Full Text of HR0022 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Larry R. | 4 | | Rogers Sr.; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Larry Rogers was a native of Chicago; he | 6 | | graduated from St. Xavier College and DePaul University | 7 | | College of Law; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Larry Rogers had a prolific career as one of the | 9 | | top litigators in Chicago, dedicating more than 37 years to | 10 | | representing victims in personal injury, malpractice, aviation | 11 | | accident, wrongful death, and motor vehicle negligence cases; | 12 | | he obtained numerous multimillion-dollar verdicts and | 13 | | recoveries for his clients in a multitude of cases, including | 14 | | a then-record-breaking $27 million product liability verdict | 15 | | for his client, which in 1985 was the largest personal injury | 16 | | verdict in Illinois history, and a $55 million verdict for a | 17 | | client, which was the largest medical malpractice verdict that | 18 | | went to judgment in Illinois history in 2000; he became one of | 19 | | the founding partners of Power Rogers, LLP in 2001, where he | 20 | | continued to successfully serve and represent his clients; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Larry Rogers was elected president of both the | 22 | | Cook County Bar Association and the Illinois Trial Lawyers |
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| 1 | | Association, where he was the first African American | 2 | | president; he served as a member of the Advisory Board for | 3 | | Leading Lawyers Network; he was also a member of the Chicago | 4 | | Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, and the | 5 | | American Bar Association; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Larry Rogers received numerous honors over the | 7 | | years, including the
Distinguished Alumni Award from St. | 8 | | Xavier University and the Alumni Award for
Outstanding Service | 9 | | to the Legal Profession from DePaul University College of Law, | 10 | | and his alma maters additionally awarded him
honorary | 11 | | doctorate degrees; he was listed in The Best Lawyers in
| 12 | | America every year since 2001; he was named a fellow of the
| 13 | | International Academy of Trial Lawyers, the International
| 14 | | Society of Barristers, and the American College of Trial
| 15 | | Lawyers; he was named one of the 2019 Best Lawyers and
Lawyer | 16 | | of the Year for Personal Injury Litigation in Chicago
in 2016 | 17 | | and 2019; he named as one of the top trial lawyers by | 18 | | Lawdragon, a group that annually selects the top 500 trial | 19 | | lawyers in the country; he was also nominated by his peers as a | 20 | | leading lawyer in personal injury law for the Leading Lawyer | 21 | | Network; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Larry Rogers was a wonderful father, grandfather, | 23 | | friend, mentor, and human being; he will be remembered for | 24 | | being a trailblazer in the law and in life; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we mourn the passing of
Larry R. Rogers Sr. and extend our | 4 | | sincere
condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 5 | | and loved
him; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 7 | | presented to the family of Larry Rogers as an expression of
our | 8 | | deepest sympathy.
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