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April 22 -28, 2007 |
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12 Students Awarded Summer Grants to Support Public Interest Work |
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The Summer Grant Committee has awarded 12 students grants to help cover expenses they will incur when doing public interest law during summer 2007.
The Student Bar Association raised money for the scholarships through the Faculty Auction conducted in November. Michael Abramson, outgoing president of the Student Bar Association, said the auction raised more than $12,000, nearly doubling its donations from last year. This year's grant awards totaled $10,250.
The Summer Grant Committee, composed of students from five John Marshall student organizations and two professors, came together to evaluate applications and determine who would be awarded a summer grant for working in public interest law.
Winners of the grants were selected by a special committee. Receiving the grants are:
• Nara Ohk who will work at the Chicago Legal Clinic.
• Elizabeth Crites will work for the Immigration Court, Executive Office for Immigration Review in Miami, Fla.
• Emma Cryderman will work for the City of Chicago, Department of Law-Appellate Division.
• Miguel Larios will work for the Illinois Attorney General's Office.
• Ravinder Sahota will work for the Office of Appellate Defender in Ottawa, Ill.
• Robin F. Ficke will work for the Cook County Public Defender - Felony Trial Division.
• Paul Prezioso will work for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office - Public Interest Bureau.
• Brad Schweiger will work for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) in Washington, D.C.
• Holly Fugiel Grosshans will work for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office - Felony Trial Division.
• Sarah Wallace will work for The Midwest Center for Justice.
• Elizabeth Holladay will work for the Cook County Public Guardian.
• Julie M. Thompson will work for the Illinois Attorney General's Office - Environmental Enforcement Division.
Loren Van Dyke (left), a member of the Summer Grant Committee, congratulates the honorees (from second left) Elizabeth Crites, Sarah Wallace, Elizabeth Holladay, Emma Cryderman, Miguel Larios, Ravinder Sahota, Paul Prezioso, Brad Schweiger, Holly Fugiel Grosshans. Honorees not present were Robin F. Ficke, Nara Ohk and Julie Thompson.
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Faculty Activities and Publications |
Adjunct Professor Richard Balough 
Associate Director, Center for Information Technology & Privacy Law
Activities
His insights into the legal issues as they relate to hidden cameras were presented in Eric Zorn's column April 17, in the Chicago Tribune. The article focused on a school principal who was caught on hidden camera having a sexual tryst with a staff member in his office.
He also commented on the issue of hidden cameras in an interview with Medill News Service on April 18.
He was a speaker April 18 at the ASAE & the Center for Association Leadership 2007 Chicago Law Symposium with Adjunct Professor Mark Partridge. Balough addressed data protection, and Partridge spoke on trademark and domain name issues for associations.
Professor Kathryn Kennedy 
Director, Center for Tax Law and Employee Benefits
Activities
She was the keynote speaker at the 2007 Archie R. Boe Lecture Series, hosted by Drake University's Kelley Insurance Center. Her topic was "The Evolution of Employee Benefits and the Demise of the Defined Benefit System." A transcript of her speech is available on the school's website under Faculty Publications. The Archie R. Boe Lecture Series was established by the Allstate Foundation to bring professional leaders to campus to speak on insurance, actuarial science and related topics.
Professor Damian Ortiz 
Activities
He was nominated and has accepted a position on the board of directors for the Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI). Founded nearly 30 years ago, PILI strives to facilitate equal access to justice by creating opportunities for law students and lawyers to perform public interest and pro bono activities through education, work experience and the delivery of legal services. PILI builds professional relationships into working partnerships between educators, law students, law firms, corporations, attorneys and legal services agencies. Leveraging legal resources into legal assistance creates a culture of service that furnishes poor people with powerful tools to overcome a host of legal obstacles
Professor Michael Polelle 
Activities
On April 12, Polelle appeared on a segment of the 5 p.m. CLTV news. He discussed the use of opening statements in criminal trial of Juan Luna, charged with the murders of workers in 1993 at a Brown's Chicken in Palatine, Ill.
On April 17, he assisted a reporter for the Medill News Service regarding the Virginia Tech homicides. He was interviewed about the various legal theories that might be used to establish liability on the part of the university.
Adjunct Professor Leslie Reis 
Director, Center for Information Technology and Privacy Law
Activity
She was a guest of Bill Moller on WGN Radio on April 12. For about 45 minutes, Reis discussed workplace privacy, including the rights of employers to review phone and computer use by employees. She also took calls from listeners.
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Student Activities |
April 23
The Criminal Law Society will meet at 5:15 in room 216.
April 24
The Corporate Law Association will feature speaker, Jeffrey Zehe, who will discuss federal rule changes and the corporate computer records policy at its meeting at noon in room 1200. Lunch will be served.
The Student Bar Association invites all John Marshall staff members to join them for lunch on "Staff Appreciation Day" in the student lounge.
The Student Bar Association (SBA) will meet at 5 p.m. in room 216.
April 25
Phi Alpha Delta mentor program will be in room 201 at 11:30 a.m.
The Polish Law Association will meet at noon in room 522.
The Entertainment Law Society will meet at noon in room 403.
The SBA loan program will meet in room 409 at noon.
The SBA will hold a bar passage panel in the student lounge at 5 p.m.
The American Constitutional Society, Black Law Students Association, Children's Law Society and the Latino Law Student Association will sponsor a program about juvenile justice at 11:30 in room 1200.
April 26
Latino luncheon - noon -3 east
April 27
The Women's Law Caucus will meet for brunch on 3 east.
April 28
The Black Law Students Association will meet at 11 a.m. in room 1105.
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Schedule of Events |
April 24
- Faculty Works-In-Progress - Professor Scheid, Room 522, 12:15 p.m.
April 25
- 5th Annual Employee Benefits Law Review Symposium, CBA Room 800, 9 a.m.
- Deans' Meeting, Room 217, 10 a.m.
- Center for Real Estate Law Reception, CBA President's Room, 4:30 p.m.
April 26
- Insights II, Room 530, noon
- Very Current Cases Discussion Series, Room 217, 12:15 p.m.
April 27
- Honors Program Banquet, Room 200, 5:15 p.m.
April 28
- Multistate Diagnostic Review, Room 409, 10 a.m.
- Insights II, Room 300, 2:30 p.m.
April 30
- Faculty Assembly, Room 503, 12:15 p.m.
May 2
- Deans' Meeting, Room 217, 10 a.m.
- IRS Roundtable and Reception, Room 1200, 3 p.m.
May 4
- Global Legal Skills Conference, Room 1200, 8 a.m.
- Freedom Award Luncheon, Palmer House Hilton Hotel-Grand Ballroom, 11 a.m.
May 5
- Global Legal Skills Conference, Room 1200, 8 a.m.
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John Marshall Joins World Health Experts at Public Health Emergency Preparedness Workshop |
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Representatives from the United States, the European Union, the World Health Organization and the Czech Republic considered how health experts would assist in a major public health crisis when they gathered for the International Collaborative for Public Health Emergency Preparedness.
The health experts discussed not only the problems that could occur in a major public health crisis, but also considered how efforts to combat a major crisis could be coordinated.
The participants emphasized that lawyers, as well as professional public health experts, needed to be involved in the planning for public health emergencies because of the impact such planning would have on the legal rights and responsibilities of every citizen, regardless of their nationality.
The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, in cooperation with and the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, hosted this first annual workshop in Prague on March 9, 2007 at the Czech Bar Association.
The consensus from the conference was that national and even continental efforts alone would be ineffective in combating a world-wide epidemic. Participants agreed that the question was not whether, but when a "major" flu pandemic would again occur.
Czech health officials stated that hospitals and public care facilities could not possibly accommodate the more than three million persons in the Czech Republic alone who would likely be infected by such an epidemic.
Speakers at the workshop included Professor Michael Seng and Adjunct Professor Judith W. Munson of The John Marshall Law School in Chicago. Representatives of the United States Embassy in Prague, and the Institute for Post-Graduate Medical Education for the Czech Ministry of Health gave remarks.
Major addresses were delivered by Demetris Vryonides, head of the Legal Unit of the European Union's Commission on Health and Consumer Protection in Brussels; Roman Prymula, dean of the Czech University of Defense and Czech delegate to the Management Board of the European Center for Disease Control; and Alena Petrakova from the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.
Czech participants included the Ministry of Health; the law faculty of Masaryk University in Brno; the Faculty of Public Health from Charles University in Prague; and the Faculty of Military Health Sciences of the University of Defense.
The conference was held when Seng was in the Czech Republic to teach a two-week expedited course in American National Security Law at Masaryk University in Brno. Adjunct Professor Judith Munson taught a separate course on International Public Health Preparedness Law at Masaryk University the week of March 13.
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Barrister's Ball 2007 |
Guests to the ball included (from left) Jenny Lindinger; Mike Lindinger; Gayle Thompson; Leonard Hudson; Tricia Rick; and Isaiah Fishman. 
Also enjoying the evening were (from left) Associate Dean William B. Powers; Marilyn Criss, Student Affairs assistant; and Michael Abramson, Student Bar Association president. 
Professors Francis D. Morrissey (left) and John Scheid (right) join (from second from left) Corinne Morrissey, director of the Academic Achievement Program, and Nancy Scheid, part-time employee in the Registrar's Office at the ball. 
Student Bar Association President Michael Abramson (right) and Puneet Arora (left), former president, joined Marilyn J. Criss, Student Affairs assistant at the ball 
Student Bar Association Executive Board Members (from left) Megan McGuire; Alicja Chrabaszcz; Holly Grosshans; Michael Abramson; Rosalind Zee; Laura Pautz; Corey Leatherman helped organize the event.
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2007 Spring Fling |
Student Bar Association President Michael Abramson (left) presents the "Favorite Professor" award to Professor Ralph Ruebner. He was selected by the Class of 2007 for the honor. He teaches Criminal Procedure, Evidence and International Human Rights. 
Michael VanMoorleghem is congratulated by Associate Dean William Powers after the Corporate Law Society won the "Most Active Student Organization in an Area of Law" award presented at the 2007 Spring Fling. 
The Black Law Students Association (BLSA) won the "Most Active Minority Student Organization" award and the "Most Active Student Organization Overall" award. Organizations earn points for their programs and involvement. BLSA set a record with 258 points accumulated this academic year. Associate Dean William Powers (third from left) congratulates BLSA members (from left) Tolulope Olowomeye, Terry Slaughter and Alfred Murray II. 
Students in Phi Alpha Delta helped win the "Most Active Fraternity" award. Associate Dean William Powers (right) congratulates members (from left) Brandy Baker, Lauren Leonard, Gerad Dougvillo, Kelly Heaney, Corey Leatherman, Holly Grosshans, Ashley Vartasians and Alex Dao. 
Outgoing Student Bar Association (SBA) President Michael Abramson (center) presented Certificates of Appreciation to SBA officers who served in the 2006-2007 year. Abramson thanks (from left) Laura Pautz, treasurer; Corey Leatherman, Illinois State Bar Association representative; Lauren Trubow, American Bar Association representative; and Holly Grosshans, vice president. Other honorees not present were Megan McGuire, Chicago Bar Association representative; Rosalind Zee, secretary; and Alicja Chrabaszcz, evening student liaison.
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Alumnus Addresses Real Estate Students |
Edward Chupack, a 1980 graduate, was a guest speaker for an April 10 program presented by the Center for Real Estate Law. Chupack talked about his work as regional counsel for Equity Office Properties Trust. He is responsible for the leasing and operations of more than 90 Class A office and retail properties in cities along the East Coast.
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Editor's Note
In the Loop is published by The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Copyright 2007
Editor: Assistant Dean John M. McNamara; Contributors: Marilyn Thomas, Director, Public Relations and Advertising; Andrea Koklys, Assistant Director, Public Relations and Advertising
All information to be included in In the Loop must be placed in the INTHELOOP folder on the H drive of the law school's computer network by 12 p.m. each Wednesday. When the volume of submissions exceeds the available space in the printed version of In the Loop, additonal material 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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