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By: Rose H.R. No. 145
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Victoria Neave has been elected chair of the
Southeast Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; and
WHEREAS, A native of Dallas, Ms. Neave has amassed an
impressive resume in law and social advocacy; she is a 2009 magna
cum laude graduate of the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas
Southern University, and, while there, she received myriad awards
for her academic excellence and her performance in moot court and
other competitions; and
WHEREAS, Early in her career, Ms. Neave worked pro bono for
nonprofit organizations, including the League of United Latin
American Citizens; during that time, she provided counsel on a
range of legal issues, mediated meetings involving government
entities, successfully represented low-income families, and
assisted in the design of a dropout prevention program that won a
$20,000 grant; a member of the board of directors for a center
serving low-income seniors, she also co-chaired the 2010 Latino
Elderly Conference to inform senior citizens of their legal rights;
and
WHEREAS, In 2011, Ms. Neave joined Weil, Gotshal & Manges, a
top-ranked international law firm, where she handled a number of
high-profile cases in behalf of major corporate clients; she
continued to provide pro bono assistance as Weil's 2012
Lend-A-Lawyer to the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program and as part
of a team that successfully argued for a Texas inmate's
compensation in a wrongful imprisonment case; in addition to these
responsibilities, she offered counsel in family law, probate, and
civil proceedings; and
WHEREAS, This distinguished legal professional most recently
opened her own practice, the Victoria Neave Law Firm, which serves
clients across Texas; she is the current vice president of the board
of La Voz del Anciano, which ministers to the needs of the elderly
population in Dallas, as well as a board member of the Dallas
Hispanic Bar Association and the co-chair of its pro bono
committee; a member of the 2012 Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
Leadership Class, she now serves as a representative for the states
of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana in the Hispanic
National Bar Association Young Lawyers Division; and
WHEREAS, Engaged in her community and dedicated to her
profession, Victoria Neave brings energy and commitment to her
duties as chair of the Southeast Dallas Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce, and she may reflect with pride on her achievements thus
far as she takes on this challenging new role; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Victoria
Neave on her election as chair of the Southeast Dallas Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce and the opening of her own law practice and
extend to her sincere best wishes for a productive and rewarding
future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Neave as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.