[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E66-E67]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING THE SERVICE OF LARRY R. ROGERS, SR.

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                          HON. ROBIN L. KELLY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 27, 2023

  Ms. KELLY of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, today we honor the hard work and 
service of Larry R. Rogers, Sr.


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  January 27, 2023, on page E66, in the third column, the 
following appeared: Ms ROBIN L. KELLY of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, 
today we honor the hard work and service
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: Ms. KELLY of 
Illinois. Mr. Speaker, today we honor the hard work and service


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  Whereas, Larry R. Rogers, Sr. was one of the founding partners of 
Power Rogers, a successful and well-respected Chicago-based personal 
injury law firm;
  Whereas, Larry R. Rogers, Sr. was the first in his family to become a 
lawyer, doing so during an era where there were few African American 
attorneys;
  Whereas, Larry R. Rogers, Sr. has served the people by excelling as a 
trial attorney, winning numerous multimillion-dollar personal injury 
settlements and verdicts for his clients;
  Whereas, Larry R. Rogers, Sr. has been named one of the Ten Most 
Influential Illinois Lawyers by American Lawyer Media, as well as one 
of the top 10 litigators in the Nation by National Law Journal;
  Whereas, Larry R. Rogers, Sr. was presented with the John Paul 
Stevens Award, the highest award granted by the Chicago Bar Association 
and presented to attorneys who best exemplify the integrity and public 
service of late Justice John Paul Stevens;
  Whereas, Larry R. Rogers, Sr. was presented with the Leonard M. Ring 
Lifetime Achievement Award, a prestigious honor granted by the Illinois 
Trial Lawyers Association;
  Whereas, Larry R. Rogers, Sr. was awarded the Chicago Bar 
Association's Earl B. Dickerson Award, an honor bestowed to people of 
color whose careers at the bar show dedication to making the law the 
key to justice for all;
  Whereas, Larry R. Rogers, Sr. was elected and served as President of 
both the Cook County Bar Association and the Iilinois Trial Lawyers 
Association, being the first African American President of the latter;
  Whereas, Larry R. Rogers, Sr. has been awarded the DePaul University 
College of Law Alumni Award for Outstanding Service to the Legal 
Profession;
  Whereas, DePaul University College of Law has an endowed scholarship 
carrying his name, providing tuition assistance for African American 
law students;
  Whereas, Larry R. Rogers, Sr. dedicated his life to serving the 
people of Chicago and Illinois;
  Now, therefore, be it Resolved, by the House of Representatives of 
the United States of America that the hard work and service of Larry R. 
Rogers, Sr. be remembered and honored.

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