[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H349]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING LARRY ROGERS, SR.

  (Ms. KELLY of Illinois asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. KELLY of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life 
and legacy of Larry Rogers, Sr.
  Larry was a loving father and grandfather and a devoted Chicago 
sports fan, but he was known to many for changing their lives in the 
courtroom.
  Larry was a native of the Roseland community in Chicago and came to 
the practice of law while he was working three jobs to support his 
family. There were very few other Black attorneys at the time, and 
Larry Rogers, Sr., helped pave the way for more lawyers who looked like 
him.
  As a lawyer, Larry fought for the little guy. He won hundreds of 
millions of dollars for victims of corporate malfeasance and medical 
malpractice. One of his most notable accomplishments was winning an 
eight-figure verdict for victims of chloride-deficient baby formula 
even after the Department of Justice declined to press charges.
  He lived a life devoted to giving the powerless a chance to take on 
the most powerful. Larry Rogers, Sr., leaves behind a legacy that all 
of Illinois can be proud of. It was an honor to know him.

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