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November 2 - 7, 2003 |
John Marshall Readies Itself As 21st Century Urban Law School
Dean Patricia Mell invited faculty, staff, students and friends of The John Marshall Law School to join her in fashioning the 104-year-old institution into the archetype of an urban law school in the 21st century.
"Our challenge as we move forward will be to assess the meaning of opportunity in the 21st century and to position ourselves in such a way as to identify and attract talented, disciplined students of diverse backgrounds who want the opportunity to pursue a legal career," she told guests at the Convocation ceremony Oct. 18.
The John Marshall Mell envisions will offer students not only a sound legal foundation, but also "advanced degrees in law, combined with the type of mentoring and practical experience that will make them highly marketable commodities to employers," she said.
The school also will be a place where: non-lawyers will receive graduate legal expertise to help them with their businesses as they compete in a global marketplace; research in specific areas of law and practice will further support the community in Chicago, in Illinois, and beyond, with service in clinics and seminars; new technologies will be used to bring classes not only to law students, but also lawyers, government representatives and business people around the world;and enrollment will reflect the changing demographics of this country.
"This is where we are headed. This is where we want to put our other foot down in the 21st century - and it is all within our reach because the work has already been started; the foundation already laid in the programs and aspirations of the faculty, trustees, students, and alumni of The John Marshall Law School," Mell told the audience.
"We already offer a wide range of academic and extracurricular programs to hard-nosed students who want useful, real-world knowledge, providing those students, of all interests and abilities, with amazing experiences.
"John Marshall historically has, and will continue, to demonstrate a remarkable adaptability that the legal profession will need in the coming decades," she said.
"John Marshall is an incredible law school with a formidable presence for hard work here in Chicago. There is much in our history to be proud of and much to look forward to.
"We, The John Marshall Law School community and I, have just begun our walk together," Mell added. This path includes a new marketing initiative to bring the great things happening at The John Marshall Law School before the public.
It also includes introspection on the part of the faculty. Their work calls for recognizing the law school's shortcomings and seeing them as challenges on which to base improvements. "We will take advantage of our findings to dream, to plan and then use them to better ourselves," she said.
"We will not let the pursuit of popularity or the inconsistences of fashion deter us from doing the right thing, from crafting a future for our law school that continues to set us apart from the ordinary and the mundane."
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Chief Judge of International Trade Court Addresses John Marshall Community
The Center for International Business and Trade Law is hosting the Second Dominick L. DiCarlo U.S. Court of International Trade Lecture, "Is There Any International Law at the U.S. Court of International Trade?" from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 6, in the Baim Courtroom.
Featured speaker Jane A. Restani, who assumes the position of chief judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade Law on Nov. 1, has served as a judge on the court since 1983, after her nomination by former President Ronald Reagan was approved.
The program is free, and a reception will follow in 3-East. To register, contact the Department of Event Management at events@jmls.edu or at 312.987.1420 Ext. 578.
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Effects of Terrorism Discussed at The John Marshall Law School
The International Law Program at The John Marshall Law School, the Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association (ABA), and the International Human Rights Committee of the ABA Section of International Law and Practice recently hosted "Democracy vs. Terrorism and the Implications for the Rule of Law," at The John Marshall Law School. John Marshall Professor Ralph Ruebner (second from left) moderated the program, which featured guest speakers (from left) Professor Matthew Lippman, of the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago; Professor Emanuel Gross, of the University of Haifa Faculty of Law, and retired chief judge of the District Military Court, Central Command, Israel Defense Force; and Professor Jonathan Turley, Maurice Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at The George Washington University Law School.
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Real Estate Law Information Session
Attorneys with an LL.M in Real Estate Law from The John Marshal Law School stand out. They have: a comprehensive knowledge of real estate law; the skills needed to analyze documents, negotiate deals, draft documents and advise clients; and an understanding of the business context in which commercial real estate law is practiced.
Come to an Information Session on Tuesday, November 18, 2003,
from
5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in room 1200 (b), and meet Professor Celeste M.
Hammond, learn more about the Real Estate Law Program and have your questions
answered. Applications are now being accepted for the Spring Semester which
begins on January 12, 2004.
E-mail or call Professor Hammond for further information if you cannot attend the Information Session on the 18th of November at 7hammond@jmls.edu or 312.987.2366.
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Faculty Activity and Publications
Professor Susan Marie Connor
Activities
She recently spoke to the Seventeenth Annual Conference of County Officials on the subject of "Land Use Regulations, the Takings Clause and Local Governmental Liability." Her presentation was attended by nearly 500 elected officials and county administrators from throughout the United States.
She also recently addressed the annual conference of Leadership Illinois, an organization of CEOs and CFOs from throughout Illinois, on the subject of "The Law of the Workplace: Recent Developments."
Professor Connor was just appointed as one of a three member Board of Police and Fire Commissioners for the Village of Winnetka, Illinois. The Board oversees the recruitment, promotion and discipline of police and fire officers pursuant to the Illinois statutory scheme. Professor Connor was selected for this position because of her legal experience with law enforcement employment matters and her expertise in testing and test validation matters.
Professor John D. Ingram
Publications
His article, "The American First Lady", 27 Cap. U. L. Rev. 487 was cited recently in 9 Cardozo Women's L.J. 527.
Professor Timothy P. O'Neill
Activities
With the help of Lori McDaniel, Jim Velco, Chauncey Daspit, and Diane Gordon, Professor Timothy P. O'Neill has established a website at www.jmls.edu/oneill. The website indexes and archives ten years of Prof. O'Neill's monthly criminal procedure columns from the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
On October 22, portions of a June, 2002 column Prof. O'Neill wrote on racial profiling were read into the record at a hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on the nomination of Janice Rogers Brown to the D.C. Circuit.
Professor Michael J. Polelle
Activities
Along with speakers from politics, sociology, and media studies, he will be a speaker at the AIDA Conference on November 7 at the Law School from 1:30-4:30 p.m. in room 1200. He will discuss the legal remedies for group defamation and offer for consideration a legal proposal to remedy group defamation. Italian American, the national publication of the Order of the Sons of Italy did a news story on the conference in its fall 2003 issue.
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Moot Court Board
Members of the Moot Court Executive Board for Fall 2003 are (front row, from left) Mary B. Dilger, Whitney B. Mayster, Amelia K. Christensen, Molly C. Hrisko, James M. Smith, and (back row) James S. Worley, Michael G. Kreibich, Dominic A. Salvati, executive justice, Tinos Diamantatos, chief justice, and Heather Orseske.
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2003-2004 SBA Members Announced
Students serving on the Student Bar Association this academic year include (standing, from left) Wendy Durbin, American Bar Association representative; Tom Raleigh, section representative; Andrea Koklys, section representative; Erin Graham, section representative; Slaven Ilic, section representative; Rana Mansoori, Chicago Bar Association representative; Amanda Stein, section representative; Stephanie Rifkind, section representative; Brendan Cronin, Illinois State Bar Association representative; Reginald Newton, section representative; Megan McKeon, Executive Board evening student liaison; Tyler Ganet, section representative; Christina Brewer, section representative; Vijay Sharma, section representative; Sarah Touzalin, section representative; Stephanie Boler, section representative; Anne Gonis, section representative; and Michelle Weathers, section representative. Seated are Executive Board members (from left) Michael Bartolic, treasurer; Peter Kessenich, secretary; William Hansen, president; and Kimberly Wisniewski, vice president. Not pictured are section representatives Christos Meintanis, Eric Havens, Tim O'Brien, Tom Biedron, Anne Regan, Oscar Brown and Jarret Neisse.
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Schedule of Events
November 2
- PMBR Program, Rooms 200-01, 9:00 a.m.
November 3
- Advanced PCT Seminar, Palmer House, 9:00 a.m.
- Fall Assembly Meeting, Room 1200, 12:00 p.m.
November 4
- Advanced PCT Seminar, Palmer House, 9:00 am.
- Career Services Talk with First Year's, Room 409, 5:00 p.m.
November 5
- Board of Trustees Academic Affairs Committee, Room 1103, 12:00 p.m.
- Center for Tax Law and Employee Benefits Open House, Room 1203, 12:00 and 5:00 p.m.
- Career Services Office and Animal Law Society Event, Room 201, 12:45 p.m.
November 6
- Master Class in Oral Advocacy, Various Rooms, 8:00 a.m.
- The Dominick L. DiCarlo U.S. Court of International Trade Lecture, Courtroom & 3East, 4:00 p.m.
- Career Services, Practice Tracks, CBA Building, 4:30 p.m.
- Affirmative Action Event, Room 1102, 4:30 p.m.
November 7
- Master Class in Oral Advocacy, Various Rooms, 8:00 a.m.
- Board of Visitors Meeting, Room 402
- Mediation Tournament, Room TBA, 9:00 a.m.
- ISBA Employee Benefits Section Council, Room 1102, 11:00 a.m.
- AIDA Conference, Room 1200, 1:30 p.m.
- Career Services Resume Workshop, Room 409, 12:00 p.m.
November 8
- Board of Visitors Meeting, Room 1102
- PMBR Program, Room 200-01, 9:00 a.m.
- Mediation Tournament, Rooms TBA, 9:00 am.
November 9
- PMBR Program, Room 200-01, 9:00 a.m.
November 11
- AIDS Foundation Program, Room 1200, 9:00 a.m.
- Career Services and Phi Delta Phi Program - Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) Information Session, Room 503, 12:45 p.m.
- Career Services - Resume Workshop, Room 409, 5:00 p.m.
November 12
- CTLEB Alumni Lunch Program, Room 1200B, 12:00 p.m.
- Law Enforcement in an Age of Terrorism and Tight Budgets, Room 3East, 12:00 p.m.
- Board of Trustees, CBA Building - 5th Floor Albert E. Hofeld Room, 4:00 p.m.
November 13
- Career Services and the International Law Society - "Learn about Study-Abroad Opportunities", Room 1200A, 12:45 p.m.
- Young Alumni Meeting, Room 1200B, 5:45 p.m.
A complete online listing of events scheduled at The John Marshall Law School can be found at the following URL: http://www.jmls.edu/calendar.htm
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Student Activities
November 3
The Animal Law Society will be collecting new and gently used pet toys and supplies in the student lounge until November 17. These items will be donated to a local animal shelter.
November 4
Faculty auction time!! Please join the fun as we auction items donated by staff, faculty and deans. Refreshments will be served. In the Student lounge at 12 and 5 p.m.
The American Constitutional Society will have a panel of speakers to discuss judicial nominations at its meeting at 12:30 p.m. in room 201.
The Labor Law Society will meet at 12:00 p.m. in room 529. A panel discussion will speak about career opportunities in labor and employment law.
November 5
The Women's Law Caucus will meet at 12:45 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. in room 403.
The Animal Law Society/Career Services Office is sponsoring an attorney, Amy A. Breyer. Ms. Breyer is the chairperson of the CBA Animal Law Committee at 12:15 p.m. in room 201.
November 6
The Hispanic Law Student Association, American Constitutional Society, the Black Law Students Association and Amnesty International will present a program on affirmative action. Our graduate, the Honorable Jesse Reyes, will speak at 4:30 p.m. in room 409.
The International Law Society will feature Judge Jane A. Restani. Judge Restani will speak about "Is There Any International Law at the U.S. Court of International Trade?" at 4:30 p.m. in the Baim Courtroom.
Student Bar Association meeting at 5:00 p.m. in room 201.
November 7
Another in the series "What in the World is….." will feature Professor Stuart Deming. This is sponsored by the International Law Society at 12:45 p.m. in room 201.
Twice a year, the Board of Visitors, a distinguished advisory group of scholars, business men and women visits our school. They want to meet with students to hear your thoughts and concerns about the school at 1:00 p.m. in room 216. Food will be served.
November 8
Delta Theta Phi outing with the Northern Illinois Chapter - Second City.
We are looking for students, staff and faculty who would like to join the JMLS choir, the Vocal Ensemble, to sing at our holiday party on December 3. Other musical talents are also welcome. Call or see Miss Criss in room 212.