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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, E. Leon Carter has been named as the recipient of the |
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2011 Martin Luther King, Jr., Justice Award from the Dallas Bar |
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Association; and |
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WHEREAS, The award is given to local leaders whose lives and |
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practice exemplify the principles embodied by Dr. King's |
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leadership; in addition to being a highly respected attorney, Mr. |
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Carter has distinguished himself through his long record of |
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community service; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Carter received his law degree in 1986 from the |
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Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University; after |
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serving as assistant district attorney for Dallas County and |
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assistant attorney general for the State of Texas, he joined the law |
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firm of Jackson Walker, where he became a partner specializing in |
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litigation; he then created his own practice, which has evolved |
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into the Munck Carter law firm; and |
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WHEREAS, This skilled attorney has been named a Super Lawyer |
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by Texas Monthly on many occasions, and the Dallas Business Journal
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selected him for its Top 15 Business Defense Lawyers of the |
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Metroplex; in 2009, he was named a Fellow of the American College of |
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Trial Lawyers, an honor that is accorded to only one percent of any |
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state's lawyer population; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Carter's commitment to giving back to his |
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community has been demonstrated in numerous ways; an adjunct |
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professor at his law school alma mater, he is also a member of the |
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board for Camp John Marc, a facility for children with chronic |
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illnesses or physical disabilities, and Vickery Meadow Learning |
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Center, which stresses English literacy for non-English speakers; |
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he has also served on the board of the Martin Luther King, Jr., |
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Community Center, the Volunteer Center of Dallas, and Big Brothers |
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Big Sisters; and |
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WHEREAS, Leon Carter has set an example of leadership, |
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professionalism, and service to which all may aspire, and he is |
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indeed deserving of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate E. Leon Carter on being named the |
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recipient of the 2011 Martin Luther King, Jr., Justice Award from |
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the Dallas Bar Association and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Carter as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Carter |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 506 was adopted by the House on March |
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3, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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