SR586 - Recognizing G. David Smith for becoming president-elect of the State Bar of Texas.

          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 586          WHEREAS, G. David Smith of Rockwall is being sworn in as   president-elect of the State Bar of Texas on June 19, 2025; and          WHEREAS, A founding partner of Smith & Lee in Rockwall,   Mr. Smith has served the legal community in numerous capacities,   including president of the Rockwall County Bar Association and   member of the Rockwall County Bar Foundation board; he is also a   member of the Texas Bar College and a sustaining life fellow of the   Texas Bar Foundation; from 2021 to 2024, he represented District 1   on the State Bar of Texas board of directors; he currently serves on   the Pattern Jury Charges--Malpractice, Premises & Products   Committee, and he has contributed to a number of other committees   as well; and          WHEREAS, Mr. Smith graduated from The University of Texas of   the Permian Basin and Texas Tech University School of Law; in 1983,   he joined the firm of Brannan and Pipes in Odessa, and the following   year, he established the Law Offices of G. David Smith there; he   focused on criminal defense and civil litigation before relocating   in 1989 to Dallas, where he expanded his practice, gaining board   certification in personal injury trial law; since 2002, he has been   based in Rockwall, and the addition of his stepson, Ryan K. Lee, as a   partner led to the adoption of the firm's present-day name; today,   Mr. Smith has an extensive mediation practice along with his trial   work; and          WHEREAS, Active in the wider community, Mr. Smith has served   on the City of Rockwall Board of Review and the boards of two   nonprofit organizations benefiting low-income residents, the   Rockwall Housing Development Corporation and the Rockwall Grace   Center; he has also been a committee member of the City of Rockwall   Charter Review Commission; and          WHEREAS, David Smith has demonstrated a strong commitment   to the mission of the State Bar of Texas, and his knowledge and   experience will serve him well as he takes on his new   responsibilities; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th   Legislature, hereby congratulate G. David Smith on becoming   president-elect of the State Bar of Texas and extend to him   sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be   prepared for Mr. Smith as an expression of high regard from the   Texas Senate.     Hall, Hughes, Perry, Sparks           ____________________________________________________________         Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate         ____________________________________________________________         Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate                 ______________________________         President of the Senate                I hereby certify that the     above Resolution was adopted by     the Senate on May 27, 2025.                 ______________________________         Secretary of the Senate