LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Lawrence E. Corbett, Jr. upon the occa-
sion of his retirement after 60 years of distinguished service in the
practice of law

WHEREAS, This Legislative Body seeks to acknowledge those individuals
whose professional lives and civic endeavors serve to enhance the stat-
ure of the State of New York; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Lawrence E. Corbett, Jr. upon the occasion of his retirement after 60
years of distinguished service in the practice of law; and
WHEREAS, Born in Fort Edward in 1921, Lawrence E. Corbett, Jr. honor-
ably served his country during World War II in both Europe and the
Pacific; and
WHEREAS, Following the war, Lawrence E. Corbett, Jr. was educated at
Siena College and New York Law School, and in 1952, he joined the law
office of J. Clarence Herlihy, who later became the Presiding Justice of
the Appellate Division, Third Department; and
WHEREAS, Lawrence E. Corbett, Jr. was elected Justice of the Peace in
Fort Edward the same year that J. Clarence Herlihy was elected to the
Supreme Court; and
WHEREAS, In 1962, Lawrence E. Corbett Jr. was elected to the New York
State Legislature as the Assemblyman for the 107th District where he
ably served the people of New York until 1972; and
WHEREAS, While in Albany, New York, Lawrence E. Corbett, Jr. served as
the chairman of the important Assembly Social Services Committee from
1969-1972; and
WHEREAS, In 1969, Lawrence E. Corbett, Jr. sponsored and carried the
bill that designated the road to Prospect Mountain in Lake George as the
State Veteran's Highway; and
WHEREAS, Also in 1969, Lawrence E. Corbett, Jr. was joined by the now
Hon. Thomas E. Mercure, Associate Justice of the Appellate Division,
Third Department, and their partnership continued until 1977; and
WHEREAS, In 1975, Lawrence E. Corbett, Jr. was named the attorney for
the Washington County Sewer Agency where he conducted all of the legal
work for the acquisition of the plant site and pipelines now serving
Hudson Falls and Fort Edward; and
WHEREAS, For the past 18 years, Lawrence E. Corbett, Jr. has been Of
Counsel to the Glens Falls law firm of McPhillips, Fitzgerald & Cullum
L.L.P.; and
WHEREAS, Recently, Lawrence E. Corbett, Jr. was selected as the recip-
ient of the 2012 Charles Evans Hughes Award for a lifetime devotion to
the law and public service; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his many years practicing law, Lawrence E.
Corbett, Jr. has rendered faithful, conscientious and valuable service,
and has done so with loyalty, honor and distinction; and
WHEREAS, In his official acts, Lawrence E. Corbett, Jr. was governed
by a keen sense of duty and always showed a unique grasp of human prob-
lems, thus earning him the admiration, esteem and affection of his
colleagues; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when individ-
uals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be recognized by all the citizens of this great Empire
State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Lawrence E. Corbett, Jr. upon the occasion of his retirement after

60 years of distinguished service in the practice of law; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Lawrence E. Corbett, Jr.