April 3 - 9, 2005

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Law Enforcement Organization Raises Funds for Police Memorial Foundation

On Wednesday March 23rd, the Law Enforcement Student Organization held a Krispy Kreme Fundraiser. Cops selling doughnuts was a great success. We sold over 51 dozen and raised over $1000.00. All the proceeds will be donated to the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation in the name of Pat Gerdes.

  To contribute to the fund, stop by Professor Susann Maclachlan's office (Room 506). Checks should be made payable to The Chicago Police Memorial Foundation. A donation will be made by the end of April.

Pat Gerdes' husband is a Chicago Police Sergeant and she was instrumental in helping to launch the Law Enforcement Student Organization. The Chicago Police Memorial Foundation is raising money to build a memorial for fallen police officers and their families. A stone dedicated to Pat with her name on it will be placed within the park.

Law Enforcement Student Organization members (from left) Rachel Nerdahl, Jamie Dillon, John Garrido, Keith Meister and Meghan Whelehan helped make the law school's contribution to the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation successful.

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U.S. News Ranks Two John Marshall Programs in Specialty Listing

The Lawyering Skills and Intellectual Property Programs at The John Marshall Law School were ranked among the most outstanding programs in the nation in the "U.S. News & World Report" annual rankings of education programs.

This is the first year that the poll ranked legal writing programs. The program at John Marshall tied for third place in the nation with Stetson University in Florida. Tied for first and second places in legal writing were Mercer University in Georgia and Seattle University. Both schools have served as host institutions for the Legal Writing Institute.

"This is wonderful recognition for John Marshall," said Professor Molly Lien, director of the Lawyering Skills Program. "Effective training in research, writing and analysis is essential to the practice of law. John Marshall understands this, and has long invested substantial resources to ensure excellence in skills training," she said. "The core of our program is our faculty. We have dedicated, long-term professors. This allows John Marshall to set a high standard. Our curriculum is very rigorous, and this is the reason the program is one of the best known in the nation."

The intellectual property program ranked 15th in the nation. The program has been ranked 10 of the last 12 years. In 2006, the IP program will mark its 65th anniversary. It is one of the oldest programs in the country.

"John Marshall has a long tradition of being at the cutting edge of intellectual property studies," said Professor Doris Long, interim chair of the Intellectual Property and Information Technology and Privacy Law Programs. "From the earliest days of the program to today we have prided ourselves on our strong faculty, including some of the finest adjuncts in the country, our cutting edge curriculum, and our dedication to scholarship.

"Our students come from around the country and the world, and enrich the diversity of views and issues that we explore in our classes. Because issues in this area change with such great frequency, our student law review, "The Review of Intellectual Property Law," is an Internet-based journal so that we can provide the latest scholarship on an up-to-the-minute basis," she added.

The Center for Intellectual Property Law also takes pride in its 11-year relationship with the Peoples Republic of China's State Intellectual Property Office. Today more than half of the attorneys in SIPO have been taken classes or earned LL.M. degrees at The John Marshall Law School.

Overall, The John Marshall Law School was ranked in the 4th tier by the magazine.

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Trial Advocacy Honors Board Announces Winners of 1L Competition

Tyler Garrett (left), presiding barrister of the Trial Advocacy and Dispute Resolution Honors Board, and Professor Kenneth Kandaras (right), director of the Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution, congratulated first place team members (from second from left) Joshua Wolkimer, Jennifer Schroeder, Adam Hill and Samantha LaFata.

Garrett (left) and Kandaras (right) also congratulated second place team members (from second from left) Aleksandra Fremderman, Eva Imrem, Tiffany Freeman and Benjamin Burnham, and their coach Marc Bangser (J.D. '04).

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Delta Theta Phi Reception

Delta Theta Phi student members and alumni gathered at a recent reception at the Union League Club. Pictured are (from left) student Joselynne Gardner-McKoy; Kevin Hull (J.D. '00), director of Alumni Relations; Judge Cheyrl Ingram (J.D. '78), of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Cheryl Cesario (J.D. '81), assistant director of the Center for Trial Advocacy and Dispute Resolution; Judge Jesse Reyes (J.D. '82), of the Circuit Court of Cook County; and students Kattina Barsik, Colleen Tierney, Aleida  Barrera and Gwendolyn Drake.

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Student Activities

April 4

April is "Child Abuse Awareness" month and the Children's Law Society will display hands indicating abuse. Also, they will be collecting food for children on the second floor lounge. Please donate.

The Attorney General of Illinois, Lisa Madigan, will be the special guest of the American Constitutional Society at 12:00 p.m. in room 200.

The Hellenic Law Student Association will meet at 5:00 p.m. in room 403.

April 5

The Justinian Society is offering a real estate seminar at 12:00 p.m. on 3 East.

Amnesty International will feature speaker, at 4:00 p.m. in room 201.

The Federalist Society will meet at 12:15 p.m. in room 216.

April 7

The Student Bar Association will meet at 12:30 p.m. in room 201 to discuss financial planning. Pizza will be served.

The Student Bar Association will meet at 5:00 p.m. in room 300.

April 8

Delta Theta Phi initiation - 5:30 p.m. at Dirksen Federal Building

The Board of Visitors is a distinguished group of business persons as well as scholars and alumni associated with our law school. They will be visiting the school and would like to meet and speak with students at 1:15 p.m. in the Sargis-Miner Lounge. Please stop and say hello and welcome them. Refreshments will be served.

April 10

The Public Interest Law Council is sponsoring "Fitness and Justice for All," a 5K Run/Walk at 10 a.m. in Grant Park at Balbo and Columbus.

The John Marshall Law School Chapter of the Public Interest Law Council is sponsoring the First Annual Fitness and Justice For All 5K run and 5K Walk. For more information contact Joe at 219.476.1529 or Loren at 773.857.2700.

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Schedule of Events

April 4

  • Corporate Law Association Meeting, Room 201, 10:00 a.m.
  • Corporate Law Association Meeting, Room 526, 11:00 a.m.
  • American Constitutional Society Meeting, Room 200, 12:00 p.m.
  • Career Services - Post Graduate Fellowships: The Hidden Jobs, Room 1102, 12:45 p.m.
  • Guest Lecturer - Professor Peter Fitzpatrick, Room 1200, 4:00 p.m.
  • Career Services - Evening Student In-Depth Workshop on Resume and Cover Letter Writing, Room 201, 5:00 p.m.
  • Hellenic Law Student Association Meeting, Room 403, 5:00 p.m.

April 5

  • Faculty Program with Dr. Szucko, Room 409, 12:00 p.m.
  • Justinian Society Real Estate Program, Room 3East, 12:00 p.m.
  • Federalist Society Meeting, Room 216, 12:15 p.m.
  • Insights I Program, Room 1200A, 12:30 p.m.
  • International General Counsel's Roundtable Discussion, Room 800 of the CBA, 12:30 p.m.
  • Employee Benefits Info Session, Room 1101, 12:30 p.m.
  • Amnesty International Meeting, Room 201, 4:00 p.m.
  • ACE Exam Award Reception, Student Lounge, 5:30 p.m.
  • Domestic and Foreign Patent, Trademark, Trade Secret and Copyright Documentation Course, 6:00 p.m.

April 6

  • Domestic Violence Seminar, Room 1200, 11:30 a.m.
  • Christian Legal Society Meeting, Room 402, 12:00 p.m.
  • Joint Journal Recruiting Event, Room 3East, 12:00 p.m.
  • Career Services - Resume and Cover Letter Writing Workshop, Room 1102, 12:45 p.m.
  • Honors Journals Open House, Room 3East, 5:00 p.m.

April 7

  • IP Lunch and Learn, Room 216, 11:30 a.m.
  • LS II Internet Legal Research Lab, Room 1200, 12:00 p.m.
  • SBA Meeting, Room 201, 12:30 p.m.
  • Corporate Law Society Association Reception, Room 3East, 4:30 p.m.
  • Career Services - Meet the Small and Mid-Size Firms, Student Lounge, 4:30 p.m.
  • Robert O'Harrow Lecture and Book Signing, Room 1200, 5:00 p.m.

April 8

  • Board of Visitors Meeting, Room 402, 8:30 a.m.
  • Employee Benefits Symposium, Room 1200, 9:00 a.m.
  • Minority Undergraduate Mock Trial Competition, Room 3East, 12:00 p.m.
  • Insights II Program, Room 409, 12:00 p.m.
  • Board of Visitors Lunch with Faculty, Room 300, 12:00 p.m.
  • Admitted Students Reception, Room 200, 4:30 p.m.

April 9

  • Minority Undergraduate Mock Trial Competition, Room 3East, 8:00 a.m.
  • Board of Visitors Meeting, Room 216, 8:30 a.m.
  • PMBR, Room 1200, 9:30 a.m.
  • Insights I Program, Room 300, 1:00 p.m.
  • Insights II Program, Room 201, 1:30 p.m.

April 10

  • PMBR, Room 1200, 9:30 a.m.

April 11

  • Spring Fling, Room 3East, 12:00 p.m.
  • Faculty Assembly, Room 1200, 12:15 p.m.
  • LS II Internet Legal Research Lab, Room 1200, 3:30 p.m.
  • Career Services - Interviewing Tips, Room 201, 5:00 p.m.

April 12

  • Student Bar Association Elections, Lobby, All Day
  • Credit Scoring Seminar, Room 216, 12:00 p.m.
  • Tax Fraud and Corporate Scandal Panel Discussion, Room 3East, 12:00 p.m.
  • Insights I Program, Room 1200A, 12:30 p.m.
  • National Library Week Celebration, Library, 2:00 p.m.
  • Consolidation Event, Room 200, 5:00 p.m.
  • Domestic and Foreign Patent, Trademark, Trade Secret and Copyright Documentation Course, 6:00 p.m.

April 13

  • Deans Meeting, Room 402, 9:30 a.m.
  • Alumni Executive Committee Meeting, Room 1101, 11:00 a.m.
  • Alumni Association Board Meeting, Room 3East, 12:00 p.m.
  • Consolidation Event, Room 200, 12:00 p.m.
  • Career Services - Prepare to Work this Summer, Room 216, 12:45 p.m.
  • Board of Trustees Meeting, Courtroom, 1:00 p.m.
  • BLSA Meeting, Room 201, 4:00 p.m.
  • Credit Scoring Seminar, Room 200, 5:00 p.m.
  • Student Bar Association Meeting, Room 403, 5:15 p.m.

April 14

  • Peoria Area Chapter Luncheon, Sky Rooms in the Prairie Building, 11:00 a.m.
  • Diversity Event, Room 3East, 4:00 p.m.
  • Second Annual Women in IP Federal Judicial Panel, Room 1200, 4:30 p.m.

April 15

  • RIPL Open House, Room 3East, All day
  • Insights II Program, Room 409, 12:00 p.m.
  • Career Services - Fall Interviewing: What You Need to Know Now, Room 1102, 12:45 p.m.
  • BLSA Meeting, Room 216, 4:00 p.m.

April 16

  • Multistate Diagnostic Exam, Room 413, 9:00 a.m.
  • Delta Theta Phi / ISBA Meeting, Room 503, 12:30 p.m.
  • Insights I Program, Room 200, 1:00 p.m.
  • Insights II Program, Room 201, 1:30 p.m.
  • Moot Court Banquet, Room 3East, 6:00 p.m.

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Editor's Note

In the Loop is published by The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Copyright 2005

Editor: Assistant Dean John M. McNamara; Contributors: Marilyn Thomas, Director, Public Relations and Advertising; Andrea Koklys, Assistant Director, Public Relations and Advertising

All information to be included in In the Loop must be placed in the INTHELOOP folder on the H drive of the law school's computer network by 12 p.m. each Wednesday. When the volume of submissions exceeds the available space in the printed version of In the Loop, additonal material will appear only in the online version of the Newsletter, which can be found on the law school's website at www.jmls.edu.

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