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John Marshall Hosts 2002 Alumni Reunion
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The John Marshall Law School will be honoring 15 graduating classes at the 2002 alumni reunion and anniversary celebration, "Renewing the Bonds," from 7 to 10 p.m., Saturday, September 14. The celebration, honoring the graduating classes of 1927, 1932, 1937, 1942, 1947, 1952, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992 and 1997 will be held in the Adams Room of the Palmer House Hilton, 17 E. Monroe Street in Chicago. Organizers of the event include, National Chair Joseph Gagliardo, a 1977 alumnus and member of John Marshall's Board of Trustees; Publicity Chair Michael Favia, 1982 alumnus and member of John Marshall's Alumni Association Board of Directors; and Programs Chair Diane Jennings, a 1982 alumna. A Continuing Legal Education program, |
"E-Mail Marketing and SPAM," will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, in room 200. Professor David Sorkin will moderate the program, which will look at the issue of SPAM from the industry, consumer, governmental and academic perspectives. Co-sponsored by the Office of Alumni Programs and the Center for Information Technology and Privacy Law, it will feature a panel of distinguished John Marshall alumni, faculty and adjunct faculty. Tours of the law school will also be available in the morning. The evening will include a networking reception, followed by dinner and entertainment. For additional information on the reunion, contact Yolanda Hancock, director of Development and Alumni Programs, at 312-987-1411 or e-mail 6hancock@jmls.edu. Registrations should be made by August 1. |
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The John Marshall Law School Alumni Association Officers Installed
The John Marshall Alumni Association's new officers for the 2002-2003 year are (from left) Katherine Amari ('00), secretary; Patrice Ball-Reed ('84), treasurer; Umberto Davi ('82), third vice president; Celia Gamrath ('94), first vice president; and E. Steven Yonover ('77), president. Not pictured is Letitia Sheats ('71), second vice president, and Russ Hartigan ('76), assistant secretary.
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Fifth Annual John Marshall Golf Outing Champions
The Fifth Annual John Marshall Golf Outing was held at the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort and Golf Club on August 16. The victorious team scored eight under par, a stroke better than its nearest competitors. Pictured above are the members of the winning team (from left to right) Roger Henry, of Henry & Associates, who produced the Centennial Campaign videotape; Assistant Dean for Institutional Affairs John M. McNamara, who sponsored the team; and John Marshall students Mark Bangser and Harry Channon. In the outing's five-year history, McNamara's teams have won twice and tied for first place twice.
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Faculty Activity and Publications
Professor Michael L. Closen
Publications
His article, "To Swear . . . Or Not To Swear Document Signers: The Default Of Notaries Public And A Proposal To Abolish Oral Notarial Oaths," has just been published in 50 Buffalo Law Review 613-701 (2002).
Professor Timothy P. O'Neill
Publications
Courts in four different states have recently cited his articles. The Supreme Court of Louisiana in State v Hampton (decided 3/22/02) cited Vindicating The Defendant's Right To Testify At A Criminal Trial: The Need For An On-The-Record Waiver, 51 University of Pittsburgh Law Review 809 (1990); the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa also cited this article in U.S. v Hayes, 207 F. Supp. 2d 944 (2002); the New York Court of Appeals in People v Robinson, 97 N. Y. 2d 341 (2001) cited Beyond Privacy, Beyond Probable Cause, Beyond the Fourth Amendment: New Strategies For Fighting Pretext Arrests, 69 University of Colorado Law Review 693 (1998); and the Illinois Appellate Court in People v Izquierdo-Flores (2d Dist., decided 8/1/02) cited An Analysis of Illinois' New Offense of Second Degree Murder, 20 John Marshall Law Review 209 (1986).
Professor Ronald C. Smith
Activities
He has concluded his one-year term as chair of the 10,000-member Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association. His final responsibility was presiding over the section's August 8-10 council meeting during the ABA's Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
During his term, Smith wrote several articles for the magazine, Criminal Justice, and initiated the first Cybercrime Conference, hosted at The John Marshall Law School last May. The event attracted an international audience.
Much of the debate during his term arose out of the federal government's response to the acts of terrorism of Sept. 11, 2001. Smith appointed a number of highly talented attorneys to serve on various committees and boards preparing advisory papers on money laundering, terrorism and the International Criminal Court.
Bruce Zagares, a Washington, D.C. attorney, was one of Smith's key appointees for the international aspects of the Criminal Justice Section. Zagares, who chairs the International Bar Association's criminal justice section, is a member of the adjunct faculty at The John Marshall Law School. He is expected to teach a course on International Criminal Law in Spring 2003.
Smith also met with members of the European Bar to determine how U.S. attorneys can participate in the representation of victims and defendants in the ongoing prosecution of alleged war criminals in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. Smith will be attending the International Bar Association's meeting on alleged international criminals in Brussels next May, and has been asked to deliver lectures on U.S. criminal Law next year in Kyoto, Japan.
The new chair of the Criminal Justice Section is Miami criminal defense attorney Albert Krieger. He is a frequent visitor to John Marshall and has been the featured commentator at the National Criminal Justice Trial Advocacy Competition, which John Marshall annually co-sponsors with the ABA.
Professor David Sorkin
Publications
His article, "Internet Governance Models: An International Perspective," was published in the July 2002 issue of Internet Law Bulletin.
Two forthcoming casebooks about electronic commerce (from West Group and
Foundation Press) include substantial excerpts from his law review articles about unsolicited e-mail and Internet payment systems.
Two of his law review articles were cited in a June 2002 Pennsylvania state court decision concerning the applicability of the federal junk fax law to junk e-mail, a question that has not yet been ruled upon in any reported decisions. The Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas relied heavily upon the analysis in his Buffalo Law Review article about this question, and agreed with the article's conclusion that a strict construction of the statute was appropriate.
His weblog, "Don't Link to Us!" (www.dontlink.com) was featured in Slate Magazine, Network World, The Houston Chronicle, The Wall Street Journal Online, and USA Today's Web Guide in August 2002. It was named a Blog of Note by Blogger.com, and a Cruel Site of the Day by cruel.com, which called it "the world's most dangerous weblog."
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Schedule of Events
August 26
- Marketing Meeting, Room 1203, 2:00 p.m.
August 28
- Career Services - Lunch & Conversations with Alumni with Mia Jiganti, Room 1200B, 12:45 p.m.
August 29
- SIPO Visiting Scholars Welcome Reception, Room 1200B, 4:00 p.m.
- Development & Alumni Welcome Reception - Living with a Law Student, Room 3East, 5:30 p.m.
September 4
- PLI Patent Bar Review Course, Room 1200, 9:00 a.m.
- Alumni Reunion Chair Meeting, Room 1203, 12:00 p.m.
September 5
- Alumni Reunion Chair Meeting, Room 1203, 12:00 p.m.
September 6
- Alumni Reunion Chair Meeting, Room 1203, 12:00 p.m.
September 7
- Alumni Reunion Chair Meeting, Room 1203, 12:00 p.m.