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W. Clyde Lemon Attorney At Law P.L.L.C. 5718 Westheimer, Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77057 Tel: (281) 335-6465 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 331207 Houston, Texas 77233 Clyde.Lemon@earthlink.net PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Solo Practitioner- January 1, 2011-Current -Successfully represented elected official in maintaining their elected position. -Negotiated settlement which assisted client in avoiding a $10,000 compliance penalty -Serves as guardian and attorney ad litem in probate and civil courts. -Engaged in a litigation practice in civil, criminal, county, and probate court -Assisting governmental relations clients with the timely identification of state legislative/regulatory issues; preparing a strategy, theme, and message to address the issues; preparing for meetings with legislators/regulatory personnel; preparing for testimony before legislative/regulatory bodies -Successfully defended trustee in civil district court to dissolution of trust challenge filed by beneficiary. District Clerk of Galveston County-Director Governmental Affairs-November 2008-December 2010 -Created Standard Operating Procedures/Professional Development training for staff of 30 persons on Affidavits of Indigence and records management to comply with statutes and regulations -Coordinated timely compliance with House Bill 3352 of 81st Legislature; (Coordinated research and reporting with District Attorney, Texas Health and Human Service Commission, and probate courts) -Initiated and coordinated passage of court record digitization funding during (2009), House Bill 3637.Prepared substantive recommendations with respect to proposed legislation for County and District Clerk Association -Collaborated with senior state executive/legislative branch officials and staff to secure passage, amend or defeat select legislation. Coordinated legislative strategy/testimony on select legislation with Texas Association of Counties and other professional and community associations -Represented the District Clerk in meetings and negotiated a records preservation strategy with County and District Clerk Association; court leaders and negotiated a records preservation strategy which resulted in the creation of a state wide task force -Provided legal advice and support to staff of 30 persons on Texas Open Records Act/records retention, compliance with Texas Rules of Criminal/Civil Procedure, Attorney General Opinions and case law. -Featured in publication, Texas Lawyer, (September 2009) for successfully coordinating passage of legislation to enact fee to digitize court records and preserve historic court records. District Clerk of Harris County-Director Legislative Affairs-April 2000-November 2008 -Provided advice to line and senior management for staff in four (4) departments of 500 persons by accurate interpretation of statutes, case law, Rules of Civil/Criminal Procedure, Attorney General Opinions, legislative intent, and federal (Code of Federal Regulations)/state (Texas Administrative Code). -Initiated grant requests that contributed to raising in excess of 1 million dollars for records preservation -Improved customer service by working with management team to provide training for in excess of 500 persons on the Public Information Act/State Privacy Laws and other subjects -Principal coordinator and author Texas legislative initiatives: (2007) House Bill 1303 Requirements applicable to orders of expunction or nondisclosure and protection of information in those orders; (2005) House Bill 413 Relating to the manner of providing notice of petition or order of expunction or nondisclosure. Senate Bill 526 Relating to the records management and preservation fee; (2003) House Bill 2886 Relating to certificates and reports filed with the Bureau of Vital Statistics -Represented the District Clerk in meetings with County Attorney, Attorney General of Texas, Texas Association of Counties, and other stakeholders. -Drafted the office Privacy Policy for inclusion on web site Solo Practitioner, Practicing civil and criminal litigation in state, county, probate, and federal court, August 1993- April 2000 1996-2000-Served as Guardian ad Litem and Attorney ad Litem in mental health, heirship, guardianship cases. 1993-2000-Lead counsel in civil/criminal jury trials. Defended the Constitutional Rights of individuals and small businesses by trials and other court appearances in federal, district, probate, and county court -Assisted in the settlement of in excess of 20 cases involving injured minors, as Guardian/Attorney Ad Litem Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Sales/Allstate Insurance Sales Captain, United States Marine Corps, (Awarded the Navy Achievement Medal) LICENSE: State Bar of Texas; Southern District of Texas-Federal Court. EDUCATION: Juris Doctor, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University Houston, Texas Bachelor of Arts Political Science, Minor Economics; Prairie View University, Prairie View, Texas PROFESSIONAL: -Department of Veteran Affairs Fiduciary 2019-Current -State Bar of Texas: Member Jury Service Committee 2005-2011: (Chairman Jury Service Best Practices subcommittee) -Texas Supreme Court, Ancillary Proceedings Task Force, 2008-2010 -Volunteer Legal Counsel, 5th Marine Division Association, 2008-2010 -Completed Privacy: The New Management Imperative Course, Southern Methodist University, 2001 -Legal Advisor U.M.W. Scottish Rite Grand Lodge, A.F. & A.M. of Texas 2011-2024 -Volunteer attorney Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program, 1994-1999 CIVIC: -Coordinated successful campaign to have clemency granted to 110 Camp Logan soldiers 2016-2023 -Boy Scouts of America-Merit Badge Counselor (Citizenship in Community/Nation)-2006-2018 -Scholarship America-National Advisory Board, 2008-2012 (Internal Audit committee member 2008-2009) -Grand Jury Commissioner, 228th District Court (2007, 2004); 180th District Court (2002) -Houston Fundraising Committee for Martin Luther King National Memorial, 2003 -Center for Hearing and Speech Board of Directors, 1998-2002 -Trustee Houston Independent School District, 1995-1997 (Superintendent’s Evaluation Committee) -Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Life Member -Marine Corps League, Life Member PERSONAL: Golf/Baseball; Private Pesticide Applicator License, Texas Department of Agriculture