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February 27 - March 5, 2005 |
John Marshall Alumni and Students Help Underwrite Iraqi Team at Jessup Competition
With a sense of shared experience, students and alumni who have represented The John Marshall Law School at the Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition helped raise funds to support a team from an Iraqi law school competing in the 2005 Jessup Competition in Washington.
The initiative was undertaken by 3Ls Zubaida Qazi and Stacey Kalamaras after a call for assistance came from the International Law Students Association (ILSA). The group organizes the annual Jessup competition. Qazi and Kalamaras had represented John Marshall at the 2004 Jessup Competition. They also went to the Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition where they were named quarterfinalists.
"When Michael Peil (executive director of ILSA) contacted me in November asking for our help to fund this historic team, we couldn't turn him down," said Qazi, president of the John Marshall International Law Society.
"The opportunity we had to compete against and defeat a team from India during Stetson enriched our moot court experience, and we wanted to ensure that other competitors had that same opportunity," added Kalamaras, associate justice of John Marshall's Moot Court Executive Board.
The pair undertook a variety of tactics for the fundraiser. They sent letters to approximately 50 alumni who also competed in the Jessup during their years at John Marshall. They posted an e-mail solicitation throughout the Muslim legal community via various listservs and sent an e-mail to John Marshall students and faculty.
The $500 John Marshall contributed placed the law school among the top three fundraisers of all law schools nationwide, Qazi said. More than 70 law schools in the U.S. contributed to the special Iraqi fund. As of Feb. 15, 2004, ILSA has raised approximately $15,000 from U.S. law schools. Qazi said ILSA expects donations to top $40,000, just $1,500 shy of the total budget needed to fund the Iraqi team's expenses.
This year's Iraqi team is comprised of three women and one man. Three faculty advisors will accompany the team to Washington where they will compete as one of 120 teams from around the world in the Shearman & Sterling International Rounds. The championship round for the Jessup title will be April 2, 2005.
ILSA depends on volunteers to bailiff and help with the weeklong event. Students interested in volunteering during that week should contact Zubaida Qazi at 5qazi@stu.jmls.edu for additional details and information.
From left to right: Stacey Kalamaras (associate justice of the John Marshall Moot Court Executive Board), Michael Peil (executive director of the International Law Students Association, the group that organizes the Jessup competition), and Zubaida Qazi (president of the John Marshall International Law Society).
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John Marshall's Media Services Wins Telly Award for Video
The John Marshall Law School Media Services Department has been named a finalist in the 26th Annual Telly Awards for its production of a short video based on the experiences of alumnus Bernard Waters who helped draft the 1964 Civil Rights bill.
Waters was a staff attorney for Illinois' Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen, one of the chief sponsors of the legislation. Waters' comments explain how Congress worked to pass the legislation, despite the longest filibuster on record.
The Media Services Department prepared the video as part of the law school's celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision. It will receive a bronze statuette for display.
The John Marshall entry was one of more than 10,000 submitted from throughout the United States and the world.
The Telly Awards is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions. Winners and finalists represent the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world.
With a 25 year history of recognizing creative excellence, the Telly Awards is a widely known and highly respected international competition.
Judges evaluate entries to recognize distinction in creative work. Entries do not compete against each other, but are judged against a high standard of merit.
For the past 25 years, the Telly Awards have been affiliated with the Center for Creativity, an organization that was founded in 1963 to research and study advertising, design, production and journalism.
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RIPL Announces Spring 2005 Board
The Review of Intellectual Property Law announced the spring 2005 editorial board. Members are (from left) Heather Sturtz; Todd Lenzie; Erin Fox; Joanna Gunderson; Aaron Morrow; Natosha Cuyler-Sherman; Larry Kasoff; John Gabala; Jeff Dixon; Amy Hammer; Art Sokolov; Dan Lechleiter; Timir Chheda; Annie Wiita; Dan Propster; Mike Raucci; Randy Alexander; Mike Fenwick; and Kyle Petaja.
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Faculty Activity and Publications
Professor Mark E. Wojcik
Activities
Professor Wojcik spoke on February 19, 2005 at Indiana University School of Law at Bloomington on the topic of Careers in International Law. Appearing with him was Mr. Michael Peil, Executive Director of the International Law Students Association.
Professor Wojcik participated as a delegate in a week-long briefing trip and symposium on International Dispute Resolution. The delegation of 33 persons included U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer and many distinguished leaders of the American Bar Association. Professor Wojcik served as Rapporteur for the seminars on the Arbitration of Investor-State Disputes and on a program introducing the London Court of International Arbitration, the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, and the Centre for Dispute Resolution. Other programs held that week in London included sessions in the House of Lords, the Royal Courts of Justice, the Middle Temple Inns of Court, the Law Society of England and Wales, and Lincoln's Inn. Programs held in Paris included sessions at the International Chamber of Commerce, the Cour de Cassation (the highest court in France) and the Cour d'Appel in the Palace of Justice, the Paris Bar Association, and the French Ministry of Justice. The substantive focus of the week's panels centered on international arbitration, multiple party arbitrations, competing arbitral jurisdictions, and the enforcement and vacatur of foreign arbitral awards.
Publications
Mark E. Wojcik, Section Activities to Support the Rule of Law in Other Nations — From Iraq to Belarus, in The Globe, vol. 42, no. 5, at 1 (Jan. 2005).
Mark E. Wojcik, Restoring Belief in International Law, in The Globe, vol. 42, no. 5, at 8 (Jan. 2005).
Professor Mark Wojcik at the Residence of the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, with the Right Honorable Lord Peter Goldsmith, QC, Attorney General of the United Kingdom.
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Student Activities
February 28
The Entertainment Law Society will meet at 12:30 p.m. in room 201. Attorney Eldon Ham will speak about sports law. Pizza will be served.
The Corporate Law Association will be selling Girl Scout cookies in the student lounge. Proceeds will go to the Girl Scouts.
March 2
The Hispanic Law Association will meet at 5:00 p.m. in room 201.
March 3
Phi Alpha Delta will present a forum "Going Solo" at 12:00 p.m. in room 409. Speakers will include several Phi Alpha Delta alumni and refreshments will be served.
Delta Theta Phi will celebrate an "Unofficial St. Pat's Party" at Kincaid's from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The charge for the evening fundraiser is $20.00. For more information contact Colleen Tierney in the SBA office.
The Latter-Day Saint Student Association would like to reactivate. If you are interested in joining this organization, please see or e-mail Miss Marilyn Criss, 6criss@jmls.edu or Melinda Corn at 5corn@jmls.edu.
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IT and IP Program Directors Author Chapters in IICLE Handbook
The associate directors for both the Center for Information Technology and Privacy Law (CITPL) and Center for Intellectual Property Law (CIPL) are chapter authors in the new Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) handbook on Intellectual Property Law.
Richard C. Balough, associate director of the CITPL is the author of a chapter on Ownership and Transfer of Copyrights. William T. McGrath, associate director for the CIPL is the author of the chapter on Copyright Subject Matter and Exclusive Rights and the chapter on Copyright Infringement, Fair Use and Remedies.
The general editor for the handbook, R. Mark Halligan, is an adjunct professor at John Marshall who teaches Trade Secrets law. In addition, E. Leonard Rubin, who also is an adjunct professor at John Marshall, contributed to the chapter on Legal Issues for E-Commerce Start-Ups to Consider.
The handbook is the first IICLE publication to deal with intellectual property in one publication. The handbook is available from IICLE.
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John Marshall Celebrates Chinese New Year
Students from China joined in a celebration of Chinese New Year during an evening program at the law school. Enjoying the party were judges from the Jilin Intermediate People's Court (from left) Judge Tian Suxiang; Judge Fang Hong; Judge Hua Zilin; Dorothy Li, associate dean and director of China Alliance; Judge Zheng Wei; and Judge Hon Haixa.
Chinese guests who enjoyed a piano recital by Dr. Angline Chang (center with flowers) are (from left) Liu Yanhua, Peoples Procuratorate of Jilin; Yu Chang, People's Procuratorate of Jilin; Jiang Hiu, Procurator Training College; and Li Zialhong, People's Procuratorate of Jilin.
Guests at the Chinese New Year celebration were (from left) Elaine Sit, a representative from the Chinese American Bar Association; Eric Salcedo, assistant to Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan; and DuPage County Judge Kenneth Moy (J.D. '61).
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Schedule of Events
February 28
- Basic PCT Seminar, Room 1200, 8:00 a.m.
- Academic Affairs Committee Meeting, Room 1105, 1:00 p.m.
- Career Services - Time Management for Evening Students, Room 201, 5:00 p.m.
March 1
- Basic PCT Seminar, Room 1200, 8:00 a.m.
- IPLAC Patent Agent/Paralegal Committee Meeting, Room 800 of the CBA, 11:30 a.m.
- Open House for Tax LLM Students, Student Lounge, 12:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
- Insights I Program Room 409, 12:30 p.m.
March 2
- CREL and ICSC Book Program, Room 1200, 7:30 a.m.
- IPLAC Computer Technology Law Committee Meeting, Room 1200B, 12:00 p.m.
- Christian Legal Society Meeting, Room 402, 12:00 p.m.
- Career Services - How to Apply for a Judicial Clerkship, Room 216, 12:45 p.m.
- Trial Team Awards Ceremony, Room 3East, 5:00 p.m.
March 3
- Curriculum Committee Meeting, Room 428, 12:00 p.m.
- Open House for Employee Benefits LLM Students, Student Lounge, 12:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
- Corporation Law Association Ceremony, Room 3East, 4:00 p.m.
March 4
- Judicial Predatory Lending Training, Room 402, 9:00 a.m.
- Insights II Program, Room 409, 12:00 p.m.
- 1L Mock Trial Competition, Room 3East, 5:00 p.m.
March 5
- Minority Mock Trial Competition Training Session, Room 409, 10:00 a.m.
- Insights I Program, Room 200, 1:30 p.m.
- Insights II Program, Room 201, 2:30 p.m.
March 7
- Faculty Assembly, Room 1200A, 12:15 p.m.
- Career Services - How to Find a Summer Job, Room 201, 12:45 p.m.
March 8
- AIDS Foundation Case Managers Training, Room 1200, 8:00 a.m.
March 9
- Board of Trustees Meeting, Courtroom, 1:00 p.m.
- Career Services - How to Apply for a Judicial Clerkship, Room 201, 5:00 p.m.
- Tax Law Information Session, Room 526, 5:30 p.m.
March 10
- AIDS Foundation of Chicago, Room 1200A, 9:00 a.m.
- Career Services - Lunch and Conversation with Alumni - Featuring David Baitman, JD '81, Room 402, 12:45 p.m.
March 11
- AIDS Foundation of Chicago, Room 1200A, 9:00 a.m.
- Alumni Association Executive Board Meeting, Room 402, 11:00 a.m.
- Alumni Association Full Board Meeting, Room 3East, 12:00 p.m.
March 12
- Insights I Program, Room 200, 1:30 p.m.
- Insights II Program, Room 201, 2:30 p.m.
March 13
- Spring Break Begins
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