Majestic Realty Co. Chairman and CEO Edward P. Roski Jr. Honored by Legal Aid Foundation.LOS ANGELES -- Edward P. Roski Edward P. Roski, Jr. (born in 1938) is a millionaire in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of Loyola High School, the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business and a Vietnam veteran as a member of the Marines. Jr., chairman and CEO of Majestic Realty Co., recently received the 2006 Access to Justice Award from the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA). In presenting the award to Roski, the Legal Aid Foundation cited the real estate developer's many community and philanthropic activities in the areas of youth, family, education, and health and violence prevention. "This award is a great honor, but the real honor belongs to the men and women of the Legal Aid Foundation," Roski said, in accepting the award. Citing the number of poor women, men and children, who benefit from Legal Aid's services, Roski said the organization provides "the respect every human being is due" and "the rights to which every American is entitled." "These people have no one else to turn to," Roski said. "Were it not for Legal Aid's lawyers and paralegals and dedicated staff, they would be crushed under the weight of the system. To those struggling against the bleak confines of poverty, LAFLA not only provides access to justice, they provide access to hope." Active in a variety of civic and philanthropic causes, Roski serves on the boards of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, also known as LACMA, is the official and world-renowned art museum of the County of Los Angeles, California, located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. , the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County opened in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA in 1913 as the Museum of History, Science, and Art. The moving force behind it was a museum association founded in 1910. , the California Science Center The California Science Center (sometimes spelled California ScienCenter) is a state agency and museum located in Exposition Park, Los Angeles. Billed as the West Coast's largest hands-on science center, the California ScienCenter is a public-private partnership between the State , the Bowers Museum, the National Geographic Society National Geographic Society U.S. scientific society founded in 1888 in Washington, D.C., by a small group of eminent explorers and scientists “for the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge. and the Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission. He also serves on the board of regents An independent governing body that oversees a state's public Colleges and Universities. All 50 states have governing bodies that oversee the administration of public education. at Loyola High School and on the board of trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. at the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission . Under Roski's direction, Majestic Realty Co. established the highly regarded Majestic Realty Foundation in 2002 to provide grants and support to worthy organizations across the U.S. To date, the Foundation has provided more than $6 million in grants along with countless volunteer hours to community-based non-profit organizations. The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA), the frontline law firm for the poor in metropolitan Los Angeles, was established in 1929 to ensure that the indigent have access to the civil justice system. With over fifty-five lawyers and 150 staff, LAFLA is the largest law firm for the poor in California. Founded in 1948, Majestic Realty Co. is one of the nation's oldest and largest privately held real estate firms, with an office, retail and industrial portfolio totaling more than 70 million square feet. The Southern California-based company is a diversified real estate developer specializing in the planning and development of premier master planned business parks and retail centers. Headquartered in City of Industry, Majestic Realty also has offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Denver and Las Vegas. For more information, visit www.majesticrealty.com. |
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