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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kristina N. Kastl served with distinction as |
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president of the Dallas Bar Association during 2022; and |
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WHEREAS, A leader in the city's legal community and a |
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longtime champion of women in the profession, Krisi Kastl |
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implemented a number of new initiatives during her tenure, |
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including the Trailblazers Program, CLE Abroad to the Netherlands, |
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and the Cannabis Law and Education Law Study Groups; the Dallas LGBT |
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Bar Association became an official affinity bar with a voting |
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director position for president and advisory director position for |
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president-elect of the DBA; moreover, she expanded the Relaunch! |
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Program; she also took the Dallas Bar Board and distinguished |
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guests to El Paso for the DBA Board Retreat, and they visited The |
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University of Texas at El Paso, L&J Cafe, Hotel Paso del Norte, and |
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the State Line; the Law Day Luncheon included an interview with |
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Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall, who presented all the award |
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winners with tickets to a team game; and |
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WHEREAS, Previously, Ms. Kastl served as president of the |
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Dallas Women Lawyers Association and of Texas Women Lawyers; she is |
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also a former chair of the American Association for Justice Women |
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Trial Lawyers Caucus, and she has served on the boards of the Texas |
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Trial Lawyers Association and the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association; |
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she has further given of her time and expertise to many other |
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professional organizations, among them the Dallas Hispanic Bar |
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Association and the Dallas Asian American Bar Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Kastl is the founder of Kastl Law, P.C., a |
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plaintiff's personal injury firm; with more than two decades of |
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experience, she has advocated for over 6,000 clients and tried |
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upwards of 75 cases that have gone to jury verdict; she holds |
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degrees from The University of Texas at El Paso, Texas Tech |
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University School of Law, and Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College, |
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and she is a certified mediator; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her deep commitment to the legal profession, |
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Krisi Kastl has earned the lasting respect and admiration of her |
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peers, and she may indeed reflect with pride on her work in |
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advancing the important mission of the Dallas Bar Association; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Kristina N. Kastl for her service as |
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president of the Dallas Bar Association and extend to her 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 Ms. Kastl as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Neave Criado |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2168 was adopted by the House on May |
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29, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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