[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 40 (Tuesday, April 8, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E585]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING SAUL RUMAN

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 8, 1997

  Mr. VISCLOSKY.  Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to commend Saul Ruman, an 
outstanding citizen of Indiana's First Congressional District. On 
Thursday, April 3, 1997, Saul was presented with the 1997 Lifetime 
Achievement Award by the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association. He received 
this award during a luncheon at the Embassy Suites Hotel in 
Indianapolis, IN.
  Saul, a resident of Munster, founded the firm Ruman, Clements, Tobin 
S. Holub shortly after his graduation from the Indiana University 
School of Law in 1952. From the time of its inception, the firm has 
concentrated in the areas of personal injury and wrongful death 
litigation and, over the years, has successfully attracted clients from 
across the United States. During his distinguished career, Saul has 
been counsel in over 100 Federal and State appellate cases. He 
represented Senator Robert Kennedy during his candidacy for President 
of the United States, several justices on the Indiana Supreme Court, 
and has litigated numerous cases of significant importance and public 
interest during his years of trial and appellate practice.
  Not only has Saul excelled in his professional life, but he has been 
a great asset to the Indiana legal community as well. Saul has impacted 
the judicial process in the State of Indiana through hi appointments to 
the Indiana Supreme Court Character and Fitness Committee on the Board 
of Law Examiners, the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission, and the 
Indiana Supreme Court Committee on Rules. In addition, Saul has secured 
membership in a variety of professional organizations, including the 
American Board of Trial Advocates, the International Academy of Trial 
Lawyers, the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, the Indiana Trial 
Lawyers Association, and the Trial Lawyers Section of the Indiana State 
Bar Association. Saul has also devoted much of his time as a member of 
the board of visitors to the Indiana University School of Law.
  Along with being bestowed the ninth annual Lifetime Achievement 
Award, Saul has earned recognition in the publication ``Best Lawyers in 
America'' in 1993 and 1997. Those listed in this publication are 
selected by their peers on the basis of professional performance and 
ability.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my other esteemed colleague to join me in 
congratulating Saul on his receipt of the Indiana Trial Lawyers 
Associations' Lifetime Achievement Award. His wife, Beverlee, and their 
children, Loral, Melissa, and Elizabeth, can be proud of Saul's 
exceptional accomplishments. His endeavors within the legal profession 
are certainly admirable and his outstanding dedication and leadership 
are a model and inspiration to each and every one of us.

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