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December 7 - 13, 2003 |
John Marshall Student Named Hampton Scholarship Recipient
William B. Powers (left), associate dean for Admission and Student Affairs, and William Hampton (right), president of the Fred Hampton Scholarship Fund, congratulate third-year student Donna L. Moore (center) on her receipt of the annual scholarship award.
Third-year John Marshall Law School student Donna L. Moore is this year's recipient of the Fred Hampton Scholarship and Image Award.
Moore is a graduate of Chicago Vocational High School, and received a bachelor's degree in general studies from Roosevelt University. She received a master's degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix. After earning her J.D. degree in June 2004, Moore plans to work for a civil litigation firm in Chicago.
Moore and her two daughters, Natasha and Sharita, live on Chicago's south side. Moore is the daughter of Rev. Floyd and Captola Moore, also of Chicago's south side.
The Fred Hampton Scholarship was established in honor of Fred Hampton, and initiated by the Rev. Jesse Jackson of Operation PUSH and the late Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy, to assist black students into the field of law. Each year, William Hampton, Fred Hampton's brother and president of the fund, presents the scholarship award to a deserving student in the Chicago area.
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Chief Judge of International Trade Court Addresses John Marshall Community
The John Marshall Law School Center for International Business and Trade Law recently hosted 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?" The program featured Judge Jane A. Restani (second from right), who assumed the position of chief judge of the court on Nov. 1, having served as a judge on the court since 1983, after her nomination by former President Ronald Reagan was approved. Welcoming her to the law school were (from left) Professor Peter J. McGovern, director of the center; Dean Patricia Mell; and Virginia Russell, associate director of the center.
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Chicago Attorney Discusses Careers in Animal Law
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The John Marshall Law School recently welcomed animal law attorney Amy A. Breyer (center) to address careers in the animal law field with students, in a program co-sponsored by the Career Services Office and John Marshall's Animal Law Society. Breyer is chair of the Animal Law Committee of the Chicago Bar Association and a member of the American Bar Association; Illinois State Bar Association; Animal Legal Defense Fund; National Anti-Vivisection Society; and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Welcoming Breyer to the law school were David Diamond (left), associate director of the CSO and second-year student and Animal Law Society member Heather Neaveill.
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Faculty Activity and Publications
Professors F. Willis Caruso and Michael P. Seng
Publications
They provided an update of their chapter, originally published in 2000, on Discrimination in Housing to The Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education 2003 Supplement to its Handbook, Advising Elderly Clients and Their Families.
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Writing Resource Center Offers Workshops on Grammar Review
Elizabeth Kadlec, director of the Writing Resource Center, recently offered Grammar Review Workshops for John Marshall Students. During each session, Kadlec reviewed areas of basic grammar, and reviewed common rhetorical weaknesses often made by writers in their law school papers. A calendar of additional workshops will be made available next semester.
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Schedule of Events
December 7
- American Academy of Medical Management Program, Room 1200, 8:30 a.m.
December 8
- American Academy of Medical Management Program, Room 1200, 8:30 a.m.
- Dean Mell Meeting with Faculty/Staff, Room 503, 12:00 p.m.
December 9
- American Academy of Medical Management Program, Room 1200, 8:30 a.m.
- IP Adjunct Holiday Luncheon, Room 3East, 12:00 p.m.
December 10
- American Academy of Medical Management Program, Room 1200, 8:30 a.m.
- Madrid Protocol 101 Program, Room 1200, 9:00 a.m.
- Board of Trustees Meeting, CBA Building, 5th Floor, Albert E. Hofeld Room, 4:00 p.m.
December 11
- American Academy of Medical Management Program, Room 1200, 8:30 a.m.
December 12
- American Academy of Medical Management Program, Room 1200, 8:30 a.m.
- ACS Chicago, Room 3East, 12:30 p.m.
December 13
- ABLE Program, Room 428, 9:00 a.m.
December 18
- ITCC Networking Event, Room 3East, 5:00 p.m.
December 19
- JMLS Employee Holiday Party, 12:00 p.m.
December 20
- ABLE Program, Room 428, 9:00 a.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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JMLS Czech/Slovak Institute Completes Several Programs
The Czech Study Tour
From October 22 through November 2, fifteen persons participated in the 11th annual Czech Study Tour. The group presented its annual seminar for the Czech Bar Association in Prague. On Friday morning, October 24, the program focused on Civil Cases and Practice in the United States. Joseph Vosicky, a JMLS alum and former Fulbright Professor in the Czech Republic, spoke on managing a small law practice in the United States. Joseph Martan, who has participated in each of the JMLS study tours since they started in 1993, spoke on the insurance needs of a small business in the United States. His talk was followed by an explanation of the system for the recording of real property in the United States by Randall J. Kadlec, former president of the Bohemian Lawyers Association and a Vice-President of Chicago Title and Trust Company. The morning concluded with a discussion about remedies in civil cases by former Dean Robert G. Johnston and attorney, Janice Metros Johnston.
The afternoon session focused on American law enforcement and the criminal justice system. Sports Illustrated writer Lester Munson spoke on celebrity trials _ can they be fair? Former Judge Sheila Murphy spoke on the American criminal justice system _ what is wrong with it and how it can be fixed. Judith W. Munson, an attorney with the National Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, addressed the pressing issue of forensic epidemiology: joint training for law enforcement and public health officials on concurrent investigative responses to bioterrorism threats and attacks.
On Saturday, October 25, JMLS Alum Dr. Thomas Gionis spoke on client confidentiality _ what does a lawyer do when a client is acting illegally? Andreas Liewald, an attorney with the Illinois Office of Guardian and Advocacy, addressed the question when and how a state may forcibly administer anti-psychotic drugs to make a criminal defendant psychologically fit to stand trial? The Saturday program ended with a discussion by Michael P. Seng on the regulation of morals, individual privacy, and the criminal law _ prostitution, gambling, sodomy, and other behavior engaged in by consenting adults. Radovan Kacin, an instructor at the Economics University in Prague, also gave a short presentation on effective education techniques.
The Czech Bar program was attended by attorneys and students from the Charles University Faculty of Law and the Economics University of Prague. Also, Kristine Zamistil, a JMLS alum and a professor at Johnson & Wales University in Denver, Colorado attended with a group of her American students.
The group presented a day-long program for students at the Faculty of Law at Masaryk University in Brno. Judge Sheila Murphy, Andreas Liewald, and Michael Seng discussed criminal law and law enforcement in the United States, Lester Munson again gave a presentation on celebrity trials, and Judith Munson talked about forensic epidemiology. In the afternoon Dean Robert Johnston, Janice Johnston, Joseph Vosicky, and Joseph Martan discussed civil trials and verdicts in the United States, and Randall Kadlec discussed the system of recording real property in the United States.
While at the University, Dean Johnston, Joseph Vosicky, and Michael Seng selected a law student to be the JMLS Czech Exchange Scholar for the fall of 2004. Out of 37 applicants, they selected Eva Kaderova, who is in her fouth year of study at the Masaryk Faculty of Law. This scholarship is funded by alumni of JMLS and friends of the Czech program.
While in Brno, the group also visited the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic and the new Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic. The group also spent a weekend in Cesky Krumlov, a UNESCO recognized town in South Bohemia, and Znojmo, in the wine growing area of South Moravia. They were entertained at a duck dinner in Brno by former Czech exchange student, Daniel Hrbac, who now has his own law practice in Brno, and by Lester and Judith Munson at the Jama Restaurant in Prague, which is owned by their son, Max. The group also was privileged to attend the Baptism of the Munson's grandson, "Little Max" at a Hussite Church just outside of Prague.
The Czech/Slovak Legal Institute Program in Luhacovice
JMLS conducted its third annual Czech/Slovak Legal Institute Program in Luhacovice in Eastern Moravia from November 2 to 7. This weeklong program is aimed at training new Czech and Slovak attorneys in practice skills. The morning sessions focused on substantive legal issues and the afternoon sessions on interviewing, counseling, and negotiating skills. The faculty for this year's program included former Judge Sheila Murphy, former US Attorney John Smietanka, Baker and McKensie Partner Michael Fieweger, JMLS Adjunct Professor Michael Abramovich, and Professors Susan M. Connor and Michael Seng. Eighteen new attorneys participated in the training, half from the Czech Republic and half from the Slovak Republic.
On Saturday, November 8, the Institute faculty met with alumni from the programs the previous two years. Approximately 20 attorneys from all parts of the Czech and Slovak Republics came to the Czech Bar Association's Office in Prague to participate in a program focusing on new developments in law in the United States. In the late afternoon, the group adjourned to the Jama Restaurant for more discussion and good times.
The Czech/Slovak Legal Institute is funded by gifts from the Robert Beart and John Drost families. On Friday, November 7 and Saturday, November 8, the group was joined by Czech Honorary Consul George Drost.
JMLS Fulbright Program at the Economics University in Prague
From November 15 to November 29, Professor Michael Seng taught a basic course at the Economics University in Prague sponsored by the American Fulbright program. He taught a basic course on the American Legal System. Some 31 students attended his lectures, which lasted for up to seven hours each day. While in Prague, Professor Seng also delivered a lecture, "Were the American Founding Fathers Always Right?," for the Common Law Society at Charles University. He also lectured on American foreign policy at the Skoda University, located in the Skoda automobile assembly plant in Mlada Boleslav, and on international law at a new private university associated with the Economics University in Prague. He also discussed the work of the United States Supreme Court with a class on legal English taught at the Economics University.
Professor Seng also met with officials at the American Embassy and with personnel at the Czech Bar Association and the Economics University to plan programs in the Czech Republic for next year.