizations and institutions, including his alma mater, where he |
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was a presiding officer at The University of Texas School of Law |
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Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference; he has served as chair of |
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the Ethics and Bylaws Committees of the El Paso Bar Association, as |
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chair of the District 17-A Grievance Committee, and as a member of |
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the Disciplinary Review Committee for the State Bar of Texas; |
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recently selected as a commission member for the Texas Board of |
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Legal Specialization, he is also involved with the American Board |
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of Trial Advocates, Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, Defense |
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Research Institute, and Texas Association of Defense Counsel; and |
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WHEREAS, Equally notable are Mr. Walker's contributions to |
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his community; he is a member of the board of the Greater El Paso |
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Chamber of Commerce, chair of the El Paso Museum of Art Advisory |
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Board, and event chair of Kidfish El Paso; a member of the |
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Borderland Mobility Coalition and El Paso Sunturians, he has served |
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as president of El Paso Texas Exes and as a director of the Insights |
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El Paso Science Museum; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Walker is a Texan of considerable talent and |
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dedication, and he may reflect with pride on his accomplished |
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career, as well as this recent achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Mark C. Walker on being listed in |
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The Best Lawyers in America and extend to him best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Walker as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |