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<br />plants, reserviors, to nuclear power plants. Other subjects of litigation <br />experience include: water rights; coal and gas contracts; antitrust; complex <br />contract disputes; tort claims; legal malpractice; election and voting <br />issues, inverse condemnation and open meeting violations. That litigation <br />experience has included electric utility and telecommunication rates; the <br />litigation of franchise, annexation, subdivision, land development <br />regulation, nuisances and personal inj ury cases i and the condemnation of <br />property for airports, highways, and utilities; currently limits litigation <br />to consultation with attorneys representing local government entities. <br /> <br />Current practice focuses on service as city attorney for cities and as <br />general counsel for other governmental entities, and assisting cities with <br />the adoption and amendment of their city charters. <br /> <br />Licensed to Practice: <br /> <br />Supreme Court of the United States. <br />United States Court of Appea~s for the 5th Judicial Circuit. <br />United States District Court, Southern District of Texas. <br />United States District Court, Western District of Texas. <br />United States District Court, Northern District of Texas. <br />United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas. <br />The Supreme Court of Texas. <br /> <br />Memberships: <br /> <br />Texas Bar Association, <br />Managers' Association, <br /> <br />Texas City Attorneys' Association, Texas City <br />International City Managers' Association <br /> <br />Selected Awards & Honors: <br /> <br />Texas City Management Association designated certified public management <br />scholarship the "Barney L. Knight Texas CPM Scholarship", July 1998. <br /> <br />Distinguished Alumnus & Service Award, Masters of Public Administration <br />Advisory Council, Southwest Texas State University, June 1993. <br /> <br />President, SWTSU Public Administration Alumni Association, 1990-1994. <br /> <br />Most Accessible Award, by the Austin Press Corps, March, 1988 <br /> <br />Champion Award for Organizational Excellence, presented by the City <br />Manager of the City of Austin, May, 1985 <br /> <br />Best Friend Award, by Friends of Temple Public Library, April, 1984 <br /> <br />Public Service Award, <br />Citizen Organization) , <br /> <br />presented <br />June, 1984 <br /> <br />by <br /> <br />the <br /> <br />Plaza <br /> <br />Forum <br /> <br />(Temple <br /> <br />Senior <br /> <br />PI ALPHA ALPHA, National Honor Society for Public Affairs and <br />Administration, November, 1982 <br /> <br />Temple's Boss of the Year, presented by Temple Jaycees, January, 1982 <br /> <br />Barney L. Knight <br />Resume <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />r-- <br />