[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 130 (Wednesday, September 5, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                        HONORING DAVID A. SIEGEL

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                            HON. STEVE COHEN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 5, 2007

  Mr. COHEN. Madam Speaker, I rise to congratulate and honor David 
Siegel, a lawyer in Memphis, Tennessee. Recently, the American Bar 
Association awarded Mr. Siegel its Edmund S. Muskie Pro Bono Service 
Award for his dedication to justice and public service. Mr. Siegel has 
been a strong and committed advocate for children's rights, devoting 
numerous pro bono hours to parental rights and child custody matters.
  Mr. Siegel's representation of the parents of Anna Mae He in a child 
custody lawsuit, during which he successfully convinced the Tennessee 
Supreme Court to restore their parental rights, particularly highlights 
his commitment to pro bono work. Mr. Siegel devoted an extraordinary 
number of hours to the case, representing the Hes for free from trial 
through the Tennessee Supreme Court appeal and sacrificing what 
precious little free time he had. Such dedication to pro bono work is 
almost unparalleled. Mr. Siegel richly deserves the recognition that 
the ABA has bestowed on him.
  I would also like to recognize Mr. Siegel's law firm, Nahon, 
Saharovich & Trotz, PLC, for supporting his pro bono work. Mr. Siegel's 
commitment to pro bono representation would have been far more 
difficult to fulfill without his firm's equal commitment to such 
representation. As demonstrated by the He case, Mr. Siegel and his firm 
represent the highest and noblest ideals of the legal profession, and I 
commend them both.

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