Sadly, founding accomplice of the Energy Rogers legislation agency, Larry R. Rogers, Sr. has handed away. Larry, a person from humble beginnings, at one time juggling three jobs to assist his household, ceased upon the alternatives given to him, labored arduous and have become one of the vital profitable, revered and influential trial legal professionals within the nation.
Throughout his illustrious over 37-year profession, Larry Rogers, Sr. obtained quite a few multimillion-dollar verdicts and recoveries in a mess of circumstances together with a document $27 million product legal responsibility verdict for his shopper towards an toddler components firm, which in 1985 was the most important private harm verdict in Illinois historical past, and a $55 million verdict for a brain-damaged lady, which is the most important medical malpractice verdict that went to judgment in Illinois historical past.
Throughout his distinguished profession, Larry Rogers, Sr. was honored with the John Paul Stevens Award, the Chicago Bar Affiliation’s highest and most prestigious award, and the distinguished Leonard M. Ring Lifetime Achievement Award, awarded by the Illinois Trial Attorneys. He has acquired the Earl B. Dickerson Award from the Chicago Bar Affiliation which honors excellent minority legal professionals whose careers on the bar emulate braveness and dedication in making the legislation the important thing to justice for all in our society. He has additionally acquired the Distinguished Alumni Award from St. Xavier College and the DePaul College Faculty of Legislation Alumni Award for Excellent Service to the Authorized Career. A devoted member of his occupation, Mr. Rogers was a member within the Chicago Bar Affiliation and the Cook dinner County Bar Affiliation, the place he served as President in 1991. He’s additionally a member of the American Bar Affiliation, Affiliation of Trial Attorneys of American, the Illinois State Bar Affiliation, and member and former President in 2001 of the Illinois Trial Attorneys.
Larry Rogers, Sr. throughout his lifetime supplied the next recommendation to younger individuals who need to turn into trial legal professionals:
“Work arduous. Keep your integrity and be prepared to affiliate with others in your discipline. Get to satisfy them and be taught from them whether or not the others are African Individuals or whites or no matter their ethnic background could also be.”
Good recommendation for all of us.
His longtime pal and accomplice, Joe Energy stated, “Larry was an incredible pal and accomplice for a few years. Most significantly, he was an exquisite father, grandfather, and human being. Those that knew him finest beloved him extra. He can be sorely missed by his household, associates and our agency.” His son, Larry Rogers, Jr. stated, “My dad was extra than simply my dad. He was my mentor, my confidant, my legislation accomplice, and my pal. He
was a trailblazer within the legislation and in life whose legacy at Energy Rogers, within the legislation, and in his neighborhood will dwell on. My sister Ann Marie and I, and the love of his life, Pam, and all of our household, will miss him dearly.”
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