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A leadership training program,
co-sponsored by the Center for Information Technology Law at The John Marshall
Law School and the Council for Excellence in Government Fellows Program,
brought together 24 senior federal government agency managers to learn how the
Cook County Circuit Court, its judges and employees work on innovation,
leadership and diversity issues on a daily basis.
The March program had the 24 managers
visit with Cook County Judges William J. Haddad, Sanjay Tailor and Raul Vega,
to learn what are the daily issues in the court system. The participants then
sat through two bench trials.
The Circuit Court of Cook County was
studied as an exemplary organization. It is hoped that the operational and
leadership skills used in the court system may apply to the federal government
agencies' abilities for change and leadership.
During a luncheon program at John
Marshall a roundtable discuss was led by Cook County Circuit Court Judges Jesse
Reyes and John Owen Steele. John Marshall's dean, Patricia Mell, also offered
her own insights on diversity and leadership.
The Council for Excellence in
Government works with the fellows, who are high-level managers, to improve the
performance of government. The fellows, from agencies such as the Department of
Health and Human Services, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the
Central Intelligence Agency and Department of State, have been recognized as
current and future leaders of their organizations. The fellows are tasked with
developing and implementing strategies for change to improve performance at
their agencies. Each year they visit several cities meeting with successful
leaders of organizations to learn how the organizations have streamlined
structures and encouraged innovation and diversity while focusing on citizens,
customers and results. 
Dean Patricia Mell and Cook County Circuit Court
Jesse Reyes listen to a discussion of diversity at the Cook County Circuit
Court during a luncheon for the Council for Excellence in Government.
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Do you have any idea how many databases
have your name and personal information?
Few people do, according to Robert
O'Harrow, author of No Place to Hide, who outlined how data is being
compiled with virtually no accountability.
The Washington Post reporter was
the guest presenter for the ongoing lecture series hosted by the Center for
Information Technology and Privacy Law. During the program April 7, O'Harrow
told the audience of more than 100 guests that private contractors hired by
government agencies are building huge data files of individuals. The use of
computers is allowing businesses and the government to monitor us with few
regulations.
Companies like ChoicePoint and
LexisNexis have databases that can be used by the government to identify
individuals with particular traits ranging from the type of car they drive to
spending habits and ethnic backgrounds.
"More than ever before, the details
about our lives are no longer our own," O'Harrow has written. "They belong to
the companies that collect them, and the government agencies that buy or demand
them in the name of keeping us safe."
What these files mean for our autonomy,
privacy and beliefs of civil liberties are still to be determined, O'Harrow
believes. He challenges attorneys and his fellow journalists to investigate
what he found to help determine the legal and policy implications of the
expanded use by government of private companies gathering personal data in the
name of national security. 
O'Harrow said after Sept. 11th attack
the government began to "outsource" collection activities to the agencies, thus
sidestepping constitutional provisions on searches. While it can be argued that
there are many benefits to the databases, the broad policy implications of what
is happening has not been carefully examined.
O'Harrow believes that "we are just at
the beginning," rather than at the end, of massive data gathering.
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Corporate Law Association members (back row, from
left) Donald Sawyer, Alan Kaufman, and Matthew Steward, and (front row, left)
James Voigt and (front row, right) Laura Fashoda join (front row, fifth from
left) Dean Patricia Mell in congratulating the honorees of the first annual
Corporate Ethics Awards. Recognized for their dedication to ethics and
professional responsibility were (front row, from second from left) Francis D.
Morrissey, distinguished visiting professor at John Marshall; Philip H. Corboy,
founding partner of Corboy & Demetrio; and Alfred E. Gallo, president of
The John Marshall Law School Board of Trustees.
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Representatives from the Internal
Revenue Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of
Labor will be visiting The John Marshall Law School on Wednesday, May 4, to
discuss their roles in government work and to offer general career advice.
The roundtable discussion, from 3 to 5
p.m. in Room 1200, and reception, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in Room 3-East, are
hosted by the Center for Tax Law and Employee Benefits.
Guests who will be available to address
students include the attorney-advisor from the Office of Benefits Tax Counsel,
U.S. Department of the Treasury; the director of Employee Plans, TE/GE in the
Washington office; the deputy regional director for the U.S. Department of
Labor, EBSA in Chicago; the manager of EP Voluntary Compliance, TE/GE in
Washington, and the IRS senior tax law specialist in the Washington office.
For information on these programs,
contact Professor Kathryn Kennedy, director of the Center for Tax Law and
Employee Benefits, at 7kennedy@jmls.edu or Barry Kozak, associate director of
the Employee Benefits Program, at 6kozak@jmls.edu.
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The minority organization recognized
for earning the most activity points in the spring semester was the Black Law
Students Organization (BLSA). Associate Dean William B. Powers (second from
left) congratulates organization members (from left) Adrian Zeno, Robyn C.
Donaldson, Andrew Gonzalez, Kelly Presley, Carla Moore and Johnetta Paye. BLSA
was also recognized as the most active student organization overall. 
The organization in a specific area of law
recognized for earning the most activity points was the American Constitution
Society (ACS). Dean Powers (second from left) congratulates ACS members (from
left) Michelle Weathers, Mario Sullivan, Aaron Nessel and Charles Drennan.
Delta Theta Phi member Colleen Tierney (right)
accepts from Dean Powers the award honoring the legal fraternity with the award
for the most activity points in the spring semester.
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Anna Gonis, president of the Student Bar
Association (left), presents Professor Timothy P. O'Neill with the Professor of
the Year Award at the annual Spring Fling luncheon. Each year the graduating
students vote for their favorite professor overall.
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Nearly two dozen faculty members were
given special recognition as the staff of The Louis L. Biro Library at The John
Marshall Law School celebrated National Library Week April 11 through 15.
This year's program was organized by
librarian Anne Abramson. Special recognition was given to Professor Kathryn
Kennedy, director of the Center for Tax Law and Employee Benefits, for have
works most cited in cases, and Professor Doris Long as the faculty member whose
works are most cited in scholarly journals.
Faculty members who published works in
the 2004-2005 academic year are Alberto Bernabe-Riefkohl, William Carroll,
Susan Connor, Linda Crane, Karen Halverson Cross, Celeste Hammond, Kevin
Hopkins, John Ingram, Walter Kendall.
Paul Lewis, Ann Lousin, Leslie Reis,
Ralph Ruebner, Arthur Sabin, Michael Seng, Ronald Smith, Julie Spanbauer, Debra
Pogrund Stark, Mark Wojcik. 
Library Director Dorothy Li (front row, right)
offers congratulations to John Marshall's authors (front row, from left)
Professors Michael Seng, Susan Connor and Ann Lousin; and (back row, from left)
Kevin Hopkins, Kathryn Kennedy and Mark Wojcik.
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Professor John D. Ingram
Publications 
His article, "Insurable Interest: Who Can Question
It? Do Waiver and Estoppel Apply?", 52 Ins. Couns. J. 647 (1985), was
cited several times in 53 Drake L. Rev. 477 (2005).
Professor Mark E. Wojcik
Activities 
On April 18, he spoke on Sexual Orientation and
the Workplace to the Chicago Bar Association Committee on the Legal
Rights of Lesbians and Gay Men.
He gave four talks in Peoria on April 19, 2005. The
first was on International Law and the Heartland of Illinois: A Quick
Introduction to the "Diplomatic Miranda Warnings" and State Obligations Under
International Law, to the Peoria Lions Club.
The second talk that day was on the subject of
International Careers (including law school), given to the Bradley
University International Affairs Organization.
The third talk that day was How to Succeed in Law
School, given to the Bradley University Pre-Law Club and other students who
were interested in attending law school.
The fourth talk was a formal lecture on
International Human Rights, International Dispute Resolution, and the Future
of International Law, held for Bradley University students, faculty, and
community members from Peoria.
He will be a speaker at a continuing legal education
seminar called Out At Work, to be held at the Illinois State Bar
Association Chicago Regional Office on May 5, 2005.
He is the Conference Chair of the Global Legal
Skills Conference: A Regional Legal Writing Conference on Providing Skills
Training for Lawyers and Law Students Who Speak English as a Second
Language, which will be held at The John Marshall Law School from May 7-8,
2005.
Publications
"When Can the Supreme Court Invoke International Law
in Support of a Holding?" 34 International Law News 27 (Spring
2005).
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April 26
Dean Patricia Mell will host "Tea Time" with the
Deans at 4:30 p.m. in the Sargis-Miner Lounge. All are welcome.
The Asian Law Student Association will hold
elections at 5:00 p.m. in room 216. Pizza will be served.
April 28
The American Constitutional Society will meet at
12:00 p.m. in room 200. The topic for the program is "Tort Reform."
The Corporate Law Association will meet at 3:30 p.m.
in room 403.
The new Dispute Resolution Barrister's Board will
host its First Annual Gala at 5:00 p.m. on 3 East.
April 29
Swift School Mock Trial
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April 25
- Deans' Meeting, Courtroom, 12:00 p.m.
- Career Services - Judicial Clerkship Q & A
Session, Room 409, 12:00 p.m.
- United Nations Association of Chicago & CIBTL
Reception, Room 3East, 6:00 p.m.
April 26
- Tea Time with the Deans, Student Lounge, 4:30
p.m.
- Domestic and Foreign Patent, Trademark, Trade
Secret and Copyright Documentation Course, 6:00 p.m.
April 27
- Freedom Award Committee Meeting, Room 1101, 12:00
p.m.
April 28
- Institutional Advancement Meeting, Room 1101,
10:00 a.m.
- IP Lunch and Learn, Room 1200A, 11:30 a.m.
- Dispute Resolution Barrister's Board Meeting,
Room 3East, 5:00 p.m.
April 30
May 1
- Reading Period Begins
- SALT Meeting, Room 1200, 8:00 a.m.
May 2
- Faculty Teaching Effectiveness Colloquium, Room
1200, 9:00 a.m.
May 3
- Domestic and Foreign Patent, Trademark, Trade
Secret and Copyright Documentation Course, 6:00 p.m.
May 4
- Christian Legal Society Meeting, Room 402, 12:00
p.m.
- Tax and EB Meeting, Room 1200, 12:00 p.m.
- IRS Roundtable Program, Room 1200, 3:00 p.m.
- IRS Roundtable Reception, Room 3East, 5:00 p.m.
May 5
- Exams Begin
- Alumni & Development Staff Meeting, Room 403,
2:00 p.m.
May 6
- Global Legal Skills Conference, Room 1200, 9:30
a.m.
May 7
- Global Legal Skills Conference, Room 1200, 9:00
a.m.
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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
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