Jeffrey Catanzaro, third-year John Marshall student, and elected governor for the American Bar Association Law Student Division (ABA/LSD) for the 7th Circuit, presented several awards to John Marshall students and staff members, in recognition for their contributions to the ABA/LSD. The John Marshall Law School also received three awards for membership to the ABA/LSD this year.

Third-year students Shane Popp and Christopher Buenik each received a Silver Key Award for service and outstanding contribution to the circuit. The Silver Key Award is the highest award that a law student can receive.

Dean Robert Gilbert Johnston, Associate Dean of Admission William Powers and Marilyn Criss, Student Affairs administrative assistant, each received a certificate of appreciation for their "faithful service and encouragement of the law student division and for their support throughout the year," according to Catanzaro.

The John Marshall Law School was also awarded all three of the Bronze Key Awards that are given in recognition for membership in the 7th Circuit. John Marshall's ABA/LSD was honored for the largest overall membership, highest percentage of students in the student body that are members, with more than 50 percent participation; and for the highest percentage of membership increase from the previous year.

The John Marshall Law School is currently second overall in the nation for membership to the ABA/LSD. The group is first in the 7th Circuit. In 1999, the law school was placed 44th in the nation, and in 2000, it was placed 9th in membership.

Anyone interested in memebrship to the ABA/LSD should contact jeffreycatanzaro@mindspring.com.

Professor Ronald Z. Domsky

Activities

He has been nominated to a three-year term on the National Council of Trustees of the American Friends of the Hebrew University.

Professor Doris E. Long

Activities

She presented her paper "The Impact of E-Commerce on the Intellectual Property Systems," in London March 1 at the Internet and Intellectual Property Crime Symposium hosted by the United Nations' Economic Commission for Europe Conference, the United Kingdom Patent Office and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Professor Long also presented the paper "Democratizing Globalization: Practicing the Policy of Cultural Inclusion" at the March 7 program World Trade Intellectual Property and the Global Elites: International Law-Making in the New Millennium hosted by Cardozo Law School in New York. She also presented the paper "Globalization: A Future Trend or a Satisfying Mirage" at the March 8 The Ohio State University College of Law Intellectual Property Conference 2001.

Professor Craig A. Peterson

Activities

Although he is on leave during the semester, he made a presentation at the annual conference of the American Association of Geographers in New York City. His topic was conceiving and writing books intended for an interdisciplinary and broad audience of academics, students, government officials, and citizen leaders.
Debt Management Issues Discussed

Editors of the CBA Record, the magazine published by the Chicago Bar Association, chose a piece by Associate Dean Jane Oswald for the cover of the February/March 2001 issue of the magazine.

The piece depicts a sandy path through a forest vividly represented by stunning green shades that emphasize the season. Dean Oswald said the painting is meant to suggest "all of the wonderful possibilities of our lives. The sunlight on the leaves represents myriad opportunities for growth and self-expression. As we look down the path, we ask ourselves what lies beyond the bend. We see some shadows which represent minor hurdles in life, but the eye passes over them easily and we become eager to see what lies ahead."

She painted the piece at Ox-Bow in Saugatuck, Mich., the site of the School of the Art Institute's summer arts program.

The John Marshall Law School Center for Intellectual Property Law is presenting a Lunch and Learn program, "Understanding Mediation and Bankruptcy and How They Apply to Intellectual Property Law," from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 27, at the law school, 315 South Plymouth Court.

The discussion is intended to examine the potential relationship of bankruptcy law to intellectual property licenses and other intellectual property assets.

The featured Speaker will be Judge Erwin Katz of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Judge Katz was named one of the "Outstanding Bankruptcy Judges for 1998" by Turnaround & Workouts Newsletter.

He has written, lectured and moderated a variety of continuing legal education programs for the Federal Judicial Center, the Chicago Bar Association and the Decalogue Society of Lawyers. Katz is the director of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Program (ADR) for the Bankruptcy Court of the Northern District of Illinois; coordinator of the Joint Settlement Program for the District and Bankruptcy Courts and a member of the ADR Committee of the U.S. District Court. He is a member of the Task Force on Unauthorized Practice of Law for the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution, chairman of the ADR Subcommittee of the American Bankruptcy Institute, a member of the Law Subcommittee of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association and the ADR Committee of the Chicago Bar Association.

The registration fee for this program of $30 ($15 for students) includes admission to the program, lunch and handout materials. For additional information, contact The Department of Event Management at The John Marshall Law School at (312) 987-1420, ext. 578 or e-mail events@jmls.edu.

The 2001 Jessup International Moot Court Competition team won the Second Best Brief (Memorial) and was named semifinalists at the North Central Region Competition in Chicago in February.

John Marshall's team argued both sides of a two-part argument that focused on border delimitation and seabed mining, ecoterrorism and environmental pollution. Team members Roger P. Galer and Frances Pierson Hadfield argued for the respondents, and John P. Lynch and Melinda A. Mulbrook argued for the applicants. Team manager Elizabeth M. Durfee and advisor Professor William B.T. Mock assisted the four.

The John Marshall Law School Center for Intellectual Property Law is presenting the 2nd Annual Howard T. Markey Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Property Law from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, at the law school, 315 South Plymouth Court in Chicago.

The lecture is sponsored, in part, by the Chicago law firm of McAndrews, Held and Malloy, one of the premier intellectual property law firms in the United States.

This year's speaker, Professor Donald Chisum of Santa Clara University School of Law in Santa Clara, Calif., will present, "The Patent system in 2001: The Best of Times or the Worst of Times?"

Chisum, author of a 15-volume treatise, "Chisum on Patents," is a graduate of Stanford Law School. He also is co-author of "Understanding Intellectual Property Law," and "Principles of Patent Law: Cases and Materials." He has written a large number of law review and journal articles as well.

Chisum is an active member, and formerly served on the board of directors, of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), former editor and member of the AIPLA quarterly journal and former visiting scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Patent, Copyright and Competition Law in Munich, Germany.

He has served as a consultant and expert witness in major patent cases, and has authored a number of amicus curiae briefs filed in appellate courts.

The Howard T. Markey Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Property Law was established in honor of John Marshall Dean Emeritus Howard T. Markey, who served as chief judge of the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals from 1972 to 1982, and as the first chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from 1982 through 1990.

Anyone interested in attending the free lecture should reserve a space by March 27 by calling the Department of Event Management at The John Marshall Law School at (312) 987-1420 ext. 578 or e-mail events@jmls.edu.

Stop by the Student Lounge on Thursday, April 5th from 12 - 1 p.m. and learn more about Joint J.D./LL.M. Degree Programs.

Center Directors and current Joint Degree students will be available to answer your questions.

Joint Degrees offered in: Employee Benefits, Information Technology, Intellectual Property, International Business and Trade, Real Estate and Tax.

If you cannot make it to the informational event and would like to learn more, please contact: Julia Beckman, Assistant Director Graduate Admission; 16^th Floor of the CBA (Room 1603); 312.360.2658; 6beckman@jmls.edu.

March 12

UIC/JMLS Meeting, Room 1200B, 2:30 p.m.

March 13

The International Trade Club of Chicago's Export Training Series 2001, Room 1200A, 9:00 a.m.

Center for Intellectual Property Law Adjunct Faculty Meeting, Room 3East, 12:00 p.m.

IP Paralegal Course, Room 1103, 6:00 p.m.

March 14

PLI - Patent Review Course, Room 200, 8:00 a.m.

March 15

PLI - Patent Review Course, Room 200, 8:00 a.m.

Alumni Association Box Lunch Program, Room 1200A, 12:00 p.m.

March 16

PLI - Patent Review Course, Room 200, 8:00 a.m.

March 17

PLI - Patent Review Course, Room 200, 8:00 a.m.

March 18

PLI - Patent Review Course, Room 200, 8:00 a.m.

March 19

BAR/BRI Bar Review Program, Room 1200B, 9:00 a.m.

Faculty Assembly, Room 409, 12:00 p.m.

March 20

BAR/BRI Bar Review Program, Room 1200B, 9:00 a.m.

IP Paralegal Course, Room 1103, 6:00 p.m.

March 21

BAR/BRI Bar Review Program, Room 1200B, 9:00 a.m.

Center for International Business and Trade Law Adjunct Faculty Luncheon, Room 1200, 12:00 p.m.

Career Services - Lunch & Conversations with Alumni - Joy Cunningham, Room 1200A, 12:45 p.m.

March 22

BAR/BRI Bar Review Program, Room 1200B, 9:00 a.m.

Center for International Business and Trade Law Information Session, Room 1203, 12:45 p.m.

Faculty Works-in-Progress, Room 217, 3:00 p.m.

March 23

BAR/BRI Bar Review Program, Room 1200B, 9:00 a.m.

Illinois Association of International Educators, Room 1200A, 11:00 a.m.

Admitted Student Reception, Room 3East, 5:00 p.m.

March 24

BAR/BRI Bar Review Program, Room 1200B, 9:00 a.m.

Hellenic Bar Association Program, Room 200, 9:00 a.m.