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The John Marshall Law School in Chicago
will begin its 12th year of cooperation with China's State
Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) when it hosts a Dec. 21 party marking the
graduation of another class of Chinese graduates.
Today more than half of the attorneys
at SIPO have receiving training or degrees from The John Marshall Law School.
This latest group includes 11 SIPO attorneys receiving LL.M. degrees in
intellectual property law, and two visiting scholars.
This special program is one of five
initiatives by The John Marshall Law School as part of its Asian Alliance
project. In addition to the SIPO attorneys training, John Marshall faculty have
participated in a "Rule of Law" training program funded by the U.S. State
Department as part of Chicago's "Sister Cities" Exchange Program; partnered
with law students from Jilin University; trained judges and prosecutors from
Jilin Province; and expanded its training efforts to expanded Chiao Tung
University in Taipei, Taiwan. The university also recently developed training
for judges from the Taipei District.
"This mutual agreement between the law
school and China is one of respect and admiration," said Dorothy Li, associate
dean and co-director of the Asian Alliance. "We are extremely proud of our
involvement in the education of these fine Chinese attorneys and know that they
are making a difference as China advances."
The John Marshall Law School initiated
the partnership after Dr. Gao Lulin, the former director general of the Chinese
Patent Office (now SIPO), visited John Marshall in 1993. He recognized John
Marshall because of its reputation in the intellectual property area. This year
the law school celebrates the 65th anniversary of its IP program.
Within a year of that 1993 meeting,
John Marshall was hosting Chinese SIPO attorneys for lectures and seminars in
intellectual property law. In 2001, John Marshall arranged a curriculum for
Chinese lawyers interested in an IP LL.M. degree. The first Chinese graduate
was Guangliang Zhang, a judge at the Intellectual Property Tribunal First
Intermediate Court of Beijing.
Today John Marshall professors travel
to China to teach introductory courses that include "Introduction to American
Law and Legal System" and "Legal Research and Writing." When the Chinese
lawyers arrive at John Marshall, they learn how to do research on-line, in
addition to the traditional LL.M. courses in intellectual property.
The law school has expanded its China
cooperation to include training courses for judges and prosecutors from Jilin
Province in Manchuria. The program is part of the Chinese court system's
efforts to teach "Rule of Law." Delegations of Chinese judges and prosecutors
came in 2002 and 2004 for a six-month program that included introductory
classes on the American legal system, contract law, the World Trade
Organization (WTO), and criminal law.
John Marshall will be training faculty
and students at Chiao Tung University in Taipei, Taiwan, again this spring and
summer. 
The John Marshall Law School hosted a December
farewell dinner for 11 members of the State Intellectual Property Office from
Beijing, China, and two Chinese visiting scholars. The attorneys came to John
Marshall to complete LL.M. degrees in intellectual property law. Joining them
are Dorothy Li (standing, center) co-director of the Asian Alliances Program;
and (back row, from left) William McGrath, associate director of the Center for
Intellectual Property Law; Adjunct Professor Jeffrey Duncan and Adjunct
Professor Bob Sloat. The new John Marshall graduates will be presented their
diplomas in China during a February visit by Li and Acting Dean John Corkery.
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A $5,000 cash award was presented in December 2005
to Shawn McCarthy (center), the June 2004 Kissane Award recipient. The Kissane
Award is presented to a graduate who accepts a position with the Cook County
State's Attorney's Office and completes at least one year of service. McCarthy
is serving in the Appeals Division at the Daley Center. The award honors the
late Elmer Kissane, a 1945 John Marshall graduate, who was on staff at the Cook
County State's Attorney's Office for 43 years. Congratulating McCarthy on his
achievement are Acting Dean John Corkery (left) and Paul Kissane (right), son
of Elmer Kissane.
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Professor Paul Lewis (right) meets with Joan
Laporta, president of FC Barcelona, the world's largest soccer team, who
invited Lewis to watch a game with him. Lewis was in Spain to deliver a lecture
at the North American Institute in October.
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The Office of Faculty Development is
hosting a spring semester "Law Through the Lens" film series that will have
participants examining the legal, social and political relationships as they
are depicted through contemporary film.
Students, faculty and staff are
invited to the six programs Jan. 25 through April 5 being organized by
Professor Cynthia Bond. At each session, a law-related film will be shown
followed by brief remarks from a John Marshall faculty member. The 2005 movie
"The Exorcism of Emily Rose" will be presented at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 25,
in Room 1200. Bond will lead the discussion at this first film. Future films
will be announced in this publication.
Pizza, drinks, and of course popcorn,
will be served. Bond suggests viewers brush off their law trivia for a chance
to win a pair of tickets to a Chicago movie theater offered through a special
raffle.
For additional information, contact
Bond at extension 482.
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Virginia Russell 
Virginia Russell, associate director of
the Center for International Business and Trade Law, was honored for her year
service in 2005 as president of the International Visitors' Center of Chicago.
During 2005, the center welcomed nearly 600 international visitors from more
than 100 countries. Russell told the gathering at the year-end celebration in
December that she believes in the importance of fostering citizen diplomacy as
a way of bringing the world closer together.
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January 17
Classes begin.
January 19
The Student Bar Association "Back to
School" Party will be held at Sauce, 1750 N. Clark St., and will begin at 9
p.m.
The American Constitution Society will
meet at noon. in room 200. This is a panel discussion and the panel will
address "The Alito Nomination: What's at Stake?" Professor Michael Seng will
act as moderator.
The Black Law Students Association will
meet at 4:45 p.m. in room 201.
January 25
Student Organization Day
March 3
Barrister's Ball
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Professor Tayyab Mahmud of The John
Marshall Law School in Chicago has been elected to a two-year term as
co-president of the Society of American Law Teachers (SALT). 
SALT, the largest volunteer
organization of law faculty throughout the United States, is committed to
"creating and maintaining a community of progressive and caring law professors
dedicated to making a difference through the power of law." The group works to
promote a variety of teaching methods that can make classrooms more inclusive,
and to keep the issues of equality, justice and excellence before both law
faculty and law students.
Serving as co-president with Mahmud
will be Professor Eileen Kaufman of Touro Law School in New York. They will
take the leadership positions of the organization at its annual banquet held
during the Association of American Law Schools meeting in January.
Mahmud has been a member of SALT for
more than a dozen years and has served on its Board of Governors since 2001.
His views his work with SALT as a means of bridging "the real and imagined
divides between the legal academy and imperatives of social justice."
In 2004, he chaired SALT's teaching
conference committee. He was instrumental in forging the strong bonds between
the Society of American Law Teachers and other groups of progressive lawyers
and scholars, including Latina/o Critical Theory (LatCrit, Inc.) which works
through scholarship and activism to combat discrimination and subordination
nationally and internationally.
The Society of American Law Teachers
has taken a leading role on several important issues confronting law schools.
SALT spearheaded the defense of affirmative action in the Grutter v.
Bollinger case and is now leading the cause of equal protection and
academic freedom in the FAIR v. Rumsfeld case.
SALT organizes a teaching conference
every two years. The 2004 conference theme was "Class in the Classroom." The
theme hasn't been selected for the next conference, but Mahmud said it will
very likely deal with the issues of academic freedom. "Not a week goes by that
SALT doesn't get another call of concern from a professor regarding some threat
to academic freedom," he said. In the post 9/11 environment, academic freedom
has become very vulnerable, Mahmud said. Consequently, SALT is considering
establishing a separate committee to monitor and resist assaults on academic
freedom.
Mahmud, a Pakistani immigrant who
earned master's and doctoral degrees in political science from the University
of Hawaii and a law degree from the University of California's Hastings College
of Law, said, "One doesn't live only in one's own skin, but also with one's
communities and peers. It is becoming obvious to us how different communities
become vulnerable in times of crisis. You don't have to be individually
targeted to recognize what is happening to others around you."
SALT also works with law students
through annual public interest law retreats on the East Coast, in the Midwest
and on the West Coast. These retreats bring law students interested in public
interest careers together with progressive faculty, practitioners and community
leaders to examine lawyering strategies and explore career options. Mahmud
would like to expand this program to the Southeast and Southwest regions of the
country.
He has set several goals for the
organization, including an increase in membership by reaching out to
clinicians, legal writing instructors and other legal educators. He also plans
to strengthen the Society of American Law Teachers practice of collective
governance. The 30-member Board of Governors of SALT includes four law school
deans. What motivates him and his colleagues is that "the struggle for civil
rights and social justice is not a spectator sport."
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Professor Ann Lousin
Activities 
She is serving as co-chair of the
Chicago Bar Association (CBA)-Illinois State Bar Association Task Force on the
Illinois Court System which is focusing on the court funding issue. She is
representing the CBA. The task force's efforts, coupled with those of the
Illinois Judges Association, have been backed by Cook County Board Chairman
John Stroger Jr. who endorses the efforts to get full funding the Illinois'
court system.
Professor Mark E. Wojcik
Activities 
Professor Wojcik was elected as
Vice-Chair and Chair-Elect of the International Human Rights Law Section
of the American Association of Law Schools.
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January 16
January 17
January 18
- Career Services - Welcome Back, Lobby, 11 a.m.
and 5 p.m.
- American Constitution Society Meeting, Room 409,
noon.
January 19
- International Delegation Meeting, Room 3East, 9
a.m.
- Deans Meeting, Courtroom, 10 a.m.
- INTA Roundtable Discussion, Room 800, 11:30 a.m.
- BLSA Meeting, Room 201, 4:45 p.m.
- Czernin Palace Bronze Memorial Medal Presentation
for Professor Michael Seng, Room 3East, 5:30 p.m.
January 20
- Regalia Reception, Room 200, 1:30 p.m.
- Graduates - Cap & Gown Pick-Up &
Photographs, Room 300 and 201, 2 p.m.
- CBA Public Service on Ice: Mix & Mingle to
Stir Your Career, CBA Building, 4:30 p.m.
January 22
- Commencement, Sheraton Hotel and Towers, 3 p.m.
January 23
- Illinois Juridical Education Committee Meeting,
Room 402, 11:30 p.m.
- Bar Exam Essay Program, Room 1200, 11:30 a.m.
January 24
- Welcome Back Receptions for Employee Benefits
Students, Room 529, noon and 5 p.m.
January 25
- Bar Exam Essay Program, Room 1200, 11:30 a.m.
- Welcome Back Reception for Tax Students, Room
529, noon and 5 p.m.
- Career Services - Professionalism: What Should
You Do in Your Job Search, Room 201, 1 p.m.
- Film Series, Room 1200, 4 p.m.
January 26
- Deans Meeting, Courtroom, 10 a.m.
- Career Services/Corporate Law Association _ In
House Counsel Program, Room 1200, noon
January 27
- Bar Exam Essay Program, Room 300, 11:30 a.m.
- Chinese New Year Reception, Room 3East, 5 p.m.
January 28
- Bar Exam Essay Program, Room 300, 11:30 a.m.
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In the
Loop is published by The John Marshall Law School, Chicago,
Copyright 2006
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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