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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The Women's Bar Association of Illinois was
3 founded in 1914 to ensure the success of women attorneys
4 through business and professional development and to advocate
5 for women's interests; and
6 WHEREAS, On June 5, 2003, the Women's Bar Association of
7 Illinois will install Elizabeth Budzinski as its president;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, Elizabeth received a bachelor of arts in English
10 Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studying
11 abroad at the University of Warwick in Coventry, England,
12 where she immersed herself in literature, art, and traveled
13 extensively throughout the European continent; and
14 WHEREAS, Elizabeth is a 1988 graduate of Chicago-Kent
15 College of Law; and
16 WHEREAS, Upon graduation, Elizabeth entered practice at
17 Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP, representing
18 defendants in the areas of employment discrimination, medical
19 malpractice, Federal Debt Collection Practices Act cases,
20 1983 Civil Rights actions, and general professional liability
21 insurance matters, including coverage issues; and
22 WHEREAS, Elizabeth earned partnership in 1996, litigating
23 countless cases to verdict regarding a variety of complex
24 issues; and
25 WHEREAS, Elizabeth Budzinski was appointed associate
26 judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County on April 22, 2003,
27 following in her father's footsteps; and
28 WHEREAS, Elizabeth is an active member of the
29 professional and civic community, serving on the Illinois
30 State Bar Association Civil Practice and Procedure Section
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1 Council and serving as a founding board member of i.c.stars,
2 a not-for-profit organization that provides opportunities for
3 inner-city young adults to harness the strength of technology
4 for social and economic leadership; and
5 WHEREAS, Elizabeth has been an active and committed
6 member of the Women's Bar Association of Illinois, chairing
7 and co-chairing many of its significant events, and Elizabeth
8 has dedicated herself to serving the advancement of women's
9 issues and eagerly takes up the mantle of presidency of the
10 Women's Bar Association of Illinois; therefore, be it
11 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
13 we congratulate Elizabeth Budzinski on her installation as
14 president of the Women's Bar Association of Illinois,
15 thanking both for their continued outstanding public service;
16 and be it further
17 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18 presented to Elizabeth Budzinski, President of the Women's
19 Bar Association, 2003-2004.
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