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handle is hein.barjournals/hdba0038 and id is 1 raw text is: Dallas Bar Association . . . .... Sally Crawford to be Inaugurated as 104th DBA President On Saturday January 19, 2013, the Dallas Bar Association will begin a year of Celebration and Rededication with the inauguration of Sally L. Crawford as its 104th president. A 1986 Order of the Coif graduate of SMU School of Law, Ms. Crawford has been a partner at Jones Day since 1996. Her practice focuses on merg- ers and acquisitions, corporate finance and general corporate law, with particular concentration in the representation of privately held companies in the technology, trans- portation, manufacturing and ser- vice industries-a nice complement to her pre-law profession. A Columbus, Ohio native, Ms. Crawford moved to the Dallas area in 1977 after marrying John Craw- ford. She began working at Conti- Sa nental Mechanical Corp. where sheSaly L. Gravy rose through the ranks to the position of Vice President-Administration. She worked exten- sively with outside counsel, and it was there that she was encouraged to go to law school. Upon graduation from SMU, Ms. Crawford spent two years at Brice & Mankoff before join- ing Jones Day in 1988 as an associate. And the rest, as they say, is history. The eighth woman President of the Dallas Bar Association, Ms. Crawford has been recognized as one of the Best Women Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine and in Texas Super Lawyers. In 2011, she was recognized by Altrusa International of Richardson as one of the Outstanding Women of Today and by the University of Texas at Dallas as a Distinguished Alumni. At Jones Day Ms. Crawford is a member of the firm's diversity committee and has served as the Dallas Office Public Service Coordinator for many years. Her true passion lies in pro bono work and helping those less fortunate. She has been named Pro Bono Coordinator of the Year by the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program (DVAP) and played no small part in Jones Day's DVAP Pro Bono Firm of the Year and the W. Frank Newton Pro Bono Services Awards. Ms. Crawford has contributed to pro bono causes at every level, donating countless hours to pro bono representation and countless more hours to mentoring attorneys with their own pro bono cases. She began doing pro bono work in1986, as a newly licensed attorney when she took her first assignment from the local legal aid clinic. On that auspicious day, Ms. Crawford was assigned a simple divorce case that ended up being the most complicated pro bono matter she has handled to date. With a little help from a seasoned family lawyer she marched into court as a first year corporate lawyer and successfully pro- tected her first family law client. Ms. Crawford was not deterred by the challenge and has since completed hundreds of pro bono cases through legal aid and devoted thousands of hours of her time to assist individuals that would not other- wise have access to legal representation. Sally Crawford does not 'do' pro bono work, giving back to the community is the way she lives her life, said Charolette Noel, a tax partner in Jones Day's Dallas office. At Jones Day and in the Dallas bar community, Ms. Crawford is affection- ately known as the queen of pro bono. In addition to her pro bono work, Ms. Crawford has contrib- uted to many other worthwhile causes, including participating as a director and officer of the Dallas Entrepreneurship Institute, Col- lege of the State Bar of Texas, DBA Community Service Fund and Con- sumer Credit Counseling Services of Greater Dallas. She is a Fellow of the Dallas Bar Foundation and of the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Foundation. She also serves on the board of the Richardson Symphony and is a Big in the Big 9rd Brothers Big Sisters mentoring pro- gram. This impressive resume, however, barely begins to describe Ms. Crawford's contribution to the Dallas community. She has served on the board of the DBA since 2004 and has been a long-time member of the DBA Securities, Merg- ers & Acquisitions and Corporate Counsel Sec- tions, the State Bar Business Law and Corporate Counsel Sections, the State Bar College and the Pro Bono College of the State Bar. And she does all this while maintaining her busy practice in Jones Day's transactional practice group. In her role at Jones Day, Ms. Crawford dis- plays the same dedication to clients that she has demonstrated with her service to the bar. Steven Stennett, a partner at Jones Day, recalled work- ing with Sally over the last 12 years, The rapport Sally has with her clients is incredible. They look to her as more than just someone who provides legal advice, she is a part of their team, a trusted advisor. I have always strived to have the same relationships with my clients and to serve them with the same level of respect that Sally does. We are lucky to count Sally Crawford as a leader in our community. Ms. Crawford spends her free time with her daughter Elizabeth Field, who lives in Oklahoma and is following in her mother's footsteps as a tax attorney. She also enjoys spending time with her many nieces and nephews. Service to the needy, mentoring to young attorneys and counseling to global businesses is all in a day's work for Sally Crawford. She is a superlative example of what we can all accom- plish for our community, our profession and our clients. The DBA is fortunate to have Ms. Crawford at the helm in 2013, and we wish her continued success as we celebrate all that we have achieved together in past years and rededi- cate ourselves to serving our community and our profession. HN Lea C. Dearing is an associate at Munsch Hardt and is Co-Chair of the Publications Committee. She can be reached at Idearing@munsch.com. Al Ellis to Receive 2013 MLK Justice Award As we reflect on 2012 and prepare for the New Year, January also brings us a time to reflect upon and celebrate the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In honor of his leg- acy, the Dallas Bar Association recog- nizes attorneys and others whose lives inspire and reflect the values of cour- age, truth, justice, compassion, dig- nity, humility and Al Ellis service-the prin- ciples embodied by Dr. King. On Janu- ary 21, 2013, the Dallas Bar Associa- tion will honor Al Ellis with the Mar- tin Luther King, Jr. Justice Award. Mr. Ellis, a Dallas Bar Association past president and community leader, is Of Counsel at Sommerman & Que- sada, L.L.P. After receiving his bache- lor's degree from the University of Texas at Arlington, Mr. Ellis served a tour of duty in Vietnam as a captain in the U.S. Army Airborne Infantry. When his service was complete, he returned to Dallas and entered SMU School of Law, serving as chief counsel for the SMU Legal Clinic and on the board of editors for the Journal of Air Law and Commerce. He earned his law degree in 1971 and has been admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and all federal and state courts in Texas. Mr. Ellis is a tireless advocate for his clients and in his successful 40-year career has tried more than 170 jury tri- als. He has held numerous leadership positions in the community including President of the Dallas Bar Association in 1990. During his year as President, the DBA took three significant steps. First, the Board of Directors passed a resolu- tion recognizing the contribution of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to the promo- tion of civil rights, vowing to honor him with an appropriate celebration on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Sec- ond, the Board of Directors voted to make the Presidents of the minority bar Associations voting members of the Dallas Bar Board of Directors and third, a task force was appointed to develop the DBAs Long Range Plan for Inclu- sion, which aimed to substantially increase diversity in the profession. I cannot think of anyone more deserving of this award, said DBA President Sally Crawford. Al's dedi- cation to the promotion and imple- mentation of inclusion in the bar asso- ciation has made a real and permanent difference in our bar. Also during his presidency, Mr. Ellis formed the Community Involve- ment Committee and through this Committee, Mr. Ellis along with Rex Spivey initiated the Home Project by partnering with Habitat for Humanity to build a home for an area family each year. To date, the DBA is the longest- serving whole-house sponsor and has built 22 homes for families in the Dal- las area. As a result of this program Mr. Ellis became a core volunteer for Dallas Habitat for Humanity, has participated in building over a hundred homes in Dallas and has built homes with the Carter Work Project in Viet Nam, the Gulf Coast and Haiti. Mr. Ellis' additional past leadership roles include: presidencies of the Dal- las Trial Lawyers Association, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, Ameri- can Board of Trial Advocates (Dallas Chapter) ,Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism, Dallas Council on Alcoholism, Dallas All Sports Associa- tion tournament director for the Dallas Regional Golden Gloves Tournament for 20 years and many more. While his list of community service work is long and varied, so too are his numerous awards and honors. Among the many accolades he has received are the Justinian Award presented by the Dallas Lawyers Auxiliary, UTA Dis- tinguished Alumni Award, J.L. Turner Legal Association C.B. Bunkley Award, Dallas Minority Attorney Program Legacy Award, Dallas Trial Lawyers Distinguished Community Involve- ment Award, the Leon Jaworski Award for Teaching Excellence, the Nancy Garms Memorial Award for Outstand- ing contributions to Law-Focused Edu- cation, the Texas Bar Foundation Dan Price Memorial Award, the State Bar College Professionalism Award and he has been named to Texas Month- ly's Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America. I have been blessed to have received several outstanding awards during my 40 years of community and professional involvement. While it would be unfair to say any one award is more meaningful than another, to receive the MLK Jr. Justice Award is humbling and touches my heart and soul as no other recognition has. Mar- tin Luther King Jr. is a hero of mine. To receive an award named for this great believer in equality and justice is sim- ply mind boggling. The DBA is proud to honor Mr. Ellis with this important award. Mem- bers of the DBA and the community are invited to attend the Martin Luther King, Jr. Justice Award luncheon on January 21, noon, at Belo to honor Mr. Ellis. To make reservations for the lun- cheon contact Biri Avina at bavina@ dallasbar.org. A plated lunch will be served ($12.76). HN Jessica D. Smith is the DBA's Communitions/Media Director and cn be reachedatismih@dallasbar.org. 5 Slack & Davis, L.L.P. I Making a Difference 9 Is Appropriation Art Ever Appropriate? 1 1 15 Minutes of Fame: Reality TV contracts 1 3Use Unlicensed Music in Wedding Films at Your Peril vfo

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