January 22 - 28, 2006

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Career Services Office Hires New Career Counselor

Rachel Dawson joined the Career Services Office as an assistant director in November 2005. In that capacity, she counsels students and alumni on career planning, job search strategies and interview skills. She has a particular focus on programming and counseling for LL.M. and M.S. students, and is the primary liaison for the Career Services Office to these students.

Before joining The John Marshall Law School, Dawson was the assistant director of the Academic Support Program at DePaul University College of Law. She was an assistant defender for the Illinois Office of the State Appellate Defender before moving to academia. Dawson currently serves as vice president of the Board of Directors and the coordinator for Minority Legal Education Resources, a supplemental bar review program aimed at improving minority bar passage rates. Dawson has a B.A. in political science from the University of Michigan and a J.D. from Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington.

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2005 SBA Holiday Party

During the 2005 Student Bar Association (SBA) Holiday Party, students, faculty and staff gathered for an end of the semester wrap-up.

SBA President Puneet Arora (right) congratulates Professor Cecil Hunt on receiving the Professor of the Year Award as voted on by students.

Associate Dean William B. Powers (left) congratulates Black Law Students Association (BLSA) members (from second from left) Constance Wright, Fred Norman and Kelly Preseley. BLSA was recognized as the most active minority organization, as well as the most active student organization overall.

The Corporate Law Association (CLA) was recognized as the most active organization in an area of law. Associate Dean Powers (left) congratulates CLA members Kristen LaBuda, Jessica Smith and Matthew Stewart.

Powers also congratulated Delta Theta Phi members (from left) Colleen Tierney and Kyle Ruebek on the organization's recognition as most active legal fraternity.

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"Law Through the Lens" Film Series Starts Jan. 25

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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Student Activities

January 23

The Christian Legal Society will meet at noon in room 216.

January 24

The American Bar Association Law Student Division will meet at 5:15 p.m. in room 216.

January 25

Every semester you have the opportunity to meet the members of the student organizations. If you have an interest in joining a particular student organization, you might want to plan to attend Student Organization Day in the student lounge from 4 to 6 p.m. Dinner will be served.

January 26

The Corporate Law Association and Career Services Office are co-sponsoring a program, "In House Counsel," at noon in room 1200.

Friday, March 3 is Barrister's Ball 2006. This is a very special event for all students, staff and faculty. The Student Bar Association (SBA) has chosen a beautiful venue at the Intercontinental Chicago on Michigan Ave. Buy your tickets now from Miss Criss in room 212 or contact the SBA Board. Watch for further details.

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Faculty Activity and Publications

Professor Celeste Hammond

Activities

She presented her findings on the use of "Letters of Intent" to the Illinois Institute on Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) at its Second Annual Real Estate Short Course, Nov. 15-16, 2005, in Oak Brook. Her paper, "Letters of Intent as Pre-Negotiation Contracts in Commercial Leases," addressed risks that those negotiating commercial leases, who often are non-lawyers, make in using "Letters of Intent" as a stage in the negotiation process.

As a panelist at the Legal Conference for International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) in Phoenix, Arizona on Oct. 27, 2005, she provided an update on important case law affecting commercial leasing and shopping center development. She was joined by Victoria Berghl, a member of the Center for Real Estate Law Advisory Board, who is vice president and general counsel of CBL & Associates, a shopping center REIT.

Publications

Professor Celeste Hammond's article, "Predatory Lending—A Legal Definition and Update," was published in 34 Real Estate Law Journal 176 (Fall 2005). It is based on a presentation she made to the American Real Estate Society (ARES) in spring 2005. ARES is an organization of academics in business schools teaching real estate-related courses and producing real estate-related scholarship. Professor Hammond thanks Stacey Lucas (J.D. '06) for her valuable research assistance in preparation of this article.

Professor Paul B. Lewis

Publications

He contributed a chapter to the new book Corporate Rescue in Europe.





Professor Timothy O'Neill

Honors

He was named one of the 10 best law professors in Illinois by Chicago Lawyer magazine. He was profiled in the January 2006 issue.





Professor Ralph Ruebner

Activities

He was invited by Governor Rod Blagojevich to serve on the Advisory Committee to the newly created State of Illinois New Americans Immigrant Policy (Dec. 2005).

Publications

His essay, "The Evolving Nature of the Crime of Genocide" was published in 38 JMLS Law Review 1227 (summer, 2005).

He published the 2005 Cumulative Supplement to the 4th edition of his treatise, Illinois Criminal Trial Evidence (Law Bulletin Publishing Co., August 2005).

His article (co-authored with Timothy Scahill), "Crawford v. Washington, the Confrontation Clause and Hearsay: A New Paradigm for Illinois Evidence Law," 36 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 703 (2005) was cited by the Supreme Court of North Carolina in State v. Lewis, 619 S.E.2d 830 (2005); Illinois Appellate Court, Fourth District in People v. Sharp, 825 N.E.2d 706 (2005); and Illinois Appellate Court, Second District, in People v. Redeaux, 823 N.E.2d 268 (2005).

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Schedule of Events

January 23

  • Illinois Juridical Education Committee Meeting, Room 402, 11:30 p.m.
  • Bar Exam Essay Program (BEEP), Room 1200, 11:30 a.m.
  • Faculty Assembly, Room 503, noon.

January 24

  • Welcome Back Receptions for Tax Law Students, Room 413, noon and 5 p.m.

January 25

  • BEEP, Room 1200, 11:30 a.m.
  • Welcome Back Receptions for Employee Benefits Students, Room 529, noon and 5 p.m.
  • Career Services Program - "Professionalism: What Should You Do in Your Job Search," Room 201, 1 p.m.
  • Film/Lecture Series - "The Exorcism of Emily Rose," 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

  • BEEP, Room 300, 11:30 a.m.

January 28

  • BEEP, Room 300, 11:30 a.m.

January 30

  • BEEP, Room 1200, 11:30 a.m.
  • Dean Powers Student Advisory Meeting, Room 216, noon.
  • Faculty Assembly, Room 503, 12:15 p.m.
  • Career Services - Interviewing Strategies Workshop, Room 201, 5 p.m.

January 31

  • Faculty Presentation, Room 1103, 12:15 p.m.
  • Center for International Business and Trade Law Adjunct Faculty Meeting, Room 800 of CBA, 12:30 p.m.
  • Tea Time with the Deans, Student Lounge, 4:30 p.m.
  • SBA General Interest Day, Room 216, 5:15 p.m.

February 1

  • BEEP, Room 1200, 11:30 a.m.
  • Center for International Business and Trade Joint Information Sessions, Room 403, 12:45 p.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Career Services Program - "Legal Practice Area Series: Estate Planning," Room 528, 1 p.m.

February 2

  • Fair Housing Conference, Room 1200, 8 a.m.
  • Deans Meeting, Courtroom, 10 a.m.
  • Student Bar Association Meeting, Room 216, 5:15 p.m.

February 3

  • Fair Housing Conference, Room 1200, 8 a.m.
  • Judge's Science School Planning Meeting, Room 529, 10:30 a.m.
  • BEEP, Room 300, 11:30 a.m.

February 4

  • Fair Housing Conference, Room 1200, 8 a.m.
  • Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference, Northwestern University School of Law
  • BEEP, Room 300, 11:30 a.m.

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Editor's Note

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

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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