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The Latino Law Student Association
(LLSA) at The John Marshall Law School welcomed Nelson Castillo, president of
the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) and Karina Ayala-Bermejo,
president of Region IX of the HNBA, to the law school on Monday, Feb. 27, 2006,
for a lunch discussion with student members of LLSA.
Castillo and Ayala-Bermejo discussed
with John Marshall students many issues, including diversity in the law
schools, participation in the community and academics. They encouraged students
to become involved in the HNBA and other local bar associations.
The lunch was part of Castillo's
two-day trip to Chicago where he met with local area law students and their
Latino communities. 
Nelson Castillo (fifth from left), president of
the Hispanic National Bar Association (HBNA), and Karina Ayala-Bermejo (right),
president of Region IX of the HNBA, recently visited The John Marshall Law
School. Welcoming them to the law school were (from left) Professor Rogelio
Lasso and Laurel Hajek, assistant dean for Career Services; and students Chaz
Rodriguez; Pedro Bernal, president of the Latino Law Students Association at
John Marshall (LLSA); Luz Maria Toledo; and Karl Tetzlaff, vice president of
LLSA.
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The Moot Court Executive Board is
asking for student volunteers to serve as bailiffs for the Herzog Competition
on Monday, March 27.
Students should be available from 5:15
to 9:30 p.m. No experience is necessary. Members of Moot Court will train the
volunteers.
This intra-school moot court
competition, named in honor of dean emeritus Fred Herzog, provides an
avenue for students to learn about the Moot Court program while gaining
exposure to presenting oral arguments in a court room setting.
Additionally, because the Herzog
competition is required, this opportunity is an excellent way to prepare for
the course.
Interested students should contact
Bryan Jones at 5jonesb1@stu.jmls.edu or call the Moot Court office at
312.987.1423.
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Did you know The John Marshall Law
School offers J.D. students the option of a joint J.D./LL.M. degree in real
estate law?
Selected students can complete the
LL.M. degree in one extra semester. The Center for Real Estate Law is hosting
information sessions at noon and 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22. Students will
learn more about the real estate program, its courses and the LL.M. option at
these sessions in Room 528.
For more information, stop by the
Center for Real Estate Law offices on the 16th floor of the CBA building.
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The Moot Court Honors Board members for spring 2006
are (seated, from left) Bryan Jones, Adrienne Detanico, Daniel
Taylor, Jeff Bora and Karen Simon, and (standing, from left)
Jeff Hoskins, Jacqueline Aldrich, John Ryan, Michael Lindinger,
Michael Corsi and Catherine Howard.
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Second-year-student Gregory Royal was
recently honored with the Illinois Bar Foundation Scholarship and the Fred
Hampton Memorial Legal Assistance Scholarship.
Royal graduated from the University of
Southwestern Louisiana in 1992, with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical
engineering. Before coming to John Marshall, he was a teleprocessing
technician, a network analyst and is currently a technical specialist for State
Farm Insurance Companies.
Royal is a member of the Chicago Bar
Association, the American Bar Association, the Black Law Students Association,
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Kappa Alpha Psi
Fraternity, Inc. and a State Farm Action Network volunteer. He is also a spring
2006 candidate for the Review of Intellectual Property Law.
The Illinois Bar Foundation Scholarship
is offered annually to a second- or third-year student at each area law school.
Royal was selected for his accomplishments during law school, including his
academic record and his involvement in diverse extracurricular and community
activities.
The Fred Hampton Scholarship was
established in honor of Fred Hampton, and initiated by the Rev. Jesse Jackson
of Operation PUSH and the late Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy, to assist black
students in the field of law. Each year, William Hampton, Fred Hampton's
brother and president of the fund, presents the scholarship award to a
deserving student in the Chicago area. 
Gregory Royal (center) accepts the Fred Hampton
Memorial Legal Assistance Scholarship award from William Hampton (left)
president of the scholarship fund. Acting Dean John E. Corkery (right)
congratulates Royal. 
Judge Jesse Reyes (J.D. '82) (right) presents
Gregory Royal (center) the Illinois Bar Foundation Scholarship. Congratulating
Royal is Acting Dean John E. Corkery.
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Joint J.D./LL.M. student Robert Gray
won the Best Oralist Award, and with his team partner Lisa Barbieri advanced to
the quarterfinal round at the 2006 Mugel Memorial Tax Law Moot Court
Competition at the University of Buffalo Law School in February.
In presenting Gray with the Best
Oralist Award, a member of the University of Buffalo Moot Court Board said he
"clearly stood out from the other winners."
The team argued a fictitious case that
was based on Commissioner v. Banks decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. In
its ruling, the court held that, as a general rule, a plaintiff that wins
damages in litigation will need to pay taxes on the resulting attorney's fees,
if the underlying claim is includable income. However, in dicta, the court
arguably isolated court-ordered attorney's fees from its holding.
In the competition's problem, a
surrogate court granted a plaintiff's motion for a Qualified Settlement Fund
(QSF) and the working of the fictitious appellate court opinion suggested that
the surrogate court judge ordered the attorney's fees, in addition to the
plaintiff's damages, to be put into the QSF by the losing defendant, and then
directed the QSF trustee to pay the attorney directly.
In the problem, the IRS challenged the
plaintiff's tax return, arguing that the plaintiff should have included the
attorney's fees in her gross income, even though they were paid directly into
the QSF from the defendant and then directly to the attorney from the QSF. The
plaintiff argued that determination. In the fictitious case, the tax court
agreed with the IRS and the appellate court reversed on both issues.
"As a team, Robert and Lisa impressed
the panels of judges and their competitors and coaches from other law schools,"
said Professor Barry Kozak, the team's coach. "As individual competitors, Lisa
did very well in the later preliminary rounds, and Robert consistently
impressed each and every judge with his knowledge of tax law and policy, his
understanding of the unique issues in this case, and his humbling demeanor as
an advocate for his client."
The team entered a brief on behalf of
the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and argued for both the plaintiff and the
IRS during the competition.
During their weeks of preparation, Gray
and Barbieri were assisted by Professor Glenn Schwartz who had helped with
writing the brief filed in the Banks case and had attended the Supreme
Court's arguments; and by Professor Ronald Domsky, Professor Kathryn Kennedy,
Adjunct Professor David Berek and Michael Poland (J.D. '05), who represented
John Marshall at the 2004 Mugel competition.
The team manager was John Ryan of the
John Marshall Moot Court Board. 
Robert Gray (left) won the Best Oralist Award, and
with his team partner Lisa Barbieri (center) advanced to the quarterfinal round
at the 2006 Mugel Memorial Tax Law Moot Court Competition at the University of
Buffalo Law School in February. Professor Barry Kozak, the team's coach,
traveled with them to the competition.
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Professor Mark E. Wojcik
Publications
The U.N. Convention on the Rights of
the Child: An Analysis of Treaty Provisions and Implications of U.S.
Ratification (Transnational Publishers 2006) (Jonathan Todres, Mark E.
Wojcik, and Cris R. Revaz, editors), provides a detailed examination of the
impact of U.S. ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of
the Child.
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March 12 - March 19
March 14
- Chicago International Dispute Resolution
Association Meeting, Room 800, 8 a.m.
March 15 - March 19
- PLI Seminar, Room 200, 8 a.m.
March 20
- Women's Law Caucus Glass Slipper Drive, Student
Lounge, all week
- Intellectual Property Meeting, Room 201, noon.
March 21
- Careers in Employee Benefits Law - Featuring a
Panel of Alums from the LL.M. Employee Benefits Program, Room 3East, noon.
- Insights I Program, Room 503, noon.
- Center for Intellectual Property Law - Honorable
Howard T. Markey Distinguished Lecture in Patent Law - "The Conundrum
Confronting Congress: The Patent System Must Be Left Untouched While Being
Radically Reformed," Room 1200, 2:30 p.m.
- Black Law Students Association Meeting, Room 503,
4:45 p.m.
- Career Services - Interviewing Tips Workshop,
Room 413, 5 p.m.
- Student Bar Association Meeting, Room 201, 5 p.m.
March 22
- Deans' Meeting, Courtroom, 10 a.m.
- National Conference of Law Reviews 2006, Fairmont
Hotel, noon.
- Women's Law Caucus "Dress for Success", Room
3East, noon.
- Employment Benefits Society Meeting, Room 1101,
noon
- Real Estate Law Joint JD/LL.M. Information
Sessions, Room 528, noon and 5 p.m.
- Film/Lecture Series - From the Hip with Prof.
Bernabe, Room 1200, 4 p.m.
March 23
- National Conference of Law Reviews 2006, Fairmont
Hotel, 8 a.m.
- Insights II Program, Room 503, 11:45 a.m.
- Polish Law Student Association Meeting, Room
1102, noon
- Center for International Business and Trade Law
Joint Information Sessions, Room 402, 12:45 p.m. and 5 p.m.
- Belle R. and Joseph H. Braun Memorial
Distinguished Lecture - "Chief Justice John Marshall's Court and the Problem of
Race: Slaves, Free Blacks and American Indians," Room 1200, 2 p.m.
March 24
- National Conference of Law Reviews 2006, Fairmont
Hotel, 8 a.m.
- 1L Mock Trial Competition, Room 3East, 5 p.m.
March 25
- PMBR, Room 1200, 9:30 a.m.
- National Conference of Law Reviews 2006, Fairmont
Hotel, 10 a.m.
- Black Law Students Association Meeting, Room 201,
10 a.m.
- Law Preview, Room 300, 10 a.m.
- Insights I Program, Room 216, 1 p.m.
- Insights II Program, Room 503, 1 p.m.
March 26
- PMBR, Room 1200, 9:30 a.m.
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In the
Loop is published by The John Marshall Law School, Chicago,
Copyright 2006
Editor: Assistant Dean John M. McNamara; Contributors:
Marilyn Thomas, Director, Public Relations and Advertising; Andrea Koklys,
Assistant Director, Public Relations and Advertising
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When the volume of submissions exceeds the available space in the printed
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will appear only in the online version of the Newsletter, which can be found on
the law school's website at www.jmls.edu. 
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