[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 74 (Friday, June 7, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E985]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  MILWAUKEE CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE TO HONOR FRANKLY 
                                 GIMBEL

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                         HON. GERALD D. KLECZKA

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 6, 2002

  Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, June 20, 2002, the Milwaukee 
chapter of the American Jewish Committee, AJC, at their 58th annual 
meeting will present Mr. Franklyn M. Gimbel with the 2002 Community 
Service Human Relations Award.
  This award recognizes outstanding individuals in the community who 
have dedicated their lives to the Jewish commitment of ``tikkun olam'' 
or repairing the universe.
  Frank is regarded as one of Milwaukee's most distinguished attorneys 
and community leaders. His legal career began in 1960 with graduation 
from Marquette University Law School. He served as an Assistant U.S. 
Attorney from 1963-1968 and received the Superior Performance Award 
from the U.S. Attorney General in 1967.
  He is the founding partner of the law firm Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & 
Brown and his illustrious career is punctuated by many awards including 
the Milwaukee Bar Association Lawyer of the Year in 1989 and 1998 and 
the Leadership Award from the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense 
Lawyers in 1987. He has also been named as one of the Best Lawyers in 
America for crimimal defense for nearly 15 years.
  With all the energy he directs towards his professional career, Frank 
still manages to make time to work on projects in the community. Mr. 
Gimbel has served as Vice-Chairman of the Milwaukee Fire and Police 
Commission from 1977-1982. He was appointed as director of the 
Wisconsin Center District Board of Directors by Governor Tommy G. 
Thompson in May 1994, and has served as its chairperson ever since.
  In 1998 he was awarded the Lamplighter Award from the Greater 
Milwaukee Convention and Visitors Bureau in recognition of his 
outstanding leadership in the community. In 2001 he received the 
Charles Goldberg Distinguished Service Award for his lifetime 
achievement in the legal profession from the Wisconsin Law Foundation.
  So I am pleased to join with the Milwaukee Chapter of the American 
Jewish Committee to recognize Frank M. Gimbel's many years of service 
to the legal profession and the community at large.

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