Bill Text: TX HR557 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Katherine Chiarello on receiving the Litigation/Appellate Attorney Award from the Travis County Women Lawyers' Association.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-30 - Reported enrolled [HR557 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR557-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 557 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Katherine Chiarello is being honored by the Travis | ||
| County Women Lawyers' Association with the Litigation/Appellate | ||
| Attorney Award on April 20, 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A partner at Wittliff Cutter in Austin, | ||
| Ms. Chiarello is an experienced lawyer who has represented both | ||
| small and large businesses, as well as individuals; equally adept | ||
| at defense and prosecution, she is frequently first chair or | ||
| co-chair on cases, and she has served as a litigator, arbitrator, | ||
| mediator, and internal investigator; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Chiarello earned a bachelor's degree from | ||
| Trinity University in 1995 and a law degree with honors from The | ||
| University of Texas School of Law in 1998; she started her legal | ||
| career at Williams & Connolly in Washington, D.C., and went on to | ||
| practice with Austin trial lawyer Shannon Ratliff until 2016, when | ||
| she joined Wittliff Cutter; she has also been retained as local | ||
| counsel for many out-of-town firms; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Active in her professional community, Ms. Chiarello | ||
| has held membership with a number of organizations, including the | ||
| Travis County Women Lawyers' Association and the Texas State Bar | ||
| Association; moreover, she has served as a mentor to many young | ||
| attorneys, and she works tirelessly to increase voter turnout; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Admired for her keen intellect, dedication, and | ||
| kindness, Katherine Chiarello has upheld the highest standards of | ||
| her profession, and she is indeed deserving of this most recent | ||
| honor; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Katherine Chiarello on receiving | ||
| the Litigation/Appellate Attorney Award from the Travis County | ||
| Women Lawyers' Association and extend to her sincere best wishes | ||
| for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Chiarello as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Guerra | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 557 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 30, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
