82R11372 JNC-D
By: Dutton H.R. No. 700
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Michelle Wittenburg celebrated her 40th birthday on
February 25, 2011, and that special occasion provides an opportune
time to reflect on her many notable achievements; and
WHEREAS, After earning her bachelor's degree from Texas Tech
University, Ms. Wittenburg attended The University of Texas School
of Law and the South Texas College of Law, from which she graduated
with honors in 2002; during the course of her studies, she served as
a law clerk with the firms of Shook, Hardy & Bacon and Vinson &
Elkins and as an intern with the Honorable Nathan Hecht of the Texas
Supreme Court and the Honorable Lee Yeakel of the Third Court of
Appeals; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Wittenburg became an associate with Holland &
Knight in 2002 and went on to work for the Texas House of
Representatives as general counsel and a policy analyst for Speaker
Tom Craddick; following a tenure with Hance Scarborough Wright, she
established Wittenburg & Associates in 2005; and
WHEREAS, Before attending law school, Ms. Wittenburg served
as finance director and deputy campaign manager for Texas
Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn, in whose employ she also
worked as an executive assistant; moreover, she previously worked
for the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and as political
director and press secretary for State Senator Bill Sims; and
WHEREAS, Michelle Wittenburg is a highly accomplished and
admired member of the legal community in Texas, and she is indeed
deserving of recognition for four decades of life well lived; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Michelle Wittenburg on her 40th
birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Wittenburg as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.