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May 6 - 12, 2007 |
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Criminal Law Society Panel Discusses `The Trial' |
Second-year student Anna Rehder (sixth from left), president of the Criminal Law Society, welcomes guest speakers (from third from left) Associate Judge Marcus Salone (J.D. `81), of the Circuit Court of Cook County Criminal Division; Cathy S. Hareas (J.D.'88), a public defender; and Pat Kelly (J.D. `92), a Cook County assistant state's attorney, as guest speakers for the second part of a three-part panel series: "Building a Case," hosted by the Criminal Law Society. Also welcoming the guests were (from left) society board members Sarah Knight, secretary; Karen Munoz, vice president; and Shanta Matthews, events coordinator.
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Staff Activities |
Ernie Melichar
Director of Planned Giving 
He will receive the Liberty Award from the Bohemian Lawyers Association of Chicago during its annual meeting May 17. His daughter, Ann Melichar (J.D. '03, LL.M. '05), will be installed as the association's president.
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Faculty Activities and Publications |
 
Clinical Professor Kevin Kijewski
Fair Housing Legal Clinic
Adjunct Professor Leslie Ann Reis
Director, Center for Information Technology and Privacy Law
Activities
They were the guest presenters for a program April 30 on "The Fair Housing Act and Internet Advertising" at John Marshall. They were joined by DePaul University College of Law Visiting Professor Michael Evans in reviewing whether Internet websites that advertise housing accommodations, such as Craig's List and Roommate.com, are or should be shielded from liability under the Fair Housing Act for publishing discriminatory advertising by the Communications Decency Act.
Clinical Professor Damian Ortiz
Activities 
He was recently elected to the Board of Directors at St. Augustine College. St. Augustine College is an independent, bilingual school, created under the auspices of the Episcopal Diocese "to make the American system of higher education accessible to a diverse student population, with emphasis on those of Hispanic descent; to strengthen ethnic identity; to reinforce cultural interaction; and to build a bridge to fill cultural, educational, and socio-economic gaps."
Visiting Professor Robert G. Schwemm
Publications 
His paper, "Seniors and the Fair Housing Act" was recently listed on Social Science Research Network's Top Ten download list for Iowa Law Review.
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Schedule of Events |
May 7
- Teaching Effectiveness Program, Room 1200, 8:30 a.m.
May 8
- IAPP Certification Testing, Room 200, 8 a.m.
- Alumni Association Nominating Committee Meeting, Room 1001, noon
May 9
- Deans' Meeting, Room 217, 10 a.m.
- Center Directors' Meeting, Room TBA, noon
- Saving Seniors: The Reverse Mortgage Process with a Basic Primer on Predatory Lending, Room 1102, noon
- Board of Trustees, Baim Courtroom, 3 p.m.
May 10
- Center for Real Estate Law Graduating Student Luncheon, Room 3East, noon
May 14
- PMBR 6-Day Course, Room 529, 3 p.m.
May 15
- PMBR 6-Day Course, Room 529, 3 p.m.
May 16
- Deans' Meeting, Courtroom, 10 a.m.
- PMBR 6-Day Course, Room 529, 3 p.m.
May 17
- PMBR 6-Day Course, Room 529, 3 p.m.
May 18
- Cap & Gown Pick-Up and Photography, Room 300 and 201, 12 - 6 p.m.
- PMBR 6-Day Course, Room 529, 3 p.m.
May 19
- PMBR 6-Day Course, Room 529, 3 p.m.
May 20
- Commencement, Sheraton Hotel & Towers, 3 p.m.
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Professor Ronald Smith Helps Organize Third Regional Trial Competition |
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John Marshall Professor Ronald Smith, director of the National Criminal Justice Trial Advocacy Competition, is helping establish a trial competition in Puerto Rico.
Smith, who has worked to build an international reputation for the competition, will serve on the Invitational Criminal Trial Advocacy Competition Advisory Board of the University of Puerto Rico School of Law's Invitational Criminal Trial Advocacy Competition.
"We admire your dedication to the development of the law and we are extremely grateful for your continued support to the University of Puerto Rico School of Law," said Carlos Conception, professor of law at the University of Puerto Rico School of Law. "Your advice and guidance in this undertaking will be an invaluable tool in our goal to host an annual national trial advocacy competition that will lead the way to establish a tradition of excellence in trial advocacy in Puerto Rico and the United States."
Smith is providing the Puerto Rican competition organizers with an updated version of the problem from the 1991 competition for use in the Invitational Criminal Trial Advocacy Competition to be held Oct. 25 through 27, 2007, in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico facilities in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Eight law schools from across Puerto Rico will be invited to participate in a mock criminal trial under the Federal Rules of Evidence.
The winner of the competition will compete in the 18th annual National Criminal Justice Trial Advocacy Competition in March 2008. The competition is hosted by The John Marshall Law School and the Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association (ABA).
This will be the third regional competition recognized by Smith. Currently, the winners of the Georgetown University Law Center and the Quinnipiac University School of Law trial advocacy competitions are invited to participate in the national trial competition.
The National Criminal Justice Trial Advocacy Competition was organized in 1990 and the first competition was held in 1991. Since that time, hundreds of law students from schools throughout the United States, England, Ireland and New Zealand have competed. The competition was recognized with the ABA "Best of the Sections" trophy at the 1998 annual meeting. The award was given in recognition not only of the work done by The John Marshall Law School and the ABA's Criminal Justice Section, but also in honor of the lawyers and judges who contribute their time and talent to the competition as evaluators and judges.
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Ortega Named First Ruebner Scholarship Recipient |
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Third-year student Ilvian Ortega is the first recipient of the Ralph and Evelyn Ruebner Scholarship established in memory of their parents, Charlotte and Herbert Prauer and Edith and Maurice Ruebner.
The Ruebner family established the endowment to support the efforts of current John Marshall students in good academic standing who are immigrants or the children of immigrants and in need of financial assistance.
Ortega, is the daughter of Jorge Ortega, who is an immigrant from Mexico, and Bertha Alicia Ortega.
"I'm really very honored to be named the first recipient of this scholarship," Ortega said. "And, I know I've gotten here because of my parents and because they paved the way for me."
Ortega was born in El Paso, Tex. She and her family moved to Chicago when she was in first grade.
"It was quite a transition," Ortega said of the move from the border town in Texas to the booming city.
Ortega is a 2002 graduate of Illinois State University. Since starting at John Marshall, Ortega has been an intern at the John Marshall Fair Housing Legal Clinic, a member and vice president of the Latino Law Student Association and an elected section representative for Phi Alpha Delta.
She will graduate from John Marshall in December 2007.
Professor Ralph Ruebner (left) and Dean John E. Corkery (right) congratulate Ilvian Liz Ortega (center) as the first recipient of the Ralph and Evelyn Ruebner Scholarship
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Participants from 10 States Learn Fair Housing Rules at Annual Training |
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The John Marshall Law School Fair Housing Legal Support Center conducted training April 19 and 20 for 30 state and local human relations commissioners and hearing officers from 10 states.
Sessions focused on fair housing laws and how those laws are implemented. A presentation by Barbara Knox, the Midwest regional director of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), focused on the relationship between federal and state and local enforcement efforts. Other speakers offered insights on how to prove damages and affirmative relief.
The program offered attendees the chance to participate in mock hearings to practice skills they'd learned. The mock hearings helped illustrate common problems that can arise in a fair housing hearing.
Professor Robert Schwemm, a visiting professor at John Marshall, spoke on recent legal developments in the courts, and Bryan Greene, the deputy assistant secretary of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity in the HUD Washington office, discussed recent fair housing enforcement efforts by HUD.
Fair housing instructors for the Training of Human Relations Commissioners and Hearing Officers on Fair Housing Law at The John Marshall Law School April 19 & 20, 2007, are (from left) Kevin Kijewski, Fair Housing Legal Clinic clinical professor; Michael P. Seng, co-executive director of the Fair Housing Legal Support Center; Bryan Greene, deputy assistant secretary of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development based in Washington; F. Willis Caruso, co-executive director of the Fair Housing Legal Support Center; Damian Ortiz, Fair Housing Legal Clinic clinical professor; Lillian Seymore, the clinic's testing coordinator; and Joseph Butler, visiting clinical professor of Lawyering Skills.
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Environmental Law Attorney Is Guest |
Members of the Environmental Law Society hosted an April program featuring attorney Shawn Collins (second from left)who shared insights into environmental litigation, including the typical challenges environmental law attorneys face in holding those responsible accountable. Meeting with Collins are society officers (from left) Aman Ansari, president; Carissa Meyer, secretary; and Jason Zandecki, social chair.
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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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