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1		-	H.C.R. No. 75
	1	+	87R16366 TBO-D
	2	+	By: Smith H.C.R. No. 75
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4		-	~~HOUSE~~ CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	5	+	CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
5	6		WHEREAS, The untimely death of noted attorney and admired
6	7		civic leader Clyde Moody Siebman on March 4, 2021, at the age of 62,
7	8		brought a great loss to his family, his friends, and the legal
8	9		community in Texas and beyond; and
9	10		WHEREAS, Born in Sherman on November 26, 1958, to Newell and
10	11		Carol Siebman, Clyde Siebman grew up in Pottsboro and Plano with the
11	12		companionship of his beloved sister, Annette, and numerous dear
12	13		cousins; he received a dual bachelor's degree in business
13	14		administration and psychology at Southern Methodist University,
14	15		and while completing his juris doctor degree at SMU Dedman School of
15	16		Law, he met his future wife, Carol Ann Mumm; they became the proud
16	17		parents of a daughter, Elizabeth, and they were eventually blessed
17	18		with a granddaughter, Kendall; and
18	19		WHEREAS, Mr. Siebman began his career as a law clerk for U.S.
19	20		District Judge Paul Brown, inaugural judge of the Eastern District
20	21		of Texas; in 1991, he became a founding partner of Siebman, Forrest,
21	22		Burg, & Smith, known as Siebman & Siebman during the years he
22	23		practiced with his wife, before she joined the judiciary; today,
23	24		the firm has offices in Sherman and four other cities, and the legal
24	25		team includes his daughter, Elizabeth Siebman Forrest, a named
25	26		partner, and his niece, Becca Skupin, an associate; and
26	27		WHEREAS, A national expert in intellectual property law,
27	28		Mr. Siebman began handling such cases even before the Eastern
28	29		District became a preferred venue for patent litigation; he was
29	30		heavily involved in the New York Intellectual Property Law
30	31		Association, the Leahy Institute of Advanced Patent Studies, and
31	32		the Sedona Conference; moreover, he was frequently called upon to
32	33		moderate judicial panels and appear at legal conferences across the
33	34		country; he also visited Chinese universities with a delegation of
34	35		attorneys and judges and lectured on U.S. trial practices; among
35	36		myriad accolades, he was recognized by The Best Lawyers in America
36	37		as 2018 Dallas/Fort Worth Lawyer of the Year for Patent Litigation
37	38		and 2020 Dallas/Fort Worth Lawyer of the Year for Copyright
38	39		Litigation; and
39	40		WHEREAS, Mr. Siebman regularly represented clients in
40	41		complex commercial litigation in the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of
41	42		Appeals, as well as other venues, and he served his profession in
42	43		numerous leadership roles; committed to innovation, he chaired the
43	44		advisory board of the Institute for Law and Technology and served as
44	45		an ex officio member of the board; he worked tirelessly in behalf of
45	46		his colleagues in East Texas, founding the district's bar
46	47		association and serving as its president; moreover, he was the
47	48		driving force behind the association's Bench-Bar Conference of the
48	49		Eastern District of Texas, one of the nation's foremost legal
49	50		programs, and served as chair for a quarter century; he made further
50	51		contributions as a member of several Eastern District committees
51	52		and the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors; and
52	53		WHEREAS, Highly engaged in civic life, Mr. Siebman served as
53	54		Republican Party chair in Grayson County and as a member of the
54	55		State Republican Executive Committee; he energetically supported
55	56		GOP candidates at all levels and was instrumental in the ascendance
56	57		of the Republican Party in the county and the state; nevertheless,
57	58		he was happy to reach across the aisle in the public interest, and
58	59		he received plaudits in the Eastern District for his work with a
59	60		prominent local Democrat to fill vacant federal judgeships; in
60	61		2000, he was a member of the Presidential Electoral College; and
61	62		WHEREAS, Mr. Siebman served on the Red River Boundary
62	63		Commission and played a key role in resolving a dispute between
63	64		Texas and Oklahoma dating back to the Louisiana Purchase; as
64	65		conservator of the Riverbend Water Resource District, he helped
65	66		settle a decades-long legal battle over water issues in East Texas
66	67		and Southwest Arkansas, and he was appointed in 2017 to the Red
67	68		River Interstate Compact Commission; he also served as chair of the
68	69		North Texas Regional Airport Board and of the Grayson County
69	70		Regional Mobility Authority; and
70	71		WHEREAS, Clyde Siebman made a tremendous positive impact
71	72		through his professional and civic contributions, earning the high
72	73		esteem of all who knew him, but he will be remembered equally for
73	74		his warmth, integrity, and kindness; now, therefore, be it
74	75		RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas
75	76		hereby pay tribute to the life of Clyde Moody Siebman and extend
76	77		sincere condolences to his loved ones; and, be it further
77	78		RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
78	79		prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
79	80		Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of
80	81		Clyde Moody Siebman.
81		-	Smith
82		-	______________________________ ______________________________
83		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
84		-	I certify that H.C.R. No. 75 was unanimously adopted by a
85		-	rising vote of the House on April 1, 2021.
86		-	______________________________
87		-	Chief Clerk of the House
88		-	I certify that H.C.R. No. 75 was unanimously adopted by a
89		-	rising vote of the Senate on April 12, 2021.
90		-	______________________________
91		-	Secretary of the Senate
92		-	APPROVED: __________________
93		-	Date
94		-	__________________
95		-	Governor