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February 9 - 15, 2003 |
Williams Receives Illinois Bar Foundation Scholarship
Third-year student Melissa Williams is John Marshall's 2002-2003 recipient of the $2,000 Illinois Bar Foundation Scholarship from the Illinois State Bar Association. She was one of 11 students who received the scholarship from the nine Illinois law schools and two law schools in St. Louis.
The Illinois Bar Foundation awards the scholarships annually to students who have an accomplished overall academic record, are involved in diverse curricular, extracurricular and community activities including the Illinois State Bar Association, and have financial need.
Williams is president of the Black Law Students Association and co-founder/director of Sheperd's Temple Missionary Baptist Church's new Operation S.T.O.R.M. (Sheperd's Temple OutReach Ministry) Mentoring Program, started in February 2001 to aid North Lawndale community youth in setting lifetime goals. According to Williams, the focus for this year's program is the Juvenile Court system. She said she hopes to expand the services provided by the church to include a legal aid clinic after her graduation from The John Marshall Law School in June.
Williams is an intern for the Circuit Court of Cook County Juvenile Division. She previously interned with the division in Summer 2002.
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Martin Luther King Day Celebration
Members of the Black Law Students Association celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday with a cake. Ready to mark the event were (from left) Angela Lockett, Matthew Ingram, Melissa Williams, DaToya Burton and Arlette Porter-Sherley.
The John Marshall Law School welcomed attorney William Hooks (second from right), past president of the Cook County Bar Association, as guest speaker for a program marking the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Joining him are (from left) Associate Dean Rory Smith, DaToya Burton of the Black Law Students Association, and Dean Robert Gilbert Johnston.
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Faculty, Staff Recognized for Years of Service
Each year, Dean Robert Gilbert Johnston and the administration recognize employees for their commitment to the school. This year, Dean Johnston sends thanks to all staff members for their efforts in 2002, but especially those who are marking special anniversary years with the law school.
40 years: Professor Robert J. Nye
35 years: Professor John H. Scheid and Diane Stary in Financial Aid
30 years: Professor Arthur J. Sabin
25 years: Professor Randall T. Peterson
20 years: Herminia Escobido-Barrios and Richardo Esparza on the Maintenance staff; R. McKenna Byrne, switchboard operator; and Professors Susan L. Brody, Timothy P. O'Neill and Paul T. Wangerin
15 years: RoseMarie Knight, Fair Housing Center administrator; Professor Peter J. McGovern; Benjamin Manzanares and Reynell Saines on the Maintenance staff; and Heather Williams, computer systems manager
10 years: Joan Bahaveolos in the Business Office; Professors Alberto Bernabe-Riefkohl and Mark Wojcik; Associate Dean Dorothy Li; Assistant Dean John M. McNamara; and Luis Soto and Antonio Martinez on the Maintenance staff
5 years: Reference Librarian Anne Abramson; Faculty Secretary Christine Cotter; Media Services Director Mike Kerwin; Security and Systems Administrator Miguel Marcos; Clinical Professor Damian Ortiz; John Park and Chantal Reis on the Library staff; and Maridonna Schaal, deveopment systems administrator.
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Student Activities
February 11
SBA Student Representative Election
Habitat for Humanity evening with the Chicago Bulls
February 13
The Christian Legal Society will meet at 11 a.m. in Room 1005.
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ABA Law Students Gather
Lubaina Doriwala, a second-year student at The John Marshall Law School, will chair the spring meeting for the 7th Circuit of the American Bar Association's Law Student Division Feb. 21, 22 and 23.
Doriwala is serving as governor for the circuit that includes law schools from Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. The next governor will be elected at this meeting. Student Bar Association and American Bar Association representatives will also vote in the 7th Circuit Assembly.
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Faculty Activity and Publications
Professor Mark E. Wojcik
Publications
"Jumper Cables and Relationships: Negatives with Negatives" is the title of his chapter in the book Love in the Time of HIV: The Gay Man's Guide to Sex, Dating, and Relationships, by Michael Mancilla and Lisa Troshinsky. The book will be published in June 2003 by Guilford Publications of New York City.
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John Marshall Trial Competition Open to 20 Teams
The 13th Annual National Criminal Justice Trial Advocacy Competition will welcome 20 teams from across the country, Puerto Rico and London for the three-day competition April 3, 4 and 5 at The John Marshall Law School.
The competition is sponsored by The John Marshall Law School and the Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association. The competition organizer is Professor Ronald Smith.
This year's team roster includes The Catholic University of America School of Law, Georgetown University Law Center and The George Washington University Law School all in Washington, D.C.; Cornell Law School and St. John's University School of Law in New York; Chicago's DePaul University College of Law; The University of Georgia School of Law; Harvard Law School.
Also, Inner Temple in London, England; the University of Maryland School of Law; George Mason University School of Law in Virginia; the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in California; University of Puerto Rico School of Law; St. Thomas University School of Law and Stetson University College of Law, both in Florida.
Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law in Pennsylvania; the University of Toledo College of Law; the University of Tulsa College of Law, and Willamette University College of Law in Oregon will join a team from The John Marshall Law School.
Alternates are Northwestern University School of Law, Duquesne University School of Law in Pennsylvania and Victoria University in New Zealand. The alternate teams will automatically be extended an invitation to the 2004 competition.
In 1998, the competition won the American Bar Association's prestigious "Best of the Sections" award for "meritorious service to the legal profession."
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Entertainment Lawyer Shares Job Experiences with Students
The Career Services Office, Entertainment Law Society and Office of Development and Alumni Programs welcomed entertainment lawyer Hal R. "Corky" Kessler (J.D. '74, second from left) to the law school for a recent "Lunch and Conversations with Alumni" program. Kessler, an entertainment and corporate lawyer, has more than 15 years of entertainment law experience. He has represented numerous actors and musicians in negotiations for personal service contracts, and has helped assemble and build winning teams for entertainment and other related business adventures. Welcoming Kessler to the law school are (from left), Yolanda Hancock, director of Development and Alumni Programs; Nancy J. Thompson, assistant dean for Career Services; and Stacia Goldstein, director of career planning at John Marshall.
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Schedule of Events
February 10
Faculty Assembly, Room 1200, 12 p.m.
February 11
AIDS Foundation Training Program, Room 3East, 9 a.m.
February 12
Employee Benefits Law Seminar- "Bankruptcy Issues for Benefits Plans of Large Employers", Room 402, 12 p.m.
CIBTL Meeting, Room 413, 12:30 p.m.
Career Services/ISBA/International Law Society Program - "Careers in International Law", Room 409, 12:45 p.m.
Trial Superstar Series: Robert A. Clifford of Clifford Law Offices, who handled the Rachel Barton suit against Metra, Room 3-East, 6 p.m.
February 14
Spring PMBR Program, Room 1200, 9 a.m.
February 15
Spring PMBR Program, Room 1200, 9 a.m.
BLSA Tutoring Program, Room 402-03, 1 p.m.
February 16
Spring PMBR Program, Room 1200, 9 a.m.
February 18
Career Services Program - Fair Housing Alums and Career Advice, Room 3East, 12:45 p.m.
February 19
Employee Benefits Law Seminar- "A Primer on FASB Accounting for Employee Benefits", Room 402, 12 p.m.
February 20
Open House, Room 3East, 6 p.m.
February 21
BLSA Reception, Room 3East, 3 p.m.
February 22
Spring Bar Exam Workshop, Various Rooms, 1:30 p.m.