[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 4, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E287]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 A TRIBUTE TO THOMAS PATRICK BECK RECIPIENT OF THE 2008 DONALD WRIGHT 
                                 AWARD

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 4, 2008

  Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Thomas Patrick Beck 
upon receiving the prestigious Donald Wright Award for distinguished 
service to the community from the Pasadena Bar Association.
  Mr. Beck is a founding partner of Thon, Beck & Vanni, formerly known 
as Thon & Beck, a highly rated and respected law firm in Pasadena, 
California, that is celebrating thirty years of existence. Thon, Beck & 
Vanni specializes in representing seriously injured tort victims.
  A member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Tom is 
enthusiastically involved in all aspects of his profession. He is a 
past president of the Pasadena Bar Association, a former board of 
trustee member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and was on 
the Los Angeles Superior Court Bench and Committee. He is a former 
president of the Irish American Bar Association and is a founding 
member of the Cowboy Lawyers Association.
  Mr. Beck's professional accomplishments include being a three-time 
nominee for Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association's (now known as 
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles) Trial Lawyer of the 
Year, and his recent election as a Fellow of the American College of 
Trial Lawyers.
  Tom is an active participant in many community organizations. Some of 
his past volunteer affiliations include the Pasadena Tournament of 
Roses Association, Loyola Marymount University Alumni Association board 
of directors, and coaching for Little League, YMCA Basketball and the 
American Youth Soccer Organization. In 2006, he received the Lasallian 
Volunteer of the Year Award from LaSalle High School in Pasadena.
  Currently, Tom is the chairman of the Methodist Hospital of Southern 
California Foundation Board, chairman of the Executive Committee of the 
St. Thomas More Society of Los Angeles, a mentor/benefactor of San 
Miguel Catholic School, and a member of Helps International.
  I ask all Members of Congress to join me in congratulating Thomas 
Patrick Beck upon receiving the Pasadena Bar Association's 2008 Donald 
Wright Award and wish him continued success.




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