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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 127
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize San Antonio attorney Sylvia A. Cardona, president of |
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the Texas Young Lawyers Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Sylvia Cardona is a shareholder in the San Antonio |
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office of Langley and Banack, Incorporated, and her practice |
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focuses on litigation and international law; she earned a |
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bachelor's degree from The University of Texas at San Antonio and |
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a law degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law; she |
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was admitted to practice in Texas in 2001 and received her master |
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of laws degree in international and comparative law from |
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Georgetown University Law Center in 2002; and |
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WHEREAS, She is an active leader in numerous professional |
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associations, including the Texas State Bar Association, the |
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Bexar County Women's Bar Association, the American Bar |
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Association, and the William S. Sessions American Inn of Court; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, She serves on the board of directors of the Texas |
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State Bar Association, the Texas Bar Foundation, and the San |
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Antonio Young Lawyers Association; she was recognized by the San |
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Antonio Business Journal as a rising star in 2004, and her peers |
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recognized her as one of San Antonio's best lawyers in Scene in |
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San Antonio Monthly magazine; and |
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WHEREAS, An active volunteer in the San Antonio community, |
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she speaks to students about the importance of education, and in |
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an effort to increase pro bono representation, she helped train |
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more than 100 lawyers statewide to represent children detained at |
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the border; she is indeed a rising star in the field of law, and |
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she deserves recognition for her many accomplishments; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby commend Sylvia A. Cardona for her |
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outstanding work in the legal profession and extend to her best |
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wishes in all her future endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Van de Putte |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 4, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |