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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Louis C. Cairo has been named Man of the Year by
3 the Italian American Labor Council of Greater Chicago; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Louis was born on September 20, 1958 in Chicago;
5 his parents are Louis F. Cairo, who immigrated from Calabria,
6 Italy in 1948, and Rosemary Cairo, whose grandparents
7 immigrated from Sicily in 1890; he credits much of his success
8 to the strong work ethic, drive, and determination that he
9 inherited from his parents; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Louis is married to Gloria, whom he met twenty-two
11 years ago; they have three beautiful children, Deanna Marie,
12 Louis Anthony, and Kristina Marie; and
 
13     WHEREAS, He attended Catholic schools from grade school
14 through law school; his tenure at Goldberg, Weisman and Cairo,
15 Ltd., the law firm that now bears his name, began two years
16 before he graduated from Loyola University School of Law in
17 Chicago in 1983, when he was hired as a clerk; his firm has
18 grown to be one of the largest personal injury and workers'
19 compensation firms in the country; the firm has generously
20 contributed to charitable organizations and union affiliated
21 functions with gifts, prizes, financial contributions, and a
22 tireless support staff; and
 
23     WHEREAS, Louis has established many record settlements in
24 Illinois on behalf of clients of his firm; over the last 5
25 years, the firm has amassed settlements and verdicts in excess
26 of $250,000,000 on behalf of clients who have suffered
27 catastrophic losses, death of a loved one, or less serious
28 injuries; and
 
29     WHEREAS, Louis is a member of numerous legal associations
30 that endeavor to improve the quality of our legal system,

 

 

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1 including the Justinian Society of Italian Lawyers, National
2 Italian American Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers
3 Association (Board of Managers), Society of Trial Lawyers,
4 Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, and
5 Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; he is the first attorney to
6 be asked to sit on the prestigious Board of Directors of the
7 Italian American Labor Council; therefore, be it
 
8     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
10 congratulate Louis C. Cairo on being named Man of the Year by
11 the Italian American Labor Council of Greater Chicago; and be
12 it further
 
13     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to Mr. Cairo as an expression of our respect and
15 esteem.