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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 158
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to pay |
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tribute to H. Ron White on the grand occasion of his 70th |
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birthday, which is being celebrated in Dallas on February 11, |
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2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Ron White is the partner-in-charge of the Dallas |
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office of Yoss White and Wiggins law firm and serves on numerous |
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boards of directors; he graduated from Hampton University in |
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Virginia in 1962 and served as an officer in the United States |
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Army in Germany and Vietnam for six years before earning a law |
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degree from Howard University in 1971; and |
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WHEREAS, He has more than 30 years of experience as a |
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litigator and has also served as a mediator since 1989; he has |
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served as lead counsel in complex litigation on behalf of Fortune |
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500 corporations as well as governmental entities, and he is |
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general counsel for a number of businesses and for the |
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Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the Association of Trial Lawyers of |
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America; and |
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WHEREAS, He is a former district court judge, a |
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long-standing member of the Texas Bar College, and a Life Fellow |
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in the Texas Bar Foundation and the National Bar Association; he |
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is a founding member of the Texas General Counsel Forum; and |
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WHEREAS, The many accolades Mr. White has earned include |
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being selected as Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2004 by the Dallas |
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Bar Association and receiving the Dallas Bar Foundation Fellows |
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Award in 2006; Ron White is indeed an exemplary role model and a |
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highly respected leader in the Dallas community; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas hereby |
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recognize H. Ron White as a treasured citizen of the State of Texas |
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and congratulate him on his 70th birthday; 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 esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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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 January 31, 2011. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |