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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION HONORING LEONARD AMARI
WHEREAS, The Justinian Society of Lawyers will be honoring Leonard Amari with its Hon. Moses W. Harrison Award of Recognition at its Annual Installation Dinner on September 10, 2014; and
WHEREAS, Leonard Amari is the founder and co-managing partner of the ad valorem real estate tax assessment reduction firm of Amari & Locallo; and
WHEREAS, Leonard Amari is a J.D. recipient, with honors, from the John Marshall Law School, where he now serves as the president of its Board of Trustees; and
WHEREAS, Leonard Amari is past president of the 34,000-member Illinois State Bar Association as well as the Justinian Society of Lawyers; and
WHEREAS, Leonard Amari served as general counsel for the Office of the Cook County Assessor, Thomas C. Hynes, from 1983-1987; and
WHEREAS, Leonard Amari has held leadership positions in a wide variety of professional and civic organizations throughout his distinguished career; and
WHEREAS, Leonard Amari is married to the former Donna Strobel and is the father of Katherine, an attorney, and Laura, a pre-school teacher.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby congratulate Leonard Amari on receiving the Moses W. Harrison Award; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this resolution be prepared and presented to Leonard Amari.
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