The University of Illinois has issued a final report upon the completion of its inquiry into student profile data reported and/or publicly disseminated by the College of Law.
Read more here.
Among the 68 law firms currently competing in the Law Firm Challenge, 11 have achieved pacesetter status by reaching 100% participation by December 31, 2011.
Student Legal Relief (SLR) sent 32 people to New Orleans this winter break to perform pro bono legal work benefiting those most in need within the community. The goal of this organization, from its creation, has been to assist the New Orleans area in their recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
A new study by Illinois Law Professors Robert Lawless and Dov Cohen about race and bankruptcy was featured in the New York Times. The study shows that blacks are about twice as likely as whites to file for Chapter 13.
In regards to a case involving a Chicago woman who was fired for doing work during her lunch, Law and Business Professor Michael Leroy explains to ABC News that: “Illinois is an employment-at-will state, which means the employer can fire someone for a good reason, no reason, or a bad reason, as long as it is not discriminatory."
In a New York Times blog post, Law Professor Robert Lawless explains that the 12% decline in bankruptcy filings in 2011 is not necessarily a reflection that the economy is improving.
Law Professor Amitai Aviram argues that “bail-ins” amplify the highs and lows of future business cycles and undermine the policy goals of those who believe free markets allocate investments optimally, as well as those who prefer government guidance in allocating investments.
University of Illinois law professor Robert M. Lawless, a leading consumer credit and bankruptcy expert, discusses the counterintuitive link between bankruptcy filings, household debt and the economy in an interview with Illinois News Bureau.
In an ongoing struggle between the president and chief justice of the Philippines, an article written by Illinois Law Professor Nuno Garoupa and Laarni Escresa has become a central piece of evidence.
The University of Illinois has issued a final report upon the completion of its inquiry into student profile data reported and/or publicly disseminated by the College of Law.
Read more here.
Student Legal Relief (SLR) sent 32 people to New Orleans this winter break to perform pro bono legal work benefiting those most in need within the community. The goal of this organization, from its creation, has been to assist the New Orleans area in their recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
Six law students joined graduate students in business and engineering in the 2011 Inaugural Professional Responsibility Strategy Competition. The students worked for the fictitious oil company, World Petroleum, Inc to create the business plan for Afrinia, a fictitious developing nation in Africa.
Twelve College of Law students were sworn in by the Honorable Michael P. McCuskey, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois of Illinois, to participate in the Federal Civil Rights Clinic. The Clinic will allow these students, working in teams of two, to represent pro se litigants in federal civil rights trials in the United States Federal Courthouse in Urbana. This year's student participants include Justin Bernbrock, Daniel Campbell, Erin Cox, Adam Hearn, Eliot Hellman, Patrick Hill, Norma Manjarrez, Ryan Nell, Tim Pruitt, Jason Sweat, Sean Toth, and Frank Tung.
The University of Illinois has issued a final report upon the completion of its inquiry into student profile data reported and/or publicly disseminated by the College of Law.
Read more here.
Among the 68 law firms currently competing in the Law Firm Challenge, 11 have achieved pacesetter status by reaching 100% participation by December 31, 2011.
At a reception this month, the Illinois State Bar Association is recognizing members of the classes of 1961 who have been admitted to practice for 50 years. Fifteen Illinois Law alumni are being honored as 2011 Class of Distinguished Counsellors. They are:
James L. Anderson; Martin M. Brozosky;Hugh Graham, III; Whitney D. Hardy; Jay H. Janssen; John B. Jenkins; George C. Lackey; Robert E. Martensen; Philip H. Nye; Jerome Schachter; Lawrence Smith, Jr.; N. Richard Stelter; Paul B. Uhlenhop; Donald E. Weihl; Leon C. Wexler.
Sam Mendenhall, ’91, a litigation partner at Winston & Strawn LLP in Chicago, has been honored with the 2012 Chicago Illini of the Year award.
Of the award, Sam says: “I am very honored and humbled to receive such a prestigious award. The University of Illinois, and the College of Law, have a long-standing tradition of turning out leaders, both in the workplace and the community. I am proud to be considered a part of this rich tradition.”
Katherine Imp, ’10, an associate at Segal, McCambridge, Singer & Mahoney, Ltd., created a documentary of her 2,178 mile hike through the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in August 2010. Imp, her brother, Brandon Imp, and friend Emily Ginger, with the help of film producer Jason Furrer, captured their 14 state hike to produce a documentary titled “Beauty Beneath the Dirt.” The film has been to several film festivals.
For the Paul M. Van Arsdell, Jr. Memorial Lecture on Litigation and the Legal Profession, the College of Law welcomed Fred H. Bartlit, Jr., ’60, chief counsel of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling and founding partner of Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP.
“An Epiphany* on the Road to Kansas City or Changing Law Firm Paradigms in America. *Epiphany = A comprehension of reality by means of a sudden intuitive realization."
Professor Lawless participated in a Senate Banking Committee subcommittee hearing on October 3. Co-director of the Illinois Program on Law, Behavior and Social Science, he was on a panel which also included two law professors, an advisor to the Federal Reserve, and a credit union president/CEO. Professor Lawless specializes in bankruptcy, consumer credit, and business law, and has published numerous articles on these topics, most all of which use empirical methodology to better understand legal phenomena.
The University of Illinois has issued a final report upon the completion of its inquiry into student profile data reported and/or publicly disseminated by the College of Law.
Read more here.
A new study by Illinois Law Professors Robert Lawless and Dov Cohen about race and bankruptcy was featured in the New York Times. The study shows that blacks are about twice as likely as whites to file for Chapter 13.
In regards to a case involving a Chicago woman who was fired for doing work during her lunch, Law and Business Professor Michael Leroy explains to ABC News that: “Illinois is an employment-at-will state, which means the employer can fire someone for a good reason, no reason, or a bad reason, as long as it is not discriminatory."
In a New York Times blog post, Law Professor Robert Lawless explains that the 12% decline in bankruptcy filings in 2011 is not necessarily a reflection that the economy is improving.
Law Professor Amitai Aviram argues that “bail-ins” amplify the highs and lows of future business cycles and undermine the policy goals of those who believe free markets allocate investments optimally, as well as those who prefer government guidance in allocating investments.
University of Illinois law professor Robert M. Lawless, a leading consumer credit and bankruptcy expert, discusses the counterintuitive link between bankruptcy filings, household debt and the economy in an interview with Illinois News Bureau.
In an ongoing struggle between the president and chief justice of the Philippines, an article written by Illinois Law Professor Nuno Garoupa and Laarni Escresa has become a central piece of evidence.
In an article about Rod Blagojevich’s pending sentencing, Professor Andy Leipold explains to USA Today the judge’s discretion in determining how much time Blagojevich will spend behind bars.
Zagel has "quite a bit of flexibility" in determining a sentence. He says defense assertions that Blagojevich did not personally benefit from his crimes might carry some weight, but so does the fact that the former governor "was in a position of trust and had an enormous amount of authority to affect people's lives."
Law professor Richard L. Kaplan says even a favorable ruling on the constitutionality of the law’s so-called individual mandate from the high court might not save the law if healthy Americans do not obtain health insurance.
On January 13, 2012, Professor Richard Ross will present “Modern and Early Modern Notions of Legal Pluralism” at the Legal History Workshop and Global British History Workshop of the “Triangle” research universities (Duke University, University of North Carolina, North Carolina State).
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Chicago, Illinois
11:30 AM–1:00 PM
"Top Ten Tips for Federal Court Practice"
Join other Illinois Law alumni for this informative lecture on federal court practice by Chief Judge James F. Holderman, Class of 1971. Chief Judge Holderman will take questions after the presentation.
RSVP by January 24
Online or by calling 217.333.2628
Monday, February 13, 2012
Max L. Rowe Auditorium, College of Law Building
4:00 PM–6:00 PM
The College of Law community is invited to celebrate the life and contributions of
Larry E. Ribstein
Mildred Van Voorhis Jones Chair
Associate Dean for Research
at a memorial reception in his honor. A reception will follow in the Peer and Sarah Pedersen Pavilion.
Friday, February 17, 2012–Saturday, February 18, 2012
Law Building
Save the date for 2012 Family Weekend, scheduled for February 17-18, 2012. Invite your family members and friends to experience law school life, and attend the annual Student Bar Association/Public Interest Law Foundation (SBA/PILF) Auction. Additional details and registration information will be available soon.
Monday, March 05, 2012
Max L. Rowe Auditorium, College of Law Building
12:30 PM–2:00 PM
Rising 3L Student Jennifer Elliott, a field hockey player from Ann Arbor, Michigan, has been awarded a 2011-12 Avery Brundage Scholarship for the second year in a row. Brundage Scholarships are awarded to students at the University of Illinois “who are both gifted students and exceptional athletes, for their combined physical and mental development.” Jennifer will receive $2,500 for the 2011-12 academic year. Fellow law student, Melissa Marrero, a rising 2L from Puerto Rico, also received the Brundage award. Read more.
Carl L. Vacketta ('65) has committed $1 million to establish the Carl L. Vacketta Scholarship in Law. One of the nation's leading authorities in the field of government contracts law, Carl is a partner in the D.C. office of DLA Piper. A member of the Dean's Advisory Board, a Co-Chair of the College's Brilliant Futures Campaign, and an Adjunct Professor at the College, Carl has previously established the Carl L. Vacketta Professorship in Law and the Vacketta-DLA Lecture Series.
A magna cum laude graduate in 2009 and recipient of two Rickert Awards for Excellence in Advocacy and Service, Precious Jacobs is currently an associate in Jenner and Block's litigation department. Prior to that, Jacobs completed a PILI Fellowship at the Chancery Advice Desk for Pro Se Litigants through the Chicago Legal Clinic.
Through participation in her Class Gift Campaign, Precious pledged $15,000 to the Cribbet Society, the life-membership, pledge-based annual giving society in honor of John E. Cribbet.
Illinois Law is excited to welcome Paul Heald to its faculty, beginning the 2011-12 academic year. Paul Heald joins the College from the University of Georgia School of Law, where he served as the Allen Post Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Development. A graduate of the University of Illinois and the University of Chicago Law School, Professor Heald is an expert in copyright, trademark, and patent law. His recent publications focus on empirical studies of copyright law, trademark theory, and patent remedies.
Rising 2L Melissa Marrero, a tennis player from Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, has been awarded a 2011-12 Avery Brundage Scholarship. Brundage Scholarships are awarded to students at the University of Illinois “who are both gifted students and exceptional athletes, for their combined physical and mental development.” Melissa will receive $2,500 for the 2011-12 academic year. Fellow law student Jennifer Elliott, a field hockey player from Michigan, also received the award. Read more.
Carolina Arlota, a '10 LL.M. student from Brazil, was the recipient of the first Lemann Graduate Fellowship intended to support graduate study at the University of Illinois related to Brazil. Built on longstanding collaboration with Brazilian scholars in economics and agriculture, as well as nearly a half-century of teaching and research in Brazilian literature and history, the Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies, established in 2009, seeks to foster knowledge and understanding of Brazil across disciplines and colleges. Graduate fellows will participate in the scholarly community of the Lemann Institute and Center for Latin American Studies (CLACS) through a public presentation of their work at the weekly CLACS lecture series. Arlota's legal career has most recently included working as a litigator in the International Department of Petrobras Oil Company in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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