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Summer 2011
That’s ENTERTAINMENT
From hip-hop to theme parks to 3-D innovation, the entertainment industry taps the legal smarts of IIT Chicago-Kent’s most versatile grads
“Trust your instincts and never, ever let anyone discourage or prevent you from seeking and achieving the goals that you set for yourself. Always be prepared... And do your job with the utmost integrity.”
—A nita M. Alvarez ’86, Cook County State’s Attorney Commencement address, May 15, 2011
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CONTENTS FEATURE SECTION That’s Entertainment From hip-hop to theme parks to 3-D innovation, the entertainment industry taps the legal smarts of IIT Chicago-Kent’s most versatile grads........................... . 9
A Legendary Teacher Remembers Professor Ralph Brill looks back on five decades as teacher, role model, mentor and champion nonpareil of IIT Chicago-Kent students............ . 20
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Faculty Notes............................................................... 23 C-K Alumni Association News................................. 32 Alumni Events Calendar............................................ 39 Class Notes................................................................... 40 In Memoriam................................................................. 64
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Dean and Professor of Law HAROLD J. KRENT; Editor and Assistant Dean for Public Affairs SUSAN M. O’BRIEN; Interim Assistant Dean for Institutional Advancement SUSAN M. LEWERS; Director of Alumni Relations TARA L. ANDERSON; Managing Editor, Director of Print and Online Communications JOHN W. YOUNG JR.; Editorial Associate JACQUELINE A. SEABERG Chicago-Kent Magazine is published by Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, for its alumni and friends. Address correspondence to Editor, Chicago-Kent Magazine, 565 West Adams Street, Chicago, Illinois 60661. Copyright 2011 Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology.
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IIT Chicago-Kent welcomes the Oyez Project Law school is new headquarters for multimedia archive of U.S. Supreme Court cases
A vast and widely utilized multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court of the United States and its work has made its new home at IIT Chicago-Kent. The Oyez Project (www.oyez.org), recently enhanced by the new OyezToday app, aims to be a complete and authoritative source for all audio recorded in the Court since the installation of a recording system in October 1955. The site’s archive of digitized arguments enables users to search for key terms relevant to their research. A search for a particular term, such as “strict scrutiny” or “substantive due process,” yields a list of snippets from case transcripts that link to the corresponding audio. Founded and directed by political scientist Jerry Goldman, the site also provides written summaries of Supreme Court cases and holdings, detailed biographies and voting records of Supreme Court justices, links to written opinions, and a virtual tour of the Supreme Court building. “No other site boasts such functionality,” said Dean Harold Krent. “With the Oyez Project, Chicago-Kent leverages the power of the Internet to deliver a unique legal resource to students, scholars, lawyers, jurists, legislators, teachers and countless others who are interested in the dynamics of the U.S. Supreme Court.” In the last 12 months, Oyez has been visited nearly 7 million times by 3.6 million unique visitors who accessed 26 million page-views of content and downloaded more than 10 terabytes
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of data. The average user spent nearly six minutes on the site. The new app OyezToday, established in March to complement the website, allows users to access oral arguments, transcripts and opinions on their smart phones shortly after their release. They can search key segments or share their impressions on Facebook or Twitter. A wireless link is necessary to download the media. OyezToday is free and available for iPhone Dean Harold Krent (left) and Professor Jerry Goldman worked and iPad users through together to bring the Oyez Project—a multimedia archive devoted the App Store. Android to the U.S. Supreme Court and its work—to Chicago-Kent. phone users can obtain “Bringing the Oyez Project to a free app from the Android Market. Chicago-Kent allows us to expand “OyezToday will appeal to all our initiatives at the forefront of law Supreme Court junkies, allowing easy and technology,” said Dean Krent. “It focus on the current docket and freeing also presents a valuable opportunity users from their desktop computers,” for our law school to reach out to a said Professor Goldman. “Users can larger community and for our students download argument audio synchronized to work on Supreme Court projects to its transcript and search the audio. knowing that their work will be viewed Or, they can simply flip, tap and listen to far and wide.” any portion.” Chicago-Kent plans to utilize the research of its students and faculty in further content development, capitalizing on its faculty’s broad-based scholarship on the U.S. Supreme Court, the justice system and the Constitution.
Three alumni named ISBA Laureates Three IIT Chicago-Kent alumni are among seven Illinois attorneys named as 2011 Laureates of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Academy of Illinois Lawyers. Inducted into the academy in April were alumni Peter J. Birnbaum ’83, president of Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund Inc. in Chicago; William V. Johnson ’66, president of Johnson & Bell Ltd. in Chicago; and John B. Kincaid ’63, partner in Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella LLC in Wheaton, IL. The Academy of Illinois Lawyers was founded in 1999 “to enhance the honor and dignity of the state bar by recognizing attorneys who personify the greatness of the legal profession.” The Laureates Award is the highest honor bestowed by the Academy. Selected by the Board of Regents from submitted nominations, Laureates are required to have demonstrated a commitment to “the highest principles of the legal profession and to serving the public.”
Student windfall on “Wheel of Fortune” Jaclyn Hilderbrand ’11 put her quick wits to the test last fall as a contestant on “Wheel of Fortune,” winning a trip for two to Bali and walking away from the bonus round with $35,000. To get on the show, she powered through three rounds of auditions, including a speed round with 16 word puzzles. She plans to use her winnings to help pay off student loans and to start a college fund for her baby nephew.
Photo credit: Carol Kaelson
Photo credit: Jennifer Girard Photography
Six “40 Under Forty” honorees hail from IIT Chicago-Kent
Pictured at the induction ceremony, from left: John B. Kincaid ’63, partner, Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella LLC; William V. Johnson ’66, president, Johnson & Bell Ltd.; and Peter J. Birnbaum ’83, president, Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund Inc.
Congratulations to the six IIT Chicago-Kent alumni and faculty members who were named among the “40 Under Forty” outstanding young attorneys in Illinois for 2010. Selected from more than 900 nominees, the 2010 honorees were singled out by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company for “intelligence, passion, success in the office, a desire to help community and, most importantly, a willingness to work hard at one of the country’s most important professions.” The Chicago-Kent community salutes its honorees:
Georgia L. Demeros ’98 Thompson Coburn LLP Thomas T. Field ’01, MBA ’02 Beermann Swerdlove LLP Michael J. Goldberg ’02 Whiteside & Goldberg Ltd. Michael K. Nutter ’97 Winston & Strawn LLP Jason M. Rosenthal ’97 Schopf & Weiss LLP Michael A. Scodro Chicago-Kent Assistant Professor of Law Solicitor General of Illinois
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A sneak preview for 23 undergrads For the 10th consecutive year, IIT Chicago-Kent welcomed a diverse group of college students to its Pre-Law Undergraduate Scholars (PLUS) Program. Twenty-three freshmen, sophomores and juniors from 21 schools attended this year’s four-week summer session, designed to familiarize students with the law school experience and the legal profession and to help them prepare for the law school admissions process.
Professor Ron Staudt leads winning team in “Future Ed” competition “Apps for Justice: Learning Law by Creating Software,” an innovative legal education concept developed by Professor Ronald W. Staudt and a team of educators and entrepreneurs, took first place honors in a recent national contest focusing on the future of law schools. Apps for Justice (A4J) was created as part of a yearlong “Future Ed” contest co-sponsored by New York Law School and Harvard Law School that sought innovative ideas to expand the scope of legal education, improve quality and reduce costs. Contestants were challenged to develop “operational alternatives to the traditional law school business model and to identify concrete steps for the implementation of new designs.” The Apps for Justice concept proposes courses that engage students in creating software applications that can run the gamut from helping practitioners “work smarter” to empowering pro se litigants and others to address their own problems and opportunities. Combined with courses in legal doctrine, ethics, history and theory, Professor Staudt says the program can also help prepare students for the economic and technological realities of practicing law as well as advance access to justice and the rule of law for others. “Our core idea was to use law school clinics as laboratories to build A2J Author Guided Interviews for low-income people,”
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said Professor Staudt. “It’s a win-win: Students learn newage core skills, and low-income people get better access to justice. We had great partners, including Marc Lauritsen from Capstone Practice Systems, Brian Donnelly from Columbia, Professor Ronald W. Staudt Larry Farmer from Brigham Young, and John Mayer from CALI.” John Mayer and his CALI team wrote the A2J Author software that makes the A4J course possible. “Now comes the hard work of raising real money to deliver Apps for Justice clinics at law schools other than Chicago-Kent and our few partners in this proposal,” said Professor Staudt. The Center for Access to Justice & Technology (CAJT) was established at IIT Chicago-Kent to make justice more accessible to the public by promoting the use of the Internet in the teaching, practice and public access to the law. The center conducts research, builds software tools, teaches classes, and supports faculty, staff and student projects on access to justice and technology. In 2008, the CAJT received the Louis M. Brown Award for Legal Access from the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services.
Joseph Carlasare wins 19th annual Rovner Competition Tournament centers on First Amendment case IIT Chicago-Kent student Joseph P. Carlasare ’12 is the winner of the 19th annual Ilana Diamond Rovner Appellate Advocacy Competition, sponsored by the law school’s Moot Court Honor Society. The competition is named for ChicagoKent graduate Ilana Diamond Rovner ’66, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. This year, students argued Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Association (now Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association), a recent case before the U.S. Supreme Court. At issue was whether a state law restricting the sale of violent video games to minors infringes on the First Amendment right to free speech. Mr. Carlasare received the Ilana Diamond Rovner Award for Outstanding Appellate Advocate and a $750 scholarship. Secondplace winner David Jorgensen ’12 received a $375 scholarship from the Edmund G. Burke Scholarship Fund.
Mr. Carlasare is a member of the Moot Court Honor Society and the Trial Advocacy team. As a member of the Chicago-Kent team that won the National Institute for Trial Advocacy’s 2010 Tournament of Champions, Mr. Carlasare won individual honors as the tournament’s best advocate. He graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in political science and philosophy from Loyola University Chicago. Student Margot Nikitas ’12 received the Fay Clayton Award for Outstanding Oralist and a $375 scholarship. Student Justin Hagan ’12 received the Ralph L. Brill Award for Best Brief and a $375 scholarship.
Diamond Rovner, Distinguished Professor and First Amendment scholar Sheldon H. Nahmod, and Ryan Jacobson ’99, a partner in the Chicago office of SmithAmundsen LLC. On June 27, the Court decided the Brown case, ruling 7-2 that the law violates the First Amendment and that the California state legislature was mistaken in its attempt to “create a wholly new category of content-based regulation that is permissible only for speech directed at children.”
The final round of competition was judged by a distinguished panel that included the Honorable Ilana
Student Joseph Carlasare, winner of the 2010 Ilana Diamond Rovner Apellate Advocacy Competition, is congratulated by Judge Rovner.
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Faculty and students champion childhood diabetes legislation Civil rights award for IIT Chicago-Kent student organizations A multiethnic coalition of four IIT Chicago-Kent student organizations has received the 2011 Sheldon H. Nahmod IIT Civil Rights Award for “continuing and selfless dedication to those in need in their communities and beyond.” The award was presented to representatives from Chicago-Kent’s African-American (BLSA), HispanicLatino (HLLSA), Asian-Pacific American (APALSA) and South Asian (SALSA) law student associations on January 20 as part of the university’s King Day celebration. The award was established in 2010 by IIT’s Student Center for Diversity and Inclusion to honor Chicago-Kent Distinguished Professor Sheldon H. Nahmod for his work in civil rights and civil liberties. The award recognizes the contributions and achievements of high school and college students in the Chicago area who work to fight prejudice, oppression and ignorance.
Distinguished Professor Sheldon Nahmod (far left) presented the 2011 Sheldon H. Nahmod IIT Civil Rights Award to a coalition of four Chicago-Kent student organizations represented by (from left) Rohit Paul, SALSA president; Brittany Pritchett, BLSA vice president; James Vergara, APALSA president; and Matt Alva, HLLSA president. They are joined by Lisa Montgomery (far right), director of the IIT Student Center for Diversity and Inclusion.
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IIT Chicago-Kent faculty and students played an integral role in securing recent passage of the Care of Students with Diabetes Act. The Illinois law, which took effect December 1, clarifies the rights and responsibilities of students, parents, and school and health care personnel relating to students with diabetes who need assistance with care during the school day and at school-sponsored activities. A chronic health condition, diabetes must be managed 24 hours a day. However, due to the dearth of nurses in Illinois schools, many children were unable to get the diabetes care they needed. Under the provisions of the new law, volunteer, non-nurse school employees may now help students manage their diabetes during the school day. The law also ensures that someone will be present at all times to administer insulin and the life-saving medication glucagon. In addition, the law makes it easier for Illinois schools to comply with federal anti-discrimination and disability laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and §504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Chicago-Kent students worked with Distinguished Professor Lori B. Andrews to analyze the laws in other states in order to craft a comprehensive approach for the Illinois law. Clinical Professor Edward Kraus, Professor Andrews, and law students joined existing efforts by partnering with Illinois families, diabetes advocate Suzanne Elder and the American Diabetes Association. Faculty and students helped draft the legislation that was introduced in the Illinois General Assembly in March 2010. They also worked to educate Illinois legislators and citizens about the need for a law to protect the rights of children with diabetes.
“The Diabetes Care Act would not have been possible without the strong, bipartisan leadership of Rep. Tom Cross (R-Oswego) and Sen. Heather Steans (D-Chicago),” said Professor Andrews. The Care Act prohibits school districts from denying access or restricting the assignments of students with diabetes. The new law also allows for designated staff to assist students with diabetes and provides training and legal protections for school personnel. In addition, the new law requires that information sheets be provided for personnel who transport students for school-related programs and activities and specifies what students with diabetes must be permitted to do to care for their health while in school. The need for the Care of Students with Diabetes Act became apparent soon after the Law Offices at Chicago-Kent began advocating for individual families and negotiating accommodations with various school districts. Professor Edward Kraus and Legal Fellow Sarah Blenner ’11 continue to provide pro bono legal services on behalf of children who face health risks at school when their legal rights are not recognized and to ensure proper implementation of the Care of Students with Diabetes Act. “Illinois students with diabetes and their parents can now breathe a sigh of relief,” said Professor Kraus. “The Care of Students with Diabetes Act ensures that the growing number of children with diabetes enrolled in Illinois schools get the care that they need to attend school safely.”
Another championship season for powerhouse Trial Ad Program Once again, IIT Chicago-Kent’s Trial Advocacy Program, ranked fourth in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, brought home a wide array of first-place victories, top placements, and distinguished individual honors from tournaments across the nation. In 2010-11, Chicago-Kent took first place honors in the NITA Tournament of Champions and second place in the Buffalo-Niagara National Mock Trial Competition, with individual Chicago-Kent students winning both competitions’ Best Oral Advocate awards.
Ryan Nolte (left) was named Best Oral Advocate in the 2011 National Trial Competition. He and teammate Rachel Remke placed second in the nation in the overall tournament.
A Chicago-Kent student also won the National Best Advocate Award in the 2011 National Trial Competition after he and his teammate finished second in the nation in a closely contested final match. This year marked the 24th time in the past 30 years that Chicago-Kent has reached the final rounds of this highly competitive tournament. “Few if any programs in the nation can match the talent, energy and know-how of our trial ad competitors, teachers and coaches,” said Dean Krent. “This program helps make Chicago-Kent an outstanding training ground for future trial lawyers.”
Chicago-Kent students (from left) Joseph Carlasare, Rachel Remke, Julie Levinson and Jeremiah Lewellen are the winners of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy’s 2010 Tournament of Champions. Mr. Carlasare received the tournament’s Best Advocate award.
Chicago-Kent’s Trial Advocacy Program is directed by the Honorable David A. Erickson, who is assisted by some 15 teachers and coaches from the practicing bar and the bench. Victories and placements from the 2010–11 season include: NITA Tournament of Champions
National Trial Competition
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National Finalists:
NBLSA Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition
Joseph Carlasare, Julie Levinson,
Ryan Nolte, Rachel Remke
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Jeremiah Lewellen, Rachel Remke
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National Best Advocate Award: Ryan Nolte
Janelle Fairchild, Marcell Taylor
Best Advocate Award:
Joseph Carlasare
Buffalo-Niagara National Mock Trial Competition
Onika Angus, Adella Deacon,
Stetson National Pretrial Competition
Marcell Taylor
National Finalists:
Jack Bentley, Lindsay Gephardt,
ABA Labor and Employment Section Regional Competition
Patricia Berlin, Ryan Nolte,
Marcell Taylor, Jessica Velez
Regional Champions:
National Finalists:
Rachael Sinnen, Karolina Zielinska
National Best Advocate Award: Ryan Nolte
Best Opening Statement Award: Patricia Berlin
Heather Widell, Nicholas McIntyre,
Baylor Law School National Top Gun Mock Trial Competition National Semifinalist: Joseph Carlasare
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Ilana Two Diamond HarvardRovner Law profs Appellate win Advocacy competitors IIT Chicago-Kent argue violent College video of games case Law/Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize Laws, Outlaws, and Terrorists: Lessons from the War on Terrorism, by Harvard Law School Professors Gabriella Blum and Philip B. Heymann, has won the 2010 IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law/Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize. The prize was established in 2007 by Chicago-Kent alumnus Roy C. Palmer and his wife, Susan M. Palmer, to honor an exemplary work of scholarship exploring the tension between civil liberties and national security in contemporary American society. Professors Blum and Heymann, whose book was published in September 2010 by The MIT Press, will present their work at Chicago-Kent in August. In Laws, Outlaws, and Terrorists, Professors Blum and Heymann reject the argument that traditional American values embodied in domestic and international law can be ignored in any sustainable effort to keep the United States safe from terrorism. They argue that the costs are great and the benefits slight from separating security and the rule of law.
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Gabriella Blum has been a member of the Harvard Law School faculty since 2007. Her scholarly interests include conflict management, counterterrorism operations, laws of armed conflict, negotiation and public international law. Before joining Harvard, she was a member of the Israeli Defense Forces, where she served in the International Law Department of the Military Advocate General’s Corps. Philip B. Heymann currently is the James Barr Ames Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. He headed the Justice Department’s criminal division during the Carter administration and was deputy attorney general during the Clinton administration. His scholarly interests include political violence and terrorism and comparative criminal law. Benefactor Roy Palmer, a lawyer and real estate developer, is a 1962 honors graduate of Chicago-Kent and a member of its board of
overseers. He and his wife, Susan, are active in numerous civic, social and philanthropic organizations and are the recipients of the 1997 Outstanding Individual Philanthropist Award of the National Society of Fundraising Executives. The $10,000 IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law/Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize is designed to encourage and reward public debate among scholars on current issues affecting the rights of individuals and the responsibilities of governments throughout the world. Previous prize recipients include constitutional scholars David D. Cole and Jules L. Lobel for their book Less Safe, Less Free: Why America Is Losing the War on Terror (The New Press); Harold H. Bruff for Bad Advice: The President’s Lawyers in the War on Terrorism (University Press of Kansas); and Scott M. Matheson, Jr., for Presidential Constitutionalism in Perilous Times (Harvard University Press).
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In this issue of our magazine, you’ll meet five alumni who have carved out careers in the multifaceted area of entertainment law. For many years, IIT Chicago-Kent graduates have excelled in this field, whether through work in intellectual property, corporate transactions, First Amendment, or labor and employment. From Disney to Universal to public TV, Chicago-Kent alumni are making an impact. I hope you enjoy reading about their work. —Dean Harold J. Krent
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MARC KORMAN ’89 WILLIAM MORRIS ENDEAVOR, BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF.
Marc Korman ’89 took the long road to becoming an agent for William Morris Endeavor. When he started at IIT Chicago-Kent, he never intended to practice law. At the end of his second year, he took a trial class and fell in love. “I thought I might as well be a lawyer, and I might as well be the kind you see on TV,” he says. So he did an externship with the Cook County Public Defender’s Office and became a public defender for his first four years after graduation. “It was a great foundational experience to become a trial lawyer,” he says. Having built that foundation, he joined the law office of Pat Boyle and Associates, which focused on class action suits, eventually opening his own practice within the confines of Boyle’s office. 10
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“I was doing anything that came in the door,” he recalls, “I was pretty good at it, but civil litigation I found incredibly boring. It made me remember why I didn’t want to be a lawyer. Here I was seven and a half years later doing exactly what I said I didn’t want to do.” So, in 1996, he moved to Los Angeles. Before he left, a woman from Boyle’s office told him about business affairs jobs. The networks, studios and producers all used them to negotiate deals. She gave him the name of her old roommate, Nancy Tellem, who was head of business affairs for Warner Bros. Television and who later became president of CBS. Tellem gave him three names, each of which led to three more, and he eventually landed a job with ABC.
Shortly after he started, the Federal Communications Commission relaxed its restrictions and allowed networks to own their programming. They also allowed studios to own networks. “The entire landscape changed dramatically.” Having learned how television traditionally operated, he was now on the ground floor as the business was transformed. “That has been invaluable to me,” he says. His boss one day mentioned that he would have become an agent if he had it to do over again. “He was very good at negotiating, but not very good at papering the deal, which was similar to me.” So Marc decided to become an agent. Easier said than done. “I went to all the agencies and offered to work for free,” he recalls. “They all said no.” He talked to a former public defender-turned-agent who told him to go back into business affairs and learn how to make deals. That, he said, would be attractive to agencies since a lot of agents don’t know how. He got a business affairs job with Artists Television Group (ATG), an offshoot of a management company run by Michael Ovitz, who started Creative Artists Agency (CAA). In addition to business affairs, he explored the management side of the business and finally approached Ovitz about working as an agent. Again he offered to work for free.
Finally, he started getting job offers from other agencies. After working six years for United Talent Agency, where he was a partner, he moved to Endeavor, run by Ari Emanuel, which eventually merged with William Morris.
“ The most fun is when a writer comes into my office with an idea.” As a partner at William Morris Endeavor, he represents writer/director/producer Brad Falchuk, one of the creators of Glee; Kevin Williamson, creator of the Vampire Diaries; as well as the executive producers of CSI, Smallville, Lost, 24 and Heroes. He works with directors Baz Luhrmann, Steven Spielberg and Robert Rodriguez on their television projects. But his favorite clients are young writers. He enjoys helping them get established. “You stay with a client, you help to build their career, then you try to make the best possible deal you can. “The most fun is when a writer comes into my office with an idea. You shape that idea into something you can sell, then you sell it and watch it get made and put on the air. To watch that from beginning to end is a pretty neat experience.”
“He was the only one who said OK,” Marc says. “I didn’t work free, but I worked cheap.”
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NANCY RODRIGUEZ ’94 WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT, BURBANK, CALIF.
“I always pictured myself in the entertainment industry,” says Nancy Rodriguez ’94, senior counsel at Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. “In eighth grade, I wanted to be an attorney for a rock band. By ninth grade, I realized I should probably look at my secondary interest, which was international relations.” The latter led her eventually to IIT Chicago-Kent, where she earned a certificate in International and Comparative Law. Her favorite classes were Intellectual Property, Negotiations and International Law. “I loved being in Chicago,” says the Oregon native. “I did my homework at the Art Institute. I listened to bands in Wicker Park, and I spent a lot of time in ChicagoKent’s forward-thinking computer lab, playing video games like Doom and Tetris.”
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Oddly, she says, “those were the core experiences that shaped my practice over the next 17 years.” Moving back to Portland after graduation, Nancy became familiar with the local artists, gallery owners and musicians, and she read “every book I could find on the entertainment industry.” “To get experience,” she says, “I would find local artists and musicians who were working on fantastic projects and work with them pro bono. It’s really hard to break into the entertainment industry without experience and connections.” She moved to Seattle and landed a job with Miramar Productions, a record label that also handled video production and distribution. She did music licensing, copyright and trademark work. Hired by Vivendi Games to be in-house counsel for one of their subsidiaries, Sierra On-Line,
Nancy worked on computer game development and video game publishing, developed technology agreements, and did a lot of marketing and product review. There weren’t many women in the video game industry at that point, she says, joking that her hours in the Chicago-Kent computer lab helped her land the job. “My sick gaming skills certainly made me stand out.” The company transferred her to Los Angeles to work with other subsidiary game companies like Universal Interactive and Blizzard Entertainment. The latter publishes World of Warcraft, a massively multiplayer online game. She worked on licensing distribution rights in China. “The deal was very complex and very interesting,” she recalls. “There were a lot of international aspects to the licensing issues and to the business relationship that tied back to some of the international work I’d done at Chicago-Kent.” Next, she was hired as a business development attorney at ABC, owned by Disney Studios, where she worked on digital product development and digital distribution for ABC shows. Now she works with the Disney 3-D Home Entertainment Group, which meets quarterly with 19 other companies from all over the world to push forward Blu-ray 3-D innovation and technology.
The most challenging part of doing legal work in the entertainment industry, she says, is the fact that “the quantity of transistors that fit on an integrated circuit doubles every two years.” That means computing hardware improves at an exponential rate. “Not only can we put content in front of consumers in new ways and on new platforms every day, but consumers are getting much more technically savvy,” she says. “It’s a true challenge to compete daily with piracy. As attorneys, we have to be agile to respond to the piracy threats and to explore the countless new opportunities. There’s a real push to embrace change in the entertainment industry at this point. It’s moving very, very fast. The newer the gadget, the faster you have to work.” Nancy says she loves working for Disney. “I get to see what’s coming next in 3-D technology before anybody else, and I get to influence how home entertainment is developing. It’s been really rewarding.”
“ To get experience,” she says, “I would find local artists and musicians who were working on fantastic projects and work with them pro bono.”
“They all have markedly different interests and agendas and negotiation styles,” she says. “We deal with a lot of IP, antitrust, technology and marketing issues.” What she learned in her Negotiations class often comes into play. “Chicago-Kent really taught me how to balance people’s interests—a lot of good problem-solving techniques.”
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“There’s a mystique about being an entertainment attorney,” says Symeon Davis ’97, a partner with Hobson Dungog Bernardino + Davis LLP in Los Angeles. “But most entertainment attorneys will tell you we’re doing many of the same things the real estate attorney is doing: We’re at our desks, negotiating on the phone, drafting agreements and advocating on behalf of clients who want to do deals.” A former musician himself (trumpet), Symeon, who earned his AB at Princeton, managed a singer-songwriter before attending IIT Chicago-Kent and planned to become an entertainment attorney all along. “It was a way to combine my analytical skills with my artistic side so I could stay in touch with both.”
“ I’m excited about my clients,” he says. “They’re pretty spectacular and have a real chance of going all the way.”
But he quickly discovered that “it’s tough to be a working entertainment attorney in Chicago if that’s all you do,” he says. “The deals typically bounce out to the East and West coasts.” He wanted to stay in Chicago, and he did a good number of music and television deals but increasingly worked on commercial real estate deals and found they were surprisingly similar. “You’re still negotiating over property,” he says. “One is real and one is intellectual. A lot of my skills were transferrable.” But the real joy for him is “representing the ‘creatives’ in this business—artists, producers, on-air talent and directors in music, film and television against studios, networks and large companies.”
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He currently represents a stable of singers, songwriters, actors and producers. “I’m excited about my clients,” he says. “They’re pretty spectacular and have a real chance of going all the way.” Since moving to Los Angeles with his wife in 2007, his practice has flipped from 60 percent real estate and 40 percent entertainment to 85 percent entertainment and 15 percent real estate. Symeon recently negotiated a number of music licensing deals for his client Robin, who has had three consecutive Billboard-charting dance hits. He also handles many of the merchandising and licensing deals for his firm’s client Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao, a 10-time world champion boxer and congressman in the Philippines. He also just secured a management deal for Isaiah Pittman V (Ip5), a young singer/ dancer/actor from the Chicago area with a “mega-manager” who represents the likes of Justin Timberlake, the Jonas Brothers and Ciara, and who managed Britney Spears, Janet Jackson, *NSYNC and other big acts. “He now has a really great management agreement with a world-class manager,” Symeon says. “The most exciting thing for me is representing a client who thinks he doesn’t have much bargaining power against Viacom, Sony, Universal or another big company and then negotiating a deal with them that really pushes the needle in my client’s favor.” To be an effective negotiator, he says, you have to know the law and have command of your facts and issues, but you also need to focus on style. “Anyone who is not high on style points is at a disadvantage in the entertainment business,” he says.
SYMEON DAVIS ’97 HOBSON DUNGOG BERNARDINO + DAVIS LLP, LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
When he was at Chicago-Kent, all indications were that he would end up as a litigator, but he became more and more curious about the transactional side. “I wanted to be in a win-win situation,” he says, “instead of a zero-sum situation where there’s a winner and a loser.” Chicago-Kent’s “rigorous legal writing program” prepared him well for the “tough work of both technical writing for contracts and writing that’s persuasive and effective at winning your negotiation points.” That has come in handy over the last year as he has been representing a film production company in its efforts to acquire the rights to the last film shot by an iconic world-renowned director who died before it was finished. The film has been sitting in a vault for over 30 years,
and though many companies have tried, no one has been able to secure the rights to finish it. “The process of negotiating with rightsholders all over the world has been very involved,” he says. “From a legal perspective, it’s been fascinating, challenging and rewarding.” His advice to young lawyers is the same advice he received from a mentor while attending Chicago-Kent: “Pick a practice area that you’re passionate about, because being a lawyer is difficult. Being a great lawyer requires even more effort, so you’d better be in a practice area that you love.”
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ALUMNI PROFILES
SANDRA CHEN ’94 UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RESORT, ORLANDO, FLA.
Sandra Chen ’94, director of legal affairs and sales and marketing counsel at Universal Orlando Resort, had experience in intellectual property law before she attended IIT Chicago-Kent. “I was a legal assistant in a California patent and trademark firm,” she explains. “I got to see a lot of patent prosecution, a lot of trademark litigation.” But what brought her to law school was more personal. “I had several friends who were involved in domestic violence situations,” she says, “and that sort of catapulted me to learn more about it and see what I could do.” During law school, she did most of her internships and volunteer work with firms and organizations that dealt with domestic violence issues. She especially appreciated working on criminal defense cases in the Chicago-Kent Law Offices. 16
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“I was able to employ what I learned in the classroom in a real-life setting that affected people,” she recalls. “What Chicago-Kent is very good at is teaching the practical lawyer, the one who can actually practice law. It was a good training ground.” Her career path after graduation was not so much a logical progression as “a series of fortunate events.” She worked for The Providence Journal in Rhode Island. In addition to publishing the newspaper, the company also managed television stations across the country, enabling her to gain experience with TV series licensing, syndication rights and First Amendment issues. The company also owned three cable networks—The Food Network, Home & Garden Television (HGTV) and America’s Health Network (AHN), which was located in Florida on a back lot at Universal.
She was hired for an in-house position with AHN and became friends with an in-house attorney at Universal, who became general counsel and invited her to join the department. “I’ve been here almost 10 years,” she says. In her job, she handles intellectual property licensing as well as marketing compliance with state and federal law. “Our marketing runs from the Internet to print and media distribution. At the moment there are a lot of burgeoning issues with the FTC, the most prominent being marketing to consumers while maintaining their privacy. We look at where the legislation is going and what could potentially affect us as a business that needs to operate within those confines.” One of the hottest issues is behavioral marketing through the Internet, which tracks “what consumers look at on a website, using cookie information,” she says. “You look at what interests them in order to better serve them by providing content that’s relevant.”
She notes, “There’s a huge dichotomy between how I started pursuing a law degree and where I am today, but one theme that runs throughout is that I’m always advocating for someone, whether it be protecting an individual or protecting the various rights that belong to a company. I’ve been very lucky in each opportunity as I transitioned into corporate IP law. It’s been very fulfilling for me.” And sitting on the board of the Universal Orlando Foundation, a public charity, she has been able to stay connected with her interest in advocacy for women and families through the various organizations served by the foundation. “This company is a wonderful place,” she says. “It’s like another extended family here.”
“ We’re like a mini-city. Every day you get all sorts of questions that you didn’t anticipate at the start of the day.”
The federal government is considering ways to give consumers a choice about whether they want to be tracked. “If the legislation makes it more challenging,” Sandra says, “you have to find solutions that allow you to meet your business objectives while working within the law.” She describes Universal as “a very busy complex. We’re like a mini-city. Every day you get all sorts of questions that you didn’t anticipate at the start of the day. This place really works my mental agility, and it’s a lot of fun. Not only do you walk into the middle of a theme park each day, but you’re handling legal issues that are so varied. You’re never bored.”
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JOEL WEISMAN ’69
WTTW CHANNEL 11 AND THE LAW OFFICES OF JOEL WEISMAN PC, CHICAGO, ILL. Joel Weisman ’69 is best known in Chicago as the host and senior editor of Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review, airing Friday nights on WTTW Channel 11. But among his colleagues in the media, he’s equally well-known as a media attorney who is a tough contract negotiator. When he started at IIT Chicago-Kent in the mid-1960s, he was a rookie reporter for the Post-Tribune in Gary, Ind. Later, he worked at the Chicago American for “a very nice boss who gave me all the time off I needed to study for law school.” After he graduated, Joel worked for the Chicago Sun-Times, then opened the first Chicago bureau of the Washington Post. He also joined Channel 11 as a political commentator on a short-lived newscast that eventually morphed into Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review, with Joel as host from its inception. Thirty-four years later, the Emmy-winning program is the longest-running show on Channel 11. Joel also worked simultaneously as a political commentator at WGN-TV in the 1980s and early 90s. In 1976, he opened a full-time law practice with a childhood friend who was a former assistant U.S. attorney. “This was a time,” Joel recalls, “when a lot of people were changing television stations, so there was a need for new contracts.” Competitors and colleagues started coming to him for help with their contracts. “Dick Kay of Channel 5 was the first person who hired me,” he says. “I’d never done a contract. I asked him, ‘Why do you want me?’ He said, ‘You’re a good reporter. You’re a tough guy.’”
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As word of mouth spread about his legal and negotiating skills, Joel gained clients in many other cities. He loved the work. “It was a way to vindicate my own worth,” he says, “because I felt I had been taken advantage of by some of my media employers in the past. In every one of these contracts, I feel like I’m negotiating for myself, not only my clients.” The majority of his work involves contracts for people in television. He has about 30 clients in Chicago, including weatherman Tom Skilling, anchors Allison Rosati and Cheryl Burton, and sportscaster Mark Giangreco, and approximately 120 other clients around the country. He also represents “a handful” of authors, columnists and radio personalities. “It’s a fairly specialized area,” he says. “Only two or three others do it in any volume in Chicago.” He does some intellectual property, trademark and copyright cases as well. Once he represented a nationally syndicated columnist who specialized in foreign policy and had just published a book on Fidel Castro. When a character popped up on a TV sitcom who happened to be a foreign correspondent with a recent book about Castro, he says, “we did some work in the area of misappropriation of persona.” With contract negotiations, “It’s all about mobility,” he says. “You have to be careful when negotiating. The contract’s pretty all-encompassing. You not only look at the job, but how your client gets out of the job and goes to the next position. You have to make sure the contract is written with as much specificity as possible so the employer doesn’t have loose grounds to terminate or exploit the client without additional pay for extra duties or job promotion.
“Our job is to get the most dollars, the most exposure and the most flexibility for our clients. Their job is to get the most work for the least dollars in the most restrictive situation. That’s the perpetual tug of war.” To be a good negotiator, he says, you have to know the client’s true market worth, and you have to nail down the details. But that’s not all. “You have to like people. You have to know who they’re accountable to. A good negotiator puts himself in the shoes of the other side. Figure out what motivates them, then address those motivations.”
“They were juggling more balls in the air,” he says. Joel was reporting, taking classes (nights and days) and working on the Commentator, the school newspaper. “It taught you how to juggle things. At a practice like ours, we’re juggling all day.”
“ A good negotiator puts himself in the shoes of the other side. Figure out what motivates them, then address those motivations.”
When he was at Chicago-Kent, he especially admired the students and the teachers who were also working in the real world.
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A Legendary Teacher Remembers Professor Ralph Brill looks back on five decades as teacher, role model, mentor and champion nonpareil of IIT Chicago-Kent students
In September, Professor Ralph Brill will celebrate 50 years on Chicago-Kent’s faculty. Already he has taught more than 8,500 Chicago-Kent students, with another 130 fortunate first-years lined up for next fall. Professor Brill has graciously agreed to share some reflections about his years at the law school and his storied approach to teaching. Fifty years at Chicago-Kent! Amazing, even to me! I would say that I remember those first days as well as I remember yesterday’s events, except I’m not sure I remember yesterday’s events very well. I joined the Chicago-Kent faculty in September 1961. I was very young. I accepted the offer in spite of the fact that, frankly, Chicago-Kent was not highly regarded among law schools in the country. Thus, I was advised by the dean of the University of Michigan Law School, where I was teaching Legal Writing, that I would never be able to leave Chicago-Kent for a better school. He was right! I never have been able to leave Chicago-Kent—though clearly not for the same reasons that motivated his advice.
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Chicago-Kent in 1961 was a completely different place from today’s school. It was a private, stand-alone law school, with no university affiliation. It did have a great mission—to provide the opportunity, at very low cost, to obtain a legal education. Qualifications for admission were minimal. One could be admitted based on 90 hours of C or better grades in undergraduate school. The LSAT was not required. Tuition was $20 per credit hour, with an LLB awarded upon successful completion of 80 credit hours—a law degree for $1,600! Two hundred and fifty students, divided equally between the day division and the evening division. Only seven full-time teachers. The dean and librarian also taught classes, and there were three adjunct teachers. While the catalog listed 53 courses, more than half of them were required courses, so electives were not taught every year. In fact, the dean issued specific sched-
ules for every student, and one had to come in to see him to request a modification of his choices—few attempted to argue with him! My salary was a whopping $5,280 per year, compared to the dean’s $9,500. For that huge salary, in the fall semester I taught day and evening sections of Property I, day and evening sections of Agency, and a day section of Legal Writing (approximately 68 students). In the spring I taught day and evening sections of Property II, a day section of Statutes, and an evening section of Legal Writing (about 50 students). That meant classes every day and two evenings per week, and I rarely went to sleep before 1 a.m. after preparing for class or marking up Legal Writing papers. Now you might justifiably ask, in light of these facts, why in the world did I stay? After all, the school was basically a throwback to the way Chicago-Kent operated when it began in 1888. The main factors for me were (1) I fell deeply in love with teaching; (2) since I was about the same age as most of the students, I understood their frustrations and feelings; (3) I became personal friends with most of them; and (4) I decided that I personally had to do something to try to bring the school into the 20th century.
“ Each class was different. Each developed different personalities, and I had to adapt to the changes or not succeed. I guess it is like what professional actors face—material taught many times before has to be differently presented for each new audience.” Change was going to be difficult! The dean was basically an eccentric tyrant. He made all admissions decisions himself. He typed dismissal letters himself. He computed each student’s GPA, by long division. He personally physically pulled students out of class if they had not yet paid all of their tuition. He personally cut locks off of their lockers at the end of the semester. He even physically threw out the occasional bum who came in from the street. Luckily, with the help of others — faculty, trustees, students — I was able to help get some needed changes in a relatively short time. By 1969, when we merged with IIT, the dean retired, and for about five years, my dear colleague Fred Herzog and I took over management of the school as deans. By 1974, we had hired some great teachers. Some are still here—e.g., Howard Chapman, Phil Hablutzel, David Rudstein, Richard Conviser and
Lew Collens (later to become dean and then IIT’s president). We hired the first women faculty members and the first minority faculty members. I personally raised sufficient funds to begin the clinical program, staffed by three lawyers — at that time working on poverty law cases in conjunction with the Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation. The Trial Advocacy Program began when we hired Judge Warren Wolfson. The first placement office was opened. I earmarked funds for the first faculty research budget to aid faculty scholarship. Distinguished faculty visitors — including Jon Waltz from Northwestern, Quintin Johnstone from Yale, and John O’Byrne, the dean at Northeastern — taught summer classes. We completely revamped the curriculum into a modern system — required first-year courses, with only one or two advanced required courses, leaving real opportunity for students to elect courses and seminars. We leased three floors in a nearby building and built out more classrooms and student spaces, setting in motion the ultimate purchase in 1976 of a more modern law school building at 77 S. Wacker Drive.
Subsequently, in 1977, then Dean Collens asked me to develop a plan for the Legal Writing curriculum. I proposed a unique-in-legaleducation, three-year, five-course program. Surprisingly, the faculty adopted it fully. It became the model for programs throughout the country to emulate, both in the number and content of the courses and for the ultimate staffing method. About the same time, I took over as adviser to the Moot Court Society. Almost immediately, we began reaching championship rounds and winning many, a record continued and greatly enhanced by my successors. I helped Professor Ron Staudt institute one of the first computers-in-legal-education programs in the country. We taught students the fundamentals of computer use to organize materials, do legal research, and draft memos, briefs and other documents. The doctrinal faculty and their excellent scholarship likewise grew like Topsy. The times were very exciting—the law school moved from what would have been the bottom of any ranking system in U.S. News & World Report to its listing in an early issue as the “Top Up-and-Coming Law School in the Country.” And in the ensuing years, the law school SUMMER 2011 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE
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Professor Brill was the guest of honor at “An Evening Celebrating 50 Years: Professor Ralph Brill’s Legacy at Chicago-Kent,” held July 21 at the Chicago Cultural Center. Some 300 alumni, faculty and friends enjoyed a video tribute to Professor Brill and reminisced about their teacher, mentor and colleague. Watch the video tribute online at www.youtube.com/ChicagoKentLaw.
I learned that, as a teacher, I had to be both strict and sensitive—forcing them to “think like lawyers” but understanding that I would need to gently force them to do many retakes. Thus, teaching has been very challenging. I constantly have been forced to change with the times.
has achieved a level of distinction beyond any reasonable contemplation by the Michigan dean 50 years ago. The best part of these 50 years has been the students, and my attempts to teach them. I have often analogized that incoming students are like infants—newborn. I told them they would be exposed to new (to them) forms of teaching, of studying, of thinking. I emphasized that they would be frustrated, and the process would take much time and patience. I said that, at most, at the end of the first semester they might be toddling, trying to find and maintain their balance, that the “lightbulb would go on at different times” for each. But eventually they would be running at full speed.
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Students learn in so many different ways. Some are aural learners and need to hear things stated or restated in two or three different ways. Some are visual learners, necessitating me to become technologically adept, using PowerPoint slides containing pictures and videos as well as words and sounds. Some need to be made to write or speak ideas in their own words in order to master them. So I couldn’t rely merely on lectures but had to ask questions, give quizzes,
analogize to current cultural images, use humor and sometimes be a shoulder on which they could cry. Each class was different. Each developed different personalities, and I had to adapt to the changes or not succeed. I guess it is like what professional actors face— material taught many times before has to be differently presented for each new audience. I look back on the 50 years with great pride and personal satisfaction. I have played an important role in the growth of a great school. But most of all, I fondly look back at the students I’ve taught! I have gained the friendship of literally thousands of former students. My reward has been to see former students, who may have struggled in the first year in my Torts or Legal Writing classes, excel as practicing lawyers, possibly using the knowledge and skills that I helped inculcate in them. It’s been a great 50 years!
THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES! Chicago-Kent alumni have shared stories about Professor Brill’s legendary career on a new blog created by the Chicago-Kent Alumni Association. Read former students’ witty and often poignant recollections at http://ralphbrill.wordpress.com. To submit your own memories, or to send Professor Brill your best wishes, email alums@kentlaw.edu.
in Living Properties: Making
B E R N A D E T T E AT U A H E N E
continues to serve on the
Knowledge and Controlling
won Princeton’s Law and Public
Property Rights & the Demands
Bioethics Advisory Council of
Ownership in the History of
Affairs Fellowship. She was
of Transformation, 31 Michigan
the March of Dimes Foundation.
Biology (J. Gaudillière et al. eds.,
one of six fellows chosen from
Journal of International Law
In September, Professor
monograph, Max Planck Institute
a pool of 150 applicants to be
765 (2010), and Property and
Andrews gave a talk about her
for the History of Science 2010).
in residence at Princeton for the
Transitional Justice, 58 UCLA
2011–12 academic year. She was
Law Review Discourse 65 (2010).
mystery novels at the Centuries
Professor Andrews’ forthcom-
Professor Atuahene published
and Sleuths bookstore in Forest
ing chapters include Sculpting
also selected to receive a fellow-
Park, Ill.
Public Policy Through Bioart, in
ship from the Woodhull Institute,
Art et Biotechnologies (E. Daub-
which provides extensive media
K I M B E R LY D . B A I L E Y
presentations in October on
ner & L. Poissant eds., Presses
training to women leaders.
was invited to present her paper
gene patenting: “Innovation,
de l’Université du Québec, 2d
Intellectual Property and
ed., forthcoming 2011) (with J.
Atuahene discussed her work
Persistence of the Privacy Norm”
Individual Rights” at the Yale
Bauman Horne), and A Pound
on property rights in South Africa
in September at the National
Law School Alumni Weekend
of Flesh: Patient Legal Action for
on NPR’s show “Worldview.” In
People of Color Conference at
in New Haven and “Genetic
Human Research Protections
September, she presented a
Seton Hall University School of
Counselors and Gene Patents”
in the Biotech Age, in Impatient
work-in-progress, an empirical
Law in Newark. In March, she
at the National Society of
Voices: Patients as Policy Actors
study of the efficacy of law in
was a panelist at Washington
Genetic Counselors 2010 annual
for
South Africa, at the National
University Law School’s Access
Education Conference in Dallas.
et al. eds., Rutgers University
People of Color Conference at
to Equal Justice Colloquium,
She was also interviewed by
Press, forthcoming 2011) (with
Seton Hall University School
“Race to Justice: Mass
the Washington Post and the
Julie Burger ’00). In January,
of Law in Newark. Her research
Incarceration and Masculinity
Associated Press about Robert
Playboy published Professor
was also the subject of a
Through a Black Feminist Lens.”
Edwards’ 2010 Nobel Prize in
Andrews’ article Privacy, Please:
September column in the
Medicine for the development of
How Facebook Jeopardizes Your
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
in vitro fertilization.
Private Life.
Professor Andrews gave two
Professor Andrews presented
U.S. Health Care (B. Hoffman
Professor Andrews was
“Domestic Violence and the
In August 2010, Professor
In June, Professor Bailey presented “Ain’t Nobody’s Busi-
In early November, Professor
ness: The Persistence of the
Atuahene gave a lecture about
Privacy Norm” at the Law and
“Gene Patents, Medical Care
profiled in an article titled Clone
land restitution in South Africa
Society Association’s annual
and Research” in February at
Ranger in the February issue of
at the Northwestern Negotiation
meeting in San Francisco. She
the American College of Legal
Chicago magazine. She continues
and Alternative Dispute
was also invited to present the
Medicine’s 51st annual meeting
to write for the Institute for
Resolution Colloquium Series.
paper later that month at the
in Las Vegas; “Studying Medical
Science, Law and Technology’s
She also presented her research
AALS Women and the Law
Malpractice at the Bedside” in
blog, On the Edges of Science
in October at the Midwest Law
Section’s annual meeting in
March at the inaugural Cathy
and
and Society Retreat.
Washington, D.C.
Shine Lecture at Boston University
.edu/islat).
Law (http://blogs.kentlaw
Professor Bailey’s article Lost
Professor Atuahene presented
School of Public Health; and
her paper “Where did the Money
in Translation: Domestic Violence,
“Who Owns the Patent to Your
Go?: The Contribution of the
“The Personal Is Political,” and
Genes?” in April at the Pediatric
Land Restitution Program’s
the Criminal Justice System
Pharmacogenomics and Person-
Financial Awards to Economic
was published in 100 Journal
alized Medicine Conference
Development in South Africa” in
of
at Children’s Mercy Hospital in
November at the Conference on
1255 (2010).
Kansas City, Mo.
Empirical Legal Studies at Yale
Professor Andrews, along with Professor Josh Sarnoff of DePaul University College of Law, filed
Criminal Law and Criminology
Law School and served as a commentator at the conference. Professor Atuahene was invited
K AT H A R I N E K . B A K E R published Marriage and Parent-
an amicus brief in Association
to present at “Constitutionalism
hood as Status and Rights:
of Molecular Pathology v. U.S.
and Rights,” a conference
The Growing, Problematic and
Patent & Trademark Office in the
hosted by La Trobe University,
Possibly Constitutional Trend to
Court of Appeals for the Federal
Australia, and held in December
Disaggregate Family Status from
Circuit on behalf of a number
at the University of Cape
Family Rights, 71 Ohio State Law
of medical organizations.
Town and the University of
Journal 127 (2010).
Professors Andrews and Sarnoff
Stellenbosch, South Africa.
argued that the district court’s
The Office of U.N. High
decision, which invalidated a
Commissioner for Human Rights
F E L I C E B AT L A N published
number of patent claims directed
Independent Expert on Minority
The Birth of Legal Aid: Gender
to the BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast
Issues, Gay McDougall, invited
Ideologies, Women and the Bar in
cancer genes, should be affirmed.
Professor Atuahene to speak in
New York City, 1863–1910, 28 Law
December about land reform at
and
Professor Andrews, along with her co-authors Max
a forum on minority issues at the
Mehlman and Mark Rothstein,
U.N. headquarters in Geneva,
published a revision to their
Switzerland.
casebook Genetics: Ethics, Law and
Policy (Thomson/West 3d
FA C U L T Y N O T E S
LORI B. ANDREWS
History Review 931 (2010).
In March, Professor Atuahene gave a presentation about
ed. 2010). Professor Andrews
“Property Law and Race” at the
and Jordan Paradise ’03 co-
Association of Law, Policy &
authored Genetic Sequence
Society’s annual meeting, held
Patents: Historical Justification
at Georgetown University Law
and Current Impacts, published
Center.
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Revenue Service Research
F R E D P. B O S S E L M A N
discussed Citizens United v.
edited the Chicago-Kent Law
was an invited participant at
Federal Election Commission
Review’s Symposium on Energy
“Nonprofit Speech in the 21st
in August 2010 at a community
Law (2011). He also wrote the
Century: Time for a Change?,”
Respecting Foundation and
forum in Frankfort, Ill., hosted
introduction for the issue and
the annual conference of the
Charity Autonomy: How Public
by the American Constitution
contributed an article titled
National Center on Philanthropy
Is Private Philanthropy?, 85
Society.
Green Diesel: Finding a Place
and the Law at NYU School of
Chicago-Kent Law Review 571
for Algae Oil.
Law.
(2010) (symposium) (with J.
Professor Birdthistle presented his article Breaking
Professor Bosselman’s
Also in October, Professor
Conference in Washington, D.C. Professor Brody published
Tyler), and All Charities Are
Bucks in Money Market Funds
article The Future of Electricity
Brody presented “The Legal
Property-Tax Exempt, but Some
last fall at the Canadian Law and
Infrastructure is forthcoming
Framework” for a panel on “The
Charities Are More Exempt Than
Economics Association’s annual
in Urban Lawyer. His chapter
Big Picture—Historical, Legal,
Others, 44 New England Law
meeting in Toronto and at faculty
The Loneliness of the Long
Economic and Policy Frames”
Review 621 (2010) (symposium).
workshops at Northwestern
Distance Runner: Nuclear Power
in Baltimore at the “Public Policy
Her chapter The Board of
University School of Law, the
in the Twenty-First Century will
for Nonprofits” symposium,
Nonprofit Organizations:
University of North Carolina Law
be published later this year in
organized by ARNOVA
Puzzling Through the Gaps
School, and Notre Dame Law
Climate Change: A Reader (W.
(Association for Research on
Between Law and Practice: A
School. In January, he presented
Rodgers et al. eds., Carolina
Nonprofit Organizations and
View from the United States
the article at two panels at the
Academic Press).
Voluntary Action) and the Gates
appeared in Comparative
Association of American Law
Foundation. Professor Brody’s
Corporate Governance of Non-
Schools’ annual meeting in
outline will appear in the project’s
Profit Organizations (K. Hopt &
San Francisco. The article was
R A L P H B R I L L received the
working paper and report titled
T. von Hippel eds., Cambridge
published in 2010 Wisconsin Law
Association of Legal Writing
Critical Public Policy Issues for
University Press 2010).
Review 1155.
Directors’ first Brill Award,
the Nonprofit Sector (scheduled
established in recognition of his
for 2011). She will develop her
Birdthistle and Professor Tamar
more than 50 years of service in
outline for her invited lead article
BARTRAM S. BROWN
Frankel of Boston University
the legal academy. Professor Brill
in the fall issues of ARNOVA’s
edited the Research Handbook
School of Law co-hosted
received the award in January
journal, Nonprofit & Voluntary
on International
the 3rd annual Investment
at a reception held during the
Sector Quarterly.
(Edward Elgar Publishing 2011).
Fund Roundtable. Professor
Association of American Law
In November, Professor Brody
In June, Professor Brown
Birdthistle was asked to serve
Schools annual meeting in San
attended ARNOVA’s 38th annual
went to Zimbabwe on a two-
as a discussant at the inaugural
Francisco.
In December, Professor
Criminal Law
conference in Alexandria, Va.,
week human rights fact-finding
In October, Professor
where she presented her draft
mission organized by the
Workshop, hosted in April by
Brill visited the University of
article “Sunshine and Shadows
International Bar Association.
the Center for Law, Economics
California, Irvine, School of Law
on Charity Governance: Public
The focus was the rule of law in
& Finance at the George
as a member of an American
Disclosure as a Regulatory Tool”
general, and the implementation
Washington University Law
Bar Association inspection
as well as two published pieces:
of the 2008 “global political
School in Washington, D.C.
team. The team will write a
Tax Treatment of Nonprofit
agreement” between Robert
report for the ABA Accreditation
Organizations: A Two-Edged
Mugabe’s ZANU-PF and the
Investment Indiscipline: A
Committee to assist them in
Sword?, in Nonprofits and
opposition Movement for
Behavioral Approach to Mutual
determining whether to grant
Government: Collaboration and
Democratic Change. The
Fund Jurisprudence, 2010
provisional accreditation to the
Conflict (E. Boris & C. Steuerle
seven-person delegation met
University of Illinois Law Review
law school, which began its first
eds., Center on Nonprofits and
with many cabinet ministers
61. He also prepared an amicus
year of operation in 2009.
Philanthropy, The Urban Institute
from each party as well as with
brief in Janus Capital Group
Press 2d ed. 2006) (with J.
many NGOs. A report about
v. First Derivative Traders, a
Cordes), and All Charities Are
the mission will be published in August.
International Junior Faculty
Professor Birdthistle published
securities regulation case argued
E V E LY N B R O D Y continues
Property-Tax Exempt, but Some
before the U.S. Supreme Court in
to serve as the reporter for the
Charities Are More Exempt Than
December.
American Law Institute (ALI)
Others, 44 New England Law
project on Principles of the Law
Review 621 (2010) (symposium).
CHRISTOPHER J.
of Nonprofit Organizations.
She also participated in a
B U C C A F U S C O presented
At the direction of the ALI
colloquy on “How Can We
The Creativity Effect in August
council, she revised chapter
Balance Legitimate Public
2010 at the plenary panel
6 for consideration by the ALI
Regulation of Nonprofits with
of the Intellectual Property
membership at its May 2011
First Amendment Freedoms?”
Scholars Conference. The
annual meeting.
Professor Brody presented
article, co-written with Professor
“Sunshine and Shadows on
Christopher Sprigman of the
Uniform Law Commission’s
Charity Governance: Public
University of Virginia, was
Protection of Charitable Assets
Disclosure as a Regulatory Tool”
published in 78 University of
Act project, Professor Brody
in November at the University of
Chicago Law Review 31 (2011).
participated in three-day
Illinois & Chicago-Kent College
drafting sessions in November
of Law Faculty Forum and in
fusco made CLE presentations
and in February. The project is
January to the Chicago Bar
on “Happiness and the Law”
scheduled for its second reading
Association Committee for Trade
and “Geographic Indications
at the Uniform Law Commission’s
and Professional Associations
of Origin” at Alumni Day at
annual meeting in July.
Law. In June, she’ll discuss
Chicago-Kent. “Making Sense
the paper at the 2011 Internal
of Intellectual Property” was his
As the ALI liaison to the
24
In October, Professor Brody
WILLIAM A. BIRDTHISTLE
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In October, Professor Bucca-
topic at the Works-in-Progress
D A N I E L T. C O Y N E
SUZANNE EHRENBERG
in Rome and the University of
Intellectual Property Colloquium,
received a Special Recognition
wrote The 90-Minute Memo—A
Rome (Sapienza). Scholars from
held in February at Boston
Award in October from the
Summative Assessment That
universities throughout Italy gave
University.
Chicago Appleseed Fund for
Builds Confidence, published in
presentations on the book and
Justice and the Chicago Council
the fall 2010 issue of The Second
its themes, and Professor Gerber
presented Making Sense of
of Lawyers for his pro bono
Draft.
drew the various presentations
Intellectual Property Law in May
efforts to improve the quality of
at the Midwest Junior Faculty
the Cook County Criminal Justice
Conference at Washington
System.
Professor Buccafusco
University Law School. The
Last summer, Professor
together and commented on them. D AV I D J . G E R B E R
In March, Professor Gerber
gave a talk in September on
lectured on “Global Competition
article will be published in the
Coyne was appointed by Gov.
“Competition Law in Asia: Global
Law” at the University of Milan
Cornell Law Review in 2012.
Pat Quinn to the newly formed
Competition Law Convergence
and Bocconi University in Milan,
Professor Buccafusco
Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief
as Context” as a principal
and gave a talk on “Comparative
was invited to speak on the
Commission, which is charged
speaker at “The Regulation of
Law and Global Economic
“creativity effect” in June in
with conducting inquiries into
Competition: The Case of Asian
Integration” at the University of
Munich at the “Workshop for
claims of torture on behalf of
Capitalism,” an interdisciplinary
Turin.
Junior Researchers on the Law
persons convicted of a felony
conference sponsored by
& Economics of Intellectual
based on a tortured confession
University College Dublin School
Convergence in the Treatment
Property and Competition Law,”
instigated by former Chicago
of Law in Ireland.
of Dominant Firm Conduct: The
organized by the International
Police Commander Jon Burge or
Max Planck Research School for
an officer under his supervision.
Gerber gave two lectures—one
Union, and the Institutional
Competition and Innovation and
The group will then submit
on “The Role of Economics in
Embeddedness of Economics,
the Professorship for Intellectual
recommendations on which
Global Regulatory Convergence”
76 Antitrust Law Journal 951
Property at ETH Zurich.
claims should be prosecuted.
and the other on central themes
(2010), and Anthropology,
The eight-member commission
from his most recent book,
History and the “More Economic
published Valuing Intellectual
was created in 2009 as a result
Global Competition: Law, Markets
Approach” in European
Property: An Experiment, 96
of legislation sponsored by State
and
Cornell Law Review 1 (2010)
Sen. Kwame Raoul ’93 (D-13) to
faculty of Aix-en-Provence in
Essay, 41 International Review
(with C. Sprigman), and
provide due process for scores
France. While there, he also
of Intellectual
Retribution and the Experience
of people allegedly tortured by
served as a member of the jury
Competition Law 441 (2010).
of Punishment, 98 California
Burge and his subordinates
for the awarding of a PhD in the
Law Review 1463 (2010) (with
between 1972 and 1991.
faculty of law.
Professor Buccafusco
J. Bronsteen & J. Masur). His
Professor Coyne has been
Professor Gerber published
United States, the European
In November, Professor
Competition Law—A Review
Globalization—at the law
Property and
DOUGLAS WM.
In December, Professor
review of David H. Kaye’s book
interviewed and quoted by
Gerber gave the keynote
G O D F R E Y taught a course in
The Double Helix and the Law of
the news media several times
lecture for one of the principal
August 2010 about the American
Evidence appeared in 29 Law
over the past year, including
sessions of the U.N. Conference
legal system and English to
interviews with the Chicago Sun-
on Trade and Development’s
foreign students who were about
Professor Buccafusco and
Times about sex offender registry
weeklong set of meetings in
to begin their legal studies.
Professor David Schwartz
legislation and the Illinois Torture
Geneva, Switzerland. His topic
Professor Godfrey taught at
were named co-editors of the
Inquiry and Relief Commission;
was “Constructing Competition
the China University of Political
SSRN eJournal Intellectual
the Daily Herald regarding a
Law and Policy for Countries
Science and Law in Beijing for
Property: Empirical Studies.
Lake County murder prosecution
at Varying Levels of Economic
several weeks in December. His
with a false-confessions issue;
Development.” During his stay,
classes introduced the students
WBBM Radio about the likely
he also presented a lecture
to American legal analysis and
costs of retrying former Illinois
introducing his book on global
writing.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich and the
competition. That same month,
available sources of funds
Professor Gerber gave a talk
to work with Justice David
for the retrial; the Wilmington
on “Competition Law and Asian
Erickson and others on training
Delaware News-Journal regarding
Economic Integration” at the Asia
Mexican professors and judges
a pending pediatrician-patient
Competition Forum in Hong Kong.
in oral trial skills. He is also
and
History Review 642 (2011).
sexual abuse case and the
In January, Professor Gerber
Professor Godfrey continues
active in a campus-wide working
propriety of the execution of a
gave lectures on “Economics and
group considering the ramifica-
search warrant; and the Chicago
Global Regulatory Convergence”
tions of social media, such as
Sun-Times and WCDN Radio
at the Toulouse School of
Facebook.
about the retirement of Illinois
Economics in France and on
Supreme Court Justice Thomas
“Global Competition Law” at the
Fitzgerald and the appointment
University of Rome (Sapienza)
of his replacement, Illinois
and at the European University
Appellate Court Justice Mary
Institute in Florence.
Jane Theis.
Professor Gerber’s book Global Competition: Law, Markets and Globalization was the focus of a January workshop co-sponsored by LUISS (Independent International University of Social Studies) Guido Carli University
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RICHARD J. GONZALEZ
and clearing of swaps. Later
STEVEN J. HEYMAN
RICHARD S. KLING
gave a talk on “Effective Depo-
that month, Professor Hablutzel
went to Washington, D.C., during
was interviewed about crime
sition Strategies and Techniques”
spoke at the Illinois State Bar
the first week of the Supreme
and justice in October for
in November at the ABA Section
Association on those topics
Court’s 2010 term to attend
“Viewpoints,” a nationally
of Labor and Employment Law
and related issues in the
the oral argument in Snyder
broadcast radio program. He
Conference in Chicago. He has
implementation of the Dodd-
v. Phelps, a high-profile First
wrote an article published
been invited to speak this coming
Frank Act on securities and
Amendment case. The issue
in December by the Illinois
October in New York at the
banks.
in the case was whether the
Association of Criminal Defense
members of a fundamentalist
Lawyers on “Forfeiture by
and was a panelist on two
church can be held liable
Wrongdoing” (the so-called Drew
television shows for the Cable
for picketing at the funeral
Peterson hearsay exception). In
with Professor Laurie Leader
TV Committee of the Illinois State
of a Marine killed in Iraq—a
February, he gave a lecture on
and Debra A. Millenson,
Bar Association. “Covenants
demonstration at which they
“Forfeiture by Wrongdoing” at the
co-authored the current sup-
Not to Compete” and “Choice
carried signs with slogans like
National Association of Criminal
plement to Barbara Lindemann
of Business Entities” were
“Thank God for Dead Soldiers”
Defense Lawyers’ mid-year
& Paul Grossman, Employment
broadcast in May on CAN-TV
and “God Hates Fags.” During
conference in San Antonio.
Discrimination Law (BNA Books,
Cable Channel 2.
the course of the year, Professor
In January, Professor
Heyman provided advice to the
Kling presented a lecture to
published a chapter titled
legal team for the plaintiff (the
approximately 150 lawyers and
Dissociation: Mandatory
father of the slain Marine) and
judges from the Southwestern
VIVIEN C. GROSS,
Liquidation or Mandatory
organized a moot court to help
Suburban Bar Association on the
along with Richard Reibman
Buyouts of Partnerships in
prepare the plaintiff’s lawyer,
new Illinois Rules of Evidence.
’78 of Dykema Gossett PLLC,
the revised practice manual
Sean Summers, for the oral
In April, he spoke about the
discussed potential ethical
Illinois Business Law: LLCs
argument.
same topic for the Criminal Law
problems in October at Chicago-
and
Kent’s Financial Services Law
IICLE 2011).
Practising Law Institute’s annual Institute on Employment Law. Professor Gonzalez, along
Supp. 2010).
Professor Hablutzel organized
Professor Hablutzel
Partnerships (D. Tracy ed.,
Conference.
Last fall, Professor Heyman spoke at several Chicago-Kent
Committee of the Chicago Bar Association.
events, including a panel discussion on the so-called STEVEN L. HARRIS
Ground Zero mosque and a
HAROLD J. KRENT
PHILIP N. HABLUTZEL
completed his service as reporter
debate over Christian Legal
spoke about “Protecting Data
continues to serve as director of
for the Joint Review Committee
Society v. Martinez, in which
Security” at the Beijing Lawyers
the Institute of Illinois Business
on Uniform Commercial Code
the Supreme Court held that
Association and at Soochow
Law, based at Chicago-Kent, and
Article 9. The amendments that
Hastings College of Law did
University in Taipei. He also
is in his eighth year as a public
the committee recommended
not violate the First Amendment
addressed a faculty workshop
member of the Business Conduct
have begun to be introduced in
when it decided to provide
at Northwestern University
Committee of the Chicago Board
state legislatures.
official recognition and funding
School of Law on “Delimiting
only to those student groups
Delegations to Private Parties.”
Options Exchange.
Professor Harris continues
In September, Professor
to serve as the commercial
that were open to all Hastings
Hablutzel presented a paper
law coordinator for the U.S.
students, and that did not
Private Performing the Public:
at the Chicago Bar Association
delegation with respect to the
discriminate on the basis of
Delimiting Delegations to Private
that described and analyzed the
Space Assets Protocol to the
factors like sexual orientation
Parties, 65 University of Miami Law
various legal “forms” or “entities”
Cape Town Convention. In that
and religious belief.
Review 507 (2011) (symposium).
available, depending on whether
capacity, he participated in a
the organization will be operating
In September, Professor
The U.S. Court of Appeals
meeting of the Informal Working
Heyman gave the Constitution
for the First Circuit quoted from
as a for-profit enterprise or as a
Group on Default Remedies and
Day address at IIT. The talk, titled
Dean Krent’s article Of Diaries
not-for-profit organization.
consulted with representatives
“How Should We Think About
and Data Banks: Use Restrictions
of the international commercial
Free Speech? Justice Holmes,
Under the Fourth Amendment, 74
space and financial communities.
Justice Brandeis, and the First
Texas Law Review 49, 94 (1995),
Professor Harris completed
In October, the Chicago Bar Association presented Professor Hablutzel with a plaque “in
Amendment,” can be found on
in Boroian v. Mueller, 616 F.3d 60
recognition of his 22 years of
the fifth edition of his casebook
the Chicago-Kent Faculty Blog
(1st Cir. 2010).
dedicated service to the Chicago
Security Interests in Personal
at http://blogs.kentlaw.edu
Bar Association’s Business
Property (Foundation Press,
/faculty/2010/10/how-should-we
Law Committee and the annual
forthcoming 2011) (with C.
-think-about-free-speech.html.
‘How to Form a Business Entity’
Mooney, Jr.), which includes
In November, Professor Heyman
Seminars.” He has been the
new materials on the 2010
was one of the featured speakers
organizer and chair of the two-
amendments to UCC Article 9.
at a Supreme Court preview held
day seminar since 1988.
His article Using First Principles
by the Chicago Lawyer Chapter
of UCC Article 9 to Solve
of the American Constitution
Hablutzel participated in a
Statutory Puzzles in Receivables
Society.
three-day conference of the
Financing (with C. Mooney, Jr.)
Derivatives and Futures Law
was published in the Gonzaga
The Dark Side of the Force: The
Committee of the American Bar
Law Review in a symposium
Legacy of Justice Holmes for
Association. The conference
issue commemorating the 10th
First Amendment Jurisprudence,
concentrated on the drafting
anniversary of revised UCC
19 William & Mary Bill of Rights
of new Commodity Futures
Article 9.
Journal 661 (2011).
In February, Professor
Trading Commission regulations for exchange trading
26
Dean Krent published The
CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2011
Professor Heyman published
LAURIE E. LEADER
was working at the Stanford
Indiana University School of
NANCY S. MARDER
obtained a jury verdict on behalf
Center for Internet and Society.
Law–Bloomington.
created the Jury Center at
of a client in an employment
The case is a constitutional
defamation case in early
challenge to Section 514 of the
of the Federal Service Impasse
its director. The Jury Center
September. In November, she
Uruguay Round Agreements
Panel, Professor Malin issued
is dedicated to providing
spoke about “Nonstatutory
Act, which removes thousands
an interest arbitration award
academics, lawyers, judges, and
Causes of Action” on a panel at
of foreign works from the public
that established the terms of the
members of the media and the
the ABA Section of Labor and
domain in the United States
first national master collective
public with up-to-date research
Employment Law Conference in
and grants them “restored
bargaining agreement between
on juries. The Jury Center’s
Chicago.
copyrights.”
the National Treasury Employees
website (www.kentlaw.edu/
Union and the U.S. Department
jurycenter) currently includes a
Professor Leader updated
Professor Lee published Tech-
In his capacity as a member
Chicago-Kent and serves as
two treatises for which she is
nological Fair Use, 83 Southern
of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Selected Annotated Bibliography
the revision author: Employment
California Law Review 797 (2010).
Customs and Border Protection.
of recent scholarship on the jury.
and Compensation, in Current
He also became a contributing
Legal Forms with Tax Analysis,
blogger to the Huffington Post.
second edition of Public Sector
Vol. 13 (Matthew Bender &
His posts include Golan v.
Employment: Cases and Materials
Co. 1998 & Supp. 1999–2010),
Holder: Supreme Court to Review
(Thomson/West 2d ed. 2011)
an invitation to serve as a
and Stock Options and Other
Copyrighting Works in Public
(with A. Hodges & J. Slater).
member of an American Bar
Incentive Plans, in Current
Domain and Why a Google-
His recent articles include The
Association committee to
Legal Forms with Tax Analysis,
Groupon Deal Makes Sense.
Evolving Schizophrenic Nature
rewrite capital case instructions
Vol. 17 (Matthew Bender & Co.
of Labor Arbitration, 2010
into plain English. She was
2009 & Supp. 2010). Along with
Journal of Dispute Resolution 57
reappointed as a member of the
Professor Malin published the
Special Projects will be added soon. Professor Marder accepted
Professor Richard Gonzalez
JACQUELINE LEIMER
(symposium); The Canadian Auto
American Judicature Society’s
and Debra A. Millenson, Pro-
spoke in March at the Minnesota
Workers-Magna International Inc.
Carpenter Center Advisory
fessor Leader co-authored the
State Bar Association’s annual
Framework of Fairness Agreement:
Committee and as the professor/
current supplement to Barbara
Advanced Trademark Law
A U.S. Perspective, 54 Saint
reporter for the Illinois Supreme
Lindemann & Paul Grossman,
Conference as a panelist
Louis University Law Journal
Court Committee on Jury
Employment Discrimination Law
for “Strategies for Dealing
525 (2010) (symposium); and
Instructions in Civil Cases.
(BNA Books, Supp. 2010).
with ‘Trademark Bullies’” and
In Honor of Clyde W. Summers:
“Trademark Due Diligence in
An Introduction to a Special
presented her paper “Judging
Mergers and Acquisitions.”
Symposium, 14 Employee Rights
TV Reality Judges” at the
E D WA R D L E E is the new
and
director of Chicago-Kent’s
(2010) (with D. Scherer).
Program in Intellectual Property
M A R T I N H . M A L I N was
Law. He organized the inaugural
Employment Policy Journal 1
In October, Professor Marder
Midwest Law and Society Retreat at the University of Wisconsin
An article Professor Malin
in Madison. She also presented
elected to the board of governors
wrote with Professor Henry H.
“Helping Jurors to Understand
Chicago-Kent Supreme Court
of the College of Labor and
Perritt, Jr. , The National Labor
Jury Instructions” at the Clarity
Intellectual Property Review, held
Employment Lawyers.
Relations Act in Cyberspace:
2010 Conference, held at the
Union Organizing in Electronic
Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Lisbon, Portugal.
at the law school in September.
In September, Professor Malin
Professors Christopher
was interviewed on WBEZ’s
Workplaces, 49 University of
Buccafusco, David Schwartz
program “City Room” concerning
Kansas Law Review 1 (2000),
and Carolyn Shapiro
the National Labor Relations
was cited by the National Labor
Marder presented her paper
moderated three of the panels.
Board’s decision to decline
Relations Board in its decision in
“In the Absence of Law and
jurisdiction over the Chicago
J & R Flooring, Inc., 356 NLRB
Justice” at an Interdisciplinary
“Measuring TRIPS Compliance
Math & Science Academy
No. 9 (Oct. 22, 2010).
Conference on Women and
and Defiance” in January at the
Charter School. He taught “A
Conference on 15 Years of TRIPS
Potpourri of Hot Topics in Public
effects of legally recognizing
Chicago-Kent Institute for
Implementation, at the University
Sector Labor Law,” a seminar
a right of public employees to
Law and the Humanities. She
of Georgia School of Law, and
co-sponsored by the Illinois
strike—Public Employees’ Rights
presented the paper again in
in February at the 2011 Works-
Governor’s Office and the Illinois
to Strike: Law and Experience,
March as part of a panel on
in-Progress Intellectual Property
Attorney General’s Office, in
26 University of Michigan Journal
“Law and African-American
Colloquium at Boston University
Chicago in September and in
of
School of Law.
Springfield in October.
was discussed extensively
14th annual meeting of the
in a January article in Crain’s
Association for the Study of Law, Culture & the Humanities.
Professor Lee presented
In April, Professor Lee was a
In November, Professor
In November, Professor
Professor Malin’s study of the
Law Reform 313 (1993)—
Gender, organized by the
Cultural Production” at the
commentator at the 4th annual
Malin moderated a panel titled
Cleveland Business. The article
Junior Scholars in Intellectual
“Let There Be Peace on Earth:
reported on proposals from Ohio
In December, Professor
Property Workshop at Michigan
International Frameworks for
Gov. John Kasich to amend the
Marder spent several weeks
State University College of Law.
Dispute Resolution” at the
Ohio public sector collective
at the Old Bailey in London,
He also presented a talk on
ABA Section of Labor and
bargaining statute to, among
observing jury trials and other
“Enforcement of TRIPS by BRIC
Employment Law Conference
other things, prohibit strikes by
court proceedings. The Old
and Developing Countries”
in Chicago. Later that month,
all Ohio public employees.
Bailey hears serious criminal
at a conference on the TRIPS
he presented a paper titled
cases, and Professor Marder
Agreement at Thomas Jefferson
“The Arbitration Fairness Act:
observed jury trials on issues
School of Law in San Diego.
It Need Not and Should Not Be
as diverse as gang murder,
an All or Nothing Proposition”
sexual abuse and fraud. She
agreed to hear Golan v. Holder,
at a symposium on “Labor
interviewed a number of judges,
a case that Professor Lee helped
and Employment Law Under
barristers and court personnel
develop 10 years ago while he
the Obama Administration” at
about jury practices so that
The U.S. Supreme Court
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FA C U L T Y N O T E S
she could make comparisons
Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review
In April, Professor Nahmod
between practices in the United
as part of its inaugural Supreme
organized and spoke at Chicago-
presented a CLE lecture in
Kingdom and the United States.
Court issue, which will honor
Kent’s 28th annual Section
October at Chicago-Kent.
Her observations will appear in
Justice Stevens and his work on
1983 Civil Rights Litigation
“Barbies, Bratz and Bluster”
an article titled Two Weeks at the
the court and retirement from the
Conference. The conference
explored trade secrets, RICO
Old Bailey: Jury Lessons from
bench.
was attended by lawyers from
claims, employee agreements
around the country and featured
and interpretations, and related
nationally known experts.
claims in Mattel v. MGA.
England, in a symposium she’s
Professor Marder’s reminis-
editing for the Chicago-Kent Law
cence of her two-year clerkship
Review titled Comparative Jury
with Justice Stevens, Two Last-
Systems. The symposium will
ing Impressions, appeared in
update to his treatise Civil Rights
include articles from contributors
the CBA Record in September. In
and
who have written about jury
August 2010, she published an
The Law of Section 1983
M A R Z Á N served on the
systems all over the world; the
op-ed piece titled Women and
(Thomson/West 4th ed. 1997)
planning committee for the 2010
issue will open with a foreword
Jury Service in the Chicago Daily
was published in September.
Chicago-Kent Institute for Law
by Judge Brian Barker, the
Law Bulletin.
His article Justice Souter on
and the Workplace members
common serjeant of London
Government Speech was
meeting. In August 2010,
and deputy senior judge at the
published in 2010 Brigham Young
the Asociación Nacional de
University Law Review 2097.
Magistrados, a large association
Professor Nahmod’s 2010 Civil Liberties Litigation:
C É S A R F. R O S A D O
Central Criminal Court, Old
SHELDON H. NAHMOD
Bailey.
gave a talk on the Religion
Nahmodlaw.com, Professor
Clauses and the “Ground
Nahmod’s blog on Section 1983
Professor Rosado Marzán to give
gave a presentation to the Illinois
Zero Mosque” in September
and constitutional law, now has
a talk on American labor law.
Attorney General’s Office on the
at a Chicago-Kent program
more than 20,000 views.
movie 12 Angry Men and what
sponsored by Students for a
it teaches about juror behavior
Secular Society, the Muslim Law
and the role of the jury. The
Students Association, and the
H E N RY H . P E R R I T T, J R . ,
Working for Another Miracle,
presentation was part of the
Institute for Law and Humanities.
presented his paper “The Effect
was published in September in
of Implementation of the Rule
the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
In March, Professor Marder
office’s in-house professional
In October, Professor
of Chilean judges, invited
Professor Rosado Marzán’s op-ed about the Chilean miners and labor law in Chile,
development program for its 362
Nahmod gave a presentation
of Law in Under-Developed
In November, he gave a talk on
assistant attorneys general.
for Chicago-Kent alumni titled
Countries” in October at a pro-
“Labor Inspection in Chile” at
“Section 1983 Overview and
gram sponsored by the Chicago
the American Bar Association’s
chaired two panels at the Law
Update.” He gave a second talk
Lawyer Chapter of the American
4th annual Section of Labor and
and Society Association’s annual
at Chicago-Kent in October
Constitution Society and the
Employment Law Conference in
meeting in San Francisco—
on “The Supreme Court’s 2009
Chicago Bar Association Civil
Chicago.
“Comparative Jury Systems:
Term” at a meeting of the
Rights and Constitutional Law
In February, Professor Rosado
Australia, Canada, England and
American Constitution Society
Committee. In April, Professor
Marzán presented “The Power to
Wales” and “Comparative Jury
and the Federalist Society. Also
Perritt was a panelist at the
Frame: The Human Rights Turn
Systems: Germany, Japan, South
in October, Professor Nahmod
Chicago International Music
on Labor Rights in Chile and the
Korea, Russia and Spain.” The
gave a presentation about the
and Movie Festival, where he
Role of State Power” at “West
panelists came from all of the
Stevens case (depictions of
spoke about Chicago’s attitude
Meets East: The International
countries included in the panel
animal cruelty) titled “Animal
toward indie musicians and
Labor Organization from Geneva
titles.
Rights, Free Exercise and Free
moviemakers.
to the Pacific Rim,” a conference
In June, Professor Marder
In late June, Professor
Speech” for the Animal Law
Professor Perritt has been
Marder gave a presentation on
Committee of the Chicago Bar
appointed to the board of direc-
“Helping Your Case: Making
Association.
tors of The Artistic Home, an
held at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
the Case for Juror Questions”
In November, Professor
off-Loop theater company, and
and led a discussion on “Jury
Nahmod spoke about Section
to the scholarship committee of
D AV I D S . R U D S T E I N ’s
Trial Innovations” at the National
1983 to newly confirmed federal
the SAE Foundation, an arm of
article Re-Trying the Acquitted
Jury Summit: The Jury Trial of
district court judges at a pro-
the Sigma Alpha Epsilon frater-
in England, Part III: Prosecution
the 21st Century, organized
gram presented by the Federal
nity that awards undergraduate
Appeals Against Judges’ Rulings
by the American Board of Trial
Judicial Center in Washington,
scholarships throughout the
of “No Case to Answer” was
Advocates in Chicago.
D.C. Professor Nahmod has
country.
accepted for publication by
Professor Marder’s essay
participated in this program
Professor Perritt’s treatise Law
Judging the Television Judges
for more than 20 years. Also in
and the Information
will be published in Law and
November, Professor Nahmod
was published with a new title,
Justice on the Small Screen
gave a talk about Section 1983
Digital Communications Law
(P. Robson & J. Silbey eds.,
to the Iowa Municipal Attorneys
(Wolters Kluwer rev. ed. 2010).
forthcoming 2011). Her chapter
Association in Des Moines.
His new articles include Music
Law, Literature and Feminism:
Professor Nahmod was on
Superhighway
Markets and Mythologies, 9 John
Broadening the Canon with New
leave during the spring semester
Marshall Review of Intellectual
Texts will appear in the Modern
to study the papers of various
Property Law 831 (2010); New
Language Association’s Teaching
Supreme Court justices at the
Business Models for Music, 18
Literature and Law (A. Sarat et
Library of Congress. His project
Villanova Sports & Entertainment
al. eds.).
involves a historical analysis of
Law Journal 63 (2011); and
important Supreme Court cases
Technologies of Storytelling:
dedication piece to Justice John
on Section 1983, beginning with
New Models for Movies, 10
Paul Stevens, Jurisprudence of
the first, Tenney v. Brandhove,
Virginia Sports and Entertainment
Respect, to be published in 44
handed down in 1951.
Law Journal 106 (2010).
Professor Marder wrote a
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the San Diego International Law Journal.
Studies of IP Conference at the
CHRISTOPHER B.
S C H M I D T was appointed to
Oral Dissenting on the Supreme
University of San Diego Law
S E A M A N was one of the
a three-year term as a Faculty
Court (co-authored with
School. The paper will be pub-
winners of the inaugural
Fellow at the American Bar
Professor Carolyn Shapiro )
lished in 26 Berkeley Technology
Samsung-Stanford Patent
Foundation (ABF) and was a
was published in 19 William &
Law Journal (forthcoming 2012).
Prize Competition. His paper
visiting scholar there during
Mary Bill of Rights Journal 75
the 2010–11 academic year.
(2010). His article Conceptions
Schwartz moderated a panel on
Enhanced Damages After In Re
He continues to serve as an
of Law in the Civil Rights
“The Use of ADR in Intellectual
Seagate: An Empirical Study”
associate editor for the ABF’s
Movement will be published
Property Disputes” for the Intel-
was one of nine selected for
journal Law and Social Inquiry
in the inaugural volume of the
lectual Property Law Association
a $10,000 award. In February,
and has assumed the role of
UC-Irvine Law Review. Professor
of Chicago and presented his
Professor Seaman presented the
co-organizer of the ABF/Illinois
Schmidt’s article Popular
paper “Retroactivity and the
paper at the inaugural Samsung-
Legal History Seminar.
Constitutionalism on the Right:
Federal Circuit” at the Work-in-
Stanford Conference on Patent
Professor Schmidt has also
Lessons from the Tea Party
Progress Intellectual Property
Remedies at Stanford University
been appointed to the American
is forthcoming in the Denver
Conference at Boston University
Law School. He also presented
Society for Legal History’s
University Law Review. His book
College of Law.
the paper in August 2010 at the
Kathryn T. Preyer Memorial Prize
reviews have appeared recently
Committee.
in Law and History Review, H-Law
his paper “Contingent Repre-
University of California Berkeley
Discussion Network, Alabama
sentation in Patent Litigation”
School of Law. The paper will be
Review, and Continuity and Change.
in April at the inaugural Patent
published later this year in the
War Origins of the Civil Rights –
Conference at the University of
Iowa Law Review.
Civil Liberties Divide” at the
Kansas School of Law. Professor
C H R I S T O P H E R W.
In September, Professor Schmidt presented “The Cold
Professor Schmidt’s article
In February, Professor
“Willful Patent Infringement and
Professor Schwartz presented
IP Scholars Conference at the
Professor Seaman presented
San Francisco State University
D AV I D L . S C H WA R T Z
Schwartz was a co-founder and
his paper “Toward an Optimal
Rights Conference. In October,
was elected to the board of man-
Chicago-Kent a co-host of the
Regime for Joint Ownership in
he attended the Midwest
agers of the Intellectual Property
conference.
Patent and Copyright Law” in
Law and Society Retreat in
Law Association of Chicago.
Madison, where he presented
In August 2010, Professor
In June, Professor Schwartz
December at a junior faculty
presented his paper “Legal
workshop at Chicago-Kent and
a paper titled “The Tea Party
Schwartz spoke about “Retro-
Scholarship and the United
in April at the inaugural Patent
Constitution.” He presented
activity at the Federal Circuit” at
States Supreme Court: An
Conference at the University of
the same paper in February for
the Intellectual Property Scholars
Empirical Study” (co-written with
Kansas Law School.
the Chicago Bar Association’s
Conference at the University of
Lee Petherbridge) at the Law
Committee on Civil Rights and
California Berkeley School of
and Society Association annual
Reconsidering the Georgia-
Constitutional Law and in January
Law. In September, he moder-
meeting in San Francisco. He
Pacific Standard for Reasonable
at a conference organized by
ated a panel on Bilski v. Kappos
also participated in a roundtable
Royalty Patent Damages, 2010
the Byron R. White Center for the
at the Chicago-Kent Supreme
on “Empirical Studies of Intellec-
Brigham Young University Law
Study of American Constitutional
Court Intellectual Property
tual Property.”
Review 1661, and An Uncertain
Law at the University of Colorado.
Review.
In November, Professor
Last fall, Professor Schwartz
Professor Seaman published
Professor Schwartz published
Future for Section 5 of the Voting
Pre-Markman Reversal Rates,
Rights Act: The Need for a
Schmidt presented “Divided by
presented “The Use of Legal
43 Loyola of Los Angeles Law
Revised Bailout System, 30 Saint
Law: The Sit-Ins, Legal Uncer-
Scholarship by the Federal
Review 1073 (2010), as part of
Louis University Public Law Review
tainty, and the Role of the Courts
Courts of Appeals: An Empirical
a symposium on “The Federal
9 (2010) (symposium).
in the Civil Rights Movement”
Study” (co-written with Profes-
Circuit as an Institution.” His
at an American Bar Foundation
sor Lee Petherbridge of Loyola
article Explaining the Demise
research seminar and “How
Law School Los Angeles) at
of the Doctrine of Equivalents
C A R O LY N S H A P I R O
Majoritarian is the Supreme
workshops at the University
will appear this year in the
made a presentation in August
Court?” at the Constitutional Law
of Cincinnati College of Law
Berkeley Technology Law Journal.
2010 as part of the Constitutional
Colloquium at Loyola University
and Chicago-Kent and at the
Professor Schwartz’s review
Rights Foundation Chicago’s
Chicago School of Law and
Midwest Law and Society Retreat
of Patent Ethics: Litigation by
Supreme Court Institute for high
at the University of Illinois &
in Madison. The paper is forth-
David Hricik was published in
school teachers. In October,
Chicago-Kent Faculty Forum.
coming in the Cornell Law Review
the February issue of the IP Law
she moderated a panel on the
He also presented the paper at
and has been reported on by the
Book Review.
economy and the workforce at
the Junior Faculty Workshop at
National Law Journal and vari-
Washington University.
ous blogs, including Concurring
Professor Christopher
the Workplace Members’ Confer-
Opinions, Legal Theory Blog and
Buccafusco were named co-
ence. In November, Professor
How Appealing.
editors of the SSRN eJournal
Shapiro was a commentator at
Intellectual Property: Empirical
the 2010 Conference on Empir-
Studies.
ical Legal Studies, held at Yale
In April, Professor Schmidt served as a paper commentator at “We Must First Take Account:
Professor Schwartz presented
Professor Schwartz and
the 2010 Institute for Law and
A Conference on Race, Law
his paper “Legal Scholarship
and History in the Americas” at
and the United States Court of
the University of Michigan Law
Appeals for the Federal Circuit:
School. He also presented a
An Empirical Study of a National
to the plaintiff-respondent in the
paper titled “The United States
Court” (co-written with Lee
consolidated cases of Camreta
and the Making of the Iraqi
Petherbridge) in November at
v. Greene and Alford v. Greene,
Constitution of 2005” at the
the Empirical Studies of Patent
which were argued before the
“Dartmouth/Middle East Connec-
Litigation Roundtable at North-
U.S. Supreme Court in March by
tion: A Symposium in Honor of
western University School of
other counsel.
Professor Gene R. Garthwaite.”
Law/The Searle Center and in
Law School. Professor Shapiro was counsel
December at the Empirical
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Professor Shapiro published
FA C U L T Y N O T E S
D.C., on “The Virtual Law Office”
JOAN E. STEINMAN
A . D A N TA R L O C K
Oral Dissenting on the Supreme
(with Marc Lauritsen). While in
was honored with Chicago-Kent’s
presented his paper “Is a
Court, 19 William & Mary Bill
Washington, Professor Staudt
2010 Distinguished Service
Non-Positive, Substantive
spoke to law students and
Award at the annual Alumni
Environmental Law Possible?”
(with Professor Christopher
faculty at American University
Awards & Recognition Luncheon
in March at a faculty workshop
Schmidt ), and The Context
Washington College of Law as
in November.
at the University of Iowa College
of Ideology: Law, Politics and
part of a panel on “eLawyering
Empirical Legal Scholarship, 75
and the Future of Legal Work.”
Steinman spoke at the South-
published in Volume 1 of the
Missouri Law Review 79 (2010).
He then moderated and spoke
eastern Association of Law
Michigan Journal of Environmental
on a panel on “Hitting the Reset
Schools 2010 annual conference
& Administrative Law.
Button: Knowledge Tools, eLaw-
in Palm Beach, Fla. She
M I C H A E L I . S PA K
yering, Unbundling and More…”
participated in a Constitutional
presented his paper “How Well
published Medical Records
at the 2010 Futures Conference
Law Workshop on New Ideas
Can Water Law Adapt to Climate
Retention Guide (Veterans Press
& Symposium, also at American
about the Design of Appellate
Change?” at “Climate Change,
3d ed. 2011) (with Jonathan
University, co-sponsored by the
Courts. Her remarks focused
Adaptation and Environmental
Tomes).
College of Law Practice Manage-
upon when federal appellate
Law,” an invitational conference
ment. Professor Staudt served as
courts properly may rule on
at Northwestern University
the conference chairperson for
issues that no inferior court has
School of Law’s Searle Center.
ANDREW BRADY
Managing Partner Magazine’s 6th
ruled upon, and through what
Also in April, he was a lecturer
S PA L D I N G was a visiting
annual “Knowledge Management
analysis federal appeals courts
for a special six-session course
professor at Istanbul University
in the Legal Profession” confer-
should decide whether to rule
on “Planning for Water” at the
Faculty of Law from late April
ence in New York.
on such issues.
American Planning Association’s
of
Rights Journal 75 (2010)
through early June. Also in April,
In November, Professor Staudt
In August 2010, Professor
Professor Steinman’s 2011
In April, Professor Tarlock
annual meeting in Boston.
he presented his forthcoming
gave a talk on “Perspectives on
Pocket Parts to Volumes 14B
article The Irony of International
A2J Author, Online Intake & Case
& C of Wright, Miller, Cooper,
the 2010 update to his treatise
Business Law at the Ohio State
Management” at the National
Steinman, Federal Practice and
Law of Water Rights and Resources
University Moritz College of Law,
Legal Aid & Defender Associa-
Procedure were published
(Clark Boardman Callaghan
University of Cincinnati College
tion’s annual conference in
this spring. She is working on
1988 & Supp. 1989–2010). He
of Law, and University of Dayton
Atlanta. In February, Professor
the 2012 Pocket Parts. She is
contributed a chapter titled
School of Law. The article has
Staudt presented “Enterprise
completing a 2011 Teachers’
USA to Energy Efficiency and
been accepted by the UCLA Law
Search —The New KM” at
Update for her casebook
Renewable Energies in Town Plan-
Review. Professor Spalding has
LegalTech New York.
Appellate Courts: Structures,
ning
Functions, Processes and
Erneuerbare Energien im Städte-
also been invited to contribute
Professor Staudt gave a talk
Professor Tarlock published
Law/Energieeffizienz und
an article to a symposium at
on “Apps for Justice: Technology
Personnel (2d ed., LexisNexis
baurecht
the University of Wisconsin Law
and Access to Justice” in April at
2006) (with D. Meador and T.
Peter Lang Publishing Group
School.
Future Ed 3, a conference held
Baker).
2010) (published in English and
at New York Law School. “Apps
(S. Mitschang ed.,
German). His chapter The Non-
for Justice” was honored at the
Discrimination Principle in United
R O N A L D W. S TA U D T
conference as the best idea for
STEPHANIE M. STERN
was elected vice president of
States and International Envi-
improving the scope of legal
published The Inviolate Home:
the College of Law Practice
ronmental Law was published
education. (Read the full article
Housing Exceptionalism in
in Septièmes Journées d’Études
Management for 2010–12 and
on page 4.)
the Fourth Amendment, 95
du
Cornell Law Review 905 (2010);
27, 28
Pôle Européen Jean Monnet,
was also named to a second
In May, Professor Staudt
three-year term to their board
presented “The Emergence
Smart-Grid: Technology and the
Principe
of trustees.
of Knowledge Analysis” at the
Psychology of Environmental
Face Aux Inégalités
Harvard Club in New York. In
Behavior Change, 86 Chicago-
entre les
reappointed to the advisory
June, he spoke about “The
Kent Law Review 139 (2011)
Européenne (L. Potvin-Solis ed.,
council of the American Bar
Justice and Technology Clinic:
(symposium); and Reassessing
2010).
Association Standing Committee
A New Model of Delivery” at the
the Citizen Virtues of Home-
on the Delivery of Legal Services
International Legal Aid Group in
ownership, 111 Columbia Law
for 2010–11.
articles include Tribal Justice
Helsinki, Finland.
Review 890 (2011).
and Property Rights: The
Professor Staudt was also
In October, Professor Staudt
Professor Staudt published
et
29 Novembre 2006: Le
de
Non-Discrimination
Personnes
de
Traitement
dans
L’Union
Professor Tarlock’s recent
Evolution of Winters v. United
gave a short talk describing his
Apps 4 Justice: Technology
States, 50 Natural Resources
new Justice and Technology
and Access to Justice in
Practicum course at the
Journal 471 (2010); Addressing
Educating the Digital Lawyer (O.
“Educating the Digital Lawyer”
Climate Change at the State and
Goodenough & M. Lauritsen
workshop at the Law Lab, a
Local Level: Using Land Use
eds., Berkman Center at Harvard
project of the Berkman Center for
Controls to Reduce Automobile
University 2011) and a white
Internet and Society at Harvard
Emissions, 2 Sustainability 1742
paper titled The Emergence of
(2010) (with Rachel Medina ’08);
Law School. He also presented
Knowledge Analysis, Change
a proposal titled “Learning Law
Reframing the Water Security
and Knowledge Management
by Building Software Systems”
Dialogue, 20 Journal of Water
in Large Law Firms (LexisNexis
Law 53 (2010) (with P. Wouters);
at the Future Ed 2 Conference at
2010).
Environmental Law: Then and
Harvard Law School. Also in October, Professor
30
of Law. The paper will be
Now, 32 Washington University Journal of Law & Policy 1 (2010)
Staudt spoke at the Legal Ser-
(Introduction to Symposium,
vices Corporation in Washington,
New Directions in Environmental
CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2011
Law); Water Demand and Energy
R I C H A R D WA R N E R ,
Encyclopedia of Ethics (H.
of Aachen in Germany. He
Production in a Time of Climate
along with Professor Robert
LaFollette ed., forthcoming
also gave a lecture on “Natural
Change, 5 Environmental &
Sloan of the University of
2011); and Vulnerable Software:
Causation” for the faculties of law
Energy Law & Policy Journal 325
Illinois at Chicago, presented
Product-Risk Norms and the
and philosophy at the University
(2010); and The Legal-Political
“Developing Foundations
Problem of Unauthorized
of Bonn in Germany.
Barriers to Ramping Up Hydro,
for Accountability Systems:
Access, ___ University of Illinois
86 Chicago-Kent Law Review 259
Informational Norms and
Journal of Technology, Law &
presented “Causal Analysis in the
(2011) (symposium).
Context-Sensitive Judgments”
Policy ___ (forthcoming 2012)
USA and the Commonwealth” in
in December at the 2010 annual
(with R. Sloan).
Vancouver at the Conference on
Professor Tarlock also published a white paper titled
Computer Security Applications
Making Good Use of Adaptive
Conference in Austin, Texas.
Management (Center for
Professors Warner and Sloan
In June, Professor Wright
Causation in Tort II, sponsored by the Continuing Legal Education R I C H A R D W. W R I G H T
Society of British Columbia.
Progressive Reform 2011)
were invited to present in June
and Professor Ken Oliphant,
(with H. Doremus et al.).
“Informational Privacy: Norms,
director of the Institute for
coming chapters include Private
Coordination, Hockey Helmets
European Tort Law in the
Nuisance Law: A Window on
and a Role for Legislation” at the
Austrian Academy of Sciences,
Substantive Justice, in Rights
O Z A N O . VA R O L
4th annual Privacy Law Scholars
co-organized “Medical
and
was invited to chair a panel in
Conference in Berkeley and
Malpractice and Compensation
Robertson eds., Hart Publishing),
June at the Law and Society
“Vulnerable Software: Product-
in Global Perspective,” an
and Proving Causation: Proba-
Association’s annual meeting in
Risk Norms and the Problem of
international conference held
bility Versus Belief and The NESS
San Francisco on constitutional
Unauthorized Access” at the
in December at the Vienna
Account of Natural Causation: A
controversies over religion.
Workshop on Cybersecurity
University of Technology. The
Response to Criticisms, which
He’ll also serve as a discussant
Incentives at George Mason
conference brought together
will both be published in Perspec-
at a separate works-in-progress
University in Washington, D.C.
experts from 14 countries
tives on
and every continent except
ed., Hart Publishing). Professor
panel on courts and trials,
In May, Professor Warner
Professor Wright’s forth-
Private Law (D. Nolan & A.
Causation (R. Goldberg
and present his article Can
visited Kyiv University of Law
Antarctica. Papers from the
Wright’s article Coherent Realism
Originalism Undermine
of the National Academy of
conference will be published in
in Law and Philosophy will
Judicial Independence? The
Sciences of Ukraine to finalize
the Chicago-Kent Law Review and
be published in Symposium,
Comparative Anatomy of a
arrangements to open a School
by Walter de Gruyter publishing
Michael Moore’s Causation and
Successful Court-Packing Plan
of American Law along the lines
house in Berlin as part of the
Responsibility, 2 Jurisprudence ___
(forthcoming in the Vanderbilt
of the Schools of American Law
Tort and Insurance Law Series
(forthcoming 2011).
Journal of Transnational Law).
he directs in Gdańsk, Poland;
of the European Centre on Tort
He previously presented the
Wrocław, Poland; and Kharkiv,
and Insurance Law. Professor
article in April at a Chicago-Kent
Ukraine.
Wright, along with Professor
faculty workshop. Professor Varol published
Professor Warner published
Oliphant, wrote the introductions
Turned on Its Head?: Norms,
to the symposiums forthcoming
Strict in Theory, But Accommo-
Freedom, and Acceptable Terms
in issues 86:3 and 87:1 of the
dating in Fact?, 75 Missouri Law
in Internet Contracting, Journal
Chicago-Kent Law Review.
Review 1243 (2010). He has also
of Internet
written a series of posts for the
Law, Nov. 2010, at 18.
Professor Warner’s forth-
Professor Wright participated in the drafting of an amicus
Comparative Constitutions blog
coming publications include
curiae law professors’ brief in
(www.comparativeconstitutions
Unauthorized Access: The Crisis
Graves v. CAS Medical Systems
.org) explaining the significance
in
Online Privacy and Information
Inc., in the South Carolina Court
of recent amendments to Turkey’s
Security (Chapman and Hall/
of Appeals, on the nature and
Constitution and proposed
CRC Press, forthcoming 2011)
use of circumstantial evidence in
changes to the Turkish Constitu-
(with R. Sloan); Undermined
product liability cases.
tional Court.
Norms: The Corrosive Effect
In March, Professor Wright
of Information Processing
taught intensive courses
Technology on Informational
on “Comparative Tort Law:
Privacy, ___ Saint Louis University
Principles and Practice” in
Law Journal ___ (forthcoming
Poland at the University of
2011); The Undermining Impact
Gdańsk and at the University
of Information Processing
of Wrocław.
on Informational Privacy, in
In May, Professor Wright
Rights of Personality in the XXI
made two presentations for the
Century (J. Balcarczyk ed.,
Workshop of the Sub-Project
Wolters Kluwer, forthcoming
on Causation and Law of the
2011) (with R. Sloan); Local or
Inter-University Project on
Global?: Morals from Federal
Causation, Laws, Dispositions,
Preemption Doctrine, in
Explanations at the Intersection
Federalism or Unitary System?
of Science and Metaphysics.
Determinants, Effects, and the
The first presentation, titled
Influence on the Legal Regulation
“Acts, Omissions and Negative
of
States (K. Machowska ed.,
Causation,” was at the University
Catholic University of Lublin,
of Cologne in Germany, and
forthcoming 2011); Austin, J. L.,
the second, “NESS Theories of
in Wiley-Blackwell’s International
Causation,” was at the University
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C-K A L U M N I A S S O C I AT I O N N E W S LETTER FROM THE ALUMNI BOARD PRESIDENT Esteemed Alumni, With almost 12,000 alumni around the world, Chicago-Kent alumni can be found not only in every courtroom in Illinois, but in many of the largest corporations in the world. It is we, the alumni of Chicago-Kent, who have the ability to shape the future of the law school in the same way that we shape world events. It is up to us to spread the word about the excellence of our law school. This year will mark my seventh year of service on the Alumni Board of Directors. In that time, I have felt privileged to watch the growing excitement and stronger community within the alumni ranks. As your new president of the Alumni Board, I am honored to represent you and to continue to do everything possible to remind you of the pride that comes with being a graduate of Chicago-Kent College of Law. One recent piece of news reminds us of the effort that everyone at the law school puts into making Chicago-Kent even better than we remember it. The 2012 U.S. News & World Report law school rankings increased Chicago-Kent 19 spots to number 61, a mere 11 spots away from the top tier of law schools in the nation. Alumni who have remained connected to the law school will find this as no surprise. Those of you who have not recently experienced the outstanding faculty, students and staff of Chicago-Kent, please consider this an invitation to reconnect. As a longtime volunteer for the law school, I am aware of the impact alumni have on the law school community by mentoring current students and reaching out to fellow alumni. The next time you hear about a Chicago-Kent event, please join us. I assure you that you will not regret doing so. Visit the Chicago-Kent Alumni Online Community at www.alumni.kentlaw.edu to update your information and stay up to date with the latest news from the law school. You may also find us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Lastly, the Alumni Association is ready to serve you, so if you have any questions or comments, please contact the staff at alums@kentlaw.edu or 312.906.5240. I look forward to meeting each of you in the near future. All the best, Tarek A. Fadel ’03 President, Alumni Board of Directors
Chicago-Kent alumni selected for leadership positions at IIT and Chicago-Kent Two Chicago-Kent alumni were selected to serve on the Illinois Institute of Technology Board of Trustees. Robert J. “Bob” Washlow ’70 is currently manager at Bay West Management LLC in Northbrook, Ill., and is a 2009 recipient of the Chicago-Kent Distinguished Service Award. Formerly, Bob was chair and CEO of Lawson Products Inc. until his retirement in April 2007. Thomas A. Demetrio ’73 is a founding partner with Corboy & Demetrio, a personal-injury law firm in Chicago. Both began their positions on the board in spring 2011. The Chicago-Kent Board of Overseers recently welcomed three new members from the Chicago-Kent community. Penny T. Brown ’79 currently serves as president of the Kendall College Charitable Trust and was a litigation partner with Much Shelist for more than 18 years. Lewis “Lew” Collens, IIT president emeritus and Chicago-Kent professor of law emeritus, served as dean of the law school from 1974 to 1990. Victoria L. “Vicki” Noonan ’84 is currently regional leasing director for Tishman Speyer’s Chicago portfolio, a position she’s held since 2000. We thank these alumni and friends for their service to the university.
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2010 Alumni Awards & Recognition Luncheon On November 19, 275 Chicago-Kent alumni and friends attended the 2010 Alumni Awards & Recognition Luncheon at the Standard Club. The event, emceed by alumnus Daniel G. Martin ’84 and hosted by the Chicago-Kent Alumni Board of Directors, honored the 2010 Alumni Award recipients and recognized individuals who volunteered for the law school last year. The Alumni Board wishes to thank all the generous sponsors of the event, including Diamond Sponsor SmithAmundsen LLC and Reception Sponsor Edelson McGuire LLC.
From left: Jonah M. Wolfson ’01; William M. Dec ’99; Richard L. Rodriguez ’97; Larry A. Schechtman ’83, representing SmithAmundsen LLC; Dean Harold Krent; Thomas T. Field ’01, MBA ’02; Eldon L. Ham ’76; and Distinguished Professor Joan E. Steinman
Bios of the award recipients and photos of the event are available online at www.kentlaw.edu/allalumlunch. For a list of the 2010 volunteers, visit www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/volunteer.
Distinguished Service Award
Professional Achievement Award
Young Alumni Award
Eldon L. Ham ’76
William M. Dec ’99
Thomas T. Field ’01, MBA ’02
President, Eldon L. Ham PC
CEO & Founder, Rockit Ranch Productions
Jonah M. Wolfson ’01
Joan E. Steinman Distinguished Professor of Law, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
Richard L. Rodriguez ’97 President, Chicago Transit Authority
Partner, Beermann Swerdlove LLP Partner, Wolfson Law Firm LLP
Institutional Partner Award SmithAmundsen LLC
2011 Public Interest Awards Night The 4th annual Public Interest Awards Night was held Thursday, April 21, at the law school to honor the 2011 recipients of the Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Public Interest Law Award as well as the recipients of two new awards—the Public Interest Partner Award and the Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award. Students in the public interest program were recognized for their volunteer efforts, and the Kent Justice Foundation gave attendees an update on its activities. Bios of the award recipients are available online at www.kentlaw.edu/alumni/publicinterest.
From left: Thomas K. Prindable ’73; Thomas C. Wendt ’02; Dean Harold Krent; Lisa Colpoys, representing Illinois Legal Aid Online; and Christopher J. Williams ’04
The Honorable Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Public Interest Law Awards
Public Interest Partner Award Illinois Legal Aid Online
Thomas C. Wendt ’02 Chief Legal Officer, Center for Disability and Elder Law
Christopher J. Williams ’04 Founder & Director, Working Hands Legal Clinic
Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award Thomas K. Prindable ’73 Managing Partner, Clifford Law Offices
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C-K A L U M N I A S S O C I AT I O N N E W S AN EVENING C E L E B R AT I N G 50 YEARS:
Calling alumni volunteers! 2011 ASCK Week: Alumni-Student ConneKtions October 10 to 14, 2011 www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/asck
Professor Ralph Brill’s Legacy at Chicago-Kent
Chicago-Kent is ASCK’ing for your help! Volunteering as little as 30 minutes of your time can make a difference in the life of a Chicago-Kent student. Alumni volunteers can sign up to: • Review student résumés in one-on-one sessions • Perform a mock interview • Participate in informational interviews • Counsel students on how to “work a room” • “Take a Student to Work” for a day ASCK Week was created to build a stronger community and better connections among alumni and
students at Chicago-Kent. A collaboration between the Career Services Office and the Alumni Association, the week is a great opportunity for alumni to connect with, give advice to, and help train students to become leaders in the legal profession. Volunteer sign-up ends September 19. Go to www.alumni.kentlaw.edu /asck to register today!
Thank you to all the volunteers who participated in 2010 ASCK Week!
A Golden Reunion at Chicago-Kent: Celebrating the Classes of 1961 and earlier Friday, September 23, 2011 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
About 300 alumni, faculty and friends gathered at the Chicago Cultural Center on July 21 to honor Professor Ralph Brill and his 50 years of teaching at Chicago-Kent. View photos and video from this special evening at www.kentlaw .edu/brillcelebration. Thank you to all the alumni and friends who attended and shared in the celebration!
IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, 10th Floor, 565 W. Adams St., Chicago, IL 60661 Chicago-Kent Classes of 1961 and earlier are invited to reconnect with the law school and each other in honor of 50+ years since their law school graduation. Activities include a luncheon featuring Professor Ralph Brill sharing a historical account of Chicago-Kent, the opportunity to meet current Chicago-Kent students, and a tour of today’s law school building. Attendees will also receive a special class medallion. Encourage fellow classmates to attend! To RSVP, call 312.906.5240 or email alums@kentlaw.edu by Tuesday, September 20.
IIT Golden Society Reunion Friday and Saturday, September 23 and 24, 2011 Alumni from the Classes of 1961 and earlier are also invited to IIT’s Main Campus during Homecoming to celebrate the induction of the Class of 1961 into the Golden Society, an honorary society established to recognize alumni who have celebrated the 50th anniversary of the year they graduated from IIT. For more information about the IIT Golden Society Reunion activities, please visit www.iit.edu/alumni or call 312.567.5040. 34
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Do you need to replace a lost or worn diploma or need a transcript? Visit the Registrar’s Office online at www.kentlaw.edu/depts/reg to download order forms, or contact the office at 312.906.5080 or regq@kentlaw.edu.
Get Connected… Get Involved… Our alumni have the potential to shape student experiences, to heighten the law school’s name, and to spread the word about the great education offered at Chicago-Kent. Please help the law school strengthen the bonds and promote the successes of your Chicago-Kent community by getting connected and getting involved.
Get Connected…
Get Involved…
Log in to the Alumni Online Community (www.alumni.kentlaw.edu) to:
Volunteer at Chicago-Kent!
• Search for fellow alumni by practice area or city • Network with alumni in your class or alumni who were in the same student organizations with you • Share your news by submitting a class note • Upload photos or videos • Learn about alumni events • Set up an email forwarding account @alumni.kentlaw.edu
Connect with us on Facebook to: • Get real-time news and updates from the law school • View photos from past events • Find out about upcoming events
• Serve as your Class Correspondent (See the class notes on pages 40–63 to find out which classes need correspondents.) • Speak on a career panel • Serve as an Alumni Ambassador to contact admitted students and encourage them to attend ChicagoKent (Visit www.kentlaw.edu/alumni/ambassadors to learn more.) • Become an Alumni Advisor to be a resource for students and recent grads who have questions about practicing law or working in a specific geographic area (Sign up at www.alumni.kentlaw.edu.) • Participate in 2011 ASCK Week: Alumni-Student ConneKtions, October 10 to 14 • Join the Young Alumni Council (Sign up at www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/youngalumni.)
• Share your Chicago-Kent memories www.facebook.com/ChicagoKentAlum
Share your time, talent or treasure: • Host an extern through the Access2Practice Legal Externship Program (www.kentlaw.edu/externships)
Join the Chicago-Kent LinkedIn Group to:
• Serve as an advisor to a student organization
• Start discussions with fellow alumni
• Apply to serve on the Alumni Board of Directors (Applications will be accepted in spring 2012.)
• Make new professional connections • Look for referrals • Ask for referrals www.kentlaw.edu/linkedin
• Serve as a mentor for the Women in Law Society mentoring program • Donate to the Chicago-Kent Annual Fund at www.kentlaw.edu/give
Follow us on Twitter to:
Attend a networking or social event:
• Get the lowdown on law school news
• Alumni Night @ Wrigley Field: August 24, 2011
• Be the first to know about upcoming events
• Alumni Awards & Recognition Luncheon: November 18, 2011
• Share law news • Find other Chicago-Kent departments or alumni to follow @ChicagoKentAlum
• Regional events around the United States throughout the year • U.S. Supreme Court Group Swearing-In (See a recap of the 2011 group swearing-in on page 39.) • Alumni-student networking events at the law school throughout the year
Please contact the Alumni Association at 312.906.5240 or alums@kentlaw.edu if you’d like to participate in any activities, have questions or concerns, or would like to share any feedback. We always welcome your input!
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Thank you to the alumni and friends who attended the many Chicago-Kent Alumni Association events over the past year! Reunions
t Trial Ad Alumni Reunion Class of 2000 10-Year Reunion e Class of 1990 20-Year Reunion r Class of 1980 30-Year Reunion s International LLM Reunion: 10-Year Anniversary Alumni Gatherings
AIPLA Gathering in Washington, D.C.
i Georgia Alumni Gathering Los Angeles Alumni Gatherings Northwest and North Suburban Alumni Gatherings o Public Interest Gathering in Washington, D.C. San Diego Alumni Gathering Washington, D.C., Alumni Dinner and Gatherings u West and South Suburban Alumni Gatherings Alumni Events
Alumni Awards & Recognition Luncheon Alumni Day @ C-K f Alumni Night @ Wrigley Field g ASCK Week: Alumni-Student ConneKtions d Diversity Networking Reception Immigration Networking Event q IPLS Alumni Reception and Awards Post-Bar Party for the Class of 2010 Public Interest Awards Night y Summer Soiree U.S. Supreme Court Swearing-In a Women in Law Mentoring Program Kick-Off Young Alumni Architecture Boat Cruise w Young Alumni Social
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Have you argued a case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court? If so, we want to know! The Oyez Project @ Chicago-Kent (www.oyez.org) is a multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court of the United States and its work. Over the years, hundreds of lawyers have brought their time and talent to arguments before the Court, which have been historically preserved in audio recordings and case logs. To enhance the website with more information about past cases and to populate individual Advocate profiles, the Oyez Project is reaching out to attorneys who have argued before the Court. Profiles of Advocates of the Court are linked to the cases that the attorneys argued, as well as to the audio recordings from that day. If you’ve argued in front of the Court, please let us know! We are looking for a bio, a photo and a few additional details. Contact the Alumni Association at 312.906.5240 or alums@kentlaw.edu. Take a look at Dean Hal Krent’s Advocate profile on the Oyez Project site at www.oyez.org/advocates/k/h/harold_j_krent for an example of how profiles appear.
Class composite photos… Is your class photo missing from our collection? The third floor walls at 565 West Adams Street are decorated with Chicago-Kent class composite photos dating back to 1893. It’s a great tradition that has been carried on throughout the law school’s 120+ year history, but during the moves from Franklin Street to Wacker Drive to Adams Street, some class photos have gone missing. If you have a copy of one of these missing class composites, please consider donating it to the law school or sharing it with us to make a copy to add to the collection.
Missing years: 1976, 1975, 1973, 1971, 1969, 1968, 1966, 1965, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1946, 1945, 1944, 1943 Contact the Alumni Association at 312.906.5240 or alums@kentlaw.edu if you can help us fill the missing years!
Downtown Campus Library services for alumni The Downtown Campus (DTC) Library has a variety of research materials available to alumni. Alumni can: • Visit the library during regular hours (Visit http://library.kentlaw.edu for current hours.) • Use all print materials on site • Access online resources on site (Printing is not available, but materials can be emailed or saved to a USB drive for later printing.) • Access legal research guides created by library staff
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Alumni wishing to borrow materials can join the library’s Subscriber Program for an annual fee, which is based on the size of the law firm and number of borrowers. Subscribers can check out materials from the DTC Library and request copies through Document Services. Legal research guides are available for free at http://libraryguides.kentlaw .edu. Designed for use by students, some of the guides include links to subscriber-only materials, but many point to free online resources. For example, the Career Research and Resources guide (http://libraryguides .kentlaw.edu/career-resources)
contains valuable information for recent graduates and alumni changing jobs. The library also has a print Careers Collection located on the 10th floor. To view a video tour of the DTC Library, including other notable collections and resources, visit http://bit.ly/dtclibrarytour.
Chicago-Kent alumni sworn in to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar On Monday, May 23, 28 alumni and three Chicago-Kent friends were sworn in as members of the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court. The group, moved for admission by George Zelcs ’79, enjoyed a reception after the swearing-in, where Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Ruth Bader Chicago-Kent alumni pose outside of the U.S. Supreme Court building after Ginsburg stopped by being sworn in to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar. to address the group. Later that day, some of the applicants and guests were treated to a special tour of the Senate chambers, took an official U.S. Capitol tour, and watched a vote from the Senate gallery. On Tuesday morning, members of the group spent a few minutes with Peter J. Roskam ’89 and Randy Hultgren ’93, who currently serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Dean Harold Krent (center) meets with U.S. Reps. Peter Roskam ’89 (left) and Randy Hultgren ’93.
2 0 1 1–1 2 A L U M N I E V E N T S Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Alumni Night @ Wrigley Field
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Young Alumni Social
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Ralph Brill Chair Investiture Ceremony
Thursday, September 15, 2011
2nd annual Chicago-Kent Supreme Court IP Review (SCIPR) Conference
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Alumni Gathering in Orange County, Calif.
Friday, September 23, 2011
A Golden Reunion at Chicago-Kent: For Graduates 50+ Years
Week of October 10 –14, 2011
ASCK Week 2011: Alumni-Student ConneKtions
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Alumni Gathering at AIPLA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Public Interest Alumni Gathering in Washington, D.C.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Alumni Awards & Recognition Luncheon at the Standard Club
Friday, December 9, 2011
Alumni Gathering at ISBA Mid-Year Meeting
March 2012
Alumni Gatherings in Florida
Visit www.alumni.kentlaw.edu for more information about upcoming events. More events are being added all the time, so check back regularly for additions.
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IN MEMORIAM The IIT Chicago-Kent community extends its sympathy to the families and friends of the following deceased alumni: Hon. Christy S. Berkos ’52
Brett Gorovsky ’02
John J. Munday ’68
Adam J. Blanchard ’10
Michael S. Grant ’77
Eugene B. Overhoff ’51
Yvonne F. Casanova ’98
Joseph J. Grass ’61
Robert D. Rierson ’58
Thomas P. Cerone ’84
Hon. Arthur N. Hamilton ’50
Stuart M. Schoenburg ’56
Joan C. Clements ’77
John D. Handbury ’72
Mayme F. Spencer ’61
Louis Doescher ’71
Morton S. Krupnick ’62
John S. Stevens ’89
Brian G. Donovan ’86
Emmett W. Lally ’72
Earl J. Taylor Jr. ’57
Russell L. Engber ’51
Sheryl R. Lapka ’97
Beverly J. Tiesenga ’85
Allen D. Friedman ’52
Charles H. Levad ’71
Norma Jean Wilkins ’89
Hon. Jordan Gallagher ’72
Nancy R. Levin ’81
John A. Zaleski ’54
James T. Garrison ’66
Hon. Terry D. Lewis ’91
Robert J. Zellner ’67
Allen D. Friedman ’52 Allen D. Friedman, of Margate, Fla.; Delavan, Wisc.; Commentator student newspaper in 1950 with classmate and Chicago, passed away peacefully at age 82 on Bill James Jr. ’52. As a student, he also participated in moot September 19. A wonderful, devoted alumnus and friend court and was involved in the Junior Bar Association. to IIT Chicago-Kent, Allen was an enthusiastic presence Following law school, Allen practiced criminal and at countless alumni events, and most recently volunteered corporate law, and most recently worked in real estate on the IIT Alumni development. Association’s Board of In an alumni survey, Directors. Allen once commented, Allen was studying at “Graduating from Chicagothe University of Chicago Kent in 1952 was the ‘key’ to be a translator during to America at the time. World War II, when, at Many of the friendships age 18, he was sent to I made in law school Japan and stationed at the lasted for decades; some Sugamo Prison until 1948. still exist—most are only To help other veterans memories. If I could, I keep in touch, he and would do it all over again.” his wife, Linda, helped Allen is survived by organize reunions for his brother, children, World War II veterans and grandchildren, nieces, their families over the past nephews, and other family several years. members and friends. The Allen D. Friedman ’52 (center) socializes with former U.S. Rep. Harris Fawell At Chicago-Kent, Allen Chicago-Kent community ’52 (right) and his wife, Ruth Fawell, at Chicago-Kent’s 2008 Senior Partner Council Appreciation Dinner. started the first Kent will miss him dearly.
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