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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The law firm of Naman, Howell, Smith and Lee is |
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celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2017, and this milestone is |
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indeed deserving of special recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, One of the oldest law practices in Texas, the firm |
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was founded in 1917 in Waco, and it has since expanded to encompass |
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offices in Austin, Fort Worth, and San Antonio, allowing it to |
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engage in a broad statewide practice extending all the way from the |
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Red River to the Rio Grande Valley; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Naman, Howell, Smith and Lee represents a |
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wide variety of clients in many areas of law, including litigation, |
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business, estate planning, telecommunications, tax, real estate, |
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oil and gas, banking, tax exempt financing, intellectual property, |
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practice before state agencies, labor and employment, and |
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agriculture, as well as the representation of cities and other |
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local governmental entities; and |
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WHEREAS, Many attorneys from this storied firm have been |
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active in the State Bar of Texas and other professional |
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associations; Cullen Smith and Jim Bowmer have served as presidents |
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of the state bar, Wilford Naman was the chair of the state bar's |
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board of directors, and Mr. Smith and Roy Barrett were each former |
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presidents of the Texas Young Lawyers Association; Hilton H. Howell |
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and Hayes Fuller served as presidents of the Texas Association of |
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Defense Counsel, and a number of the firm's attorneys have held |
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membership on the boards of the state bar and the TYLA; moreover, |
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many have held the office of president of their local bar |
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associations; and |
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WHEREAS, Several members of the firm have established |
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distinguished records in public service; before joining Naman, |
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Howell, Smith and Lee, George Cowden served as a Texas state |
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representative, chair of the State Board of Insurance, and chair of |
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the Public Utility Commission; Jerry "Nub" Donaldson also served in |
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the Texas House of Representatives, and David Sibley served in the |
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Texas Senate; after retiring from the firm, George Chase became an |
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associate justice of the 10th Court of Appeals in Waco; and |
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WHEREAS, Seven members of Naman, Howell, Smith and Lee have |
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been elected to fellowship in the American College of Trial |
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Lawyers, an invitation-only honor for exceptional attorneys who |
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have demonstrated the very highest standards of trial advocacy, |
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ethical conduct, integrity, professionalism, and collegiality; the |
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firm's lawyers who have received this prestigious recognition are |
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Wilford Naman, Jim Bowmer, Bob Burleson, Louis Muldrow, Roy |
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Barrett, Larry Brady, and Larry Warren; and |
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WHEREAS, The 44th largest law practice in Texas, Naman, |
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Howell, Smith and Lee was selected in 2015 by American Lawyer Media |
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and Martindale-Hubbell as one of the nation's Top Ranked Law Firms, |
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a distinction achieved by only about one percent of the nearly |
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254,000 firms evaluated; and |
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WHEREAS, The practice's current president, Hayes Fuller, |
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follows in the footsteps of past presidents Cullen Smith, J. Rodney |
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Lee, Albert Witcher, Wesley Filer, and Roy Barrett; Mr. Barrett |
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serves as chairman of the board and is ably assisted by a |
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member-elected executive committee composed of Keith Gamel and |
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Clark Aspy from the Austin office, Charles Mitchell from Fort |
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Worth, Ben Selman and Jordan Mayfield from Waco, and Larry Warren |
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from San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, The lawyers in the firm's Austin office include |
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Clark Aspy, Cliff Blount, Clifton Bowling, Whitney Broadwater, |
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George Cowden, Dennis Donley, Bradley Douglas, Michael Duncan, |
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Keith Gamel, James Howard, Rachel Heckelman, Curt Kurhajec, Jay |
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Lea, David LeBas, Steve Morris, Stephanie Potter, Chris Sayers, |
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J. Baird Smith, and Frank Tuttle; and |
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WHEREAS, Representing the firm in Fort Worth are Jennifer |
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Andrews, Lindsay Daniel, Grant Liser, Sandra Liser, Charles |
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Mitchell, Shane O'Dell, Ray Palmer, and Jackie Robinson; and |
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WHEREAS, The legal staff in the San Antonio office includes |
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Georgina Buckley, Mark Cooper, J. Mark Craun, Erik Krudop, |
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J. K. Leonard, Averie Maldonado, Mike Myers, Steve Navarro, David |
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Ortega, James Parker, Karl T. Rivas, Andrew Stamper, and Larry |
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Warren; and |
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WHEREAS, The practice's original office in Waco is |
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represented by Jeff Armstrong, Roy Barrett, Charles Barrow, Nick |
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Bray, Jerry Campbell, Cara Chase, Andrew Clark, Wesley Filer, Hayes |
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Fuller, Kerry Haliburton, John Hawkins, Trenton Hood, Paul Hubbard, |
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Kyle Knas, Robert Little, Jordan Mayfield, Nancy Morrison, Kristen |
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Mynar, John Palmer, Lindsey Philpott, Neal Pirkle, Dan Pleitz, Andy |
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Powell, Jeanine Rispoli, Joe Rivera, Stephanie Schwab, Ben Selman, |
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Laura Swann, Cullen Smith, Tod Swann, Vicky Trompler, and Albert |
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Witcher; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its inception, Naman, Howell, Smith and Lee |
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has rendered vital service to its clients throughout the Lone Star |
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State, and its current partners and associates may indeed take |
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pride in the legacy of legal excellence that has been built by the |
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firm over the course of the past century; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Naman, |
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Howell, Smith and Lee on its centennial and extend to all those |
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associated with the firm sincere best wishes for continued success; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the firm as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Anderson of McLennan |
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| Allen |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Ortega |
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| Alonzo |
González of El Paso |
Paddie |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Guillen |
Perez |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Gutierrez |
Phelan |
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| Biedermann |
Howard |
Reynolds |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Isaac |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Israel |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Burkett |
Johnson of Dallas |
Romero, Jr. |
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| Burns |
Johnson of Harris |
Rose |
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| Cain |
King of Hemphill |
Schofield |
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| Canales |
King of Parker |
Schubert |
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| Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Shaheen |
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| Cosper |
Landgraf |
Stephenson |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Longoria |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Davis of Harris |
Lozano |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Dean |
Lucio III |
Tinderholt |
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| Gervin-Hawkins |
Nevárez |
Zedler |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 273 was adopted by the House on August |
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10, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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