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Vested Interest - Larry R. Rogers, ITLA President 2000-2001

May 2001 Issue
This will be my last opportunity to speak to you in Vested Interest. My term as President comes to an end shortly, and this gives me an opportunity to express to all of the members my feelings about what has transpired during my term and indeed throughout the years of my membership in ITLA. I came to ITLA, as most of us did, as a novice attorney working under the leadership and guidance of one of our past Presidents, Jack Hayes, and one of our future Presidents, at that time, Joe Power. [View Full Issue]

March/April 2001 Issue
As expected, the Bush Administration has begun its assault on American's rights we consider important. President Bush has ended the American Bar Association's 50-year-old service to the nation of screening presidential nominations to the US Supreme Court and other federal judgeships. The ABA has provided objective evaluations of judicial nominations since first requested to do so by President Eisenhower 50 years ago. [View Full Issue]

January/February 2001 Issue
While in O'Hare Airport waiting for a flight to an out-of-town deposition, I decided to pick up some reading material for the flight. The January 29, 2001 issue of Business Week magazine was touting on its cover an article identifying the best mutual funds for investments. [View Full Issue]

November/December 2000 Issue
The holiday season is upon us. On behalf of all of the ITLA Officers, Board of Managers, and staff, please have a happy, joyous, and safe holiday season. We have much to be thankful for during this season. [View Full Issue]

October 2000 Issue
The importance of a strong voter turnout for the November elections cannot be emphasized enough. It is extremely important that we all do everything that we can to encourage our families and friends to come out and vote in this election. Both the National and State level election results will hinge dramatically upon voter turnout. [View Full Issue]

September 2000 Issue
The summer has been relatively quite. The legislature has been on summer recess and no major crisis has confronted us so far. This gives us time to reflect on current events and to consider and plan for the future. [View Full Issue]

July 2000 Issue
All who attended the Annual Installation Banquet had a grand time on June 2nd at the Oak Brook Hills Resort. The attendance was outstanding and many stayed to dance the night away to the sounds of the extremely talented and entertaining Al Sophia Orchestra. If you were not there, you missed a great evening! [View Full Issue]

June 2000 Issue
It is with great pride that I become the 47th President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Since becoming a lawyer in 1983, I have been given the opportunity to meet, work with and learn from some of the greatest trial lawyers in our country. To see the tremendous discipline, outstanding work ethic and devotion to client representation humbles me to be counted among the membership of such a great organization. [View Full Issue]


Vested Interest Past Issue Archive

Judy L. Cates, ITLA President 2006-2007 Keith Hebeisen, ITLA President 2005-2006 Kevin J. Conway, ITLA President 2004-2005 Michael P. Schostock, ITLA President 2003-2004 Robert J. Bingle, ITLA President 2002-2003 Kim E. Presbrey, ITLA President 2001-2002 Larry R. Rogers, ITLA President 2000-2001 Michael J. Reagan, ITLA President 1999-2000 Martin J. Healy, ITLA President 1998-1999 Laird M. Ozmon, ITLA President 1997-1998