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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 337
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Rice M. Tilley, Jr., who has been named to Worth |
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magazine's 2008 Top 100 Attorneys in the United States in the |
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field of estate planning and taxation; and |
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WHEREAS, The editors of Worth magazine selected Mr. Tilley |
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for the publication's list of Top 100 Attorneys because his long |
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history working with affluent clients, his professional |
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affiliations, and his publishing history confirm that he could |
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provide extraordinary expertise to readers of Worth; and |
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WHEREAS, Rice M. Tilley, Jr., is an attorney in the Fort |
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Worth office of Haynes and Boone, an international corporate law |
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firm with offices in Texas, New York, Washington, D.C., Mexico |
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City, and Moscow; he has more than 40 years of experience in |
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taxation, estate planning, tax-exempt organizations, and asset |
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protection planning; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Tilley is acknowledged as one of the country's |
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best lawyers in Best Lawyers in America; he has repeatedly been |
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recognized by Texas Monthly magazine as one of the state's "Super |
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Lawyers"; and he was selected by the Fort Worth Business Press as |
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one of Fort Worth's "Attorneys of Excellence"; and |
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WHEREAS, He has served as chairman of the Real Estate, |
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Probate, and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas and |
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edited the section's newsletter; he has also served as a member |
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of the Tax Lawyers-Internal Revenue Service Liaison Committee |
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for the Southwest Region; with his expertise and his experience, |
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Mr. Tilley has brought great credit to his firm and his |
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profession; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Rice M. Tilley, Jr., on being |
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named to Worth magazine's list of the Top 100 Attorneys in the |
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United States and extend to him best wishes for continued success |
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in all his endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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him as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Nelson |
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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 March 2, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |