Bill Text: TX HR145 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Victoria Neave on her election as chair of the Southeast Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-26 - Reported enrolled [HR145 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR145-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 145 |
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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. | ||
Rose | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 145 was adopted by the House on July | ||
25, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||