The following letter to the editor by ITLA President Larry R. Rogers, Jr was published in The Southern on February 10, 2021.   The Illinois Insurance Association, whose purpose, per its website, is to “grow and prosper in a highly competitive insurance market,” wants the governor to veto HB 3360 so it can continue to…

The following op-ed by ITLA President Larry R. Roger, Jr. was published in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin on Thursday, January 28, 2021.   We have all heard the oft used phrase, “Justice delayed is justice denied.”  For a plaintiff who has suffered a life-altering injury, incurred medical expenses, or even worse, lost a loved…

The following letter to the editor by ITLA President Larry R. Rogers, Jr appeared in Crain’s Chicago Business on January 25, 2021.   Rather than accept responsibility for their negligence or wrongful conduct and fairly compensate injured people or their families, insurance companies, corporations, hospitals and other wrongdoers sometimes opt to employ legal tactics that…

The following letter to the editor appeared in the State Journal-Register on Sunday, January 24, 2021 and in the Daily Herald on Monday, January 25, 2021.   For a person who has suffered a life-altering injury, incurred serious medical expenses, or lost a loved one who was the family breadwinner, their suffering is often compounded…

The following letter to the editor by ITLA President Larry R. Rogers, Jr. was published in the Daily Herald on Monday, November 16, 2020.   Ill-Timed Criticism As the number of Illinoisans sickened by the coronavirus skyrockets, and the state’s hospitals and ICUs fill with COVID-19 patients, Patricia Babcock McGraw’s Nov. 7 column, “Parenthood is…

We Stand in Solidarity with George Floyd’s Family, the Black Community and All Those Fighting to End Police Brutality and Systemic Racism Statement from the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association President Larry Rogers, Jr. June 5, 2020 The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association released the following statement after its June 5th annual board meeting. At that meeting,…

LARRY R. ROGERS, JR., equity partner at Power Rogers in Chicago, Illinois, will be installed as the 67th President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) on Friday, June 5, 2020, during its virtual board meeting. Rogers, 52, received his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Davis in 1990.  He continued his studies at…

ROBERT A. CLIFFORD will be awarded the prestigious Leonard M. Ring Lifetime Achievement Award at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) convention on Friday, June 7, 2019. The convention will be held at the JW Marriott Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. The criteria of the award are as follows: “This award is given annually..." 

JOSEPH A. POWER, JR. will be awarded the prestigious Leonard M. Ring Lifetime Achievement Award at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) convention on Friday, June 8, 2018. The convention will be held at the JW Marriott Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. The criteria of the award are as follows: “This award is given annually..."

KEVIN J. CONWAY will be awarded the prestigious Leonard M. Ring Lifetime Achievement Award at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) convention on Friday, June 9, 2017. The convention will be held at the Westin River North in Chicago, Illinois. The criteria of the award are as follows: “This award is given annually..."