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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Diana M. Law on the
4occasion of being selected to serve as president of the Kane
5County Bar Association; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Diana Law is a partner in the Aurora elder law
7firm of Law ElderLaw, LLP, a practice that focuses on serving
8seniors and those who love them; she serves as the manager of
9the firm's legal team and works on cases involving
10guardianship, estate planning, special needs trusts, nursing
11home Medicaid advocacy, wartime veterans' long term care
12benefits, trust/estate/probate/guardianship litigation, and
13probate administration; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Diana Law is the president-elect of the
151,345-member Kane County Bar Association (KCBA); she will be
16installed as the youngest president in the history of the
17association on June 2, 2011; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Diana Law is the co-chair of the KCBA Delivery of
19Legal Services/Pro Bono Committee; as a member of the National
20Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), she frequently serves
21on the planning committee for their national conferences; she
22also actively serves on the Illinois State Bar Association's

 

 

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1Elder Law Council and Women and the Law Committee; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Diana Law is a highly regarded presenter of
3continuing legal education seminars for the Illinois State Bar
4Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the National Academy
5of Elder Law Attorneys, the Kane County Bar Association, the
6McHenry County Bar Association, and the Joint Task Force for
7Women as They Age; she has also enjoyed presenting seminars to
8hospital and nursing home staffs, financial advisors, and
9social workers; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Diana Law serves as co-chair of the Task Force for
11Senior Fairness, a task force comprised of elder law firms
12throughout Illinois and the Cook County Public Guardian's
13Office; the organization seeks to provide political advocacy to
14safeguard Illinois citizens who may need Medicaid nursing home
15benefits; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Diana Law was named the Illinois State Bar
17Association's Young Lawyer of the Year for 2010, an award given
18to only two individuals each year; she has been selected in a
19statewide survey of Illinois attorneys as a "Super Lawyer
20Rising Star" in elder law; she was also selected as a top elder
21law attorney for 2010-2011 by the Leading Lawyers Network; and
 
22    WHEREAS, Diana Law serves as a model of hard work,

 

 

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1integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
2Illinois; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5we congratulate Diana M. Law on the occasion of being selected
6to serve as president of the Kane County Bar Association and
7wish her continued success in the future; and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to Diana Law as a symbol of our esteem and respect.