SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 628
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
congratulate attorney Kelly-Ann F. Clarke on her election as
Chair of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division; and
WHEREAS, The American Bar Association Young Lawyers
Division represents a membership of over 153,000 young lawyers
from across the United States and seeks to assure that the legal
profession reflects the society it serves while providing young
lawyers with the tools and opportunity to succeed both
professionally and personally; and
WHEREAS, Kelly-Ann Clarke is an attorney with Greer, Herz
and Adams, LLP, and her practice focuses on complex commercial
litigation; she earned a bachelor's degree from Duke University
and a law degree from the University of Houston Law Center; she
was admitted to practice in Texas in 2000; and
WHEREAS, Born in Kingston, Jamaica, to Godfrey and Fayette
Clarke, Kelly-Ann Clarke immigrated to Houston with her family at
the age of six; she became a citizen of the United States on
November 26, 1996, which enabled her to experience the proudest
moment of her young life, the act of voting in her first
presidential election; and
WHEREAS, Kelly-Ann Clarke is an active leader in numerous
professional associations, including the Galveston County Young
Lawyers Association, the Texas Young Lawyers Association, the
American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, the As One
Foundation, and the Galveston Chamber of Commerce; and
WHEREAS, As a member of the Texas Young Lawyers Association
Board of Directors, she coproduced two significant historical
documentaries on civil rights, They Had a Dream Too: Young
Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement and Vote America! Honor the
Fight, Exercise Your Right, sharing a regional Emmy Award for the
former; as Chair of the Young Lawyers Division, she plans to
continue to educate others on the importance of civil rights and
the importance of civil duty; and
WHEREAS, Kelly-Ann Clarke is a role model for all young
Texans and a valued asset to the Texas legal community, and she
deserves recognition for her many accomplishments; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
Legislature, hereby congratulate Kelly-Ann F. Clarke on her
election as Chair of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers
Division and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued
success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
Ellis
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 15, 2009.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate