[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 74 (Friday, June 7, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E995-E996]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   IN REMEMBRANCE OF HOWARD EISENBERG

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                         HON. THOMAS M. BARRETT

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 6, 2002

  Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, the City of Milwaukee lost one 
of its most brilliant and compassionate citizens on Tuesday when Howard 
Eisenberg died of complications of a heart attack.
  Dean of the Marquette University School of Law since 1995, Mr. 
Eisenberg symbolized the humanity and dedication to public service 
toward which all lawyers and jurists should strive. Hailed by members 
of the legal community across the country, Mr. Eisenberg earned praise 
for his efforts to give everyone access to the justice system. In 
Milwaukee, he owned a well-deserved reputation for offering help to 
those in need, giving advice to those who asked, and taking on pro bono 
cases on behalf of those with limited financial means.
  Even Mr. Eisenberg's hobbies and leisure time activities reflected 
his drive to help those in need. He was, after all, a lifelong fan of 
the Chicago Cubs.
  Mr. Eisenberg was as groundbreaking as he was compassionate. He 
served as Wisconsin's chief public defender from 1972 to 1978,

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and in that role he wrote the state's public defender statute. 
Eisenberg, who was Jewish, also became the first non-Catholic dean of 
the Marquette Law School when he assumed the post at the Jesuit 
institution seven years ago.
  Leaders from across the state sought out his special combination of 
legal prowess and commitment to the community on a range of issues. Mr. 
Eisenberg headed a community commission for the Archdiocese of 
Milwaukee that examined the Church's response to alleged sex abuse in 
the clergy, and Governor Scott McCallum selected Mr. Eisenberg to co-
chair Wisconsin's Task Force on Ethics Reform in Government.
  A member of the Bar in Wisconsin, Illinois and the District of 
Columbia, Mr. Eisenberg, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin--
Madison School of Law, argued more than 300 appellate cases before 
state and federal courts, including two cases before the U.S. Supreme 
Court. He was widely recognized as a leader in the areas of criminal 
procedure, legal ethics, elder law, and civil rights.
  I ask my colleagues in the House today to honor and recognize the 
illustrious career of Howard Eisenberg. His integrity, character, and 
legal expertise will be sorely missed.

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