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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
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 27, 2025.
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Secretary of the Senate