John Marshall Alumnus Joins Foundation Staff
John Marshall alumnus Geoffrey R. Hammond has joined The John Marshall Law School Foundation staff as the director of Annual Giving and Donor Relations.
The 2004 graduate will be working with various alumni groups to increase giving to the law school.
Hammond joined the staff in April 2008 after nine years with Cook County. He first served with the Office of the Chief Judge as development coordinator for Children's Advocacy Rooms raising money to develop and staff rooms at courthouses where young children could be cared for while their parents were taking care of legal business. 
With the completion of that project, Hammond became the human resources administrator for the Circuit Court of Cook County's Social Services Department.
Before his work at the county, Hammond was the director of Corporate and Foundation Relations for Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago for two years.
Hammond serves on the Junior Board and the Benefits Committee for Catholic Charities and the Stewardship Committee at St. Clement Church in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. He also volunteers with Rebuilding Together, a national organization that works to revitalize homes and neighborhoods for low-income homeowners and communities in need, especially the elderly and disabled.
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Neukom Gives Annual Markey Lecture
William H. Neukom (left), guest speaker for the Hon. Howard T. Markey Distinguished Lecture April 18 at The John Marshall Law School, was welcomed by Professor Richard Gruner (second from left), director of the Center for Intellectual Property Law which hosted the annual program. Neukom, president of the American Bar Association, discussed "The Role of Law and Intellectual Property in the 21st Century." Joining them are guests Professor Jay P. Kesan (third from left) of the University of Illinois Law School and director of its Program in Intellectual Property & Technology Law, and Professor David Schwartz (right) of The John Marshall Law School.
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Author Discusses 'Principled Politician'
Adam Schrager (second from left), author of "The Principled Politician: The Ralph Carr Story," gave a presentation on Colorado Gov. Ralph Carr who, in the 1940s, stood up for Japanese-Americans and their rights, while the nation was forcing them into interment camps. Welcoming him to The John Marshall Law School are (from left) Dean John E. Corkery, and his parents, Joyce and Professor Emeritus Leonard J. Schrager.
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Staff Activity
Gwen Gregory, Associate Director for Technical Services, Louis L. Biro Law Library
Activities
She was elected to the Steering Committee of the Wisconsin/Illinois Innovative Users Group. This is a library computer system users group that facilitates communication and helps create learning opportunities, both online and in-person, for Innovative libraries in the area. The group connects area staff working with the Innovative system so that they may share their experiences, frustrations, ideas and training materials.
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Winners of the Fifth Annual 1L Mock Trial Competition Announced
The Fifth Annual 1L Mock Trial Competition First Place team members (standing, second from left) Kyle Badgley and Anthony Derose and (seated, from left) Susan Chalmers and Nick Brown are congratulated by their coaches Ryan Williams (standing, left) and Sean O'Brien (standing, sixth from left), Ari Scharg, competition director, and John Marshall Professor Kenneth Kandaras (standing, right), director of the Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution.
Ari Scharg(left) and Professor Kenneth Kandaras (right)congratulate the second place winners of the Fifth Annual 1L Mock Trial Competition (from second from left) Brandon Deberry, Erin McKibben, Jonathan Havens and Andrew Cook. Not pictured is coach Alfred K. Murray.
Placing third in the 1L Mock Trial Competition were (standing, from third from left) Katie Anderson and Randah Atassi and (seated, from left) Jennifer Fitzgerald and Rebekah Czerwionka. Congratulating them are (standing, from left) Ari Scharg, team coach Timothy J. Reilly and Professor Kenneth Kandaras.
The fourth place team of Jisoo Kim (standing, second from left)and Benjamin Breslau (standing, sixth from left), and (seated, from left) Mike Weinberger and Jacqueline Marquardt are congratulated by Ari Scharg (standing, left), Professor Kenneth Kandaras (standing, right) and their coaches (standing, from third from left) Brandy Baker, Ashley Varterasian and Meredith Shane. Not pictured is coach Nicole Oyer.
Receiving an Honorable Mention award was the team of Aleksandra Spevacek (not pictured), Julie Mezher (third from left), and Megan Ortner (not pictured). The team was coached by Gerad Dougvillo (second from left). They are congratulated by Ari Scharg (left) and Professor Kenneth Kandaras (right).
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Individual Honors Awarded at 1L Competition
Honored for Best Closing Argument was Susan Chalmers (center). She is congratulated by Ari Scharg (left) and Professor Kenneth Kandaras.
The Best Advocate award was presented to Brandon Deberry (center). He is congratulated by Ari Scharg (left) and Professor Kenneth Kandaras.
Shaina Reed (center) was presented the Best Opening Statement award. Congratulating her are Ari Scharg (left) and Professor Kenneth Kandaras.
Wendy Fawcett (right) is congratulated by Ari Scharg (left) and Professor Kenneth Kandaras on her receipt of the Best Cross Examination award.
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Faculty Activity and Publications
Professor Damian Ortiz
Activities
On April 19, 2008, he and students from the Fair Housing Center participated in the "Camino a Su Casa Housing Fair" at the Westside Technical Institute sponsored by the City of Chicago Department of Housing and the Spanish Coalition for Housing. The housing fair is designed to help Chicagoans navigate the home-buying process and offers opportunities to address common concerns regarding the mortgage process, closing the transaction and foreclosure solutions. Professor Ortiz counseled individual housing owners in foreclosure proceedings, housing discrimination and predatory lending.
Professor Michael Polelle
Activities
He will be a guest panelist for the Italian Cultural Center's three-day conference at Casa Italia in Stone Park, Ill., on May 8, 9 and 10, 2008. The theme of the conference is "Reconstructing Italians in Chicago: 25 Authors in Search of Roots and Branches." His presentation May 8 will be "Recent Images."
Professor Mark E. Wojcik
Activities
He traveled to Carbondale, Illinois from April 16-18 to conduct a review of the Academic Success Program at Southern Illinois University School of Law.
He was the featured Guest Speaker in Peoria, Illinois on April 19 for annual dinner and volunteer awards ceremony for the Central Illinois Friends of Persons Living With AIDS. He spoke about the role of volunteerism and continued legal challenges facing persons living with HIV around the world.
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John Marshall Commencement in China
On the dais at the commencement ceremony in March 2008 for the Chinese attorneys receiving an LL.M. degree from The John Marshall Law School were (from left) Dean Ma Fang of the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) Training Center; Professor Richard Gruner, director of John Marshall's Center for Intellectual Property Law; Director General Lu Guoliang (LL.M. '02) of the International Cooperation Division of SIPO; Deputy Commissioner Li Yu Quang; John Marshall Dean John Corkery; Dorothy Li, co-director of the Asian Alliance Program; and Wang Lan Tao, vice dean of the SIPO Training Center.
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Guests at Jilin University
John Marshall representatives Dorothy Li (second, left), co-director of the Asian Alliance Program; Dean John Corkery (fourth from left) and Professor Richard Gruner (right), director of the Center for Intellectual Property Law, pose at Jilin University. John Marshall has had a working relationship agreement with the Chinese university since May 2003. Welcoming the John Marshall delegation are Dr. Li Lifeng (left) and Vice Dean Dr. Huang Wanyi (center) of Jilin University School of Law.
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Meeting the Attorneys
The Career Services Office of The John Marshall Law School gave students a chance to meet attorneys and learn about the work they and their firms do during a Small and Mid-Sized Firms Program April 9. Nearly 50 law firms participated. Luke Hajzl (left), a second-year student, met with Charles Drennen (right), a 2007 graduate of the Law Offices of Charles Drennen Ltd.
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Schedule of Events
April 28, 2008
- Faculty Assembly, Room 503, 12:15 p.m.
- IP Distinguished Professor Presentation, CBA 800, 3:30 p.m.
April 29, 2008
- Ethics in Tax Law, Room 1200, 12:00 p.m.
- Schrager Lecture, Room 200, 12:15 p.m.
April 30, 2008
- ISBA/JMLS Military Family Law Seminar, Room 1200, 8:30 a.m.
May 1, 2008
- Intellectual Property Ethics Seminar, Room 1200, 8:30 a.m.
- Law Day Program - Genocide and the Darfur Crisis, Room 200, 3:30 p.m.
- Law Day Program Reception, 3East, 5:00 p.m.
May 2, 2008
- Freedom Award, Palmer House Hilton, 11:30 a.m.
May 3, 2008
- Moot Court Banquet, Room 1200, 6:00 p.m.
May 5, 2008
- Faculty Teaching Effectiveness, Room 503, 9:00 a.m.
May 6, 2008
- Center Directors' Meeting, Room 800 CBA, 10:00 a.m.
May 7, 2008
- Free Coffee in the Library, 8:00 a.m.
May 8, 2008
- ISBA Program - Tips of the Trade - Federal Civil Practice Seminar, Room 1200, 9:00 a.m.
May 9, 2008
- Lawyering Skills for ADR, Room 1200, 9:00 a.m.
- Lawyering Skills for ADR Reception, 3East, 5:00 p.m.
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Student Participates In Human Rights Program
Tahani Afaneh, a third-year student at The John Marshall Law School, gained a new perspective on international law and humanitarian efforts when she participated in the International Humanitarian Law Workshop at Santa Clara University this semester.
"International Humanitarian Law is 75 percent politics and 25 percent law. I recognized that on the last day of the conference when we dealt with an extradition case and were given a hypothetical statute and told to negotiate using United Nations rules. That's when the 75 percent political became obvious," she explained.
The program, hosted by the International Committee of the Red Cross, was open to students by invitation. Afaneh, who was nominated by Associate Dean and Professor Ralph Ruebner, was one of 35 students selected for the program designed to teach law students the fundamentals of international humanitarian law and to provide them with opportunities to work with the material covering various facets of international law, including treaties, in the context of hypothetical, yet realistic, fact patterns.
The program included lectures from nationally- and internationally-recognized leaders. Workshops provided a dynamic setting for students to apply the material covered during the lectures.
Afaneh went into the conference with an international perspective. Her parents are immigrants, and she is a former Peace Corps volunteer and in 2007 she participated in a Peru international rights study trip through The John Marshall Law School. Even with that personal knowledge, Afaneh said the International Humanitarian Law Workshop gave her new perspectives on how leaders are dealing with multiple problems around the globe.
Tahani Afaneh was nominated by Associate Dean and Professor Ralph Ruebner (left) for participation in the International Humanitarian Law Workshop hosted by the International Committee of the Red Cross.
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Journals Host Banquet
At the Journals Boards Banquet April 11, Matt May (left), editor-in-chief of the Review of Intellectual Property Law, congratulates outgoing board members (from left) Anthony DiVincenzo, Jennifer Maxwell, and Emily Adelman who served as article editors.
Honorees at the banquet were PJ McCarthy (left), executive lead article editor, and Jake Armstrong (right), lead article editor, who received honors plaques from Matt May, editor-in-chief of the Review of Intellectual Property Law (RIPL).
Matt May, editor-in-chief of RIPL, congratulates Brad Nykiel, managing editor, on a job well done.
Erica Byrd, candidacy editor on RIPL, accepts a plaque and thanks from Matt May, editor-in-chief.
Enjoying the evening at the Journals Boards Banquet were members of The John Marshall Law Review (from left) Lisa Johnson, incoming student publications editor; Benjamin Richman, incoming executive student publications editor; Sommer Luzynczyk, incoming managing editor; Karl Mundt, incoming production editor; William Weltman, incoming editor-in-chief; and Emily Gleason, incoming lead articles editor.
Professor Donald Beschle (left), faculty advisor to The John Marshall Law Review, presents the Scribes Award to Scott Velasquez at the Journals Board Banquet. The Scribes Award is conferred upon a student serving on one of the honors journals who wrote the best work of legal scholarship published during the past year. His article, "There Ain't No Such Thing as a Free Lunch: A Look at State Gift Disclosure Laws and the Effect on Pharmaceutical Company Marketing," will be published in the winter issue of The John Marshall Law Review.
Carlos Encinas (left), outgoing editor-in-chief of the John Marshall Journal of Computer and Information Law, and Sheera Hobfoll, communications editor, present Professor Leslie Reis (center), faculty editor, with a thank you gift.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Ralph Ruebner (second from left) congratulates incoming editors for the Review of Intellectual Property Law (from left) Michael Karson, managing editor; Kirk Rowe, articles editor; and Mark Petrolis, production editor.
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