82R11372 JNC-D

By: Dutton H.R. No. 700

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Michelle Wittenburg celebrated her 40th birthday on February 25, 2011, and that special occasion provides an opportune time to reflect on her many notable achievements; and

WHEREAS, After earning her bachelor's degree from Texas Tech University, Ms. Wittenburg attended The University of Texas School of Law and the South Texas College of Law, from which she graduated with honors in 2002; during the course of her studies, she served as a law clerk with the firms of Shook, Hardy & Bacon and Vinson & Elkins and as an intern with the Honorable Nathan Hecht of the Texas Supreme Court and the Honorable Lee Yeakel of the Third Court of Appeals; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Wittenburg became an associate with Holland & Knight in 2002 and went on to work for the Texas House of Representatives as general counsel and a policy analyst for Speaker Tom Craddick; following a tenure with Hance Scarborough Wright, she established Wittenburg & Associates in 2005; and

WHEREAS, Before attending law school, Ms. Wittenburg served as finance director and deputy campaign manager for Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn, in whose employ she also worked as an executive assistant; moreover, she previously worked for the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and as political director and press secretary for State Senator Bill Sims; and

WHEREAS, Michelle Wittenburg is a highly accomplished and admired member of the legal community in Texas, and she is indeed deserving of recognition for four decades of life well lived; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Michelle Wittenburg on her 40th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ms. Wittenburg as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.