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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jason C. N. Smith of Fort Worth has been elected as |
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a director of the State Bar of Texas for District 7, Place 2; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the state bar since 1992, Mr. Smith |
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belongs to the Appellate, Insurance Law, and Labor and Employment |
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Law Sections; in addition, he has served the Tarrant County Bar |
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Association in a number of roles, among them president of the Labor |
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and Employment Law Section and founder and secretary of the |
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Appellate Law Section; he was also president of the Tarrant County |
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Trial Lawyers Association, and he is a member of the American Board |
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of Trial Advocates; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Smith completed his bachelor's degree in |
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political science with high honors at St. Mary's University and |
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went on to graduate with honors from Texas Tech University School of |
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Law; early in his career, he was a briefing attorney and staff |
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attorney for Texas Supreme Court Justice Jack Hightower, and he |
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served as an assistant Texas attorney general in the Insurance |
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Practices Section of the Consumer Protection Division; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1997, Mr. Smith joined the Law Offices of Art |
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Brender, and he gained board certification in civil appellate law |
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the following year; he established his own firm in 2014 and |
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primarily represents individuals in employment and personal injury |
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trial and appellate matters, including whistle-blower cases; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Smith has contributed to his community as |
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founder and president of the Fort Worth Dog Park Association, which |
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led the successful drive to create Fort Woof Dog Park; he has also |
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provided pro bono legal services to the Humane Society of North |
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Texas, and he is a member of the Fairmount Neighborhood Association |
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and of St. John's Episcopal Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his dedicated efforts in behalf of the legal |
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profession, Jason Smith has earned the admiration and appreciation |
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of his colleagues, and the state bar is sure to benefit from his |
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expertise; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Jason C. N. Smith on his election |
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as a director of the State Bar of Texas, and extend to him sincere |
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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. Smith as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |