Full Text of HR0995 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor Jeffery Leving for his | 4 | | work in safeguarding the rights of fathers and protecting the | 5 | | welfare of children and families in this State; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Jeffery Leving began his career over 30 years ago, | 7 | | at a time when it was almost unheard of to fight for the rights | 8 | | of fathers and prevail in family court; determined to fight | 9 | | this bias, Mr. Leving and his firm carved a niche practice area | 10 | | and the name Jeffery Leving and the term "Fathers' Rights" | 11 | | became inseparable; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving, Ltd., has | 13 | | represented fathers, mothers, grandparents, and children, from | 14 | | all walks of life; the firm has worked on high profile cases, | 15 | | such as the reunification of Elian Gonzalez with his father in | 16 | | Cuba; utilizing Mr. Leving's encyclopedic knowledge of | 17 | | national and international law, the firm has also litigated | 18 | | international child abduction cases involving the nations of | 19 | | Egypt, Poland, Argentina, China, and Mexico seeking the | 20 | | reunification of children with parents who had almost abandoned | 21 | | hope that they would ever see their children again; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Jeffery Leving's firm prides itself on its |
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| 1 | | forward-thinking initiatives in the field of law and fathers' | 2 | | rights; every month, he administers a "Continuing Legal | 3 | | Education Think Tank", with featured speakers such as mental | 4 | | health professionals, leading attorneys, and other experts who | 5 | | present to attendees their strategies to maximize and leverage | 6 | | the collective knowledge and resources of the firm, which | 7 | | allows the firm to utilize pragmatic courtroom strategies that | 8 | | are key to the success of the firm and its clients; Mr. Leving | 9 | | is also heavily involved in mapping out strategies for complex | 10 | | and emotionally-charged cases and takes on many of the firm's | 11 | | cases as well; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Jeffery Leving and his firm work diligently to | 13 | | educate fathers of their rights as parents and have effectively | 14 | | advocated for judges to look to the letter and the spirit of | 15 | | the law and refute antiquated preconceptions that mothers were | 16 | | automatically endowed with superior rights to parenting and | 17 | | custody; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, In addition to his work at the firm, Jeffery | 19 | | Leving is a founder of the Fatherhood Educational Institute, a | 20 | | not-for-profit charity whose mission is to help indigent | 21 | | fathers reunite with their children through education and | 22 | | support initiatives; he also serves as the Chair of the | 23 | | Illinois Council on Responsible Fatherhood at the pleasure of | 24 | | the Governor and served as a resource to the first White House |
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| 1 | | Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Town Hall | 2 | | Meeting on Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families in | 3 | | Chicago; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Jeffery Leving and his firm have been honored by | 5 | | the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children "in | 6 | | recognition and appreciation for their outstanding commitment | 7 | | to the protection of children and the knowledge of the Hague | 8 | | Convention on the civil aspects of international child | 9 | | abduction"; he was also honored by the White House by being | 10 | | presented with the President's Volunteer Service Award for his | 11 | | work with the Council on Responsible Fatherhood and was the | 12 | | recipient of the 2012 Professional Achievement Award from the | 13 | | Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law | 14 | | for outstanding achievement in the legal profession; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Jeffery Leving is a co-author of Illinois laws | 16 | | concerning joint custody, virtual child visitation, parenting | 17 | | time interference, and paternity testing; he is also the author | 18 | | of 3 books, "Fathers' Rights", "Divorce Wars", and "How to Be a | 19 | | Good Divorced Dad"; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Jeffery Leving serves as a model of hard work, | 21 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 22 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we honor Jeffery Leving for his work in safeguarding the rights | 4 | | of fathers and protecting the welfare of children and families | 5 | | in this State, thank him for his great dedication to this | 6 | | important task, and wish him continued success and happiness in | 7 | | the future; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to Jeffery Leving as a symbol of our esteem and | 10 | | respect.
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