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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Sarah F. King on her | ||||||
| 4 | installation as president of the Women's Bar Association of | ||||||
| 5 | Illinois (WBAI); and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, The WBAI was first established in 1914 by nine | ||||||
| 7 | women lawyers practicing in the Chicago metropolitan area; one | ||||||
| 8 | of the oldest and largest bar associations in the State of | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois, it serves as an influential voice in promoting the | ||||||
| 10 | interests and welfare of women in the law, offering mentorship | ||||||
| 11 | and networking opportunities, career advice, and events that | ||||||
| 12 | promote and empower women leaders; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Sarah King, a partner at Clifford Law Offices, | ||||||
| 14 | P.C., concentrates her practice in representing those who have | ||||||
| 15 | been catastrophically injured or killed as a result of medical | ||||||
| 16 | negligence; in a career built over a decade with Clifford Law | ||||||
| 17 | Offices, she has gained substantial trial experience working | ||||||
| 18 | cases alongside distinguished attorneys, including the firm's | ||||||
| 19 | founder, Robert A. Clifford, and senior partner, Keith A. | ||||||
| 20 | Hebeisen; she takes great pride in her work and has amassed | ||||||
| 21 | verdicts for her clients totaling nearly $300 million, and | ||||||
| 22 | these results include the record birth injury verdict in the | ||||||
| 23 | State of Illinois; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, In addition to her leadership roles within the | ||||||
| 2 | WBAI, Sarah King is the current chair of the Women's Bar | ||||||
| 3 | Association Political Action Committee; she is also a past | ||||||
| 4 | president and long-serving board member of Women Everywhere: | ||||||
| 5 | Partners in Service Project, which is a collaborative effort | ||||||
| 6 | of lawyers and judges coordinating volunteer activities to | ||||||
| 7 | help women and children; she remains committed to promoting | ||||||
| 8 | and advancing women lawyers; to that end, she co-founded the | ||||||
| 9 | Women's Caucus of the Illinois Trial Lawyer Association | ||||||
| 10 | (ITLA), and she is also a long-serving member of the ITLA Board | ||||||
| 11 | of Managers and was elected treasurer for the 2023-2024 term; | ||||||
| 12 | and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Sarah King earned her Bachelor of Arts from | ||||||
| 14 | Loyola University Chicago in 2008; she earned her Juris Doctor | ||||||
| 15 | from DePaul University College of Law in 2011, where she was | ||||||
| 16 | inducted into the Order of the Coif; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, A staunch advocate for women's rights and a | ||||||
| 18 | supporter of women in law, Sarah King understands the | ||||||
| 19 | opportunity she has as a woman trial lawyer to create positive | ||||||
| 20 | changes in the judicial system by fostering equality and | ||||||
| 21 | inclusion for women both inside and outside the courtroom; the | ||||||
| 22 | theme for the 2024-2025 bar year is Together, In Service, with | ||||||
| 23 | a strong focus on serving members through programming and | ||||||
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| 1 | advocacy that advances equality in the legal profession, | ||||||
| 2 | serving the women of Illinois by aiding in the enactment of | ||||||
| 3 | legislation that promotes the welfare of women and by giving | ||||||
| 4 | back to the community through meaningful outreach and | ||||||
| 5 | volunteer efforts; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Sarah King will be installed as president of the | ||||||
| 7 | WBAI for 2024-2025 at its 110th Annual Installation Dinner and | ||||||
| 8 | Awards Gala at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago on June 27, | ||||||
| 9 | 2024; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 11 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 12 | we congratulate Sarah F. King on her installation as president | ||||||
| 13 | of the Women's Bar Association of Illinois for the 2024-2025 | ||||||
| 14 | bar year, and we wish her all the best in her new position; and | ||||||
| 15 | be it further | ||||||
| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to Sarah King as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
| 18 | respect. | ||||||