Contents

Center for Intellectual Property Law

Student Activities

Student Bar Association

Fair Housing Center/Clinic

Faculty Activity and Publications

Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution

Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution

Projected Schedule of Competitions

September 14

Second Round of Tryouts/Continuation of Interviews (Monday - Thursday)

October 1

Notification to students of team selections

Competitions for 1998 - 99

November 6 - 9,1998

Georgetown University White Collar Criminal Mock Trial Competition, Washington, D.C.

November 11 - 14, 1998

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) Mock Trial Competition, Atlanta, GA

Nov. 7 or 14, 1998

ABA Negotiations Regional Competition

National - Feb. 6 and 7, 1999 - Los Angeles, CA

Jan. 29 - 31 or Feb. 5 - 7, 1999

ABA Texas Young Lawyers Mock Trial Competition Regional

National - March 18 - 20, 1999 - San Antonio, TX

February 13 or 20, 1999

ABA Client Counseling Regional Competition

National - March 12 at Nova University, FL and International - March 29 - April 1 at John Marshall, Chicago

Spring 1999

American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA) Trial Competition

Fall 1998

Vis Moot Court International Arbitration Competition; Spring 1999 (Writing and research requirements October and December 1998) Vienna, Austria

March 25 - 27,1999

JMLS - ABA Criminal Justice National Mock Trial Competition, Chicago, IL

April 8 - 9, 1999

My Cousin Vinny 1st Year Intramural Mock Trial Competition, The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL (No tryouts necessary - all first year students invited to participate)

Student Activities

Chief Officers Meeting

On Tuesday, September 15, a Student Advisory Committee meeting will be held at 12:15 p.m. in room 201. This meeting is mandatory and all chief officers must attend. Please RSVP to Miss Criss or Maria.

Delta Theta Phi Initiation

Delta Theta Phi will be meeting on Wednesday, September 16 at 5:15 p.m. Room TBA. Delta Theta Phi will also be hosting its initiation on Friday, September 18 at 5:30 in the Baim Courtroom on 3 East.

Women's Law Caucus First Meeting

The Women's Law Caucus is an organization for women law students whose purpose is to raise awareness about women's issues, promote equality between the genders and is a general forum for exchanging ideas. It's a great opportunity to gain access to scholarship, grant, and job opportunities. If you would like more information about joining this organization, please attend the first meeting on Thursday, September 17 at 12:00 p.m. Room TBA. Please free to stop by to see Miss Criss (room 212) or Professor Connor (room 1216) for any additional information.

Singing Members Wanted

The John Marshall Vocal Ensemble is a drama and music group which provides an atmosphere for relaxation and a departure from the daily rigors of legal study. They perform two concerts a year - one at holiday time and one in the spring. The Ensemble is seeking an accompanist for the 1998-99 academic year. If you are interested in participating in the ensemble or being an accompanist, please see Miss Criss in room 212.

Center for Intellectual Property Law

The Intellectual Property Society held its first meeting of the semester on Wednesday, August 26. Professor Nye, the society's faculty advisor and head of The John Marshall Center for Intellectual Property, introduced the speakers. Outgoing president, Steve Hanley and adjunct professor Don Reynolds discussed the goals of the society. The society will introduce members to a wide range of intellectual property topics such as, patents, trade secrets, and licensing through guest speakers and student discussions. The society will meet on alternate Tuesdays. Adjunct professor Don Moyer and Richard Gurak, a patent attorney and recent JMLS graduate, described the JMLS pro bono patent clinic which will meet on Wednesdays from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. in room 526. The clinic is open to all students with an interest in patent law at every level of experience. The clinic will offer students the chance to gain valuable practical experience in patent claim drafting.

The newly elected officers for the 98-99 year are as follows: Melanie Bronson, president; Tom Ferrill, vice-president; Patrick Adams, treasurer; Dant Foulk, recording secretary; Helen Geib, corresponding secretary.

Student Bar Association

Class Representatives Wanted

Class representative petitions are available in the SBA office to get your name on the petition. Two representatives from each section are elected. So stop by the SBA office and pick up your petition. This is a very important position that requires a strong commitment. Election will be held on Monday, September 14, 1998. The first SBA General Meeting is on September 21, 1998 at 5:00 p.m.

Centennial Events

Keep your eye out for all the Centennial events that are scheduled this month. There are two upcoming movie events. On September 10th, "My Cousin Vinnie" is being shown on the 3rd floor and on October 1st, the SBA is sponsoring "Breaker Morant". Both movies will be shown from 4-6p.m.

ABA Fall Caucus Meeting

The American Bar Association is holding their fall caucus meetings here the weekend of September 18th. See Sherri Dunne or Stephen Meyers in the SBA office for more information on different ways that you can get involved.

Fair Housing Center/Clinic

F. Willis Caruso was once again this year's featured speaker about Fair Housing at the 8th Annual Indiana Affordable Housing Conference held on September 2 and 3, 1998, in the Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, Indiana. Over 100 builders, developers, bankers, insurance companies, mortgage lenders, enforcement staff from the State and HUD, and cities and counties throughout Indiana and surrounding states, participated in the program. The subject of his presentation was how affordable housing advocates can affirmatively further fair housing in accordance with the Fair Housing Act and the mandates of HUD.

Faculty Activity and Publications

Professor Ann M. Lousin

Activities

She spoke at a panel discussion on issues involved in the re-drafting of Article One of the U.C.C. at the Spring Meeting of the Business Law Section of the A.B.A. on April 2, 1998. The panel topic was "Choice of Law Issues under UCC 1-105"; and she spoke on issues involved in letting parties opt into or out of the Code by agreement. She also participated in other meetings at the Spring meeting, including advertising the Symposium on Article 2B of the Journal of Computer Law, for which she wrote the foreword.

At the Annual Meeting of the A.B.A. in Toronto in August, she presented a short paper on "Does Making an Issue of Fact into an Issue to be Decided by the Judge Violate the Right to a Jury Trial in State Constitutions"? Using Illinois as an example, she discussed the interface between state constitutions and the developing U.C.C. The Article 2-Sales Committee has asked her to prepare a study of the concept of unconscionability for the committee and for the Drafting Committee engaged in re-drafting Article 2.

At the Ninth Annual Meeting held of the Armenian Bar Association on April 18-19, 1998, she relinquished the post of Chair of the Board of Governors, which she had held since March 1995. Under the by-laws she assumed the position of Immediate Past Chair. The members presented her with a beautiful framed certificate with Armenian artwork on it and the logo of the association. The inscription read: To Ann Lousin —Professor, Legal Scholar, Advocate for Justice and Daughter of Sis (Her Father Was One of the Few Survivors), Whose Leadership, Humor and Guidance Led The Armenian Bar Association to New Heights During 1995-1998, With Appreciation and Affection From All Our Members Around the World - April 18, 1998-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

During 1998-99 she is the Chair of the Constitutional Law Committee of the Chicago Bar Association for the third time. (Previous terms: 1978-80 and 1987-88). Much of the Committee's work will involve a discussion of the Illinois constitution, using drafts of her book as the text.

She is an official advisor to the Parliamentary Commission on Constitutional Reform and the Parliamentary Commission on State and Legal Reform of The Republic of Armenia. With the help of Raffi Sarrafian, J.D. 1997, and the Library Reference Department, she has researched and presented arguments, via e-mail, on various issues. She thanks Ralph Ruebner and Michael P. Seng for their assistance on the issues of dual citizenship and separation of powers in a parliamentary system.

On May 15, 1998, she was one of a group of Chicago Armenians who briefed Congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) on legal and political issues before his trip to Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. When he spoke in Chicago in July, he singled her out as the one "whose deep and scholarly knowledge of Armenian issues" had helped him before his trip.

Upon the nomination of Rhonda Sallee, J.D. 1998, she was selected for inclusion in "Who's Who Among America's Teachers".

On August 27, 1998, she spoke on "the succession to the Presidency if Clinton resigns" during a radio interview with Station KMBZ in Kansas City.