LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Brian Figeroux for receiving the 2010
Community Pillar Award from Sesame Flyers International, Inc.

WHEREAS, Individuals who give of their time and energies and serve the
best interests of their communities are an asset beyond remuneration and
cannot be sufficiently extolled; and
WHEREAS, Brian Figeroux has given not only of his time and energies
but also of his competence, intelligence and leadership and consequently
has been designated for special honor; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Brian Figeroux
for receiving the 2010 Community Pillar Award from Sesame Flyers Inter-
national, Inc., to be celebrated at its First Annual Scholarship Gala on
Thursday, May 13, 2010; and
WHEREAS, Based on its origins and cultural Caribbean heritage, Sesame
Flyer International Incorporated is a community-based not-for-profit
corporation founded in 1983; it functions as a multi-service agency
which provides a number of services to both youths and adults; Sesame
Flyers International consist of both volunteers and professional staff,
dedicated to empowering the lives of adults and young people in the
community; and
WHEREAS, Brian Figeroux has been called upon to contribute his time
and talents to countless civic and charitable endeavors and has always
given of himself unstintingly; and
WHEREAS, Brian Figeroux has been engaged in a diverse practice since
graduating from Rutgers University School of Law in 1995; his areas of
practice include civil litigation, immigration, personal injury, matri-
monial, taxation, real estate, wills and probate, bankruptcy and busi-
ness law; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Figeroux was the first attorney retained by Abner Louima,
a Haitian-American, tortured at the 70th precinct in Brooklyn, New York
in 1997; he and his colleagues were successful in obtaining justice and
a significant settlement for Mr. Louima and his colleagues were also
successful in representing the family of the late Bert Dewgard, Jr., an
African-American who was killed by a federal drug enforcement agent; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Figeroux earned his J.D. from Rutgers School of Law, in
1995; he also possesses both a Master's of Arts degree in Economics and
a Bachelor's of Arts degree in Accounting from the City University of
New York, Brooklyn College; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the entire period of his community service, a
period of constructive involvement, Brian Figeroux has stood constant in
dignity, good grace and humor; and
WHEREAS, Rare indeed is the impressive dedication shown by an individ-
ual for the benefit of others which Brian Figeroux has displayed
throughout his life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Brian Figeroux for receiving the 2010 Community Pillar Award from
Sesame Flyers International, Inc.; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Brian Figeroux.