| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2777 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Mitchell Craig Chaney of Brownsville has |
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| 6 | 6 | | distinguished himself over the course of his legal career, and it is |
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| 7 | 7 | | indeed a pleasure to recognize his outstanding achievements; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The son of Ernie Joe and Margie Lee Hall Chaney, |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mitchell Chaney was born on June 15, 1956, in Kansas City, Missouri; |
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| 10 | 10 | | he went on to earn a bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas |
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| 11 | 11 | | in 1978 and a juris doctor degree from the institution's School of |
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| 12 | 12 | | Law in 1981; the following year, he married the former Susan |
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| 13 | 13 | | Kathleen Cannon, and the couple are the proud parents of two |
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| 14 | 14 | | children, Nell Katherine and James Stuart; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, On concluding his studies, Mr. Chaney relocated to |
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| 16 | 16 | | Brownsville and became an associate at Royston, Rayzor, Vickery, |
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| 17 | 17 | | and Williams; in 1986, he joined Rodriguez and Colvin, and he |
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| 18 | 18 | | remains a partner in the firm, which is known today as Colvin, |
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| 19 | 19 | | Chaney, Saenz and Rodriguez, L.L.P., and has a reputation as one of |
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| 20 | 20 | | the leading corporate litigation and insurance defense firms in |
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| 21 | 21 | | South Texas; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Highly regarded by his colleagues, Mr. Chaney has |
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| 23 | 23 | | been named a Texas Super Lawyer, and he serves on the board of the |
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| 24 | 24 | | Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Inc.; a member of the State |
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| 25 | 25 | | Bar of Texas, he has also been affiliated with such organizations as |
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| 26 | 26 | | the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Bar Association of the |
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| 27 | 27 | | Fifth Federal Circuit, the National Association of Railroad Trial |
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| 28 | 28 | | Counsel, the Cameron County Bar Association, and the Texas Criminal |
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| 29 | 29 | | Defense Lawyers Association; in addition, he has been active in his |
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| 30 | 30 | | community, and he was president of the City of Brownsville Heritage |
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| 31 | 31 | | Council; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Through the years, Mitchell Chaney has demonstrated |
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| 33 | 33 | | the utmost dedication to his family and to his profession, and he is |
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| 34 | 34 | | an inspiration to all who know him; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature hereby honor Mitchell Craig Chaney on his accomplished |
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| 37 | 37 | | career and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success |
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| 38 | 38 | | and happiness; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for Mr. Chaney as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 41 | 41 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Pea |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2777 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 46 | 46 | | 31, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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