Bill Text: TX HR1544 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Jason C. N. Smith of Fort Worth on his election as a director of the State Bar of Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-17 - Reported enrolled [HR1544 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1544-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1544 |
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WHEREAS, Jason C. N. Smith of Fort Worth has been elected as | ||
a director of the State Bar of Texas for District 7, Place 2; and | ||
WHEREAS, A member of the state bar since 1992, Mr. Smith | ||
belongs to the Appellate, Insurance Law, and Labor and Employment | ||
Law Sections; in addition, he has served the Tarrant County Bar | ||
Association in a number of roles, among them president of the Labor | ||
and Employment Law Section and founder and secretary of the | ||
Appellate Law Section; he was also president of the Tarrant County | ||
Trial Lawyers Association, and he is a member of the American Board | ||
of Trial Advocates; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Smith completed his bachelor's degree in | ||
political science with high honors at St. Mary's University and | ||
went on to graduate with honors from Texas Tech University School of | ||
Law; early in his career, he was a briefing attorney and staff | ||
attorney for Texas Supreme Court Justice Jack Hightower, and he | ||
served as an assistant Texas attorney general in the Insurance | ||
Practices Section of the Consumer Protection Division; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1997, Mr. Smith joined the Law Offices of Art | ||
Brender, and he gained board certification in civil appellate law | ||
the following year; he established his own firm in 2014 and | ||
primarily represents individuals in employment and personal injury | ||
trial and appellate matters, including whistle-blower cases; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Smith has contributed to his community as | ||
founder and president of the Fort Worth Dog Park Association, which | ||
led the successful drive to create Fort Woof Dog Park; he has also | ||
provided pro bono legal services to the Humane Society of North | ||
Texas, and he is a member of the Fairmount Neighborhood Association | ||
and of St. John's Episcopal Church; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through his dedicated efforts in behalf of the legal | ||
profession, Jason Smith has earned the admiration and appreciation | ||
of his colleagues, and the state bar is sure to benefit from his | ||
expertise; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Jason C. N. Smith on his election | ||
as a director 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 by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Romero, Jr. | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1544 was adopted by the House on May | ||
17, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||