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Three third-year students at The John Marshall Law School were elected to regional and national positions in the American Bar Association and Hispanic National Bar Association Law Student Divisions.
Puneet Arora is 2006-2007 secretary-treasurer for the American Bar Association Law Student Division (ABA/LSD). 
In that capacity, he serves as secretary to the division's Board of Governors and Assembly. He records, prepares and submits official minutes of both governing bodies, as well as submits resolutions passed by the board and assembly. As treasurer, he implements and communicates the division and association policies and procedures relating to financial management. He also works with the 15 circuit governors in developing and maintaining circuit budgets and circuit meeting planning.
Arora also chairs the division's Operations and Publications Committee and updates the division handbook, training materials, forms and applications. He serves on the editorial board of the Student Lawyer magazine, reviewing copy and providing comment.
As a national officer, Arora is focusing his efforts on student debt reduction legislation for attorneys in public interest law.
"One of the primary functions of the Law Student Division is to lobby on behalf of law students around the country for federal legislative changes that will help graduates who go into public interest work with their loan repayments," he said. "With the rising cost of tuition, many of these students find themselves with debt that is very difficult to repay on a public servant's salary. I plan to be heavily involved with these lobbying efforts throughout this year and hope to at least, in some way, make a difference."
In addition to his work with the ABA/LSD, Arora is the former president of and current representative to the Student Bar Association, a member of the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association and the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law.
Arora received a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2003. Since he began law school, Arora has worked as a paralegal at Sargen Shriver National Center on Poverty Law; a law clerk with the Law Office of Roger B. Destine, Chartered; and an extern and law clerk at the Office of the Illinois Attorney General. This semester, he is a law clerk with Daley, DeBofsky & Bryant, a Chicago employment firm.
Jessica Smith is the governor for the 7th Circuit of the ABA/LSD, serving as the liaison to the ABA/LSD for law schools in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, and a voting member of the ABA/LSD Board of Governors. 
Since the beginning of her one-year term in March 2006, she has appointed 15 lieutenant governors from 40 applicants from throughout the circuit. In addition, she created a new lieutenant governor position that focuses on evening and part-time students. She believes the position will encourage the ABA/LSD to focus more on evening students throughout the circuit.
"The numbers of evening students are growing," she stated. "I want to make sure that they can utilize all the benefits the ABA has to offer."
Under Smith's leadership, the 7th Circuit of the ABA/LSD has increased membership, as it had for 11 previous years.
In addition to her ABA responsibilities, Smith is also a member of the Employee Benefits Student Law Association, a John Marshall class representative for PMBR and BARBRI, a member of the Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity and an executive board member of the Corporate Law Association.
After graduating from Lake Forest College, and before enrolling at John Marshall, Smith was an account executive with First Insurance Funding Corporation. Since starting law school, she has completed an internship with the Federal Defender Program, and is currently a legal intern with First Insurance Funding Corporation.
Karisa Flores was elected to a one-year term as a regional president of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) Law School Division. She oversees the HNBA activities at the law schools in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. She also sits on the Board of Governors for the HNBA Law School Division. 
During her term, she is responsible for organizing the annual fundraiser, which will be a networking event open to all law schools in the Chicago area. She also will attend the two annual conventions and help organize the HNBA National Hispanic Moot Court Competition in March.
"I especially want to establish contact with the other law schools in the Chicago area," Flores said. "I'd like to touch base with them so we can support each other in our activities within the HNBA."
Flores says that her main goal is to boost overall involvement in the HNBA, to "set the stage for next year and the years that follow."
Flores, a 2003 graduate of Western Illinois University, earned bachelor's degrees in both Law Enforcement and Justice Administration and Spanish.
Flores' legal experience since enrolling at John Marshall includes work as a volunteer and intern with the Cook County State's Attorney's Office; a legal intern with the U.S. Department of Justice in its Office of International Affairs; and a law clerk with Ganan & Shapiro, P.C. She currently is a law clerk with Adler, Murphy & McQuillen, LLP.
In addition to her activities with the HNBA, Flores is a member of the Latino Law Student Association at John Marshall.
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Professor Derrick Bell (third from left) delivered the Braun Memorial Lecture Oct. 13 on "Accepting Extinction: Will Christian Doctrine Prove Our Enemy Rather Than Our Salvation?" Joining him were (from left) Professor George Taylor of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Associate Dean William B.T. Mock; and panelists the Rev. Dr. Richard L. Tolliver of St. Edmund Episcopal Church; Associate Dean Linda Crane; Professor Paul Finkelman of Albany Law School; and John Marshall Professor Kevin Hopkins. Not pictured is panelist Alfreda Robinson.
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The John Marshall Law School in cooperation with the City of Chicago's Commission on Human Relations hosted an authors forum, "The Celebration of Immigrant and Refugee Contributions is a Celebration of America!" featuring panelists (from left) Mawi Asgedom, author of "Of Beetles and Angels;" Dale Asis, executive director, Coalition of African, Asian, Arab, European and Latino Immigrants of Illinois; Kali Plomin, author of "Home Before the Monsoon;" Jeff Libman author of "An Immigrant Class: Oral Histories from Chicago's Newest Immigrants" and Fasil Yirgu, publisher and owner of Nyala Publishing. The program's moderator was Oscar Avila (right), a staff writer for the Chicago Tribune.
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Professor Celeste Hammond, director of the Center for Real Estate Law, invites interested J.D. students to learn how an LL.M. degree in real estate law can help advance their careers at two information sessions.
Students can learn about the LL.M. program and how graduates are using the degree from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, or from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28. Both programs are in room 428.
"Attorneys with an LL.M. in Real Estate Law from The John Marshall Law School stand out," Hammond said. "They have a comprehensive knowledge of real estate law; the skills needed to analyze documents, negotiate deals, draft documents and advise clients; and an understanding of the business context in which commercial real estate law is practiced."
LL.M. applications are being accepted for the spring semester beginning Jan. 16, 2007. E-mail the Center for Real Estate Law at realestate@jmls.edu for additional information.
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The Center for International Business and Trade Law at The John Marshall Law School presents the 5th Annual Dominick L. DiCarlo U.S. Court of International Trade Lecture at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, in the school's courtroom.
The guest speaker is Judge Evan J. Wallach of the United States Court of International Trade addressing "Designating Non-Market Economies Under U.S. Trade Laws: Can There Be a Market Economy Where There Is No Free Marketplace of Ideas?"
At 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3, in 3-East, the judge will deliver a second lecture, "Basics in the Law of War: Everything You Never Wanted to Know and Were Afraid Was Going to Have to Be Asked." He is the designer of the Law of War home page for the International Law of War Association and the principal author of the Interactive Casebook. Its website is www.lawofwar.org and is designed for use by students, military lawyers, government officials, academics, and anyone else interested in an international legal regime for the regulation of the use of armed force."
Guests are asked to notify the Department of Event Management of their attendance at either of these programs at events@jmls.edu.
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Members of the Polish Law Students Association (from left) Agata Kieca, chief officers; Kathy Wantuch and Jessica Whitmore manned the table of sweets when the association hosted a bake sale.
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On Friday afternoons, Dorothy Li is conducting Chinese language classes for John Marshall students. She is joined by LL.M. students from China who help with class review sessions. To learn more, contact Li at 8li@jmls.edu.
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Professor Doris Estelle Long
Activities 
She was a guest presenter at the American Intellectual Property Law Association's Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. on "Copyright Laws Across The Border: Extraterritorial Enforcement." In the Oct. 20 presentation, she examined the conflicting approaches to extraterritorial application of U.S. copyright law in connection with subject matter jurisdiction and discussed the practical impact of these differing approaches on current litigation practice, including damage claims. She concluded by suggesting that increasing international acceptance of authorization as a basis for at least contributory liability may lead to a re-examination of its role in extraterritoriality decisions under US copyright law.
Publications
Her paper "Copyright Laws Across The Border: Extraterritorial Enforcement" will be published as part of the proceeding record for the Fall 2006 American Intellectual Property Law Association's Annual Conference.
Adjunct Professor Ram T. Madaan
Activities 
He recently made a presentation on "International Sales Contracts" at "Exporting-Importing Conference" held at the Mid-America Club in Chicago on September 20, 2006.
Professor Mark E. Wojcik
Activities 
He spoke on October 20, 2006 about the U.N. Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and the U.N. Convention on Electronic Contracts at a Bradley University class held in Chicago for students learning international trade and international business.
He spoke to the John Marshall International Law Society on October 23 on "Practical Career Advice for Young International Attorneys."
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October 30
Phi Alpha Delta will meet at 5:30 p.m. in room 217.
The DuPage Alumni Association and The John Marshall Law School Alumni Association are sponsoring a winter coat drive now until the end of November. This is affiliated with the "Law Lending a Hand" program. Coats will be collected in the student lounge.
The Real Estate Law Student Chapter of Lambda Alpha International will meet at 5:30 in room 201.
October 31
The Latino Law Student Association will meet at 5:20 in room 1102.
November 1
The Animal Law Society will have a film showing at noon and 5:30. The noon showing will be in room 527 and the evening viewing in room 800.
November 2
A reminder to all chief officers: Dean Powers' student advisory committee meeting will be at noon in room 201
Phi Alpha Delta will meet at noon and 5:00 in room 428.
The Polish Law Students Association will meet at 5:00 in room 800 for a networking event. Members will be able to meet and mingle with Advocates Society members.
The Black Law Students Association will meet at 5:00 in room 413.
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October 30
- Dean's Meeting, Courtroom, 10 a.m.
- Self Study Meeting, Room 217, 11:30 a.m.
- CSO: Job Search Training for 3Ls, Room 1200A, 12 p.m.
- Essay Workshop for 1L's with Paul Lisnek, Room 200, 12 p.m.
- Insights II Program, Room 1103, 4:15 p.m.
- Trial Advocacy Honors Board Meeting, Room 413, 5 p.m.
- Phi Alpha Delta Meeting, Room 217, 5:30 p.m.
- Lambda Alpha Meeting, Room 201, 5:30 p.m.
October 31
- Insights I Program, Room 503, 12 p.m.
- February 2007 Bar Takers Meeting, Room 428, 5 p.m.
- Latino Law Student Association Meeting, Room 1102, 5:20 p.m.
November 1
- Alumni Board Executive Committee Meeting, Room 217, 11 a.m.
- Alumni Association Board Meeting, Room 800 of the CBA, 12 p.m.
- Christian Legal Society Meeting, Room 1103, 12 p.m.
- Animal Law Society Meeting, Room 527, noon and 5:30 p.m.
- PMBR Make Up, Room 413, 6 p.m.
November 2
- Phi Alpha Delta Meeting, Room 1105, noon and 5 p.m.
- The 5th Annual Dominick L. DiCarlo United States Court of International Trade Lecture, Courtroom, 4:30 p.m.
- Polish Law Student Association Meeting, Room 800 of the CBA, 5 p.m.
- Black Law Student Association (BLSA) Meeting, Room 413, 5 p.m.
November 3
- AIPPI/IP Meeting, Room 1200, 8 a.m.
- PMBR Make Up, Room 532, 9 a.m.
- Center for International Business and Trade Law lecture with Hon. Evan Wallach _ Basics in the Law of War: Everything you never wanted to know and were afraid was going to have to be asked, Room 1200, 12:30 a.m.
November 4
- Basic Skills Course, Room 1200, 8:15 a.m.
- PMBR, Rooms 300 and 503, 10 a.m.
- BLSA Meeting, Room 1101, 11 a.m.
- Insights I Program, Room 409, 1 p.m.
- Insights II Program, Room 403, 1 p.m.
November 5
- PMBR, Rooms 300 and 503, 10 a.m.
November 6
- Advanced PCT Seminar, Corboy Room of the CBA, 8 a.m.
- Dean's Meeting, Courtroom, 10 a.m.
- Multiple Guess Workshop, Room 300, 12 p.m.
- Review of Intellectual Property Law Open House, Room 3East, noon and 5 p.m.
- Faculty Assembly, Room 503, 12:15 p.m.
- Insights II Program, Room 1103, 4:15 p.m.
- Trial Advocacy Honors Board Meeting, Room 413, 5 p.m.
- Phi Alpha Delta Meeting, Room 217, 5:30 p.m.
November 7
- Advanced PCT Seminar, Corboy Room of the CBA, 8 a.m.
- Insights I Program, Room 503, 12 p.m.
- Insights II Program, Room 403, 12 p.m.
- Multiple Guess Workshop, Room 409, 12 p.m.
- Russian Law Society Meeting, Room 1202, 12 p.m.
- Law Review Colloquium, Room 1102, 2 p.m.
November 8
- Board of Trustees Meeting, Courtroom, 2 p.m.
- Careers in ERISA Litigation Reception, Room 3East, 5 p.m.
- Student Bar Association Meeting, Room 216, 5 p.m.
- PMBR Make Up, Room 413, 6 p.m.
November 9
- Selections & Appointments Candidate Lunch/Presentation, Room 3East, 12 p.m.
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America Meeting, Room 428, 12:30 p.m.
November 10
- PMBR Make Up, Room 532, 9 a.m.
- Selections & Appointments Candidate Lunch/Presentation, Room 3East, 12 p.m.
- Student Bar Association/Christian Legal Society and Entertainment Law Society Meeting, Room 3East, 4 p.m.
- Asian Pacific American Law Students Association Party, Room 200, 6 p.m.
November 11
- Multistate Diagnostic Exam, Room 200, 9 a.m.
- BLSA Meeting, Room 1101, 11 a.m.
- Insights I Program, Room 409, 1 p.m.
- Insights II Program, Room 403, 1 p.m.
- Multiple Guess Workshop, Room 300, 1 p.m.
November 12
- Multistate Diagnostic Exam, Room 200, 9 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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