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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Larry R. | ||||||
4 | Rogers Sr.; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Larry Rogers was a native of Chicago; he | ||||||
6 | graduated from St. Xavier College and DePaul University | ||||||
7 | College of Law; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Larry Rogers had a prolific career as one of the | ||||||
9 | top litigators in Chicago, dedicating more than 37 years to | ||||||
10 | representing victims in personal injury, malpractice, aviation | ||||||
11 | accident, wrongful death, and motor vehicle negligence cases; | ||||||
12 | he obtained numerous multimillion-dollar verdicts and | ||||||
13 | recoveries for his clients in a multitude of cases, including | ||||||
14 | a then-record-breaking $27 million product liability verdict | ||||||
15 | for his client, which in 1985 was the largest personal injury | ||||||
16 | verdict in Illinois history, and a $55 million verdict for a | ||||||
17 | client, which was the largest medical malpractice verdict that | ||||||
18 | went to judgment in Illinois history in 2000; he became one of | ||||||
19 | the founding partners of Power Rogers, LLP in 2001, where he | ||||||
20 | continued to successfully serve and represent his clients; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Larry Rogers was elected president of both the | ||||||
22 | Cook County Bar Association and the Illinois Trial Lawyers |
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1 | Association, where he was the first African American | ||||||
2 | president; he served as a member of the Advisory Board for | ||||||
3 | Leading Lawyers Network; he was also a member of the Chicago | ||||||
4 | Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, and the | ||||||
5 | American Bar Association; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Larry Rogers received numerous honors over the | ||||||
7 | years, including the
Distinguished Alumni Award from St. | ||||||
8 | Xavier University and the Alumni Award for
Outstanding Service | ||||||
9 | to the Legal Profession from DePaul University College of Law, | ||||||
10 | and his alma maters additionally awarded him
honorary | ||||||
11 | doctorate degrees; he was listed in The Best Lawyers in
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12 | America every year since 2001; he was named a fellow of the
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13 | International Academy of Trial Lawyers, the International
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14 | Society of Barristers, and the American College of Trial
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15 | Lawyers; he was named one of the 2019 Best Lawyers and
Lawyer | ||||||
16 | of the Year for Personal Injury Litigation in Chicago
in 2016 | ||||||
17 | and 2019; he named as one of the top trial lawyers by | ||||||
18 | Lawdragon, a group that annually selects the top 500 trial | ||||||
19 | lawyers in the country; he was also nominated by his peers as a | ||||||
20 | leading lawyer in personal injury law for the Leading Lawyer | ||||||
21 | Network; and
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22 | WHEREAS, Larry Rogers was a wonderful father, grandfather, | ||||||
23 | friend, mentor, and human being; he will be remembered for | ||||||
24 | being a trailblazer in the law and in life; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
2 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
3 | we mourn the passing of
Larry R. Rogers Sr. and extend our | ||||||
4 | sincere
condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
5 | and loved
him; and be it further
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6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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7 | presented to the family of Larry Rogers as an expression of
our | ||||||
8 | deepest sympathy.
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