[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 68 (Friday, May 14, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E855]
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    ROBERT L. HABUSH TO BE HONORED BY THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE

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                         HON. GERALD D. KLECZKA

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 13, 2004

  Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, May 24, 2004, the American 
Jewish Committee's Milwaukee Chapter will proudly honor my friend, 
Robert L. Habush, as the Community Service Human Relations Award 
Recipient.
  Every year the Chapter acknowledges one member of its association 
that has distinguished him or herself as an outstanding example of 
service and leadership to the Jewish community and the city as a whole. 
Bob is continually identified as a philanthropist who donates 
substantial time, talents, and financial resources to the people of 
Milwaukee.
  In Wisconsin academic circles, Bob has strived to ensure that 
Wisconsin's future lawyers carry on his legacy of excellence. From 
lecturing at Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin, to 
writing instruction texts on litigation techniques, and providing 
funding for scholarships and clinics, he has moved to improve the state 
of legal education in Wisconsin.
  A litigator for 42 years, Attorney Habush has been named as Best 
Trial Lawyer of the Year for the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers and 
one of the Best Lawyers in America by the Association of Trial Lawyers 
of America (ATLA), and served as the President of the Wisconsin Academy 
of Trial Lawyers and President of the ATLA.
  Bob has also been a dedicated friend to the Milwaukee Jewish 
Community. Not only has he donated his legal expertise to the Jewish 
Community Center legal team on a pro bono basis, but his fiscal gifts 
have made it possible for the Jewish Family Services to create of the 
JFS Robert and Mimi Habush Family Center, the administrative offices 
and counseling facilities for the organization. The Habush family has 
also donated an eight family apartment building as an independent 
housing facility for local residents with special needs.
  Robert Habush is the embodiment of Albert Einstein's quote, ``It is 
every man's obligation to put back into the world at least the 
equivalent of what he takes out of it.'' Bob has continued to be an 
inspiration to others on what difference one individual can make on the 
behalf of many and is a deserving recipient of this great honor.

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