HLS 14RS-5373 ORIGINAL Page 1 of 2 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 HCR NO. 196 Page 2 of 2 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.