ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY HONORED

For Immediate Release: October 3, 2008

For More Information, Please Contact:
Diane C. Wetherbee, City Attorney
972-941-7126

ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY HONORED AS LOCAL GOVERNMENT FELLOW BY INTERNATIONAL MUNICIPAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

Plano Assistant City Attorney Paige Mims has been honored as a Local
Government Fellow by the International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA).
This prestigious designation recognizes those persons who have shown excellence
in the field of municipal law and is a reliable benchmark for determining
experienced and knowledgeable practitioners in government. Only 60 people
across the United States and Canada hold this recognition.

Ms. Mims has worked for the City of Plano since April 2004, previously serving
as the city attorney for Corsicana. She represents a number of city departments,
the Planning and Zoning and Heritage Commissions, and is counted on to provide
defense representation for municipal lawsuits as well as collection matters for the
City.

She is a graduate of the City’s MP3 (management succession) program, and in
addition to her work for Plano, she is serving her second term as President of the
Collin County Children’s Advocacy Center.

“I am especially proud of her achievements to be recognized as a Fellow,” said
City Attorney Diane Wetherbee, herself an IMLA Fellow. “It is a gold standard
of competence in this area of law. Plano should be very proud of her
accomplishments and the fact the Plano Legal Department now has two attorneys
who have achieved this designation.”

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