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          R E S O L U T I O N
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               WHEREAS, Brian J. Fischer has been named a recipient of the  | 
      
      
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        2015 President's Award by the Houston Bar Association; and | 
      
      
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               WHEREAS, The program chair for the association's Juvenile Law  | 
      
      
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        Section, Mr. Fischer shares the award with the section's chair,  | 
      
      
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        Judge Michael Schneider of the 315th District Court; thanks to  | 
      
      
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        their leadership and to the vital assistance of the dedicated board  | 
      
      
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        members, the Juvenile Law Section was also recognized as  | 
      
      
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        Outstanding Section; it has sponsored two extremely successful  | 
      
      
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        two-day conferences attended by juvenile law practitioners from  | 
      
      
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        across the state; these intensive educational programs both  | 
      
      
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        featured experts who helped participants learn how to better  | 
      
      
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        represent their juvenile clients in matters that could have  | 
      
      
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        enormous implications for their future; and | 
      
      
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               WHEREAS, Mr. Fischer has also worked diligently in behalf of  | 
      
      
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        the section's charitable endeavors, which include support of the  | 
      
      
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        Harvest Celebration, the Criss Cole Children's Fund, the Harris  | 
      
      
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        County Juvenile Courts, and the State Bar of Texas Juvenile Law  | 
      
      
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        Section scholarship fund for young parolees; in addition, the  | 
      
      
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        section made a large donation to the Houston Alumni and Youth Center  | 
      
      
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        to purchase necessities for teens aging out of foster care and  | 
      
      
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        embarking on independent lives; and | 
      
      
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               WHEREAS, Through his skill, vision, and commitment to  | 
      
      
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        excellence, Brian Fischer has contributed significantly to the  | 
      
      
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        effectiveness of the Juvenile Law Section, and in so doing, he has  | 
      
      
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        earned the respect and admiration of his colleagues; now,  | 
      
      
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        therefore, be it | 
      
      
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               RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas  | 
      
      
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        Legislature hereby congratulate Brian J. Fischer on his receipt of  | 
      
      
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        a 2015 President's Award from the Houston Bar Association and  | 
      
      
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        extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it  | 
      
      
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        further | 
      
      
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               RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be  | 
      
      
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        prepared for Mr. Fischer as an expression of high regard by the  | 
      
      
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        Texas House of Representatives. |