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District Clerk

Karen Matkin

300 Courthouse Annex

501 Washington Avenue
Waco, Texas 76701
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2451
Waco, TX 76703

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VITAE

 KAREN C. MATKIN

P.O. Box 407

WACO, TEXAS 76703

254/759-5621 (Office)

254/776-1752 (Personal)

254/757-2052 (Personal facsimile)

            Karen was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma on August 14, 1952.  She is the daughter of Joe and Bettye Cable, who still reside in Muskogee.  Karen attended Baylor University in 1970 and obtained her law degree in 1975.   In January 1976 she was licensed to practice law and became an Assistant District Attorney in McLennan County.  In 1982 she left the District Attorney’s Office and entered the private practice of law.  Karen is a member of Lake Shore Baptist Church where she has served as Chair of the Board of Deacons, the Finance Committee, the Personnel Committee, the Youth Committee, and Church Moderator.  She taught the senior high Sunday School class for fifteen years.  Karen was married to the late Raymond Matkin for twenty-five years. 

EDUCATION

1970                              Diploma, Central High School Muskogee, Oklahoma

1974                              Bachelor of Arts, Baylor University, Waco, Texas

1975                              Juris Doctor, Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas

                       EMPLOYMENT

1976-1981                    Assistant District Attorney for McLennan

County, Texas

1981-1997                   Attorney and Counselor at Law, Mills, Millar, Matkin and Cullar,

                                    L.L.P.

1997-Present              Attorney and Counselor at Law, Matkin & Matkin

                                                            PROFESSIONAL

                       Current Service

Member                      State Bar of Texas

Member                      Waco McLennan County Bar Association

Past-President

Past Service

Past-Member             Examination Committee for the Real Estate Certification Examination for the Board of Legal Specialization

Board Certified         Farm and Ranch Real Estate; Residential Real Estate and Commercial Real Estate, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

                                                (Inactive)

Member                      Central Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association

Chair                          District 8B Grievance Committee

                                    State Bar of Texas

                                    1992-1999

Chair                          Chair of the Pro Bono Committee

                                    Waco McLennan County Bar Association

Contributing Editor  General Practice Digest-Real Estate                       

                                    State Bar of Texas-1994-1999

President                    McLennan County Bar Association-2002-2003

President-Elect          McLennan County Bar Association-2001-2002

Secretary                    McLennan County Bar Association-

Treasurer                   McLennan County Bar Association-2000-2001

Board of Directors    McLennan County Bar Association-1998-2000

                                   COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

                                Current Service

Member                      Board of Directors of Friends for Life

Member                      Texas Democratic Women

Past President

Member                      Texas Democratic Women of Central Texas

Past President

Past Service

 Member                    1991-93 Governor’s Commission on Women

Board of Directors    Brazos River Authority (1994-1999)

                                    Chair Water Utilization Committee

Board of Directors    Young Women’s Christian Association

Past President

Board of Directors    The Advocacy Center formerly the Center for Action Against Sexual

Past President            Assault

Member                     Volunteer Services State Council - Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation

 Member                    Public Responsibility Committee - Waco Center for YouthPast Chairman

Board of Directors    Teen Pregnancy Council

Member                     Volunteer Services Council - Waco Center for Youth

Attorney Advisor      Vanguard Preparatory School Mock Trial Team 1999-2006

                                   Region XII-Regional Champions-1999; 2000; 2001; 2002

Leadership Texas, 1987 Class

Volunteer-Historic Waco Foundation

Volunteer-The Art Center

1999 YMCA Pathfinder Award

2007 Dr. Mae Jackson Outstanding Woman Elected Official

Allocations Committee, United Way of Waco

Guest Lecturer          Governor’s Conference on Volunteerism

Guest Lecturer          Waco-McLennan County Bar Association

Guest Lecturer          Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children; CASA Training

Guest Lecturer          Baylor University

Guest Lecturer          Prairie View A & M University

Guest Lecturer          McLennan Community College

Guest Lecturer          Tarrant County Community College

Guest Lecturer          Capitol Area Tech Prep Consortium of Austin, Texas

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