[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 129 (Friday, September 21, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1633]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      IN RECOGNITION OF THE DAVID WEBSTER GREENER WAY TO WORK DAY

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 21, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize September 25, 2012, as 
the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association's (CMBA) 4th Annual ``David 
Webster Greener Way to Work Day,'' and to remember David Webster, legal 
scholar, litigator, entrepreneur, and environmentalist, who died at age 
46 from cancer on March 13, 2009, but whose achievements were many in 
his short life.
  David Webster overcame alcoholism at a young age and went on to 
sponsor others in recovery. He accomplished much and saw life as an 
adventure. At Case Western Reserve School of Law, he graduated magna 
cum laude and was an editor of Law Review, where he met his wife Beth.
  Upon graduation from law school, David became a commercial lawyer 
with broad experience, in matters involving banking, commodity trading, 
securities, technology, real estate, intellectual property, and his 
passion, environmental law. Merging his knowledge of commodity trading 
and environmental law, he founded INHALE, which later became the Clean 
Air Conservancy, an organization which worked within the manufacturing 
economy and the commodities market to reduce air pollution by acquiring 
and retiring pollution allowances. Outside Magazine dubbed the Clean 
Air Conservancy one of the 10 best small environmental non-profits.
  David Webster was an aggressive litigator who took on music giant 
Sony and won a judgment of more than $5 million for the late Cleveland 
music producer Steve Popovich over credit for Meatloaf's hottest album, 
``Bat out of Hell.'' He was a founding partner of the law firm Webster 
& Dubyak and was also actively involved in the Cuyahoga County Bar 
Association, the Federal Bar Association, and the American Bar 
Association. He was a driving force behind the merger of the Cuyahoga 
County and the Cleveland Bar Associations and was the President-elect 
of the merged CMBA at the time of his passing.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in recognizing Tuesday 
September 25, 2012 as the 4th Annual David Webster Greener Way to Work 
Day. The CMBA encourages us to find a greener way to travel to and from 
work, whether through public transportation, biking, walking or 
carpooling. The CMBA will honor David's memory with a noon luncheon at 
the CMBA to recognize law firms and offices for their commitment to 
implement sustainable practices, reduce waste, and shrink their carbon 
footprints. Please join me in honoring the memory of David Webster by 
joining with the CMBA in taking action to protect our environment.

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