[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23643]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING RICHARD J. BADOLATO

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                           HON. MIKE FERGUSON

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 16, 2004

  Mr. FERGUSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Richard J. Badolato 
of Essex County, NJ.
  For more than 35 years, Richard Badolato has been a leader in our 
community and a tireless advocate of protecting the integrity of the 
professional law practice.
  After attending Fairfield University and Rutgers Law School in 
Newark, Richard began practicing law in 1965 and has remained a leading 
figure in New Jersey's legal society. All his life he has advocated an 
approach to law that takes ethics and honesty into account.
  Richard served as president of the Essex County Bar Association in 
1977 and was a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association for over 
20 years before becoming president in 2002. As a member of the New 
Jersey Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics he has 
worked to shape New Jersey's current legal landscape. After founding 
the New Jersey Fairfield University Area Club and serving on the 
Fairfield University Advisory Council he was awarded the Alumni Service 
Award by his alma mater in 1997.
  The hard work and dedication of Richard Badolato has not only 
strengthened the legal field in New Jersey but also the local 
community. It is in his honor that I stand before you today.

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