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September 23 - 29, 2007

Commercial Lease Transactions Topic of Kratovil Lecture Oct. 19

"Commercial Lease Transactions: The Lifeblood of the Real Estate Industry" is the topic for the 2007 Kratovil Conference on Real Estate Law and Practice at 2 p.m. on Oct. 19, at the law school, 315 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago.

Commercial leases have been described as the lifeblood of the transaction by those that develop, finance, own, lease and occupy office buildings and shopping centers. Without signed leases projects do not go forward and existing projects go into default.

The Kratovil Conference on Real Estate Law and Practice, hosted by the Center for Real Estate Law at The John Marshall Law School, will examine changes in how leases are construed, evaluated, perceived and negotiated by today's landlords, tenants, lenders and their attorneys.

The keynote address, "The Right Doctrine in the Wrong Transaction: Good Faith and Fair Dealing in Commercial Leasing," will be delivered by Professor Daniel B. Bogart, the Donley and Marjorie Bollinger Chair in Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental Law, and director of the Center for Land Resources, Chapman University School of Law in Orange County, Calif.

Following his address, a panel will discuss commercial leases. The program moderator will be Victoria S. Berghel of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. in Chattanooga, Tenn.; Professor Celeste Hammond, director of the Center for Real Estate Law at The John Marshall Law School; Janet M. Johnson of Schiff Hardin LLP in Chicago; Ronald R. Pollina of Pollina Corporate Real Estate, Inc. in Park Ridge, Ill.; and David Alan Richard of McCarter & English LLP in New York.

The Kratovil Conference is under the direction of Professor Celeste Hammond, director of the Center for Real Estate Law at John Marshall.

There is a $35 fee for the program. Registrations are being accepted by the law school's Department of Event Management at events@jmls.edu or 312.987.1420.

The Center for Real Estate Law acknowledges Fidelity National Financial, its program benefactor; program sponsors Chicago Title Insurance Company, Quarles & Brady LLP and Schiff Hardin LLP; and reception sponsor Sheldon Good & Company.

Faculty Scholarship Roundtable Series Begins

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The John Marshall Law School opened its Faculty Scholarship Roundtable Speakers Series 2007-2008 with a presentation by Professor Emily Buss (fourth from left), the Mark and Barbara Fried Professor of Law and Kanter Director of Chicago Policy Initiatives at the University of Chicago Law School. Her topic was "Aging Out of Foster Care: Some Proposals for Reform." Welcoming her to John Marshall on Sept. 17 were (from left) Associate Dean for Faculty Development Linda Crane and members of the Speakers Series Committee Professors Karen Cross, Ralph Ruebner, Susan Brody and Timothy O'Neill.

ADR Concepts Outlined at Sept. 26 Program

Professor Kenneth Kandaras, director of the Center for Trial Advocacy and Dispute Resolution, will present a program on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, in Room 503.

Students will learn about the fast-growing field of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Professor Kandaras will discuss key ADR concepts including:

Arbitration, negotiation, mediation and combined mediation and arbitration (MED/ARB)
Baseball arbitration, high/low agreements and structured settlements
Decision tree analysis
Collaborative lawyering

Disabled Veterans' Needs Focus of Fair Housing Center Program

Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs Director Tammy Duckworth joined a panel of prominent speakers for the 45^th National Fair Housing Conference, "Fair Housing for Persons with Disabilities: New Challenges Presented by Our Returning Veterans" on Sept. 7 and 8.

The conference, hosted by The John Marshall Law School Fair Housing Legal Support Center, examined the disability discrimination faced by veterans, and how housing providers need to work to meet the accessibility needs of these veterans. The conference focused not only on law, but also on medicine, philosophy, art, architecture and the environment.

Panelists discussing the special problems faced by returning disabled veterans were Dr. Joanne C. Smith, president and chief executive officer of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC); Dr. Henry Betts past medical director and past president/CEO of RIC; Susan Prokop of Paralyzed Veterans of America; and Rick Weidman of Vietnam Veterans of America.

Barbara Knox, director of FHEO, Region 5, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) introduced Kim Kendrick, assistant secretary of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at HUD who was the luncheon speaker.

John Marshall Professor Susan Connor and Steve Rosenbaum of the U.S. Department of Justice spoke on "Accommodating Persons with Disabilities in Land Use Planning Decisions."

Speakers who outlined accommodation needs, housing law enforcement, building design and other issues included Michael Allen of Relman & Associates; Max Lapertosa of Access Living; attorney Theresa Kitay; Sara Pratt, a fair housing consultant; Professor Robert Schwemm of the University of Kentucky College of Law; Daniel Sullivan of the National Housing Alliance; Dr. Strachan Donnelley of the Center for Humans and Nature; Dr. Debjani Mukherjee of RIC; John H. Catlin of LCM Architects and Darin Buczkowski of Extended Home Living Services.

A special presentation on the upcoming work for the John Marshall Veterans Legal Support Center was given by Brian Clauss, executive director; Ryan Coward, clinical director, and John Marshall student co-founders Michael Barnicle and Nicholas Henry.

"Everyone commented about the value of bringing all these disciplines together to discuss the housing problems of disabled veterans," said Professor Michael Seng, the organizer for the program. He worked closely with Professor Joseph Butler who assisted in inviting speakers and hosting a dinner for the guests.

Panels were moderated by Butler and center staff members Professors F. Willis Caruso, Damian Ortiz and Tara Alhofen.

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Jan Alderton (second from left) of Cedar Rapids, presented (from left) Clinical Professors Damian Ortiz, F. Willis Caruso and Michael Seng with an afghan embossed with the logo of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. She crocheted the afghan as a thanks for the work the center has done on cutting edge issues. Alderton regularly attends the center's conferences to improve her work as a fair housing investigator for the Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission.

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Guest presenters at the 45^th National Fair Housing Conference were (from left) F. Willis Caruso, clinical professor and director of the Fair Housing Legal Clinic, and co-executive director of the John Marshall Fair Housing Legal Support Center; John Marshall Professor Joseph Butler; Dr. Strachan Donnelley, president of the Center for Humans and Nature; Dr. Henry Betts, a member of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) Board of Directors, chairman of the RIC Foundation and past medical director and past president/CEO of RIC; Tammy Duckworth, director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs; Kim Kendrick, assistant secretary of FHEO, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and John Marshall Professor Michael Seng, co-executive director of the John Marshall Fair Housing Legal Support Center.

Google Searching Discussion Sept. 27

The staff of the Louis L. Biro Library at The John Marshall Law School invites John Marshall Law School staff to a "brown bag" presentation at noon, Thursday, Sept. 27, in Room 1102. The topic will be "Advanced Google Searching." Beverages will be served. No pre-registration is required.

New Issue of RIPL Focuses on Major IP Topics

Federal judges, law professors and outstanding lawyers have contributed to The John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law fourth issue, volume six that is now available at www.jmripl.com.

Matthew May, editor-in-chief, said this issue includes a panel discussion on the recent Supreme Court patent decision on obviousness, KSR International v. Teleflex. Panel members included two federal district court judges and several experienced lawyers from private practice and academia whose practice involves interaction with the patent system from various perspectives. The panel discussion is supplemented by foreword and afterword articles on the KSR decision by two of the panel participants.

A foreword to "A Panel Discussion on Obviousness in Patent Litigation: KSR International v. Teleflex" was authored by Edward D. Manzo.

"A Panel Discussion on Obviousness in Patent Litigation: KSR International v. Teleflex" features

panel members Chief Judge James F. Holderman and Judge Matthew F. Kennelly who are at the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; Meredith Martin Addy, Patrick G. Burns, Bradford P. Lyerla, George P. McAndrews, John Marshall Law School Professor David L. Schwartz, and Constantine L. Trela, Jr.

An afterword to the panel discussion was prepared by Trela.

"We have the privilege of publishing two additional scholarly articles," May said.

The issue includes "Leveling the Patent Playing Field" in which author Peter N. Detkin discusses a new market, including patent aggregators, patent market makers and outside investors, that is emerging. Detkin sees it favoring the small inventors who will be key ingredients in the long-term construction of a rational and fully functional market for patent licenses.

In "Avoiding the `Fifth Beatle' Syndrome: Practical Solutions to Minimizing Joint Inventorship Exposure," author Andrew B. Dzeguze offers an in-depth commentary on the unresolved case law as to the basic standard to joint inventorship. He then analyzes four common situations that can present inventorship problems, and suggests practical steps to minimize exposure and create a solid documentary record to defeat any later inventorship claims.

In addition to the two scholarly articles, this issue also contains two timely student-written comments.

"The strength of the IP program at The John Marshall Law School has attracted very bright students from across the nation," said May.

The Review of Intellectual Property Law was founded six years ago by a group of enterprising John Marshall students with an interest in intellectual property and a dream of founding the premiere intellectual property journal in the country. RIPL is an entirely student-run journal dedicated to all areas of intellectual property. As an honors program, it has a staff and an editorial board consisting of some of the top students at The John Marshall Law School.

Alumna Address AAJ Students

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Cook County Circuit Court Judge Kathy Flanagan (JD '79) was the guest speaker for the American Association for Justice program in September. Her topic was "Some Things Change and Some Things Never Do: Looking Back at a 30-Year Career in Law." Flanagan hears pretrial motions in the Law Division. She has handled primarily torts cases where damages are significant, such as the E2 Nightclub case.

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Workplace of Nine John Marshall Alumni

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The John Marshall Law School has alumni working throughout the circuit, state and United States court systems. At U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois, nine John Marshall graduates were staff members when this photo was taken in August 2007. Judge Manuel Barbosa (JD '77) (standing, center) is the judge for the Western Division in Rockford; Judge Susan Pierson Sonderby (JD '73) (seated, center) is a judge in the Eastern Division. They are joined by court staff (from left) John Hiltz (JD `06), who served a 2006-2007 term as law clerk to Judge Bruck W. Black; Kim Krawczyk (JD `89), career law clerk to Judge Sonderby; Joseph Tiller (JD '06) staff attorney; Mary Wilson Barry (JD '04), career law clerk to Judge Bruce Black; Kari Beyer (JD '06), staff attorney; Wendy Morris (JD '02), career law clerk to Judge Jacqueline P. Cox; Kathy Wantuch (JD '07), incoming 2007-2008 term law clerk to Judge Black.
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Faculty Activity and Publications

Professor John Ingram

Publications

His article, "Prison Guards and Inmates of Opposite Genders: Equal Employment Opportunity Versus Right of Privacy", 7 Duke J. Gender L. & Policy 3 (2000), was cited recently in 13 Wm. & Mary J. Women & L. 841.

Professor Mark E. Wojcik

Activities

He taped two, 30-minute cable television shows for the Illinois State Bar Association program "Illinois Law." The topic, rights of unmarried couples, is discussed by Wojcik, Jennifer A. Shaw, an attorney in Edwardsville, Ill., and Anthony Rothert of the American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri. The program moderator is Sam Kavathas of Kavathas & Castanes in Chicago. "Illinois Law" airs every Tuesday at 10 p.m. (central) in Chicago on Cable Access Channel 21. The first show airs Oct. 2 and is repeated on Oct. 16. The second show airs Oct. 9 and is repeated on Oct. 23.

Senior Housing Discrimination Discussed at The John Marshall Law School

The John Marshall Law School Fair Housing Legal Support Center is hosting an afternoon conference to discuss the findings and conclusions of its Senior Housing Research Project on Friday, Sept. 28, 2007, at the law school, 315 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago.

The project was established by a one-year grant from the Retirement Research Foundation. The project sought to research and evaluate the landscape surrounding seniors' ability to obtain housing free from discrimination on the basis of race and disability. The project consisted of researching sate and federal laws and regulations surrounding fair housing for seniors; testing of more than 50 senior housing providers for indicia of discrimination on the basis of race and disability; and facilitating the surveys of the community to define the need for education and outreach.

The presentation of the findings and conclusions will begin at 2 p.m., followed by a reception at 4 p.m.

For more information, contact the Department of Event Management at 312.987.1420 or e-mail events@jmls.edu.

Student Activities

September 24

The Criminal Law Society will meet at noon in room 217. Pizza will be served.

The SBA Mentorship Program committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. in room 200.

The Women's Law Caucus will meet at 1:00 p.m. in room 201.

The International Law Society will meet at 5:00 p.m. in room 201.

September 25

The Brehon Society will meet at noon in room 216.

SBA Student Representative Elections

The Gay and Lesbian Legal Alliance will meet at 5:00 p.m. in room 216.

September 26

Lambda Alpha International will feature Barry Schain of Next Realty at its meeting at 5:00 p.m. in room 529. Mr. Schain will speak about acquiring parcels of vacant land, zoning issues and retail development. Pizza will be served.

The Native American and Indigenous Law Students Association will meet at 5:15 p.m. in room 413.

The Public Interest Law Council will meet at 5:00 p.m. in room 1102.

September 27

The Polish Law Society will meet at noon in room 201.

September 28

Phi Alpha Delta boat cruise

Anyone interested in the fraternity Delta Theta Phi or the Children's Law Society please see Marilyn Criss in room 212. Delta Theta Phi is the oldest fraternity at the school and the only one to have a law review.

Schedule of Events

September 24

BEEP Bar Essay Exam Program, Room 216, 11:30 a.m.
8 Secrets of Top Exam Performance in Law School by Dr. Paul Lisnek, Room 503, 12 p.m.
CSO / SBA: The Art of Conversation & Presentation, Room 529, 12 p.m.
Faculty Executive Committee, Room 1105, 12:15 p.m.

September 25

Protecting Your Intellectual Property in China, Room 503, 7:30 a.m.
LERA Program, Room 1200, 9 a.m.
Center for International Trade and Business Law Welcome Back Reception, 800 CBA, 5 p.m.

September 26

BEEP Bar Essay Exam Program, Room 216, 11:30 a.m.
CSO: Solomon Info Sessions, Room 1103, 12 p.m.
First Year Survival Tactics/BARBRI Info Session., Room 200, 12 p.m.
Academic Affairs Committee, Room 217, 12:15 p.m.
The Real Estate Law Student Chapter of LAI Presents "How Deals Get Done Today", Room 529, 5 p.m.

September 27

Library Brown Bag Presentation: Advanced Google, Room 1102, 12 p.m.
BEEP Bar Essay Exam Program, Room 210, 5:30 p.m.

September 28

ABA Practical Tips Program, Room 1200, 8 a.m.
Fair Housing Legal Support Center Senior Housing Research Project Findings and Conclusions, Room 503, 2 p.m.
Welcoming Reception for Professor Richard S. Gruner, CBA Presidents' Room, 5:30 p.m.

September 29

BEEP Bar Essay Exam Program, Room 200, 9:30 a.m.
Insights I, Room 409, 12:30 p.m.

October 1

BEEP Bar Essay Exam Program, Room 216, 11:30 a.m.
Insights I, Room 300, 12 p.m.
Library & Computer Policy Committee Meeting, Room 1101, 12:15 p.m.

October 3

BEEP Bar Essay Exam Program, room 216, 11:30 a.m.
Alumni Board Executive Committee Meeting, Conference Room, 11th Floor East, Room 11:30 a.m.
Alumni Association Board Meeting, Room 800, CBA Building, 12 p.m.

October 4

Judge Barzilay Meeting with IBT and ILS Students, Room 1102, 12 p.m.
Graduate Employee Benefits Alumni Luncheon, Room 3East, 12 p.m.
Library Brown Bag Presentation: Researching on Social Network Sites, Room 503, 12 p.m.
Public Policy Discussion - The Future of Employer Provided Retirement and Health Benefits, CBA 800, 3 p.m.
Bar Program, Room 1200A, 5 p.m.
Center for IBT DiCarlo Lecture, Courtroom and 3East, 5 p.m.
BEEP Bar Essay Exam Program, Room 201, 5:30 p.m.

October 5

Veterans' Advocates - Train the Trainers, Room 1200, 9 a.m.
Annual Business Meeting and Lunch for Graduate Employee Benefits Programs, Room 200 and 3East, 10 a.m.

October 6