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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Karina Zabicki 
4DeHayes on the occasion of her election to the position of 
5president of the Women's Bar Association of Illinois; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Karina DeHayes earned her J.D. degree from the 
7Loyola University of Chicago School of Law; she was a member of 
8the Loyola Consumer Law Review and participated in Loyola's 
9Moot Court
Program, and received an award for Best Oral 
10Advocate at the regional competition; in 1996,
she served as a 
11legal extern to the Honorable George M. Marovich of the Federal 
12District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; in March 
13of 2001, she joined Tabet, DiVito, and Rothstein; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Karina DeHayes has handled cases involving breach 
15of contract, real estate litigation, statutory and common law, 
16unfair competition and fraud, defamation, golden parachute 
17litigation, breach of fiduciary duty, and professional 
18malpractice; she has been admitted as a member of the Federal 
19Trial Bar for the Northern District of Illinois; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Karina DeHayes is a member of the Chicago Bar 
21Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the American 
22Bar Association, and Advocates Society; she also serves as a 
 
 
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1mentor to many women attorneys through her role with the 
2Women's Bar Association of Illinois; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, In 2008, Karina DeHayes was named in the Law 
4Bulletin's "40 Under Forty - Illinois attorneys to watch"; for 
5three consecutive years beginning in 2009, she was named an 
6Illinois "Rising Star" by her peers in SuperLawyers Magazine, a 
7distinction reserved for the top 2.5% of Illinois lawyers who 
8are under 40 or in practice for 10 years or less; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Karina DeHayes serves as a model of hard work, 
10integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of 
11Illinois; therefore, be it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
13NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
14we congratulate Karina Zabicki DeHayes on the occasion of her 
15election to the position of president of the Women's Bar 
16Association of Illinois and wish her continued success and 
17happiness in the future; and be it further
  
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
19presented to Karina DeHayes as a symbol of our appreciation and 
20respect.