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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Joseph M. Gagliardo of Chicago has been named 
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a recipient of the Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Humanitarian of 
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the Year Award given by the Joint Civic Committee of Italian 
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Americans (JCCIA); and

 
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    WHEREAS, The JCCIA's Joseph Cardinal Bernardin 
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Humanitarian of the Year Award is presented annually to those 
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whose lives exemplify the virtues of caring, humanity, and good 
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will that were the hallmark of Cardinal Bernardin's tenure as 
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Archbishop of Chicago; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Gagliardo is the Managing Partner of Laner, 
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Muchin, Dombrow, Becker, Levin, and Tominberg, Ltd., and is the 
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Chair of its Litigation Department; since joining the Firm as a 
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partner in 1988, Mr. Gagliardo has been counsel to publicly and 
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privately held corporations and has represented a number of 
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public sector employers, including the State of Illinois, State 
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Treasurer, County of Cook, State's Attorney for Cook County, 
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Cook County Public Defender, City of Chicago, Chicago Transit 
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Authority, Chicago Housing Authority, Chicago Board of 
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Education, and the City Colleges of Chicago; he also serves as 
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an arbitrator in employment and commercial disputes; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He has written articles and conducted seminars on 
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labor and employment relations matters, drafted legislation, 
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and testified before the Illinois Legislature and the City 
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Council of the City of Chicago; he has been named one of the 
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Leading Lawyers in Illinois in the area of labor and employment 
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law based on a statewide survey of lawyers; Leading Lawyers 
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comprise less than five percent of all lawyers in Illinois; he 
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was also selected as one of America's Leading Lawyers for 
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Business by the Chambers USA in its Guide to America's Leading 
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Business Lawyers; he was named as one of Illinois' "Super 
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Lawyers" in labor and employment law and is an elected 
 


 






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Fellow/Member of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers; 
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he has been included in The Best Lawyers in America, and Who's 
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Who Legal USA -- Management, Labour, and Employment; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He is a member of numerous professional 
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organizations, and his civic involvement includes serving as 
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past President of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian 
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Americans and as a current Director of Windows of Opportunity; 
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Windows is a non-profit organization that creates partnerships 
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to link all of Chicago's public and assisted housing residents 
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to resources that will improve their quality of life; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Gagliardo received his J.D. from The John 
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Marshall Law School in Chicago in 1977 and was awarded the 
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Edward T. Lee Scholarship and Bobbs-Merrill Company Prize; he 
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was also elected to the Order of John Marshall, the law honor 
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society limited to those whose scholastic records are within 
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the highest ten percent of the graduating class; he has 
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received a Distinguished Service Award from The John Marshall 
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Law School; he received a B.S. in Commerce from DePaul 
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University in 1974, graduated with High Honors, and was a 
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member of Delta Mu Delta and Delta Epsilon Sigma Honor 
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Societies; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we congratulate Mr. Joseph M. Gagliardo on being a recipient of 
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the Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Humanitarian of the Year Award 
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given by the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Mr. Gagliardo as an expression of our esteem.