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January 11 - 17, 2004 |
Student Organizations Help Needy Chicagoans
In the spirit of sharing, students at The John Marshall Law School again gave generously to help the less fortunate during the holiday season. Members of the Decalogue Society, the Criminal Law Society, the Student Bar Association and the John Marshall Law Review were joined by first-year students in organizing clothing and toy drives in December that benefited the annual "Toys for Tots" campaign, homeless shelters, children in institutions and those without parents at home.
Members of the Decalogue Society (from left) Adam Goran, Sloane Baker, Stacey Lucas, Megan Herman, Michael Burnett, Mindy Chez, and Rob Walker gather around collections from their clothing drive and bake sale. Students donated more than 1,000 pieces of clothing for the Pacific Garden Mission, and the bake sale raised $400 for the organization.
Members of the John Marshall Law Review sponsored a holiday toy drive for children at the Children's Home and Aid Society of Illinois, a residential treatment center for emotionally disturbed children. Gifts donated by fellow students and staff members at The John Marshall Law School were readied for delivery by (from left) Aaron Lunt, Sarah Farrell and Shannon Speese.
Criminal Law Society members Onyhatte Ternipsede (left) and James Worley (right) helped the organization collect toys for children whose parents are incarcerated.
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Law School Invites Students to Participate in First Summer Chinese Law Program
In commemoration of the 10-year partnership between The John Marshall Law School and the Peoples Republic of China, the Law School is organizing a June 2004 study program for students, alumni and friends. The program offers an insider's understanding of Chinese intellectual property and real estate law, as well as offering participants time to visit major Chinese tourist sites.
Participants can earn continuing legal education (CLE) credit, or one credit-hour from The John Marshall Law School. The program will have 15 hours of lecture/contact time.
The program will open with two days of preparatory lectures, June 17 and 18, focusing on Chinese history and culture, and the Chinese legal system and its legal education programs. Dorothy Li, director of the China Program at John Marshall, will present the lectures at the Law School.
The group will leave from Chicago's O'Hare Airport on June 19 and arrive in Beijing on June 20. Accommodations are at the Training Center Guest House of the State Intellectual Property Office.
Participants will select either the intellectual property or real estate tracts for three-hour presentations. On June 21 and 22, they will hear from Chinese officials and legal experts who will offer introductions and examinations of the enforcement for either intellectual property or real estate law.
A third lecture will focus on legal protections for foreign investors in China, followed by a roundtable discussion. While in Beijing, roundtable discussions will be arranged for students to meet with Chinese judges, attorneys and other legal professionals.
After the educational program, participants will join tours to the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, and other highlights.
The cost for this study tour is $2,800, including airfare from Chicago to Beijing, accommodations, select meals, airport pick-up and local transportation and tours. Participants who want to travel to other parts of China after the end of the class should make individual arrangements.
The study tour is limited to 15 participants. A deposit of $500 payable to the John Marshall Law School is required by Feb. 16, 2004. Full payment should be made on May 1, 2004. For additional details, contact Director Li at 312.987.1414 or at 8li@jmls.edu.
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John Marshall Favorite Professors Named
William Hansen (right), president of the Student Bar Association, presents Professor Timothy P. O'Neill with the Favorite Professor Award, voted on by the entire student body, and offered at the end of each fall semester.
The Favorite Professor Award was shared with Professor Leonard J. Schrager (right), who accepted the award from William Hansen (left) at the SBA Holiday Party.
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Student Activities
January 12
Classes begin.
Used book sale - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. - room 216
January 13
Student Bar Association General Meeting - 5:00 p.m., room 201.
Used book sale - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. - room 216
The newly organized "Scalia Society" will host its first meeting at 5:00 p.m. in room 413. All are welcome.
January 14
Delta Theta Phi will meet at 5:00 p.m. in room 201.
January 16
The Student Bar Association "Back to School Party" - watch for postings of time and place.
January 18
Graduation - Sheraton Chicago - 3:00 p.m.
The social event of the year will take place on February 27 at the Inter-Continental Hotel on Michigan Avenue. Tickets will go on sale very soon for our annual Barrister's Ball and will be sold on a first-come first-served basis. You will not want to miss this exciting evening.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America is an excellent resource for vital networking and educational development. Are you interested in reactivating a law school chapter. Please see Miss Criss in room 212 if you are interested.
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Schedule of Events
January 11
- Diagnostic Exam, Rooms 200 and 300, 9:00 a.m.
January 12
- SBA Book Sale, Room 1200, 10:30 a.m.
- Freedom Award Committee Meeting, Room 1200B, 12:00 p.m.
January 13
- AIDS Foundation Program, Room 1200, 9:00 a.m.
January 14
- Board of Trustees Executive Committee Meeting, Room 1202A, 2:00 p.m.
- Board of Trustees Meeting, CBA Building, 5th Floor, Albert Hofeld Room, 4:00 p.m.
January 16
- Graduate Party, Room 1200, 3:00 p.m.
January 18
- Commencement, Sheraton Chicago Hotel, 4th Level Sheraton Ballroom, 3:00 p.m.
January 19
- Martin Luther King Day, Building Closed
January 21
- JCIL Welcome Reception, Room 3E, 4:30 p.m.
January 22
- Civil Rights Program Committee Meeting, Room 1200B, 2:00 p.m.
January 23
- Faculty Mini-Colloquium, Room 1200A, 12:15 p.m.
January 24
- Diagnostic Exam Review, Room 200, 9:00 a.m.
- BAR BRI Make-up Lecture, Room 503, 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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Careers in Labor and Employment Law Discussed at John Marshall
The Labor and Employment Law Society and Career Services Office at The John Marshall Law School and the American Bar Association recently co-hosted a panel discussion for students interested in careers in labor and employment law. Welcoming panelists to the law school were Labor and Employment Law Society officers (front row, from second from left) Anissa Black, treasurer; Mary-Frances Ryan, secretary; Kristen Spinato, president; Jennifer Irmen, vice-president; Professor Gerald Berendt; and (back row, second from left) David Diamond, acting director of Career Services. Panelists (front row, left) Elizabeth Reynolds of Allison, Slutsky, & Kennedy, P.C; and (back row, from left) Daniel Murphy, of the National Labor Relations Board; Thomas Mandler, of Hinshaw & Culbertson; and Joel D'Alba of Asher, Gittler, Greenfield, & D'Alba, Ltd. offered students advice about potential careers in the field.
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Congratulations to John Marshall Employees
Dean Patricia Mell honored outstanding employees with special awards during the holiday party. The employees were recognized for their efforts on behalf of the school and its students.
5 Years: Bill Beach, associate dean, Institutional Development; Julia Beckman, assistant director for graduate admissions and international student services; Michele Bridges, associate director of the Center for Intellectual Property Law; Claire Durkin, reference librarian; Jennifer Frantom, senior media technician; Diane Gordon, faculty secretary; Vanessa Jackson, alumni systems administrator; Virginia Russell, associate director of the Center for International Business and Trade Law; Rory Smith, associate dean for institutional advancement and planning.
10 Years: Alejandra Cangiano, assistant in the Center for Intellectual Property Law; Elaine Morey, secretary for the Fair Housing Center; Jose Oronia, maintenance staff.
15 Years: Marty D'Ambrose, human resources director; Jodie Needham, registrar.
20 Years: Professor Diane Kaplan; Professor William Mock; Sue Monette, Career Services Office manager.
25 Years: Thomas Budny, library catalog assistant; Gwen Konigsfeld, faculty secretary supervisor; Jim Kreminski, associate dean for administration.
30 Years: Professor John Corkery, associate dean for academic affairs.
35 Years: Professor Ron Smith.
Dean Patricia Mell (front) congratulates the law school staff members who were honored at the staff holiday party this year for dedicated service. Honorees were (from left) John Corkery; Diane Gordon; Vanessa Jackson; Elaine Morey; Gwen Konigsfeld; Thomas Budny; William Mock; Martin D'Ambrose; Jodie Needham; Virginia Russell; Ronald C. Smith; Claire Durkin; Julia Beckman; and Rory Smith.
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Faculty Activity and Publications
Professor Robert Gilbert Johnston
Publications
"What Is a Dean For?," 35 Toledo L. R. 111 (2003).
Professor Leslie Ann Reis
Activities
She has agreed to serve on the Illinois Integrated Justice Information System (IIJIS) Privacy Policy Subcommittee established by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. The Illinois Integrated Justice Information System is a project designed to eliminate the barriers of information sharing within the justice system. The Privacy Policy Subcommittee will help create practical solutions to the privacy issues facing the IIJIS project.
Professor Ralph Ruebner
Activities
On October 10, 2003 he moderated an international law symposium at the law school which was co-sponsored by The John Marshall Law School International Law Program, the Criminal Justice Section American Bar Association, and the International Human Rights Committee of the ABA Section of International Law and Practice. Professor Ronald Smith was most valuable in planning the event. Entitled "Democracy vs. Terrorism and the Implications for the Rule of Law," the symposium featured Professor Emanuel Gross, University of Haifa Faculty of Law, Professor Matthew Lippman, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Professor Jonathan Turley, George Washington University Law School.
Professor Gross, a retired chief judge of the District Military Court, Central Command, Israel Defense Force, and visiting professor at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University in Toronto, addressed the challenges of terrorism for the State of Israel and its response. Professor Lippman, an expert in international human rights and international criminal law, addressed the implications of international terrorism for the United Nations and the body of established law collectively known as International Human Rights. Professor Turley, a nationally recognized constitutional law expert, challenged domestic responses to terrorism, including the USA Patriot Act.
On November 4, 2003, Professor Ruebner moderated a program at the law school entitled: "Israel's Road to Peace _ Current and Future Directions." It featured Marcia Freedman, former member of Israel's Parliament (Knesset) and current president of Brit Tzedek v` Shalom, the Jewish Alliance for Justice and peace. Freedman discussed the significance of the Geneva Initiative, an unofficial agreement that was negotiated between Palestinian and Israeli moderates which included political leaders and security experts. The John Marshall Law School was chosen as one of two venues in Chicago to promote this new peace initiative. Freedman and Amram Mitzna, a member of the Knesset, who was called back to Israel on parliamentary matters the same day of her appearance at The John Marshall Law School, traveled throughout the United States explaining and promoting the Geneva Initiative.
On December 11, 2003, Professor Ruebner was a guest speaker at the 2003 Winter Training Conference of the Illinois State's Attorneys Association, which was held in Chicago. His topic was "The 2003 Term of the United States Supreme Court - Criminal Justice Issues." Other presenters at the meeting were Professor John Decker of DePaul University College of Law, Justice Robert Steigmann of the Illinois Appellate Court, Fourth District, Mr. Gino DiVito, Retired Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, John Marshall alumnus James G. Sotos, and Jeffrey Tomczak, Will County State's Attorney and a John Marshall alumnus.
Publications
Professor Ruebner published the 2003 Cumulative Supplement to Illinois Criminal Procedure, a two volume treatise published by LEXIS (3d ed). Professor Ruebner is the editor of the publication and author of the chapter on Confessions. Professor Timothy O'Neill is the author of the chapter on Arrests, Searches and Seizures.