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May 9 - 15, 2004 |
Alumni Association To Present Freedom Award to Sen. Richard J. Durbin
U.S. Senator Richard J. Durbin is the 2004 recipient of the Freedom Award which will be presented by The John Marshall Law School Alumni Association at its annual luncheon May 21 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago.
The alumni association also will award Distinguished Service Awards to alumni William Bates, Cheryl Cesario, Franco Coladipietro, Michael Favia, Robert Glaves, and Jill O'Brien, and John Marshall Professor Leonard Schrager. They are being recognized for their contributions to the legal profession and The John Marshall Law School.
Durbin served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1982 until 1996 when he filled a Senate seat following the retirement of Sen. Paul Simon. He won re-election in 2002. He is a member of the Senate's Appropriations, Judiciary, Governmental Affairs Select Committee on Intelligence and Committee on Rules and Administration.
Reservations for the Freedom Award luncheon are being accepted by the Department of Event Management at 312.987.1420. Individual tickets are $75. Tables of 10 are $750, $1,000 and $1,250.
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Knopf Named Intellectual Property Director at The John Marshall Law School
The John Marshall Law School has named leading intellectual property attorney Howard Knopf as its director for the Center for Intellectual Property Law, chairman of the Center for Intellectual Property Law and the Center for Information Technology and Privacy Law, and professor of law.
Joining him as associate director of the Center for Intellectual Property Law will be William McGrath, a Chicago attorney and member of the adjunct faculty. McGrath will work part-time and continue as an adjunct professor. Michele Bridges has been named executive director.
"I am very honored to join the John Marshall faculty which has enjoyed a long and respected reputation in patent, copyright and trademark law. John Marshall is recognized as having one of the best intellectual property (IP) programs anywhere," Knopf said.
"The new challenge will be to build on the John Marshall tradition in the areas of patent, copyright, information technology and privacy law and related areas from a practical, policy and comparative viewpoint," he explained, "because every aspect of IP law now is of the utmost importance on the world stage. I look forward to contributing to the goal of extending the role of The John Marshall Law School Center for Intellectual Property Law as an international center of excellence in all aspects of intellectual property law."
Knopf, of Canada, practices with the Ottawa IP firm of Macera & Jarzyna LLP for which he will be `of counsel.' He was the founding executive director of the Canadian Intellectual Property Institution at the University of Ottawa, and a senior advisor to the Canadian government on intellectual property and competition matters. He has served as head of the Canadian delegation at meetings of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) relating to copyright and industrial property, and was the first Canadian IP lawyer to obtain an arbitration training certificate from WIPO.
Knopf has practiced in the areas of copyright, trademark, cyberlaw and related trade, competition and policy issues. He has been an adjunct special lecturer at Queen's University and since 2000 has served as a faculty member of the Fordham Annual Conference on International Intellectual Property Law and Policy. He is a prolific writer and was editor of the book "Security Interests in Intellectual Property" published in 2002.
A 1978 graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School, Knopf received an LL.M. degree from the University of Ottawa in 1993.
McGrath has been practicing law in Chicago for nearly 30 years. He will continue as a partner with Davis Mannix & McGrath where his practice involves issues relating to the ownership, licensing, protection and infringement of intellectual property rights. He has experience not only in counseling and litigation in these areas, but also in arbitration and mediation.
His primary areas of expertise are copyright and trademark law, as well as publishing law, software licensing and other matters relating to the high-tech and information technology industries.
At The John Marshall Law School, McGrath has taught courses since 1990 in Copyright Law, International Copyright Law, and Copyright Litigation in the LL.M. program.
McGrath is a past president of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago, and has served as chair of the Patent, Trademark & Copyright Committee of the Chicago Bar Association. He has also on the Board of Trustees of the Copyright Society of the USA and is currently a member of the editorial board of the "Journal of the Copyright Society of the USA."
A graduate of Washington University School of Law, McGrath is the author of numerous articles and is a frequent speaker on copyright issues.
Bridges came to John Marshall in 1998 after a 30-year career with the American Bar Association. She was the staff director for the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law. As executive director of John Marshall's Center for Intellectual Property Law, Bridges will manage the programs and publications of the center.
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Careers in Employee Benefits Law Examined
The Center for Tax Law and Employee Benefits recently hosted a panel discussion on employee benefits career options and networking. The program featured John Marshall LL.M. graduates (from left) Karen Broucek, Wayne Pascheke, Katie Clancy, Dave Shannon and Aimee Soodan. Welcoming the panelists to the law school was Kathryn Kennedy (right), director of the center.
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Careers in Tax Law Examined at John Marshall
The Center for Tax Law and Employee Benefits recently hosted a panel discussion, featuring graduates from LL.M. program in tax law. Panelists discussed career options and gave networking advice to John Marshall students interested in the field. Welcoming the guests to the law school were Kathryn Kennedy (fourth from left), director of the center; and Jim Flaherty (fifth from left), associate director. Panelists were (from left) Tracy Salinski; Jeannine Cunningham, David Berek; Brian Forgue; and Rob Smyth. Not pictured is panelist Rebecca Kulekowskis.
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Faculty Activity and Publications
Professors Michael P. Seng and Joseph R. Butler
Activities
On Thursday, April 29, he presented the keynote address at the 7th Annual Northeast Ohio Fair Housing Alliance Awards Luncheon at the Spitzer Conference Center at the Lorain County Community College. Professor Seng's topic was: The Need for Vigorous Enforcement of Fair Housing _ The Lessons to Be Learned from Brown v. Board of Education. Over 100 representatives of fair housing organizations, state and local agencies, bankers, and housing providers were in attendance.
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Brown v. Board of Education Celebrated at John Marshall
On Monday, April 26, approximately 40 students from Chicago High Schools participated in an all day program at John Marshall to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education. The program began at 8:30 a.m. with a discussion of the Supreme Court's decisions in Dred Scott v. Sanford, which held that black persons had no rights that the federal government could recognize, and Plessy v. Fergusson, which adopted the "separate but equal" doctrine. The students then viewed the film, "The Road to Brown."
Five high school students reenacted the oral arguments in Brown. Representing the petitioners were Chris Campbell from Marshall High School and Maria Gomez from Hancock High School. Representing the respondents were Vlanka Calderon and Kathy Dryja from Hancock High School and Kristen Wekony from Ridgewood High School. The judges for the argument were Gerald Bender, Arnette Hubbard, Cheryl Ingram, and Jesse Reyes.
In the afternoon, the students discussed the aftermath of Brown and particularly San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez, which held that unequal funding between school districts did not violate equal protection; and Grutter v. Bollinger, which upheld affirmative action in the University of Michigan Law School.
The students then presented a debate on whether affirmative action was consistent with the holding in Brown. Presenting the anti-affirmative action position was Taylor Newson from Hope College Prep and Michael Van Calbergh from Ridgewood High School. Presenting the pro-affirmative action position was Rigoberto Gomez and Alexander Uribe from Hancock High School. Professors Yvette Barksdale, Damian Ortiz, and Joseph Butler and John Marshall student Hope Carter served as judges for the debate.
John Marshall students Mario Sullivan, Carol Holliday, Patricia Gerdes, Hardee Siong, Erin Graham, Joel Stopka, and Michelle Weathers assisted the high school students in preparing the oral arguments and the affirmative action debate on Saturday mornings throughout the month of April. Professor Michael P. Seng and Lillian Seymore, the testing coordinator at The John Marshall Law School Fair Housing Legal Clinic, assisted in coordinating the program, which was conducted in cooperation with the Chicago Board of Education. Certificates were awarded to all of the participants.
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Students Host Speakers for Civil Rights Program
Edwin C. Yohnka (center) of the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois was the guest speaker for a program on civil rights and liberties post-9/11. Welcoming him to the law school were (from left) Aleida Barrera, Mario Sullivan, Zubaida Qazi and Regina Gilani. The discussion was one of several programs students organized for "Reflections on Brown v. Board of Education: Civil Rights Past, Present & Future" presented April 7.
The Muslim Law Students Association also welcomed guest speaker Arsalan Iftikhar (center) of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Washington, D.C., as part of the student-hosted discussions on civil rights. Welcoming Iftikhar to the law school were association members (from left) Fadi Rafati, Aleem Tayob, Rozina Gilani and Shereen Ahmed.
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Schedule of Events
May 10 - May 19
- Exams
May 10 - 14
- Proctoring, Room 402
May 12
- Alumni Scholarship Meeting, Room 1200B, 12:00 p.m.
- Domestic & Foreign Patent, Trademark, Trade Secret & Copyright Documentation, Room 402, 6:00 p.m.
May 13
- International Trade Club of Chicago Networking Event, Room 1200A, 5:00 p.m.
May 15
- Council of Higher Education, Room 413, 9:00 a.m.
- Council of Chicago Association for Psychoanalytic Psychology Meeting, Room 1200 & 1202, 11:00 a.m.
- Bar Exam Workshop, Room 300, 1:00 p.m.
May 17 - 19
- Proctoring, Room 402
May 18
- Domestic & Foreign Patent, Trademark, Trade Secret & Copyright Documentation, Room 402, 6:00 p.m.
May 19
- Board of Trustees Meeting, Albert Hofeld Room of the CBA, 4:00 p.m.
May 20
- IP Farewell Lunch for Chinese Students, Room 3East, 12:00 p.m.
May 21
- 2004 Kratovil Conference in Real Estate Law, Room 1200, 9:00 a.m.
- Multistate Diagnostic Exam, Room 200, 9:00 a.m.
- Freedom Award Lunch, Red Laquer Room of the Palmer House, 12:00 p.m.
May 22
- Bar Exam Workshop, Room 300, 1:00 p.m.