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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
COMMEMORATING THE EXCEPTIONAL LIFE AND LEGACY OF SHERMAN C. MAGIDSON
WHEREAS, Sherman C. Magidson, was a lawyer whose wit, compassion and intelligence was revealed through his work as a writer and lawyer. He has left behind a devoted family, countless friends and a community enriched for having known him; and
WHEREAS, Sherman Magidson grew up in Oak Park, Illinois and attended Oak Park and River Forest High School. He was a talented football player and hardworking scholar in high school and was rewarded for his efforts with a scholarship to attend Yale University; he graduated from Yale University with his Bachelor of Arts in history; and
WHEREAS, after proudly serving his country for two years in the United States Army, Sherman Magidson attended and graduated from the law school at Northwestern University where he was a member of the Law Review and elected to the Order of the Coif; and
WHEREAS, after graduation from law school, Sherman Magidson was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1959; and
WHEREAS, Sherman Magidson became a well-respected member of the bar practicing criminal defense; he was a partner at Bellows and Bellows and later formed his own firm; and
WHEREAS, Sherman Magidson served as a respected and admired adjunct professor of law teaching Trial Advocacy at Chicago-Kent College of law between 1972 and 1979; and
WHEREAS, Sherman Magidson took his experience as a talented lawyer to Hollywood, where, as a member of the Writers' Guild of America, he shared his gift. He became a talente of writing as a script-writer and legal consultant in Los Angeles for "The Young and The Restless" and "The Bold and The Beautiful;" and
WHEREAS, later, missing the court room and his hometown, Sherman Magidson returned to Chicago to do what he liked best: practicing law; and
WHEREAS, Sherman Magidson was a strong advocate for mental health issues. He was one of the founders and was the first president of the Lawyers' Assista...
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