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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
3 | | Representatives are pleased to recognize the installation of |
4 | | Eugena Whitson-Owen as the president of the Women's Bar |
5 | | Association of Illinois; and
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6 | | WHEREAS, Eugena Whitson-Owen joined the law firm, Kurt E. |
7 | | Olsen, a member company of Zurich Insurance Group; she |
8 | | practices in all areas of civil defense litigation, |
9 | | concentrating on the defense of matters arising out of |
10 | | construction and product liability having tried numerous cases |
11 | | before a jury in both State and federal courts; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, Eugena Whitson-Owen is very active in local and |
13 | | State bar associations, including the Women's Bar Association |
14 | | of Illinois, the Illinois State Bar Association, and the |
15 | | Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; and
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16 | | WHEREAS, Eugena Whitson-Owen was recognized in 2008 and |
17 | | 2009 as an Illinois Rising Star by Law & Politics magazine and |
18 | | as one of the "40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch" by |
19 | | the Law Bulletin Publishing Company; she has also been |
20 | | recognized by the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel |
21 | | with its Meritorious Service Award; and
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