SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 586

WHEREAS, G. David Smith of Rockwall is being sworn in as president-elect of the State Bar of Texas on June 19, 2025; and

WHEREAS, A founding partner of Smith & Lee in Rockwall, Mr. Smith has served the legal community in numerous capacities, including president of the Rockwall County Bar Association and member of the Rockwall County Bar Foundation board; he is also a member of the Texas Bar College and a sustaining life fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation; from 2021 to 2024, he represented District 1 on the State Bar of Texas board of directors; he currently serves on the Pattern Jury Charges--Malpractice, Premises & Products Committee, and he has contributed to a number of other committees as well; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Smith graduated from The University of Texas of the Permian Basin and Texas Tech University School of Law; in 1983, he joined the firm of Brannan and Pipes in Odessa, and the following year, he established the Law Offices of G. David Smith there; he focused on criminal defense and civil litigation before relocating in 1989 to Dallas, where he expanded his practice, gaining board certification in personal injury trial law; since 2002, he has been based in Rockwall, and the addition of his stepson, Ryan K. Lee, as a partner led to the adoption of the firm's present-day name; today, Mr. Smith has an extensive mediation practice along with his trial work; and

WHEREAS, Active in the wider community, Mr. Smith has served on the City of Rockwall Board of Review and the boards of two nonprofit organizations benefiting low-income residents, the Rockwall Housing Development Corporation and the Rockwall Grace Center; he has also been a committee member of the City of Rockwall Charter Review Commission; and

WHEREAS, David Smith has demonstrated a strong commitment to the mission of the State Bar of Texas, and his knowledge and experience will serve him well as he takes on his new responsibilities; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th Legislature, hereby congratulate G. David Smith on becoming president-elect of the State Bar of Texas and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be prepared for Mr. Smith as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.

Hall, Hughes, Perry, Sparks

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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate

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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate

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President of the Senate

I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on May 27, 2025.

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Secretary of the Senate