[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 142 (Friday, September 6, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1100]
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                  TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF DAVID J. WEILAND

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                              HON. TJ COX

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 6, 2019

  Mr. COX of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize my 
dear friend, Mr. David J. Weiland, for being inducted into the San 
Joaquin College of Law Alumni Hall of Fame.
  David was born and raised in California's San Joaquin Valley. He is a 
graduate of California State University, Fresno, where he received a 
degree in civil engineering in 1972. David was motivated to work in 
engineering after working his first job on a sandy survey crew in the 
City of Armona in the hot summer of 1965. During his engineering years, 
David designed many public works and private projects in Kings, Fresno 
and Tulare counties.
  In 1988, while still working full time, David fulfilled his lifelong 
intent of becoming an attorney and enrolled in San Joaquin College of 
Law. He was a founding member of the San Joaquin Agricultural Law 
Review and served as its Managing Editor. David received his Juris 
Doctorate in 1992, retired his slide rule, and opened The Law Office of 
David J. Weiland that December.
  David went on to build a successful career in law serving as partner, 
member of the Board of Directors, President and chair of the litigation 
department of the Fresno firm Dowling Aaron Incorporated.
  In 2014, David joined Coleman & Horowitt, LLP as a partner and heads 
the firm's litigation department. David represents clients in complex 
commercial, construction, real estate, professional liability defense, 
tort defense, municipal law, real estate transactions and most 
recently, election law.
  David was named a Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters from 2009 to 2018 
and holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale Hubbell. He is a 
member of several associations including the American Bar Association, 
Fresno County Bar Association, and a lifetime member of the American 
Society of Civil Engineers.
  David's track record as an attorney has earned him great respect in 
the Central Valley and throughout the state of California. In addition 
to the numerous clients he takes on and associations of which he takes 
part, David serves on the Board of Trustees of San Joaquin College of 
Law, and as Judge Pro Tempore for the Fresno and Merced Superior 
Courts.
  Most important, David is an outstanding friend and husband to his 
wife, Lillian, and father to Julia, David, and Alice, grandfather to 
Carl, Michael, Stephanie, Catalina, and Karl and great-grandfather to 
Reese Marie.
  Madam Speaker, I call upon my colleagues in the House of 
Representatives to join me in congratulating and paying tribute to my 
good friend, Mr. David J. Weiland, for being inducted into the San 
Joaquin College of Law Alumni Hall of Fame. David's dedication to 
practicing law and his track record in California's San Joaquin Valley 
is to be commended.

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