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Erin Gallagher, a May 2005 graduate of
The John Marshall Law School who plans to dedicate her career to helping the
less fortunate, was selected this year's recipient of the Lucy Sprague Public
Service Scholarship.
Gallagher will receive a $25,000 award
that will pay a portion of her law school debt. Although public interest law
generally does not pay as well as other facets of the law, Gallagher said, "I
could not be fulfilled knowing I was not helping those who were less fortunate,
and who were desperate for that help. Public service has always been, and will
continue to be, my only option in law."
The Sprague Scholarship was established
in 1998 in the memory of Lucy Sprague, who was a second-year student at The
John Marshall Law School when she was murdered in December 1996. Her parents,
Lee and the Honorable George Sprague, a district court judge in Cambridge,
Mass.; brother, Alexander; and sister, Cynthia, established the scholarship to
assist other students interested, as Lucy was, in a profession in public
interest law.
Gallagher, a graduate of Bradley
University, said she has always had a passion for working with people afflicted
with mental or physical disabilities. She originally planned to teach in
special education, but decided law school would offer her the skills she would
need to lobby for the less fortunate.
Gallagher said her coursework at The
John Marshall Fair Housing Legal Clinic convinced her that she had made the
right career choice.
"I immediately knew I found an area of
law that allowed me to be personable and sympathetic to my clients, while still
being proactive to help stop discrimination in housing," she said. The first
case she investigated was for a woman who was being harassed by her condominium
association and managers for having a dog against the "no pets" policy.
Gallagher argued the woman was handicapped and had the dog for "emotional
support" to help her battle her disability.
Gallagher said winning the case for the
woman was a turning point. She continued her work at the clinic taking on other
"emotional support" dog cases.
"These were the first cases where I was
acting as a lawyer and a real advocate for those who desperately needed my
help, and I immediately rose to the occasion," she recalls. It bothers her
still that these valued pets are considered "chattel" under the law and usually
are not protected by cruelty laws.
Gallagher became the president of the
Fair Housing Student Association and of the Animal Law Society. She has
increased student involvement in both organizations and planned several
programs.
"When others see you in a respectable
light, I believe you have the power to influence. I believe one's passion and
dedication allow others to see you in such a light, whether they agree with
your views or not," she said. "And I know that my undying interest in the areas
of fair housing law, disability law and animal law have influenced others to
become a part (of them)."
Gallagher is the daughter of Cecilia
and Dr. Walter Gallagher. She is a graduate of Libertyville High School.
Erin Gallagher (center) is congratulated on
receiving the 2005 Sprague Scholarship by (from left) Dean Patricia Mell; Lee
and Judge George Sprague; their son, Alexander Sprague; and Vice Dean John
Corkery.
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A panel of expert commentators will
gather at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago to celebrate and debate the
great oxymoron of baseball: the `immaculate deception' of cheating at a 4 p.m.
program, June 22, in the school's courtroom, 315 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago.
Lester Munson of "Sports Illustrated"
and Joel Daly, director of external affairs and former news anchor for ABC7-TV,
will moderate the free event.
For the afternoon program "All's Fair
in Love, Law & Baseball?" the panelists will help guests learn about the
game's anti-Victorian heritage and roguish personality, as well as its dark
side of malevolent corruption.
Topics will include a discussion on
whether baseball needs instant replay; whether Pete Rose and other noted
characters should be allowed into the Hall of Fame; and whether the steroid era
should have an asterisk.
The program is being organized by
Adjunct Professor Eldon Ham, author of "Larceny and Old Leather: The
Mischievous Legacy of Major League Baseball," a book which lays out all of
baseball's end-justifies-the-means amalgam of guts, glory and skullduggery.
For additional information, call the
Center for Intellectual Property Law at 312.427.2737, ext. 581, or e-mail
events@jmls.edu to reserve a place for the program.
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The John Marshall Law School and the
Office of Development and Alumni Relations present, "U.S. Supreme Court: Review
and Preview," on Saturday, June 25, 2005, from 8:30 to 11:15 a.m., in room 1200
at the law school.
The free program features Professor
Cecil Hunt, who will speak on race, the death penalty and search and seizure;
Professor Susan Connor, who will have insights into religion and education;
Adjunct Professor Jamie Shapiro, who will discuss federal sentencing guidelines
and other procedural rulings; and William McGrath, associate director of the
Intellectual Property Program, who will speak on technologically-related
issues, e-discovery and patent- and trademark-related cases.
Breakfast is included in the program,
which is underwritten by G. Grant Dixon (J.D. '91) of The Dixon Law Offices,
LLP. To make a reservation or for more information on the program, e-mail
events@jmls.edu.
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Professor Celeste Hammond
Activities 
The John Marshall Law School hosted the
ABA Section on Dispute Resolution's Second Annual Arbitration Institute: A
Comprehensive Training in Commercial Arbitration on May 19 -21, 2005. Professor
Celeste Hammond's and Adjunct Professor Stanley Sklar's (Bell Boyd)
scholarship, teaching and participation as arbitrators for AAA persuaded the
ABA to program at John Marshall. Professor Hammond teaches the ADR in Real
Estate course in the LL.M. program and serves on the commercial panel for AAA.
Stan Sklar teaches Construction Law in the LL.M. program and serves on the
construction panel for AAA, doing both mediations and arbitrations in the
construction industry. Both Hammond and Sklar are active members of the
Section. Over the three full days, the one hundred attendees, most of whom are
already arbitrators, learned about the law of arbitration and considered
sophisticated issues that arbitrators face.
Professor Hammond spoke about the
"Expectations and Attitudes of Transactional Attorneys about Arbitration,"
based upon her empirical study of commercial transactional lawyers in 2003 (her
report was published by the John Marshall Law Review at 36 J. Marshall
L. Rev. 589 (2003)). Dennis L Sharp (J.D. 1985), of Sharp Resolutions, Inc in
Washington D.C. presented an "Overview of Sources of Arbitral Authority." He
was delighted to be visiting John Marshall for the first time since being a
student.
The Section awarded scholarships to two
John Marshall law students to enable them to participate. Kyle Fabitz, JD 05
and president of the ADR Society and Leonard Jones, LL.M. in Real Estate Law
'05 are both interested in becoming arbitrators and benefited from this
program.
Publications
The Real Estate Law Journal has
accepted her article for publication in its next issue. Professor Hammond had
prepared the article, "Predatory Lending - A Legal Definition and Update," for
her presentation at the American Real Estate Society's (ARES) annual meeting,
held in Santa Fe on April 15, 2005. ARES is an academic organization of
professor's of business law who teach courses in Real Estate and related
fields. ARES invited Professor Hammond to speak because the work in the area of
Predatory Lending does not reflect an understanding of the legal aspects of
these practices.
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The John Marshall Law School's Center
for International Business and Trade Law has established a fellowship program
to support advanced study in the field of international business and trade law.
First offered in 2001-2002, the Melamed Fellowship in International Business
and Trade Law has been made possible through a gift of $100,000 from Leo
Melamed. Mr. Melamed, a 1955 graduate of The John Marshall Law School, is
chairman emeritus and senior policy advisor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
The Melamed Fellowship is currently being awarded every other year.
The Melamed Fellowship in International
Business and Trade Law will be awarded to one full-time student in John
Marshall's LL.M. Program in International Business and Trade Law for the
2005-2006 academic year. The Melamed Fellow will be chosen on the basis of
academic merit and the potential for excellence in the field of international
business and trade law.
The Fellow will receive one-half
tuition, a paid research assistantship in the Center for International Business
and Trade Law, and a $10,000 stipend. The Fellow is expected to complete the
degree program in one calendar year
Applicants who are applying to the
LL.M. Program in International Business and Trade Law, are U.S. citizens or
permanent residents, and have graduated from an ABA-approved law school, are
eligible to apply for the Melamed Fellowship.
Qualifications: U.S. citizen or
permanent resident; Graduation from an ABA-approved law school; 3.0 minimum law
school GPA; and excellent research and writing skills. Preferred:
Licensed U.S. attorney; two or more years of professional experience; second
language fluency; and overseas work experience.
The application deadline is Friday,
June 24, 2005. A Fellowship form will be included with all application packets
for the LL.M. Program in International Business and Trade Law.
For further information, please
contact: The Center for International Business and Trade Law, The John Marshall
Law School, 315 South Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL 60604, e-mail:
7aruldos@jmls.edu.
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June 20
- Deans Meeting, Courtroom, 12:00 p.m.
June 21
- Career Services Reception, Student Lounge, 4:30
p.m.
- Alliance for the Great Lakes Program, Room 1200,
6:00 p.m.
June 22
- IP Sports Law Program, Courtroom, 4:00 p.m.
- Real Estate LL.M. Information Session, Room 522,
5:30 p.m.
June 24
- Last Day to Withdraw Passing from Classes
- Alumni Association Annual Meeting, Room 1200,
5:30 p.m.
June 25
- Alumni Reunion CLE Program - U.S. Supreme Court:
Review & Preview, Room 1200, 8:30 a.m.
- Alumni Association 2005 Reunion Celebration,
Mystic Blue Cruise at Navy Pier, 12:30 p.m.
June 27
- Deans Meeting, Courtroom, 12:00 p.m.
- Pakistani-American Bar Association Reception,
Room 3East, 5:00 p.m.
June 28
- AIDS Foundation Seminar, Room 1200, 8:00 a.m.
June 30
- Center Directors Meeting, Room 402, 12:15 p.m.
- Alumni & Development Staff Meeting, Room 403,
2:00 p.m.
July 1
- JMLS Sluggers 3rd Softball Game, Grant Park -
Field 7, 5:00 p.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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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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