[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 19, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E913]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO ROBERT L. HABUSH

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                           HON. TAMMY BALDWIN

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 19, 2004

  Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to extend congratulations to 
Robert L. Habush. On May 24, 2004, the Milwaukee Chapter of the 
American Jewish Committee will bestow upon Mr. Habush the 2004 
Community Service Human Relations Award at the Pfister Hotel. The 
Community Service Human Relations Award honors individuals who have 
demonstrated outstanding service and leadership. Mr. Habush has shown 
through his significant contributions to Wisconsin and the law that he 
is richly deserving of this award.
  As anyone in Wisconsin can tell you, Mr. Habush has achieved a high 
level of professional success. He has practiced law for forty two years 
as a litigator, principally for plaintiffs, and over the years has been 
involved in some of the most significant cases in Wisconsin, as well as 
the development of the law. His law firm, Habush Habush & Rottier S.C., 
is well known in Wisconsin with its ten offices throughout the state.
  Mr. Habush is widely admired for his philanthropy, including his 
strong commitment to the two law schools in Wisconsin. He has 
established the Robert L. Habush Bascom Professorship in Trial Advocacy 
and the Robert L. Habush Moot Court Advocacy Fund at the University of 
Wisconsin Law School. At Marquette Law School, he has funded a 
scholarship and a gift to create the Howard Eisenberg Memorial Hall.
  Mr. Habush has also been honored by serving as President of the 
Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers and President of The Association of 
Trial Lawyers of America. In 2001, he was named by the National Law 
Journal as one of the top ten litigators in the United States. In 2002, 
he received The Association of Trial Lawyers of America's highest 
award, The Champion of Justice. Mr. Habush has also been named as one 
of the top Wisconsin leaders in the law, by the Wisconsin Law Review. 
In honor of Mr. Habush's esteemed work, The Wisconsin Academy of Trial 
Lawyers has named its Trial Lawyer of the Year award after him, as well 
as The Association of Trial Lawyers of America naming their endowment 
in his honor.
  Today, I join the Milwaukee Chapter of the American Jewish Committee 
in offering my sincere congratulations for receiving the 2004 Community 
Service Human Relations Award. Robert Habush is one of Wisconsin's best 
and I am proud to recognize him today.

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