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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Larry R. Rogers Jr. on his
4installation as the 67th President of the Illinois Trial
5Lawyers Association (ITLA) on June 5, 2020; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Larry Rogers is a trial lawyer with over 25 years
7of experience; he focuses his practice on litigating cases for
8victims who have sustained catastrophic injuries or death as a
9result of negligence and corporate wrongdoing; he has
10represented clients in medical malpractice, trucking, product
11liability, and civil rights cases; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Larry Rogers has been a member of the Illinois
13Trial Lawyers Association since 1993; he has been a member of
14the Board of Managers and has served on ITLA's Executive
15Committee; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Larry Rogers has served as president of the Cook
17County Bar Association (CCBA), the oldest association of
18African American attorneys in the country, and remains active
19as a board member; he is also actively involved with the
20American Association for Justice and the Illinois State Bar
21Association; he was invited to become a member of the Inner
22Circle of Advocates, an invitation-only group of 100 trial

 

 

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1lawyers from across the country; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Larry Rogers has been featured in a number of
3media forums, including Good Morning America, NBC Chicago, the
4Chicago Sun-Times, the Chicago Tribune, and Crain's Chicago
5Business, where he was recognized as one of the top trial
6lawyers of his generation; he has been recognized as an
7Illinois Super Lawyer since 2005 and has been listed in Leading
8Lawyers Magazine top 100 lawyers; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Larry Rogers received his bachelor's degree from
10the University of California, Davis in 1990; he received his
11law degree in January of 1994 from the Chicago-Kent College of
12Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology; he was admitted to
13the Illinois Bar on May 5, 1994 and joined the firm now known
14as Power Rogers, LLP; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Larry Rogers is married to Ralonda; they have four
16children, Dominique, Erin, Sydney, and Jordan; he enjoys
17spending time with his family, vacationing, boating, and bike
18riding; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
20HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
21we congratulate Larry R. Rogers Jr. on his installation as the
2267th President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and

 

 

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1wish him many more successful years; and be it further
 
2    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3presented to Larry Rogers as a symbol of our respect and
4esteem.