Contents

Schedule of Events

Controller's Office

Six-Week Law Practice Program Hosted by The John Marshall Law School

Center for Tax Law and Employee Benefits

The John Marshall Law Review

Faculty Activity and Publications

Student Activities

Schedule of Events

September 30

Yom Kippur

October 1

Assessing and Proving Damages in Patent Cases Seminar, Room 1200, 1:00 p.m.

Movie Series: "Breaker Morant", Room 3East, 4:00 p.m.

October 2

Assessing and Proving Damages in Patent Cases Seminar, Room 1200, 1:00 p.m.

Student Activities

Guest Speaker - Christian Legal Society

On Monday, September 28, the Christian Legal Society will feature JMLS alumnus, Berent Amado, former general counsel of Safety Kleen Co. All students are welcome to attend. 4:00 p.m., room 217.

Justinian Society

The Justinians will be having their first meeting this semester on Wednesday, September 30 at 5:00 p.m. in room 201. If you are interested in joining the Justinians and networking with other students and professionals of Italian descent, please come by.

Hispanic Law Student Association

HLSA will be meeting Wednesday, September 30 at 5:15 p.m. in room 502.

Vocal Ensemble Rehearsal

The John Marshall Vocal Ensemble will be having its first rehearsal this Wednesday, September 30 at 1:00 p.m. on 3 East. Please attend if you want another platform to sing other than the shower. New singers are always welcome!

Attention Women Law Students

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 contact Miss Criss (room 212) or Professor Connor (room 1216).

9th Annual Minority Picnic

The 9th Annual Minority Picnic will be happening on Saturday, October 4th from 1:00 _ 6:00 p.m. at Northwestern University School of Law Courtyard (350 E. Superior). All Chicago law schools will be participating in this fun-filled event. There will be food, music, and drink.

Six-Week Law Practice Program Hosted by The John Marshall Law School

The John Marshall Law School is presenting a six-week "Law Practice Management Program" beginning Oct. 7.

The program, from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays through Nov. 11, is taught by practicing attorneys who will offer insights into the nuts and bolts of starting a solo practice, as well as how to build a client base, avoid malpractice and reduce stress.

"More than ever before, attorneys need to be trained to see law as a business," said William Chamberlain, director of the Career Services Office at The John Marshall Law School who, with Associate Dean John E. Corkery, is organizing the program. "With the changing nature of work, attorneys are their skill set. This course will add to that skill set and make our attorneys both more marketable and more market savvy.

"At John Marshall, we see ourselves as part of the process throughout a lawyer's career. We want to assist our graduates in whatever path they choose to follow. These workshops are one way for us to do that," Chamberlain added.

Topics will include "How to Start Your Own Law Practice: An Overview" on Oct. 7; "Operations and Personnel" on Oct. 14; "Financial Management" on Oct. 21;

"Building and Maintaining a Client Base" and "Case Management" on Oct. 28; "Legal Ethics and Avoiding Malpractice" on Nov. 4; and "Part-time/Contract Lawyering" and "Stress Management" on Nov. 11.

Sessions will meet from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays at The John Marshall Law School, 315 S. Plymouth Ct. The program is open to John Marshall alumni. Alumni of other schools will be admitted as space permits. The workshops are free, but advance registration is required. To register, call The John Marshall Law School Career Services Office at (312) 987-1402.

Center for Tax Law and Employee Benefits

Information Session about Taxation and Employee Benefits Law

On Tuesday, October 6, Professors Faherty and Kennedy will conduct an information session on taxation and employee benefits as a career choice, the Joint JD/LLM degree in Tax Law and Employee Benefits and the LLM Program in Tax Law and Employee Benefits. The session will take place at noon and be repeated at 5 p.m. (both sessions in Room 530). Each session should last about an hour. For more information contact Kathy Winiczay, Center for Tax Law & Employee Benefits, Telephone (312) 987-2380.

The John Marshall Law Review

The John Marshall Law Review is pleased to announce that the following articles and entire issue made the National Law Journal's Worth Reading List:

Symposium: Issues Affecting Notarial Law and Policy (entire symposium issue), 31 J. MARSHALL L. REV. 6471085 (1998). (Special thanks to Professor Michael Closen for his invaluable work on the issue.)

Andrea Koutoulogenis, The Invisible Man: A Call to Empower Individual Participants and Beneficiaries Against Fiduciary Breaches in ERISA Plans, 31 J. MARSHALL L. REV. 553 (1998).

Timothy D.A. O'Hara, Misplaced Reliance on United Nations Security Council Resolutions for Presidential War Making 31 J. MARSHALL L. REV. 583 (1998).

Controller's Office

The Controller's Office will observe the following business during the annual audit, through October 9th, 1998:

Monday - Thursday: 12 - 6 p.m.

Fridays: 12 - 5 p.m.

Faculty Activity and Publications

Professor Michael L. Closen

Publications

Several of his publications have recently been cited. Both his article about "HIV-Infected Surgeons" [41 New York Law School Law Review 57 (1996)] and his AIDS casebook, co-authored with Professor Wojcik and others [AIDS: Cases and Materials (2d ed. 1995)] were cited in 61 Albany Law Review 785 (1998). Professor Closen's article about a code of ethics for law reviews [63 Notre Dame Law Review 55 (1988), co-authored with Dzeliak] and his article about the history of the law review [30 Akron Law Review 15 (1996)] were cited in 49 Mercer Law Review at 741 (1998). Professor Closen's article "Discovering the Really Big Picture" has been accepted for publication in The Law Teacher, Fall 1998.

Professor Kathryn J. Kennedy

Activities

She has been asked and has agreed to serve on the editorial board for the West Group Employment Line.

Publications

Her article, "Primer on Qualified Plans and IRA Distribution Rules," Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, Vol. 25, No. 11 (1997), was reprinted in its entirety in Tax Management Estates, Gifts and Trusts Journal, Vol. 23, No. 4 (1998).

Professor Doris Estelle Long

Publications

Her article, "China Introduces a Wide Range of Legal Reforms," was published in The Pacific Rim special section of the September 14 edition of The National Law Journal. In this article she examines various current developments in Chinese business law, including foreign direct investment laws (including draft Build, Operate, Transfer draft regulations), banking reform, consumer protection laws, recent developments regarding state owned enterprises (SOE's) and recent efforts at perfecting the legal system to ensure greater uniformity of enforcement. The article is based in part on research conducted while Professor Long was a Fulbright Scholar in China last semester.

Professor Michael P. Seng

Activities

On September 16, he, along with William Malleris, a developer and general contractor in Naperville, presented a half-day workshop on Building Accessible Housing at the College of Lake County for the Lake County Center for Independent Living. The audience consisted of housing advocates for disabled persons, architects, builders and municipal officials. The purpose of the seminar was to assist people who are involved in building multi-family housing to better understand their obligations toward accessibility for people with disabilities under the Fair Housing Act. Professor Seng discussed the seven accessibility requirements of the Fair Housing Act and the requirement that housing providers make reasonable accommodations and modifications in housing for disabled persons. Mr. Malleris discussed how to construct accessible housing and showed slides of a new project that has been developed in Naperville that exceeds the requirements of the law and yet is affordable to low and moderate income individuals.