HR1264 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR1264 LRB097 23167 GRL 71989 r

HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Jean A. Kenol for being named the Joliet Area Young Professionals 2012 Young Professional of the Year; and

WHEREAS, The Young Professional of the Year award recognizes a Joliet-area young professional and Chamber member who has made outstanding contributions to their profession and to the community during the early years of their career; and

WHEREAS, Jean Kenol grew up in Joliet and is a graduate from the University of Notre Dame, where he completed the American University Semester program on public policy in Washington, D.C., while he clerked for Congressman Jerry Weller of the 11th Congressional District of Illinois; after graduating from the University of Notre Dame, he attended law school at the University of Illinois on a full-tuition Lincoln Scholarship; after graduation, he was admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois and the United States District Court Northern District of Illinois; during law school, he had the honor of interning for the Honorable Ann C. Williams, United States Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit; and

WHEREAS, Jean Kenol currently serves as an attorney with the firm of Mahoney, Silverman, & Cross, LLC; his practice areas include corporate and business law, real estate law, zoning and land use, and local government law; he has an attorney rating of BV by Martindale-Hubbell and was listed as a "rising star" in the 2009 Illinois Super Lawyers & Rising Stars magazine; and

WHEREAS, Jean Kenol is an active member of his community; he served as the President of the Notre Dame Club of Joliet, the Board of Directors for United Cerebral Palsy of Will County, and the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry; in 2008, he was appointed and served for 2 years as a Commissioner of the Joliet Police and Fire Commission; he has been an active member of the Young Lawyers Division Council for the Illinois State Bar Association since May of 2007 and will serve as its Chair in 2013; in June of 2012, he was appointed to the Illinois State Bar Association's Board of Governors and has been active with the Joliet Area Young Professionals since its inception in May of 2003; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Jean Kenol on being named the recipient of the 2012 Young Professional of the Year and wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Jean Kenol as a symbol of our respect and esteem.