House
Resolution
119
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Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
119
BY
JACOBSEN
A
Resolution
honoring
Captain
Nicholas
Critelli,
Jr.,
1
Esq.,
for
his
years
of
service
in
the
United
States
2
Coast
Guard
Auxiliary,
Iowa
Flotilla.
3
WHEREAS,
Captain
Nicholas
Critelli,
Jr.,
Esq.,
is
a
4
Des
Moines
native
who
obtained
a
law
degree
from
Drake
5
University
Law
School
and
has
practiced
law
for
more
6
than
four
decades
in
Iowa
and
as
an
English
barrister;
7
and
8
WHEREAS,
Captain
Critelli
is
a
past
president
of
9
the
American
Academy
of
Alternate
Dispute
Resolution
10
Attorneys,
the
Iowa
State
Bar
Association,
and
the
Iowa
11
Academy
of
Trial
Lawyers;
currently
serves
as
chair
of
12
the
Ethics
and
Practice
Guidelines
Committee
of
the
13
Iowa
State
Bar
Association;
and
is
a
fellow
of
the
14
American
College
of
Trial
Lawyers,
the
International
15
Society
of
Barristers,
and
the
American
Board
of
Trial
16
Advocates;
and
17
WHEREAS,
Captain
Critelli
is
listed
as
one
of
the
18
“Best
Lawyers
in
America”
by
Best
Lawyers
in
America
19
for
Business
and
Commercial
Litigation,
rated
as
a
20
“Super
Lawyer”
by
Super
Lawyers
in
Litigation,
and
21
is
“AV”
rated
by
Martindale
Hubbell
and
Chambers
22
International
Law
List;
and
23
WHEREAS,
after
visiting
an
English
courtroom
in
24
1986,
Captain
Critelli
decided
to
pursue
the
five-year
25
process
of
becoming
a
barrister
including
reattending
26
law
school,
undergoing
advocate
training,
and
taking
27
courses
from
the
Inns
of
Court,
City
University
of
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and
their
tests,
and
took
the
bar
examination
1
before
being
called
to
the
Bar;
and
2
WHEREAS,
after
September
11,
2001,
Captain
Critelli
3
felt
the
need
to
give
something
back
to
society
and
4
volunteered
with
the
Civil
Air
Patrol;
and
5
WHEREAS,
in
2008
at
the
age
of
65,
Captain
Critelli
6
joined
the
United
States
Coast
Guard
Auxiliary,
a
7
volunteer
force
that
was
organized
in
1939;
and
8
WHEREAS,
in
2010,
Captain
Critelli
was
awarded
the
9
rank
of
captain;
and
10
WHEREAS,
in
2018,
Captain
Critelli
was
the
recipient
11
of
the
Ten
Years
of
Service
Award
from
the
United
12
States
Coast
Guard
Auxiliary,
Flotilla
4;
and
13
WHEREAS,
both
in
his
public
career
and
private
life,
14
Captain
Critelli
has
been
a
tireless
advocate
regarding
15
international
litigation,
domestic
and
international
16
arbitration
and
mediation,
intellectual
property,
and
17
computer-assisted
litigation;
NOW
THEREFORE,
18
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
That
19
the
House
of
Representatives
thanks
Captain
Nicholas
20
Critelli,
Jr.,
Esq.,
for
his
service
of
over
a
decade
21
in
the
United
States
Coast
Guard
Auxiliary,
and
decades
22
of
service
to
the
legal
profession,
and
wishes
him
and
23
his
family
the
best
in
the
years
to
come.
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