John Marshall Law School Hosting Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference

The Center for Intellectual Property Law at The John Marshall Law School is hosting the 54th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference, “Hot Topics and Developments in Patent, Trademark, Copyright, and Trade Secrets Law,” Friday, February 26, at the law school.

General registration is $195 and includes admission to the program, breakfast, lunch, reception, and all course materials. Participants will receive approximately seven hours of CLE credit upon completion. Discounts are available for John Marshall students and members of government, the judiciary, or academia.

For more information or to register, call 312-427.2737 ext. 581 or visit ip.jmls.edu.

For a full program agenda: click here.

Mexican American Lawyering is Topic of Guest Lecture at John Marshall

The John Marshall Law School is welcoming guest lecturer Michael A. Olivas, the William B. Bates Distinguished Chair of Law at the University of Houston Law Center, on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. He will present “Colored Men and Hombres Aquí: Hernández v. Texas and the Emergence of Mexican American Lawyering.”

Olivas’ lecture is based on the book of the same name, which is a collection of 10 essays commemorating the 50^th anniversary of the Supreme Court of the United States case Hernández v. Texas. Olivas edited and wrote the introduction for the book. The case discussed involved Mexican Americans and jury selection and was published just before Brown v. Board of Education in the 1954 Supreme Court Reporter.

The 1 p.m. lecture will be preceded by an 11:30 lunch and noon introductory film presentation of “American Experience: A Class Apart, A Mexican American Civil Rights Story.”

The lunch, film and lecture are free and open to the public. For more information or to register, call 312.987.1420, email events@jmls.edu or visit www.jmls.edu/020310olivas.asp.

John Marshall Fair Housing Legal Clinic Wins Precedent-Setting Case for Sisters

A landmark settlement was reached last month in a federal court that will likely be a precedent-setting ruling for caregivers of the disabled and the elderly.

The case that attorneys and students in The John Marshall Law School Fair Housing Legal Clinic brought against the Lake County Housing Authority involved the issue of live-in relative caregivers and whether their income is to be included in the calculation of the family’s income for purposes of determining eligibility for housing voucher assistance.

To read the full story, visit http://www.jmls.edu/news/Press_Releases/fair%20housing%20barnardi%20case%2001142010.shtml

Judges Wood, Leighton Receiving Honorary Degrees at Jan. 17 Commencement

The John Marshall Law School will award 115 JD degrees, 50 LLM degrees, and an MS degree in taxation during its Jan. 17 commencement exercises at 3 p.m. at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers.

An honorary degree will be awarded to Judge Diane P. Wood of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, who will address the graduates. A second honorary degree will be presented to retired US District Court Judge George Leighton, who is being recognized as an exceptional friend of the law school.

Special recognition will be given to Professor Michael P. Seng, who will receive the Leadership and Dedicated Service Award, and Professor Debra Pogrund Stark , who will receive the Scholarly Achievement Award. The Adjunct Teaching Award will be presented to Eugene J. Schiltz of Coleman Law Firm.

The valedictory address will be delivered by Timothy Herman.

For additional information, contact Marilyn Thomas, director of the Office of Public Relations, at (312) 360-2661.

John Marshall Now Offering eClass Distance Education in LLM Programs

The John Marshall Law School is proud to continue our commitment to innovation by offering eClass Distance Education – a flexible, online program for pursuing graduate legal education. Taught by dynamic professors with extensive experience in their fields, eClass Distance Education courses are painstakingly created to employ the advantages of remote learning while maintaining the highest standards of instruction. Our asynchronous teaching method allows students to complete assignments from anywhere, day or night. In addition to being an ABA-accredited law school, John Marshall graduate programs are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. With new classes added each semester, eClass Distance Education courses are another innovative way The John Marshall Law School is making a career in specialized legal fields accessible to today’s professionals.

The John Marshall Law School Professor Ann Lousin Elected to American Law Institute

Professor Ann Lousin of The John Marshall Law School was elected a member of The American Law Institute (ALI) on December 3, 2009. 

Lousin joins other distinguished legal scholars, judges, and practitioners from around the country and the world in their efforts to improve the law in a practical way.  She is the first member of The John Marshall faculty to be elected to the ALI.

In The News

The miracle in Springfield
Professor Ann Lousin authors “Law and Public Issues” column in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Dec. 8, 2009

In The News

Are water wars coming? by Professor Celeste Hammond, director of the Center for Real Estate Law, and Adjunct Professor Virginia Harding, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Dec. 8, 2009

The John Marshall Law School: IN THE NEWS

Amicus Curious: 2 dog lovers walk into a faculty lounge... (John Marshall Clinical Professor Susann MacLachlan, associate director of the Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution is featured) (Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, March 16, 2009)

Pension problems: As funding crumbles, worries about supporting retirees rise (Barry Kozak, adjunct professor and associate director of the Graduate Program in Employee Benefits provides comment) (Suburban Journals, March 18, 2009)

Using the web to network (John Marshall SBA President James Borkman provides comment) (Chicago Lawyer, March 2009)

John Marshall assistant professor and the Supreme Court (Professor Mary Jean Dolan featured) (Chicago Lawyer online edition, March 11, 2009)

Around the water cooler: John Marshall and intellectual property (John Marshall Professor Richard Gruner is featured) (Chicago Lawyer, March 6, 2009)