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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to recognize the installation of
4Michelle M. Kohut as the president of the Women's Bar
5Association of Illinois (WBAI); and
 
6    WHEREAS, Michelle Kohut joined the law firm, Corboy &
7Demetrio, in 2004 and practices in all areas of personal injury
8law, including cases arising from automobile collisions,
9medical malpractice, construction negligence, premises
10liability, product liability, and railroad negligence; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Michelle Kohut is very active in local and
12national bar associations, including the Chicago Bar
13Association, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the
14Women's Bar Association of Illinois, where she has been serving
15as First Vice-President; she has served as president of Women
16Everywhere-Partners in Service Project, Inc., a community
17service project which seeks to open doors to women and children
18in need and to expose high school girls to the challenging
19careers in the legal profession; she has served on the board of
20directors of Heartland International Health Center, which is
21dedicated to improving the health of persons living in several
22Chicago communities; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Michelle Kohut was recognized in 2007 as one of
2the "40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch" by the Law
3Bulletin Publishing Company and has been honored with the
4designation of Illinois Super Lawyer, Rising Star each year
5since 2008; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Michelle Kohut received her law degree in 2002
7from Loyola University of Chicago Law School; prior to joining
8Corboy & Demetrio, she was a judicial law clerk to William D.
9Maddux, presiding judge of the Law Division of the Circuit
10Court of Cook County; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Michelle Kohut will be sworn in as the WBAI
12president at the 99th Annual Installation Dinner, which will
13take place on June 13, 2013, at the Palmer House Hilton in
14Chicago; this year's theme is "Empowerment Through
15Networking"; therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
17NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
18we recognize and congratulate Michelle Kohut on becoming the
19Women's Bar Association of Illinois' president and wish her all
20the best as she assumes the position; and be it further
 
21    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
22presented to Michelle Kohut as an expression of our esteem and

 

 

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1respect.