Professor Zito Retires After 35-Year Career
Professor Anthony S. Zito was honored at a farewell luncheon at the Standard Club of Chicago on Nov. 24 after announcing his retirement from The John Marshall Law School faculty in August 2010.
He will be on sabbatical for the spring 2010 term.
Dean John Corkery and John Marshall board of trustees members Jordan Peters and Umberto Davi presented Zito with his parting gift, a baseball autographed by Cleveland Indians player Rocky Colavito. Corkery reflected on how the law school had changed the past 35 years from one building and 22 faculty to three buildings, 80 faculty and 1,600 students. “Thank you, Tony, for the many kindnesses you’ve shown over the years.”
Zito was overwhelmed with the outpouring of friendship as he ticked off a list of people who were so important to him, including Professors Ronald Domsky, Ronald Smith, and Professor John Scheid.
Zito had been teaching at Northern Kentucky University Law School when he came to John Marshall in 1974 and helped organize the Legal Writing Program. Stories of Zito’s willingness to work with others and his ability to connect with students were presented by Professors Celeste Hammond and Ardath Hamann.
“I’d been practicing for eight years before I came to academia,” Hammond said, “and Tony helped me choose the course materials” so that she could design a legal writing curriculum. Today, the legal writing program has nearly 20 faculty members, but in the 1970s, Zito was responsible for a large number of adjunct professors for the program. “He was generous in his time and spirit. He has earned the gratitude of many of his students,” Hammond added.
Hamann started law school at John Marshall and Zito was one of her first-year professors. She remembers not wanting to be in legal writing because it didn’t interest her. “But something changed when I got in to Tony’s class. He lit a spark in me, and 18 months later he hired me as an adjunct.” Hamann said the family line came full circle when 20 years late, she had Zito’s daughter, Judy, in her class.
“Rarely do you get to thank someone who helped change your life. Tony, I want to say ‘thank you’,” Hamann said, for helping her find a career that has meant so much.
Professor Michael Polelle remembered his colleague as someone who didn’t veer from his path to the law school, even though Polelle urged him to discover Chicago. He joked about Zito never responding to e-mails. But that wasn’t what was special about Zito.
“He is somebody with a good heart. Sometimes we get lost in pretentions and hierarchy. Tony always told it like it was. His basic attitude about John Marshall was we’re all family. I’m going to miss your common touch and worth,” Polelle told him.
Associate Dean Ralph Ruebner (right) presents Professor Anthony Zito with a baseball signed by Rocky Colavito, given as a parting gift for his 35 years of service at The John Marshall Law School.
Professors Ronald Domsky (left) and Ronald Smith (right) gathered at the luncheon honoring their colleague, Professor Anthony Zito (center), as he began a sabbatical before his retirement in August 2010 from the faculty of The John Marshall Law School.
Wishing Professor Anthony Zito (second from left) a fond farewell are (from left) Dean John E. Corkery; Diane Gordon and Gwen Konigsfeld, staff secretaries; and Associate Dean Ralph Ruebner.
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Panelists Outline Legal Careers
Members of the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA) welcomed panelists for a discussion on their law school experiences and legal careers during the association’s fall dinner Nov. 20. Seated are (from left) Cook County Circuit Court Judge Pamela Leeming (JD ’89), the first Pakistani-American judge in the country; Jeanmarie R. Pechette, a partner at McDermott Will & Emery; Rudy A. Figueroa Jr., general counsel, director of Human Resources, and corporate secretary for Mitsui Rail; and Anupama Pal, president of APALSA; and (back row from left) students Arti Mangla and Ashley Ahan, alumna Jessica Arong O’Brien (JD/LLM ‘98), program moderator; and students Amanda Booth and Julie Ladores.
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Bake Sale Fundraiser
Daniel Gold (left) and Jeremy Macklin (right), members of the Decalogue Society at The John Marshall Law School, prepared delicious treats for the group’s bake sale Nov. 16 and 17. Proceeds benefitted leukemia research.
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BLSA Members Gathers for Family Night
Officers of the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) gathered with family and friends for the 2009 Family Night dinner on Nov. 20. Joining Professor Samuel Jones (standing, third from left) are Calvin Townsend II (seated, left), BLSA president, and Darryl Auguste (seated, right), treasurer; and (standing, from left) Jamila Ahmed, advocate general; Meta Brown, vice president; and Bettina Stanford, secretary.
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Staff Activity
Gwen Gregory
Associate Director for Access & Organization
Louis L. Biro Law Library
Activities
She has been selected to serve as a mentor for the Illinois Libraries Explore, Apply and Discover (I LEAD U) program of the Illinois State Library. She will be participating in Springfield, Ill., three times during 2010.
The State Library ILEAD U institute will be similar to the popular Synergy Illinois Library Leadership Institute. It will consist of team- and project-based learning combining intermittent face-to-face meetings and online sessions. Participants will explore new forms of participatory Web 2.0 technology, hone their skills, and use the newly acquired skills to address the needs of their users.
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An American Thanksgiving
Professor Michael Seng (standing, second from left), director of International Programs, organizing an American Thanksgiving dinner for the foreign students at The John Marshall Law School. Enjoying the celebration Nov. 20 that included turkey and pumpkin pie are (seated, from left) Stepan Starha of the Czech Republic; Selin Schmid and Rowan Schules of Switzerland; and Jiang Yanling of China; and (standing, from left) Wei-Hua Wo of Taiwan and Guo Qiang and Zhu Baohua of China.
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The Season of Giving
Stephanie Lieberman was one of the members of the Criminal Law Society who collected gifts for needy children this season. The society “adopted” 30 children whose parents are incarcerated. Donors gave two gifts to each child.
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Faculty Activity and Publications
Activities
She spent a week in November as a guest professor at John Marshall’s sister school, Masaryk University Faculty of Law, in Brno, Czech Republic. She taught the course “Writing for the Practice of Law: Using Legal English to Analyze and Explain Czech and European Law” which she created. Her students included law students, practicing lawyers, and judicial clerks.
Professor Campagna has been named 2010 Chair Elect of the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Section on Graduate Programs for Foreign Lawyers. She will receive her official mandate at the upcoming AALS meeting in New Orleans in January 2010.
Publications
His article, “The Automobile Bankruptcies in the United States: Government Aid in Bankruptcy and the Future of Chapter 11,” has been published in the Australian magazine The Insolvency Law Bulletin.
Publications
His paper, “Vagrants in Volvos: Ending Pretextual Traffic Stops and Consent Searches of Vehicles in Illinois” was recently listed on SSRN’s Top Ten download list for LSN: Procedure (Other Procedural Issues, such as Pretrial Detention & Release, Pleas, Appeal & Collateral Attack, etc.) (Topic). The paper first appeared in the summer 2009 issue of the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal.
Publications
His book review of Empires of Trust: How Rome Built—and America Is Building—A New World (Dutton Press 2008), authored by Professor Thomas F. Madden, professor of history at St. Louis University, appears in the December 2009 issue of The Italic Way. The book discusses the similarities of the rise of both ancient Rome and the United States and the common features in their international, legal, and diplomatic policies.
Publications
Her textbook, “Commercial Real Estate Law: A Project and Skills Oriented Approach,” has been updated for the 2nd edition. The book, co-authored with James Geoffrey Durham and Thomas R. White III, was first published in 2001 by NexisLexis. The textbook is in use at John Marshall and at more than 30 law schools across the country, including the University of Chicago Law School, Northwestern University Law School, and DePaul University College of Law.
The textbook gives students hands-on approaches to real estate dealings by bringing to life the business and legal issues underlying commercial real estate development. The book examines the life cycle of a real specialty shopping center, starting with a thorough look at what it takes for a developer to get financing, and ends with the real-life deed in lieu of foreclosure by the developer to its lender. Students also use the compendium Document Book that includes all of the updated principal documents used in connection with an auto car care project.
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Law School and Student Calendar of Events
December 7, 2009
- Board/Staff Liaison Committee Meeting, Room 1101, 11 a.m.
- Faculty Assembly Meeting, Room 503, 12:15 p.m.
- Faculty Candidate Presentation, Room 3 East, 2:30 p.m.
December 8, 2009
- Final Exams
- AIDS Foundation Large Case Managers Meeting, Room 1200, 9 a.m.
- Faculty Candidate Presentation and Lunch, Room 3 East, 12:15 p.m.
December 9, 2009
- Final Exams
- JMLS-Chubb Meeting, Room 311, 10 a.m.
- Faculty Candidate Presentation and Lunch, Room 3 East, 12:15 p.m.
December 10, 2009
- Final Exams
- IPLAC Seminar - Twentieth Annual Trade Secrets Seminar, Room 1200, 2 p.m.
- LERA Reception, Room 3 East, 4:30 p.m.
December 11, 2009
- Final Exams
- Faculty Candidate Presentation and Lunch, Room 503, 10 a.m.
- Employee Holiday Party, Room 1200 A&B, noon
- ISBA Mid-Year Meeting Alumni Reception, Sheraton Hotel & Towers, 4:30 p.m.
December 12, 2009
December 14, 2009
- Final Exams
- Library Holiday Party, Room 1102, 11:30
- Faculty Candidate Presentation and Lunch, Room 3 East, 12:15 p.m.
- Center Directors Meeting, Room 608, 2 p.m.
December 15, 2009
- Final Exams
- IP Adjunct/Advisory Board Holiday Luncheon, Room 3 East, noon
- Faculty Candidate Presentation and Lunch, Room 1200, 12:15 p.m.
December 16, 2009
- Final Exams
- Faculty Candidate Presentation and Lunch, Room 3 East, 12:15 p.m.
December 17, 2009
- Final Exams
- Faculty Candidate Presentation and Lunch, Room 3 East, 12:15 p.m.
December 18, 2009
- Final Exams
- Faculty Candidate Presentation and Lunch, Room 3 East, 12:15 p.m.
December 19, 2009
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