Fancis (Frank) D. Morrissey died of melanoma in the Palliative Care Center of Northwestern Memorial Hospital on Oct. 11. 

Morrissey was born into a working-class, Irish-Catholic family on Chicago's south side in 1930. At a time when very few families escaped the hardships of the Great Depression, his mother and father both worked in order to provide a better life for their children. Morrissey attended Catholic schools and planned for a vocation in the priesthood attending Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary, and the University of St. Mary of the Lake Mundelein Seminary, where he earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy and doctorate in sacred theology.

Deciding instead to pursue a career in law, Morrissey enrolled in the part-time evening program at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. He received the Kirkland Scholarship, which enabled him to transfer to the day program and attend law school full time. While a student, he served as editor in chief of the Loyola Law Review, and graduated with honors in 1958.
Morrissey became the 24th attorney "in the door" at Baker & McKenzie, the international law firm. Morrissey made partner in 1962, and established himself as an able litigator within the Chicago legal community. He prosecuted more than 500 civil appeals and chaired firm management committees both nationally and internationally during his 37 years at Baker & McKenzie.

In 1972, Morrissey became a bar examiner and later served as president of the Illinois Board of Bar Examiners, the National Conference of Bar Examiners and the Illinois Appellate Lawyers. He was a former member of the American Bar Association House of Delegates, served on the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Board of Managers of the Chicago Bar Association, and was elected to the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. He also served as editor of the CBA Record and the American Bar Association's Brief and was a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

During his career as a bar examiner, Morrissey proposed the idea of a separate ethics bar exam to the National Conference of Bar Examiners. This became the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination, which is used by 46 states to measure the ethics of future attorneys.

He and his first wife, Marie McGinnity, who died in 1984, had two children, Francis Peter and Mary Kwasny. He married his second wife, Corinne, in 1989.

In 1995, upon his retirement from Baker & McKenzie, Morrissey joined The John Marshall Law School as a distinguished visiting professor teaching professional responsibility.
In 1997, Morrissey founded the Morrissey Scholars, a group of John Marshall students who research, discuss and write articles for publication on recent disciplinary cases. The Morrissey Scholars' articles are published in the CBA Record's "Ethics Extra" and the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility's publication, The Professional Lawyer.

In 2004, the Corporate Law Association at The John Marshall Law School established the Annual Francis D. Morrissey Corporate Ethics Awards, in honor of Morrissey's commitment to ethics in the legal profession. This year, the Catholic Lawyers Guild created the Francis D. Morrissey Lifetime Achievement Award in his honor.

He leaves his wife, the two children and four grandchildren. A funeral mass will be held at Holy Name Cathedral. In lieu of flowers make donations to The John Marshall Law School Foundation or the American Cancer Society.

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Cook County State's Attorney's Office Honors 3L Murillo's Work, Volunteerism

The Cook County State's Attorney's Office honored Ed Murillo of The John Marshall Law School with its El Humanitario Award in recognition of his efforts as a Hispanic student-lawyer.

Murillo, a third-year student, received the award during ceremonies Oct. 3. The award celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring members of the Hispanic community for their contributions as lawyers and outstanding citizens.

"After working for the past few years at the state's attorney's office, I know that a want to stay in public interest law," Murillo said. "I am honored to receive this award. I really share it with the state's attorneys who have mentored me, and with my mother who has encouraged me during each step of my education."

The youngest of four sons of Guadalupe and Rafael Murillo of Chicago's southwest side, Murillo graduated from St. Rita High School and was awarded bachelor's degrees in criminal justice and Spanish from Western Illinois University.

Since January 2004, Murillo has been a law clerk with the state's attorney's office. His first introduction to the office's work was through an internship as a senior in the Criminal Justice Program at Western Illinois University.

"I needed an internship for my criminal justice degree, and was assigned to work with attorney Curt James. He really opened my eyes to the law and the profession. He encouraged me to go on for a law degree," Murillo said.

"I still remember one big case we worked on, proving that a city employee who claimed medical disability had actually been injured on vacation. I did research for Curt and watched as the city employee perjured himself on the stand," he recalled. "That trial experience made me realize I wanted to go to law school."
During his first year at John Marshall, Murillo became a volunteer at Chicago Legal Clinic, Inc. as a Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) Fellow. He used his Spanish language skills to help with client interviews and government applications.

Murillo got a law clerk's position at the Cook County State's Attorney's Office in summer 2006 working in the Felony Division. He got experience researching and drafting memoranda. The assignment also gave him the opportunity to monitor and manage felony cases as they were getting near to trial dates.
That summer Murillo also was selected for the Prosecutors Academy. Each week he and other law school students were given lectures on various topics, from criminal law to domestic violence to juvenile court. He also was assigned to write a criminal appellate brief which the supervising attorney submitted to the Illinois Appellate Court for a drug case on appeal.

In January 2007, Murillo was transferred to clerk in the Traffic Division. Using his 711 license, he has been handling trials, including preparing the police officers as witnesses, doing research on the cases and writing memoranda.

Murillo, who will graduate in January 2008, is working with other Hispanic students and John Marshall Professor Rogelio Lasso to help organize a February 2008 information session on law school for high school students. The program is sponsored by the Illinois Latino Law Student Association. John Marshall will host the program.

"When I was in high school, I didn't know an attorney. I only knew about court from TV shows. We hope this program will give high school students some insights into law and encourage them to consider a career in law," Murillo said.

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Chinese Law and Business Topic of Oct. 20 Program

The John Marshall Law School's Asian Alliance Program and the One China Committee are hosting "Chinese Law and Business," a program of panel discussions, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the law school.

The program's morning session, beginning at 9 a.m., will focus on Chinese law, including developments in patent law, Chinese corporate law and trademark law and the work of the Chinese Intellectual Property Group.
 

Panelists are Annie Wu, an attorney at Kirkland & Ellis LLP; Cecilia Lou, an attorney at King & Wood practicing in the Shanghai office in the People's Republic of China; and Professor Wang Lianfeng, East China University of Politics & Law in Shanghai and a visiting professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law.

The 1 p.m. afternoon session will focus on Chinese business. Guest presenters will be Steve Markscheid of HuaMei Capital Company; Professor Al Rosenbloom of St. Xavier University; Bill Darley of Darley Co.; Bill Liu of NaviAsia Consulting Group, Inc.; and Professor Michael Shen of Dominican University.

Additional support for this program is provided by the U.S. China Peoples Friendship Association-Chicago Chapter.

For additional information, contact the One China Committee at onechinacommittee@att.net.

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Judge Judith Barzilay (center), a member of the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York City, was the guest speaker for the 6th Annual Dominick L. DiCarlo U.S. Court of International Trade Lecture on Oct. 4, hosted by the Center for International Business and Trade Law. A member of the court since 1998, she gave background information on the court and outlined several of its cases. Welcoming her to The John Marshall Law School are Dean John Corkery (left) and Professor Paul Lewis, director of the Center for International Business and Trade Law. The lecture series is named for the late Dominick L. DiCarlo who was chief judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade.

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Student Activities

October 15
Phi Alpha Delta "Penny Wars" is a competition among the 1L sections. Empty jars will be in the student lounge and any pennies that are put in will count as "positive money" and any silver coins or bills will count as "negative money". The section winner will win a free happy hour.

October 16
Phi Alpha Delta "Penny Wars"
The Hellenic Law Students will meet at 5:15 p.m. in room 1105.
The Diversity Committee will meet at 5 p.m. in room 532.

October 17
The Asian Pacific Law Students will meet at noon and 5 p.m. in room 201.
Phi Alpha Delta "Penny Wars"
The American Association for Justice presents Judge Robert W. Gettleman and his law clerk, John Marshall Adjunct Professor Steven Gilman who will discuss litigating in the Northern District of Illinois. The program will be held in Gettleman's courtroom, room 1703, federal courthouse, 12:30 p.m.

October 18
Phi Alpha Delta "Penny Wars"
The Student and Alumni Exchange will be held at the Union League Club at 5:30 p.m. If you have not purchased your ticket, please do so. They will be available in the school lobby all week.

October 19
The Board of Visitors is a distinguished group of scholars that are associated with our school. They visit twice a year and look forward to meeting with you. Please stop and introduce yourself. Refreshments will be served.

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

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Members of the fall 2007 John Marshall Moot Court Executive Board are (seated, from left) Associate Justices Maaren L. Johnson; Peter J. Lynch; Michelle L. Steiman; Elizabeth H. Bartels; and Glenn M. Kanter; and (standing, from left) Associate Justices Karolina K. Guzek and Lauren L. Tobiason; Executive Justice Matthew D. Goodstein; Chief Justice Alfred K. Murray, II; and Associate Justices Emma L. Power; Karl T. Muth; and Kelli A. Biggam.

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Monica Torres-Linares Joins CSO as New Assistant Director

Monica Torres-Linares has joined the Career Services Office as an assistant director. She will be counseling students and alumni on interview skills, career planning and job search strategies.

Torres-Linares is a 2002 graduate of The John Marshall Law School. During her student days, she worked on cases with the Criminal Justice Innocence Clinic and was selected to participate in the Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) with the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. She also did a judicial externship with Cook County Circuit Court Judge Ronald Bartkowicz, and a second PILI placement with the Business and Professional People for the Public Interest.

Torres-Linares has worked as a staff attorney for Judge Michael Brown in the Child Protection Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County, and was an attorney with the Cook County Public Defender's Office. Before accepting the position at John Marshall, Torres-Linares worked as an attorney at the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

A native of the Quad Cities area, Torres-Linares received a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Illinois. She and her husband, Juan Carlos Linares, are the parents of one-year-old son Amaru.

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Schedule of Events

October 15

• Chinese Patent Reexaminer Training, Room 800, 8 a.m.
  Selections & Appointments Committee Meeting, Room 1103, 10:45 a.m.
• Insights I, Room 300, noon
• CSO: Life After Fall Recruiting: How the Majority of Law
• Students Get Jobs, Room 526, noon
• Faculty Assembly, Room 1200A, 12:15 p.m.
• Law Review Student Colloquium, Room 200, 12:30 p.m.
• Faculty Works in Progress - with Doris Long - "Women's Art, Women's Truth", Room 217, 2 p.m.
  

October 16

• Chinese Patent Reexaminer Training, Room 800, 8 a.m.
• CSO/IBT: Careers in International Business & Trade Law, Room 1200, 12:30 p.m.
  

October 17

• Chinese Patent Reexaminer Training, Room 800, 8 a.m.
• CSO: Professionalism Series: Business Etiquette, Room 522, noon
• Opportunities in Real Estate Law for JD Students, Room 216, noon
• RIPL Training, Room 403, 12:30 p.m.
• Opportunities in Real Estate Law for JD Students, Room 216, 5 p.m.
  

October 18

• Chinese Patent Reexaminer Training, Room 800, 8 a.m.
• 26th Annual IT Moot Court Competition, Room 3East, 9 a.m.
• Insights II, Room 403, noon
• Library Brown Bag Researching via JMLS Library Databases, Room 503, noon
• Mock Supreme Court Moot, Room 1101, 2 p.m.
• Insights II, Room 201, 5:30 p.m.
• Student/Alumni Exchange, Union League Club, 5:30 p.m.
  

October 19

• Board of Visitors, Room 200, 8:30 a.m.
• 26th Annual IT Moot Court Competition, Room 3East, 9 a.m.
• Board of Visitors Faculty Lunch, Room 300, noon
• Veterans Legal Support Clinic Program, Room 503, noon
• Board of Visitors Town Hall Meeting with Students, Room 216, 1:30 p.m.
• Kratovil Lecture on Commercial Lease Transactions, Room 1200, 2 p.m.
  

October 20

• Board of Visitors, Room 200, 8:30 a.m.
• 26th Annual IT Moot Court Competition, Room 3East, 9 a.m.
• Chinese Law and Business Program, Room 503, 9:30 a.m.
• Kaplan PMBR, Room 200, 9:30 a.m.
• Insights I, Room 409, 12:30 p.m.
• Insights II, Room 413, 2:30 p.m.
• October 21
  
• Kaplan PMBR, Room 503, 9:30 a.m.
  

October 22

• Chinese Patent Reexaminer Training, Room 800, 8 a.m.
• Insights I, Room 300, noon
• CSO: Lunch with a Lawyer Series, Room 526, noon
• Library & Computer Policy Committee Meeting, Room 1101, 12:15 p.m.
• Trial Advocacy: Client Counseling Tryouts, Room 1202, 1 p.m.
• Law Review Reception, Room 3East, 5 p.m.
  

October 23

• Chinese Patent Reexaminer Training, Room 800, 8 a.m.
• The Patenting of Tax Strategies: When the Worlds of IP and Tax Attorneys Collide, Room 1200, 11:30 a.m.
• Trial Advocacy: Client Counseling Tryouts, Room 1202, 1 p.m.
  

October 24

• Chinese Patent Reexaminer Training, Room 800, 8 a.m.
• Employee Benefits Lunch and Learn, Room 1200, 11:30 a.m.
• Veterans Legal Support Clinic Reception, Room 3East, 5:30 p.m.
  

October 25

• Chinese Patent Reexaminer Training, Room 800, 8 a.m.
• American Mock Trial Association 8th Annual Intercollegiate Mediation Tournament, Room 3East, 9 a.m.
• Live from the SEC, Room 1102, 11 a.m.
• Insights II, Room 403, noon
• Library Brown Bag Presentation: Patent Searching, Room 503, noon
• Insights II, Room 201, 5:30 p.m.
  

October 26

• American Mock Trial Association 8th Annual Intercollegiate Mediation Tournament, Room 3East, 9 a.m.
• Faculty Scholarship Roundtable Series with David Rudstein, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Room 200, noon
  

October 27

• American Mock Trial Association 8th Annual Intercollegiate Mediation Tournament, Room 3East, 9 a.m.
• Kaplan PMBR, Room 200, 9:30 a.m.
• Insights I, Room 409, 12:30 p.m.
• Insights II, Room 413, 2:30 p.m.
  

October 28

• Kaplan PMBR, Room 503, 9:30 a.m.

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Faculty Activity and Publications 

Professor David Schwartz
Activities
On October 4, 2007 he addressed the conference in the Instituto Dannemann Siemsen in Sao Paulo, Brazil. His topic was "Protecting Incremental Inventions, Benefits to the Public, to Industry and to Researchers."

Professor Mark E. Wojcik
Activities
He made a presentation in on international law publications to the American Bar Association (ABA), Section of International Law Administration Committee. The presentation was given at the fall meeting of the ABA Section of International Law in London. Wojcik is the publications officer for that section and he also serves as editor in chief of the ABA International Law News. As publications officer, he oversees the section's book publication program, the scholarly journals, the section newsletter and committee newsletters.

He spoke on Oct. 10 at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill., on the subject of careers in international law, as part of a joint presentation on international careers co-sponsored by the ABA Section of International Law, the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) Section of International and Immigration Law and Northern Illinois University School of Law. Wojcik serves on the ISBA Board of Governors as the liaison to the ISBA Section on International and Immigration Law, a section that he also previously chaired.

His proposal on "Live Grading" of legal writing memoranda was accepted for presentation for the 13th Biennial Conference of the Legal Writing Institute (LWI) as one of the new and elite evening sessions during that conference, in a format designed for extended discussion and debate. The LWI conference, which is widely recognized as one of the most important legal writing conferences, is planned for July 2008 in Indianapolis. The presentation will explore the pedagogical benefits of "live grading" of student papers, during which students can see the reactions of readers to their writing.

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