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August 4 - 10, 2002 |
Special Events
The John Marshall Law School Alumni Association "11thAnnual Day at the Races" Sunday, September 15, 2002
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IRS Honors John Marshall Professors
Maged S. Abudayyeh (right), Internal Revenue Service group manager, and Robert Gilbert Johnston (left), dean of The John Marshall Law School, congratulates Adjunct Professor Larry Grudzien and Professor Kathryn Kennedy, director of the Center for Tax Law and Employee Benefits, upon receiving the "IRS Unsung Hero" awards. Abudayyeh presented the honor in recognition of their participation as instructors at the 2002 mandatory continuing education program for IRS agents of the Great Lakes region who specialize in employee benefit plans. Absent from the picture is Adjunct Professor Barry Kozak, who received his award at a separate ceremony.
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International Perspective of Information Technology Law Examined
The John Marshall Law School Center for Information Technology and Privacy Law recently hosted "An International Perspective on E-Commerce, Privacy and On-Line Defamation," featuring Leif Gamertsfelder (second from left), legal columnist for Australia Personal Computer magazine, a co-author of E-Security: Implications for the Law and a member of Deacons' digital industries group, specializing in Internet-related legal issues. Welcoming Gamertsfelder to the law school are (from left) Pam Penczak, program coordinator; Professor David Sorkin; and Leslie Reis, director of the center.
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Faculty Activity and Publications
Professor Gerald Berendt
Activities
On August 1, 2002, he retired from his position as Chairman of the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board. Professor Berendt was initially appointed in 1986 to replace the agency's first Chairman, Professor Martin Wagner of the University of Illinois. In his more than sixteen years on the Board, he participated in over 1500 agency decisions implementing the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. During his tenure at that agency, the annual number of educational employee strikes declined dramatically from an average of 25 strikes per year to between 5 to 10 per year in recent years. Prior to his appointment to the IELRB, Professor Berendt was Chairman and Executive Director of the Illinois Office of Collective Bargaining. Before joining The John Marshall Law School faculty in 1975, he served as an attorney for the National Labor Relations Board in Washington.
On July 9, 2002, he delivered a eulogy at the memorial service for Julie K. Hughes, General Counsel of the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board. Ms. Hughes, who was also a member of the Law School's adjunct faculty, died on July 1, 2002. Professor Berendt recalled, "Julie Hughes was much loved by everyone in the Chicago labor/management relations community. She was particularly popular with her students at John Marshall and other area law schools where she taught. Students who had the good fortune to take one of her courses were educated by an incomparable labor law expert. We at John Marshall will miss her and express our deepest sympathy to her husband, Bill, and children, Allison, Andrew and Amanda."
Clinical Professor F. Willis Caruso
Activities
He attended the American Trial Lawyers Association meeting in Atlanta, July 20 - 24, 2002. He made a presentation about Fair Housing litigation and an update on the law with respect to testing and standing of testers and fair housing organizations. He advised the trial lawyers on the procedures and methods for obtaining significant damage awards and attorney's fees in Fair Housing cases based on the experience of The John Marshall Law School Fair Housing Legal Clinic and the materials that are available from The John Marshall Law School Legal Support Center and the Fair Housing Web Site.
Adjunct Professor Marc D. Ginsberg
Publications
The following articles have been published: "Beyond The Viewbox: The Radiologist's Duty to Communicate Findings," 35 John Marshall Law Review 359 (Spring 2002) and "Apparent Authority and Healthcare in Illinois" 22 Northern Illinois University Law Review 475 (Summer 2002).
Professor Michael P. Seng
Activities
On July 28 he spoke at the National Peace Action Convention held at The John Marshall Law School. Approximately 150 persons were in attendance. Professor Seng spoke about the PATRIOT Act and the threat that it poses for civil liberties in the United States, especially in such areas as surveillance, immigration, and criminal law enforcement. Professor Seng also discussed the broad implications of the Joint Resolution passed by Congress on September 14, 2001, which grants broad authority to the President to combat terrorism. The talk generated many questions and comments from the audience.
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Schedule of Events
August 5
- Marketing Meeting, Room 1203, 2:00 p.m.
August 6
- Professor Seng Meeting, Room 1203, 6:00 p.m.
August 8
- Accelerated Trial Advocacy, Various Rooms, 9:00 a.m.
- Chicago Area Fellowship of Reconciliation, Room 1203, 5:45 p.m.
August 9
- Accelerated Trial Advocacy, Various Rooms, 9:00 a.m.
August 10
- Accelerated Trial Advocacy, Various Rooms, 9:00 a.m.
August 11
- Accelerated Trial Advocacy, Various Rooms, 9:00 a.m.
August 12
- Accelerated Trial Advocacy, Various Rooms, 9:00 a.m.
- Marketing Meeting, Room 1203, 2:00 p.m.
August 13
- Accelerated Trial Advocacy, Various Rooms, 9:00 a.m.
- AIDS Foundation Training Program, Room 1200, 9:00 a.m.
August 14
- Accelerated Trial Advocacy, Various Rooms, 9:00 a.m.
August 15
- Accelerated Trial Advocacy, Various Rooms, 9:00 a.m.
- LL.M. Orientation, Room 1200, 4:30 p.m.
August 16
- Accelerated Trial Advocacy, Various Rooms, 9:00 a.m.
- Golf Open, Marriott's Lincolnshire Resort, 12:00 p.m.
- International Student Orientation, Room 1200A, 3:00 p.m.
August 17
- Accelerated Trial Advocacy, Various Rooms, 9:00 a.m.