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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Charles W. Matthews has been named as the recipient |
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of the 2011 Fellows Award from the Dallas Bar Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, This award is given annually to a member of the |
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foundation who exemplifies a commitment to professionalism, |
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charitable works, and community service; in addition to being a |
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highly respected leader in the legal field, Mr. Matthews has |
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distinguished himself as an ardent advocate of pro bono legal |
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services; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Matthews is a 1967 graduate of The University of |
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Texas at Austin and earned his juris doctorate from the University |
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of Houston Law Center in 1970; he joined the Exxon Corporation's |
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litigation section as a trial attorney the following year, became |
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an associate general attorney in 1981, and was named general |
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counsel for the law department in 1992; three years later, he was |
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appointed vice president and general counsel of Exxon, and in that |
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capacity he coordinated the legal aspects of the merger between |
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Exxon and Mobil; and |
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WHEREAS, This skilled attorney has been named a distinguished |
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alumnus of the University of Houston and has received the Alumnus |
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of the Year and Dean's awards from that university's school of law; |
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he was also the recipient of awards from the Dallas Business Journal |
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and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Matthews held the first general counsel seat on |
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the Texas Access to Justice Commission, and he has served as a |
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national trustee for the Southwest region of the Boys and Girls |
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Clubs of America, director and president of the University of |
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Houston Law Foundation, and director of the International |
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Association of Defense Counsel; moreover, he was the vice chair of |
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the board of the Center for American and International Law and |
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co-chaired the general counsel committee of the National Center for |
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State Courts; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in the American, Texas, Houston, and Dallas |
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Bar Associations, Mr. Matthews participates in many other |
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professional organizations and has served on the Cotton Bowl board |
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of directors; he has also served on the boards of the RAND Institute |
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for Civil Justice and The University of Texas Foundation, and he |
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chaired the UT Chancellor's Council; and |
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WHEREAS, Charles Matthews has set an example of leadership, |
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advocacy, and service to which all may aspire, and he is indeed |
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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 Charles W. Matthews on his receipt |
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of the 2011 Fellows Award from the Dallas Bar Foundation and extend |
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to him sincere best wishes for the 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. Matthews as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Branch |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1244 was adopted by the House on April |
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21, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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