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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Victoria Neave has been elected chair of the |
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Southeast Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Dallas, Ms. Neave has amassed an |
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impressive resume in law and social advocacy; she is a 2009 magna |
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cum laude graduate of the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas |
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Southern University, and, while there, she received myriad awards |
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for her academic excellence and her performance in moot court and |
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other competitions; and |
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WHEREAS, Early in her career, Ms. Neave worked pro bono for |
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nonprofit organizations, including the League of United Latin |
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American Citizens; during that time, she provided counsel on a |
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range of legal issues, mediated meetings involving government |
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entities, successfully represented low-income families, and |
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assisted in the design of a dropout prevention program that won a |
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$20,000 grant; a member of the board of directors for a center |
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serving low-income seniors, she also co-chaired the 2010 Latino |
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Elderly Conference to inform senior citizens of their legal rights; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In 2011, Ms. Neave joined Weil, Gotshal & Manges, a |
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top-ranked international law firm, where she handled a number of |
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high-profile cases in behalf of major corporate clients; she |
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continued to provide pro bono assistance as Weil's 2012 |
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Lend-A-Lawyer to the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program and as part |
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of a team that successfully argued for a Texas inmate's |
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compensation in a wrongful imprisonment case; in addition to these |
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responsibilities, she offered counsel in family law, probate, and |
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civil proceedings; and |
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WHEREAS, This distinguished legal professional most recently |
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opened her own practice, the Victoria Neave Law Firm, which serves |
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clients across Texas; she is the current vice president of the board |
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of La Voz del Anciano, which ministers to the needs of the elderly |
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population in Dallas, as well as a board member of the Dallas |
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Hispanic Bar Association and the co-chair of its pro bono |
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committee; a member of the 2012 Dallas Association of Young Lawyers |
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Leadership Class, she now serves as a representative for the states |
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of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana in the Hispanic |
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National Bar Association Young Lawyers Division; and |
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WHEREAS, Engaged in her community and dedicated to her |
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profession, Victoria Neave brings energy and commitment to her |
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duties as chair of the Southeast Dallas Hispanic Chamber of |
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Commerce, and she may reflect with pride on her achievements thus |
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far as she takes on this challenging new role; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Victoria |
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Neave on her election as chair of the Southeast Dallas Hispanic |
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Chamber of Commerce and the opening of her own law practice and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for a productive and rewarding |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Neave as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 145 was adopted by the House on July |
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25, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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