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