H.R. No. 991
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Richard Mithoff of Houston was named the recipient
of the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Texas Law Alumni
Association; and
WHEREAS, A member of The University of Texas School of Law
Class of 1971, Richard Mithoff is consistently ranked among the top
trial lawyers in the country; his diverse client list has ranged
from the Texas Heart Institute to Willie Nelson to the family of
police-shooting victim Pedro Oregon; over the years, he has
represented BP shareholders in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
litigation and Harris County in the tobacco and Volkswagen matters,
among other high-profile cases; he has served his profession as a
member of the Supreme Court of Texas Committee on Judicial
Appointments and the State Bar of Texas Committee on Pattern Jury
Charges and as special assistant disciplinary counsel to the Texas
Commission for Lawyer Discipline; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Mithoff assisted in the establishment of the Joe
Jamail Endowment for Legal Services for Veterans through Texas
Access to Justice; a trustee of the UT Texas Law School Foundation,
he has endowed a series of scholarships at his alma mater, and he
and his wife, Ginni, are major benefactors of the UT Law School
Foundation and the Richard and Ginni Mithoff Pro Bono Program; the
couple also donated $10 million to the Harris County Hospital
District Foundation for the creation of the Children's Health Fund,
and with their son, Michael, and his wife, Melissa, they
spearheaded the $35 million capital campaign for the Children's
Museum of Houston; in addition, Mr. and Mrs. Mithoff have given
generously of their time and resources to UTHealth, Family Services
of Greater Houston, the Houston Chronicle's Goodfellows Program,
and many other worthy causes; and
WHEREAS, Widely admired for both his professional
accomplishments and his philanthropic endeavors, Richard Mithoff
has been the recipient of myriad accolades, and he is richly
deserving of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Richard Mithoff on his receipt of
the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Texas Law Alumni
Association 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. Mithoff as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Longoria
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 991 was adopted by the House on April
12, 2019, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House