| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2168 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Kristina N. Kastl served with distinction as |
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| 6 | 6 | | president of the Dallas Bar Association during 2022; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, A leader in the city's legal community and a |
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| 8 | 8 | | longtime champion of women in the profession, Krisi Kastl |
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| 9 | 9 | | implemented a number of new initiatives during her tenure, |
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| 10 | 10 | | including the Trailblazers Program, CLE Abroad to the Netherlands, |
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| 11 | 11 | | and the Cannabis Law and Education Law Study Groups; the Dallas LGBT |
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| 12 | 12 | | Bar Association became an official affinity bar with a voting |
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| 13 | 13 | | director position for president and advisory director position for |
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| 14 | 14 | | president-elect of the DBA; moreover, she expanded the Relaunch! |
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| 15 | 15 | | Program; she also took the Dallas Bar Board and distinguished |
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| 16 | 16 | | guests to El Paso for the DBA Board Retreat, and they visited The |
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| 17 | 17 | | University of Texas at El Paso, L&J Cafe, Hotel Paso del Norte, and |
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| 18 | 18 | | the State Line; the Law Day Luncheon included an interview with |
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| 19 | 19 | | Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall, who presented all the award |
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| 20 | 20 | | winners with tickets to a team game; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Previously, Ms. Kastl served as president of the |
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| 22 | 22 | | Dallas Women Lawyers Association and of Texas Women Lawyers; she is |
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| 23 | 23 | | also a former chair of the American Association for Justice Women |
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| 24 | 24 | | Trial Lawyers Caucus, and she has served on the boards of the Texas |
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| 25 | 25 | | Trial Lawyers Association and the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association; |
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| 26 | 26 | | she has further given of her time and expertise to many other |
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| 27 | 27 | | professional organizations, among them the Dallas Hispanic Bar |
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| 28 | 28 | | Association and the Dallas Asian American Bar Association; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Kastl is the founder of Kastl Law, P.C., a |
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| 30 | 30 | | plaintiff's personal injury firm; with more than two decades of |
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| 31 | 31 | | experience, she has advocated for over 6,000 clients and tried |
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| 32 | 32 | | upwards of 75 cases that have gone to jury verdict; she holds |
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| 33 | 33 | | degrees from The University of Texas at El Paso, Texas Tech |
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| 34 | 34 | | University School of Law, and Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College, |
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| 35 | 35 | | and she is a certified mediator; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Through her deep commitment to the legal profession, |
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| 37 | 37 | | Krisi Kastl has earned the lasting respect and admiration of her |
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| 38 | 38 | | peers, and she may indeed reflect with pride on her work in |
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| 39 | 39 | | advancing the important mission of the Dallas Bar Association; now, |
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| 40 | 40 | | therefore, be it |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 42 | 42 | | Legislature hereby honor Kristina N. Kastl for her service as |
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| 43 | 43 | | president of the Dallas Bar Association and extend to her sincere |
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| 44 | 44 | | best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 46 | | prepared for Ms. Kastl as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 47 | 47 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 48 | 48 | | Neave Criado |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 51 | 51 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2168 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 52 | 52 | | 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 53 | 53 | | ______________________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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