Bill Text: NY J00322 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commending Robinson & Cole, LLP upon the occasion of celebrating its 175th Anniversary

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-02-02 - ADOPTED [J00322 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-J00322-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 322

BY: Senator BRESLIN

        COMMENDING  Robinson & Cole, LLP upon the occasion
        of celebrating its 175th Anniversary

  WHEREAS, It is the  sense  of  this  Legislative  Body  to  publicly
commend those law firms which substantially contribute to the well-being
of  the  community  by  providing  outstanding legal service to those in
need; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern  and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
commend Robinson & Cole, LLP upon the occasion of celebrating its  175th
Anniversary on Thursday, February 11, 2021; and

  WHEREAS,  Since  its  inception  in  1845,  Robinson & Cole, LLP has
provided the highest quality legal services to individuals,  businesses,
non-profit  organizations,  and  municipalities  throughout  the  United
States; and

  WHEREAS, Robinson & Cole, LLP is ranked as one of  the  largest  law
firms  in  the  country  with  220  lawyers and offices in New York, New
England, the mid-Atlantic, Florida and California; the firm's  New  York
City  office has become a central hub for its lawyers to serve the needs
of its countless clients; and

  WHEREAS, With nearly a quarter of the firm's lawyers licensed by the
New York State Bar Association, Robinson & Cole, LLP established  a  New
York  City office in 1997; ten years later, in 2007, the firm officially
opened an office in Albany; and

  WHEREAS, Robinson & Cole's  deep-rooted  culture  of  collaboration,
civility and inclusion, with a strong emphasis on community involvement,
remains  the  foundation  of its extraordinary ability to learn from the
past and embrace the changes of today; and

  WHEREAS, Today, Robinson & Cole, LLP continues to contribute to  the
local community by volunteering pro-bono services to countless charities
and  non-profit  organizations in each of the communities it serves, and
providing access to the justice system for some of its  most  vulnerable
populations; and

  WHEREAS,  Over  its distinguished 175-year history, Robinson & Cole,
LLP has demonstrated continuous service to the residents and communities
which it serves; and

  WHEREAS,  The  success  of  Robinson  &  Cole,  LLP  is  in   direct
correlation  to  the  efforts of its renowned attorneys and staff, whose
involvement is, and always has  been,  characterized  by  an  impressive
commitment,  an  unbridled enthusiasm, and an uncompromising standard of
excellence in all endeavors on behalf of the firm and the communities it
serves; and

  WHEREAS, It is  the  custom  of  this  Legislative  Body  that  when
individuals  and institutions of such noble aims and accomplishments are

brought to our attention, they should be celebrated  and  recognized  by
all the citizens of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Robinson & Cole, LLP upon the occasion of celebrating its  175th
Anniversary,  and  to  wish this law firm continued success in its vital
work on behalf of its clients; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Robinson & Cole, LLP.