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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Katherine Chiarello is being honored by the Travis |
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County Women Lawyers' Association with the Litigation/Appellate |
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Attorney Award on April 20, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, A partner at Wittliff Cutter in Austin, |
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Ms. Chiarello is an experienced lawyer who has represented both |
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small and large businesses, as well as individuals; equally adept |
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at defense and prosecution, she is frequently first chair or |
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co-chair on cases, and she has served as a litigator, arbitrator, |
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mediator, and internal investigator; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Chiarello earned a bachelor's degree from |
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Trinity University in 1995 and a law degree with honors from The |
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University of Texas School of Law in 1998; she started her legal |
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career at Williams & Connolly in Washington, D.C., and went on to |
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practice with Austin trial lawyer Shannon Ratliff until 2016, when |
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she joined Wittliff Cutter; she has also been retained as local |
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counsel for many out-of-town firms; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in her professional community, Ms. Chiarello |
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has held membership with a number of organizations, including the |
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Travis County Women Lawyers' Association and the Texas State Bar |
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Association; moreover, she has served as a mentor to many young |
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attorneys, and she works tirelessly to increase voter turnout; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for her keen intellect, dedication, and |
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kindness, Katherine Chiarello has upheld the highest standards of |
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her profession, and she is indeed deserving of this most recent |
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honor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Katherine Chiarello on receiving |
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the Litigation/Appellate Attorney Award from the Travis County |
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Women Lawyers' Association and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Chiarello as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |