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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 196
BY REPRESENTATIVE MORENO
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC upon the
occasion of its 100
th
anniversary
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To commend the law firm of Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC upon the occasion of2
its one hundredth anniversary.3
WHEREAS, the law firm of Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC was established4
in 1914 as the private practice of Mr. Cuthbert S. Baldwin and Mr. Edward Haspel in the5
great city of New Orleans, Louisiana; and6
WHEREAS, in 2007, the law firm of Baldwin Haspel merged with the venerable law7
firm of Burke & Mayer to form Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC; and8
WHEREAS, in 2014, Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC is celebrating one9
hundred years of continuous legal service; and10
WHEREAS, Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC today continues to provide top11
quality legal services in the areas of taxation, mergers, and acquisitions, estate planning and12
succession, commercial litigation, insurance, and maritime law; and13
WHEREAS, the attorneys of Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC are regularly14
listed, ranked, and recognized as top attorneys in their practice areas; and15
WHEREAS, for one hundred years now, Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC16
attorneys have been committed to New Orleans and other Louisiana communities, serving17
on numerous boards, volunteering for numerous charity events, and donating legal services18
and funds to worthy causes; and19 HLS 14RS-5373 ORIGINAL
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WHEREAS, over the last one hundred years, Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC1
attorneys have served both the civic and legal community in the capacity of public officials,2
as well as appointed and elected judges on both the federal and state benches; and3
WHEREAS, in 1990, Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC was a founding member4
of MERITAS, a global alliance of one hundred and seventy-eight law firms located in more5
than eighty countries, which strives to provide quality, local counsel around the globe to its6
members; and7
WHEREAS, supported by the integrity of its founders and the numerous8
accomplishments of the Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC family, the firm is primed to9
extend its tradition, innovation, and success into a future of continued prominence in New10
Orleans.11
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby12
commend the achievements of Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC on its one hundredth13
anniversary and does hereby salute the profound legacy the attorneys of Baldwin Haspel14
Burke & Mayer, LLC have provided to the civic and legal community of Louisiana and the15
nation.16
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted17
to Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC.18
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Moreno HCR No. 196
Commends the law firm of Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC upon the occasion of its
one hundredth anniversary.