[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 6 (Wednesday, February 4, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E97-E98]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             CONGRATULATIONS SAMUEL A. ``SKIP'' KEESAL, JR.

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                            HON. JANE HARMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 4, 1998

  Ms. HARMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Samuel A. 
``Skip'' Keesal, Jr. on his recognition as Distinguished Citizen of the 
Year by the Long Beach Area Council Boy Scouts of America.
  Skip has dedicated himself to the local community by supporting 
numerous charitable and civic projects. His enduring commitment and 
outstanding leadership are reflected in the Boards on which he serves: 
the Boards of Directors for the Long Beach Area Council of Boys Scouts 
of America, YMCA of Greater Long Beach, and the Board of Trustees at 
Long Beach Memorial Hospital. His strong support of education is 
exemplified in his founding membership in the Board of Governors at 
California State University Long Beach and his support of many programs 
sponsored by the local schools. Further recognition of Skip's efforts 
include the ``Outstanding Corporation'' award presented to Keesal, 
Young & Logan, the law firm of which he is founding partner, on 
National Philanthropy Day in Los Angeles.
  He serves on the Advisory Board of the Children's Health Fund which 
awarded him the ``Big Apple'' award for his outstanding contributions 
to children's health care.
  Support of his profession through excellence and personal commitment 
also deserves recognition. As a result of Skip's trial practice, he has 
been named to the ``Best Lawyers in

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America,'' both in civil litigation and maritime law. In 1990, he was 
selected as one of 500 lawyers in the world to join the prestigious 
International Academy of Trial Lawyers, where he sits on the Board of 
Directors of the Academy and the Academy's Foundation. Among other 
distinctions, Skip is a member of the American Board of Trial 
Advocates. California State University Long Beach named him ``The 
Distinguished Alumnus'' of the Business School in 1991.
  Congratulations, Skip.

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