82R19693 MGR-D
By: Branch H.R. No. 1244
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Charles W. Matthews has been named as the recipient
of the 2011 Fellows Award from the Dallas Bar Foundation; and
WHEREAS, This award is given annually to a member of the
foundation who exemplifies a commitment to professionalism,
charitable works, and community service; in addition to being a
highly respected leader in the legal field, Mr. Matthews has
distinguished himself as an ardent advocate of pro bono legal
services; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Matthews is a 1967 graduate of The University of
Texas at Austin and earned his juris doctorate from the University
of Houston Law Center in 1970; he joined the Exxon Corporation's
litigation section as a trial attorney the following year, became
an associate general attorney in 1981, and was named general
counsel for the law department in 1992; three years later, he was
appointed vice president and general counsel of Exxon, and in that
capacity he coordinated the legal aspects of the merger between
Exxon and Mobil; and
WHEREAS, This skilled attorney has been named a distinguished
alumni of the University of Houston and has received the Alumnus of
the Year and Dean's awards from that university's school of law; he
was also the recipient of awards from the Dallas Business Journal
and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Matthews held the first general counsel seat on
the Texas Access to Justice Commission, and he has served as a
national trustee for the Southwest region of the Boys and Girls
Clubs of America, director and president of the University of
Houston Law Foundation, and director of the International
Association of Defense Counsel; moreover, he was the vice chair of
the board of the Center for American and International Law and
co-chaired the general counsel committee of the National Center for
State Courts; and
WHEREAS, Active in the American, Texas, Houston, and Dallas
Bar Associations, Mr. Matthews participates in many other
professional organizations and has served on the Cotton Bowl board
of directors; he has also served on the boards of the RAND Institute
for Civil Justice and The University of Texas Foundation, and he
chaired the UT Chancellor's Council; and
WHEREAS, Charles Matthews has set an example of leadership,
advocacy, and service to which all may aspire, and he is indeed
deserving of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Charles W. Matthews on his receipt
of the 2011 Fellows Award from the Dallas Bar Foundation 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. Matthews as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.