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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor The Black Women Lawyers'
4 Association of Greater Chicago, Inc., (BWLA), on 20 years of
5 providing service to the legal community; and
 
6     WHEREAS, BWLA is hosting a National Summit of Black Women
7 Lawyers on March 8-10, 2007 at the Mid-America Club and the
8 Fairmont Chicago to promote professional and social
9 development through their shared heritage and experiences; and
 
10     WHEREAS, The theme of the Summit is "Lifting As We Climb,
11 Our History Demands It, Our Legacy Requires It"; the theme was
12 chosen to reflect the importance of African-American female
13 attorneys helping each other to ensure both individual and
14 collective success in the legal profession; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Black women lawyers are one of the legal
16 community's most valuable and unique resources and are key to
17 the State of Illinois' economic development; and
 
18     WHEREAS, The BWLA members are dedicated to providing the
19 highest standards of professionalism and maintain these
20 standards through education, mentoring, and personal
21 commitment; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3 congratulate the Black Women Lawyers' Association of Greater
4 Chicago, Inc., on the occasion of its 20th anniversary and
5 proclaim March 9, 2007 as Black Women Lawyers' Day in the State
6 of Illinois; and be it further
 
7     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to The Black Women Lawyers' Association of Greater
9 Chicago, Inc.