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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, G. David Smith of Rockwall is being sworn in as |
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president-elect of the State Bar of Texas on June 19, 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, A founding partner of Smith & Lee in Rockwall, |
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Mr. Smith has served the legal community in numerous capacities, |
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including president of the Rockwall County Bar Association and |
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member of the Rockwall County Bar Foundation board; he is also a |
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member of the Texas Bar College and a sustaining life fellow of the |
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Texas Bar Foundation; from 2021 to 2024, he represented District 1 |
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on the State Bar of Texas board of directors; he currently serves on |
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the Pattern Jury Charges--Malpractice, Premises & Products |
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Committee, and he has contributed to a number of other committees as |
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well; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Smith graduated from The University of Texas of |
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the Permian Basin and Texas Tech University School of Law; in 1983, |
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he joined the firm of Brannan and Pipes in Odessa, and the following |
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year, he established the Law Offices of G. David Smith there; he |
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focused on criminal defense and civil litigation before relocating |
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in 1989 to Dallas, where he expanded his practice, gaining board |
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certification in personal injury trial law; since 2002, he has been |
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based in Rockwall, and the addition of his stepson, Ryan K. Lee, as |
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a partner led to the adoption of the firm's present-day name; today, |
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Mr. Smith has an extensive mediation practice along with his trial |
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work; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in the wider community, Mr. Smith has served |
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on the City of Rockwall Board of Review and the boards of two |
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nonprofit organizations benefiting low-income residents, the |
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Rockwall Housing Development Corporation and the Rockwall Grace |
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Center; he has also been a committee member of the City of Rockwall |
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Charter Review Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, David Smith has demonstrated a strong commitment to |
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the mission of the State Bar of Texas, and his knowledge and |
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experience will serve him well as he takes on his new |
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responsibilities; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby congratulate G. David Smith on becoming president-elect of |
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the State Bar of Texas and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
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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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Senate. |