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October 3 - 9, 2004 |
Alumni Association Presents Scholarships to Three Students
The Fifth Annual Alumni Association Scholarships were awarded to three third-year students. Carol E. Holliday, James P. Bartley and William E. Hansen each received a $5,000 award at the annual meeting in June, in recognition of their outstanding academic and extracurricular achievements.
Holliday is a 1986 graduate of Northwestern University. At John Marshall, she is a member of the Intellectual Property Society, the American Constitution Society and The John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law.
She has served as a law clerk for Albert Liberfarb, an attorney in Skokie, Ill., an intern for Lisa Madigan, attorney general of Illinois, and a research assistant to John Marshall Professor Glenn P. Schwartz. She will graduate with a J.D. degree in May 2005.
Bartley is a 1995 graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University. Since entering The John Marshall Law School in 2002, Bartley has been a member of The John Marshall Law Review, Moot Court Council and Phi Alpha Delta. He has been named to the Dean's List each year since 2002.
In 2003, Bartley was a law clerk with Anesi, Ozmon, Rodin, Novak & Kohen, Ltd., and in 2004, he was a summer associate with Kirkland & Ellis LLP. He will graduate with his J.D. degree in January 2005.
Hansen, a 2002 graduate of Murray State University in Kentucky, served as the 2003-2004 Student Bar Association President. He is also a Moot Court Council member, a member of a national trial team and The John Marshall Law Review. Hansen is a member of John Marshall's chapter of the Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity and the Employee Benefits Law Students Association. He is also a student member of the American Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association.
Since enrolling at John Marshall, Hansen has served as a volunteer law clerk for the Illinois Tenants Union, a research assistant for Professor Julie Spanbauer, and a student worker with John Marshall's Career Services Office. He will graduate with his J.D. degree in May 2005.
Leticia Spunar-Sheats (left), president of the alumni association, and Celia Guzaldo Gamrath (right), outgoing president, congratulate William E. Hansen on receiving the association's annual scholarship.
Sheats (left) and Gamrath (right) also offer congratulations to scholarship recipient, Carol Holliday.
Kevin Hull (right), director of Alumni Relations, congratulates James Bartley on his scholarship award.
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IRS Staff Attorney Addresses Issues of Government Jobs
Students of The John Marshall Law School learned the various aspects of a career with the government at the Sept. 22 luncheon program "Government Honors Programs and other Governmental Opportunities." David Diamond, director of the Career Services Office, welcomed William Merkle (J.D. '84), associate area counsel for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), who spoke on placements with government agencies; the government honors programs; and Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program.
Diamond said government honors programs are entry-level positions. Interested second- and third-year students need to be aware of the deadlines because only 40 individuals will be selected for this experience. Although most opportunities are not paid, they are considered a beneficial learning experience, Diamond said.
Merkle specializes in strategic litigation for the IRS. He says there are advantages to a government job, including a good income, flexible work hours at some agencies, and some travel opportunities. Merkle said there also are disadvantages, including no bonuses, no regular work schedules, and the frustration of politics. Each government agency operates under its own work schedules.
Merkle shared with students three points of information that he says he wished he had known at graduation: The John Marshall Law School has a good reputation, not only in Chicago but across the nation; alumni contact is very important; and specializing in a specific area of law can be a benefit.
David Diamond (left), director of Career Services, welcomed William Merkle (J.D. '84) as a guest speaker to a recent Career Services Office program focusing on careers in the government.
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Staff Notes
Barry Kozak
Associate Director of the Graduate Employee Benefits Programs
Activities
He has been appointed by the chair of the American Bar Association Section of Taxation to sit on its nominating committee, has been selected to be a member of the Internal Revenue Service Great Lakes TE/GE Advisory Council, and has been asked by the Executive Director of the Chicago Bar Association to act as a special consultant on its Finance Sub-Committee on the CBA Pension Plan.
This past summer, he was a faculty member of the 28th Annual ALI-ABA Course of Study: Basic Law of Pensions, Welfare Plans and Deferred Compensation, where he presented on "Fiduciary Provisions and Prohibited Transactions," and organized and moderated the 2004 Hot Topics Seminar for Employee Plans Examination Agents of the Internal Revenue Service Great Lakes TE/GE group, where he also presented "So What is a Cash Balance Plan Anyway?" and "New Issues Regarding Pension Plan Distributions."
In September, he moderated a program on "Business Etiquette for Young Attorneys" at the American Bar Association Tax Section and Real Property, Probate and Trust Section combined meeting, where one of his panelists was Pam Olson, the immediate past Assistant Secretary of Tax Policy for the U.S. Department of Treasury. In October, he will attend the American Society of Pension Actuaries Annual Benefits Conference, and will present "Optional Forms of Benefits: Relative Values and Elimination."
He was asked to be a guest lecturer and teach the Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits class, a course offered through the master of laws in taxation program at Northwestern University School of Law, and was also asked to serve as an expert witness in a pension plan controversy that is going through arbitration.
Publications
He has just completed an article titled "Revisiting the Reasonableness of Actuarial Assumptions in Defined Benefit Plans after EGTRRA and its Resulting Treasury Regulations," and he was invited to present his research in November at the BNA Tax Management Advisory Board's semiannual meeting in New York, and the article will thereafter be published in one of their journals.
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Dean Herzog Celebrates His 97th Birthday
The John Marshall community helped Dean Emeritus Fred Herzog (seated, right) mark his 97th birthday. Joining Herzog were Dean Patricia Mell (seated, left) and (standing from left) Vice Dean John Corkery, Professor Robert Gilbert Johnston and Professor Leonard Schrager. Herzog was dean at the law school from 1976 to 1983. Before coming to John Marshall he was first assistant attorney general of Illinois, and had been special counsel to the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago. Herzog also spent 25 years at Chicago-Kent College of Law as a faculty member and dean between 1947 and 1972.
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Student Activities
October 4
Tickets will be on sale in the Sargis-Miner Student Lounge for the Student/Alumni Exchange evening at the Union League Club on October 21. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet with John Marshall alumni.
Phi Alpha Delta will be serving coffee and cookies in the Sargis-Miner Student Lounge from 5 to 8 p.m. for the evening students.
The Christian Legal Society is sponsoring a "Teddy Bear" drive. All proceeds will be donated to the Chicago Children's Advocacy Center to be given to each child who comes into the center who has suffered abuse. Please donate.
October 5
The Christian Legal Society will meet at 12:35 p.m. in room 1105.
October 6
The Environmental Law Society will meet at 12:45 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. in room 201.
October 7
The Student Bar Association will meet at 5:15 p.m. in room 216. All students will be treated to a pasta dinner.
At 12:30 p.m. in room 300 the American Constitutional Society of John Marshall, the American Constitutional Society Lawyer Chapter and the Chicago Council of Lawyers will have a panel discussion on the Department of Justice torture memo. Douglas Cossel, the Honorable Abner Mikva and Richard Epstein will be the speakers.
October 9
The Vocal Ensemble is a group of staff, faculty and students that are interested in forming a chorus to entertain at our annual holiday party. If you are interested, please see Miss Criss, room 212.
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Summer Herzog Competition Winners Announced
The Summer 2004 Fred F. Herzog Moot Court Competition winners were (from left) Joselynne Gardner McKoy, semifinalist; Kyle Vasquez, first place and best brief; Amrith K. Mago, second place and best oralist; and David Metnick, semifinalist. The Herzog competition is an intrascholastic competition, offered as a mandatory for-credit course each semester. It is named for Dean Emeritus Fred F. Herzog, who served as dean at the law school from 1976 to 1983.
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Career Opportunities in Real Estate Law
An event co-hosted by the Career Services Office and the Center for Real Estate Law has been scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 7th, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in room 201. Learn more about a career in real estate from alumni as they present first-hand strategies that got them hired. Hear from LL.M. graduates who have pursued careers in leasing and development, real estate law firm practices and in-house corporate real estate departments. The event is free and refreshments will be served.
For more information about an LL.M. in real estate law contact Michelle Corey at 312.427.2737 x534, or 7corey@jmls.edu.
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Student Groups Raise Funds for Lance Armstrong Foundation
The Corporate Law Association and The Brehon Society would like to thank all students, faculty, staff, and alumni for their participation in the raffle and guest bartending. The Corporate Law Association raised $840 in its raffle. The Brehon Society raised $715 in its raffle. Both organizations raised $477 in tips at Guest Bartending. A total of $2,032 has been donated to the Lance Armstrong Foundation in Professor Marie Monahan's memory. Thank you again for your participation. LIVESTRONG!
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Schedule of Events
October 4
- Insights Program, Room 1200, 12:00 p.m.
- Academic Affairs Committee Meeting, Room 1103, 12:15 p.m.
- Tenure Committee Meeting, Room 1105, 12:15 p.m.
October 5
- Jillin Scholar Lexis Nexis Training, Room 1100, 10:30 a.m.
- Czech Study Trip Group Meeting, Room 1101, 6:00 p.m.
October 6
- Student/Alumni Meeting, Room 216, 8:00 a.m.
- Alumni Association Executive Board Meeting, Room 1101, 11:00 a.m.
- LDSSA, Room 1103, 11:30 a.m.
- Alumni Association Full Board Meeting, Room 3East, 12:00 p.m.
- Christian Legal Society, Room 402, 12:00 p.m.
- Career Services - Legal Experiences at JMLS: Clinical and Judicial Externships, Room 1200, 12:45 p.m.
October 7
- Jillin Scholar Westlaw Training, Room 1100, 10:30 a.m.
- ITCC Board Meeting, Room 1101, 12:00 p.m.
- Career Services - Careers in Real Estate Law, Room 201, 5:00 p.m.
October 8
- National Conference of Black Lawyers, Room 1200, 8:00 a.m.
- Multistate Diagnostic Exam, Room 201, 9:00 a.m.
- Tax Law Program Business Meeting, Room 402, 12:00 p.m.
October 9
- Bar Exam Essay Program, Room 409, 8:30 a.m.
- Admissions Open House, Rooms 200 and 201, 10:00 a.m.
- Insights Program, Room 300, 1:30 p.m.
October 10
- Multistate Diagnostic Exam, Room 201, 9:00 a.m.
- October 11
- Insights Program, Room 1200, 12:00 p.m.
- Animal Law Society, Room 1200A, 4:00 p.m.
October 12
- Tax Law Meeting with students, Room 3East, 12:00 p.m.
October 13
- LDSSA, Room 1103, 11:30 a.m.
- Career Services - Legal Experience at John Marshall _ Fair Housing & Immigration Clinics, Room 1200 A&B, 12:45 p.m.
- Board of Trustees Meeting, Courtroom, 1:00 p.m.
- International Moot Court Competition in Information Technology & Privacy Law Reception, 16th Floor of the CBA, 5:00 p.m.
- Career Services - From Evening Student to Lawyer, Room 201, 5:00 p.m.
October 14
- 23rd Annual Moot Court Competition in Information Technology & Privacy Law, Room 3East and various rooms, 9:00 a.m.
- Career Services - Lunch & Conversations with Alumni, Room 1200B, 12:45 p.m.
October 15
- Board of Visitors Meeting, Room 1200 A&B, 8:00 a.m.
- 23rd Annual Moot Court Competition in Information Technology & Privacy Law, Room 3East and various rooms, 9:00 a.m.
- Multistate Diagnostic Exam, Room 201, 9:00 a.m.
October 16
- Board of Visitors Meeting, Room 1200A&B, 8:00 a.m.
- 23rd Annual Moot Court Competition in Information Technology & Privacy Law, Room 3East and various rooms, 9:00 a.m.
- Bar Exam Essay Program, Room 409, 9:00 a.m.
- Alumni/HLSA/BLSA Mentoring Program, Room 200, 12:00 p.m.
- Insights Program, Room 300, 1:30 p.m.
- Moot Court Competition Awards Banquet, Room 1200A&B, 6:00 p.m.