September 15, 2000 ISBA Bar News, page 7

The annual conference of the American Association of Paralegal Education will take place Wednesday through Saturday, Sept. 27-30, at the Westin Michigan Avenue Hotel, Chocago. Call (770) 452-9877 for information.

The Wisconsin-based Institute for Paralegal Education will conduct a seminar, "The Automobile Injury Case for Paralegals in Illinois," from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, at the Midland Hotel, Chicago. Call (715) 835-7145 for details.

Speakers are Chicago attorneys Devon C. Bruce of Power, Rogers & Smith, past chair of the ISBA Young Lawyers Division Council, and Carlton D. Fisher of Hinshaw & Culbertson.

Capital Funding

Capital Funding Corp., a subsidiary of Attorneys' Title, will offer members' training seminars on mortgage origination from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, at the ATG office in Oakbrook Terrace. Call Lori Gallagher, (312) 372-8361, ext. 170, to register.

Lake County Bar

The Lake County Bar Association will have an employment law seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon Thursday, Oct. 12, at the Steeple Chase Golf Club, Mundelein. Call (847) 244-3143 to register. Participants may schedule afternoon tee times in advance with the golf club, (847) 949-8900.

Attorney's Title

Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund will present a seminar on "Cutting Edge Estate Planning" from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, at Hawthorn Suites in Champaign. Call Suzy Auteberry, (800) 252-5206, ext. 130, to register.

The program is part of ATGF's annual Illini Tailgate Weekend, which concludes with a varsity Homecoming football game Saturday, Oct. 14, between the University of Illinois and the University of Iowa.

Previously scheduled ATGF seminars Oct. 13 and Oct. 18 on "High Tech for Lawyers" have been postponed.

Florida Bar

A Florida Bar advisory seminar for out-of-state practitioners will be held from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, in the Hotel Inter-Continental, Chicago. For details, call John C. Voorn of Buikema, Hiskes, Dillner, O'Donnell & Marovich, Orland Park, (708) 403-5050.

Consular Ball on Oct. 14 will honor Jehan Sadat

Human rights activist Jehan Sadat, widow of assassinated Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and author of "A Woman of Egypt," will receive the Eloise G. Requa International Humanitarian Award during the 47th annual Consular Ball next month.

A benefit for the Library of International Relations at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, the ball will take place Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Chicago Hilton and Towers. Call (312) 906-5600 for more information.

Education and opportunity for women has been Dr. Sadat's lifelong cause. Since her husband's death in 1981, she has actively supported organizations that promote peace and mutual understanding.

Her recognition is consistent with the library's mission of fostering mutual understanding, good will and cooperation among peoples and governments by providing resources on a worldwide basis.

Consular Ball executive committee co-chairs are Jeannene Chaudruc, Evie Glieberman and Sylvia Henry.

Green bunny among scheduled programs

Prof. Eduardo Kac of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, who created a controversial rabbit that glows green under blue light, will discuss his work during a symposium from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, at the Chicago-Kent College of Law.

"Art, Science and Free Speech: The Work of Eduardo Kac," a presentation on transgenic art, is sponsored by the law school's Institute for Law and the Humanities and the Institute for Science, Law and Technology.

Introductions and overviews will be provided by the institute directors, Lori Andrews and Sarah Harding. Other speakers are Stuart Newman of the New York Medical College, Christiane Paul of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, and Chicago-Kent constitutional law professor Sheldon Nahmod.

Through genetic technology Kac used a protein gene of the jellyfish on a living rabbit to develop "GFP Bunny," an artistic statement that has generated public debate.

The speakers will answer questions from the audience, and a reception will follow the symposium. Call (312) 906-5122 for more information.

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Prof. Inga Markovits of the University of Texas School of Law will deliver the Henry Morris Lecture in International and Comparative Law at 12 noon Tuesday, Sept. 26, at the Chicago-Kent College of Law.

Holder of the Friends of Joe Jemail Regents Chair at the law school, Markovits will speak on "Law and Remembering: Socialism in East Germany and Its Impact Today." She has law degrees from Free University in Berlin and Yale Law School, and has been a visiting professor this year at Fordham University Law School.

Loyola adds professor

Implementation of the Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies at the Loyola University School of Law will be directed this fall by Spencer Weber Waller, who has joined the faculty as a professor of law.

Waller was an associate dean and professor at Brooklyn Law School and co-director of its Center for International Business Law. Among his four published books is the third edition of "Antitrust and American Business Abroad."

A former clerk in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit who practiced with Freeborn & Peters in Chicago, Waller has taught at the Chicago-Kent College of Law and DePaul University College of Law.

In January, he will become chair of the Antitrust Section of the Association of American Law Schools. He serves on the board of advisors of the American Antitrust Institute and the BNA Antitrust and Trade Regulation Reporter.

Scholars recognized

Three June graduates of The John Marshall Law School have received scholarships. They are:

Paul Serkland, the $25,000 Lucy Sprague Scholarship provided by the parents of a law student murdered in 1998 to retire law school loans. Serkland has joined the Cook County state's attorney's office, where he had been a volunteer in the Gang Crimes Unit and Felony Trial Division. He is the son of Chicago attorney James Serkland.

Joy Tolbert Nelson, the $5,000 Elmer Kissane Scholarship in memory of a former assistant Cook County state's attorney. A summer minority intern with Presiding Judge Thomas Fitzgerald of the Cook County Criminal Division, she has joined the state's attorney's office.

Ernie Burden, the $5,000 William E. Peterson Memorial Scholarship named for a former John Marshall trustee who was president of the Cook County Bar Association and National Bar Association.

Burden also earned the Dean's Prize for greatest progress from beginning to end of his law studies, during which he received the Edward D. Rosenberg Memorial Student Aid Award and the Allen H. Schwartz Scholarship (twice). He plans to practice in Chicago.

Patients get laptops

Children spending extended time at Ronald McDonald House in Chicago after surgery or medical treatments now have the use of laptop computers loaded with games, thanks to a student at The John Marshall Law School.

Amy Kloempkin has established "Get Well Gigabytes," a not-for-profit organization that accepts used laptops, cleans out their files and installs video games and puzzles. Her first recipient was a 17-year-old who was hospitalized for 40 days for bone marrow transplants.

The recipient of a John Marshall Distinguished Service Award, Kloempkin last year was president of the student chapter of the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity and vice president of the Intellectual Property Law Society.

SIU prof gets grant

Law Prof. Donald W. Garner of Southern Illinois University has received a third grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to continue his legal battle to protect children from the effects of tobacco and alcohol advertising.

The $100,000 grant will allow Garner to file up to four amicus briefs in federal appeals cases involving substance regulations, and to help create a model ordinance for municipalities to restrain advertising.

Justinians slate 79th formal banquet

New officers of the Justinian Society of Lawyers will don black-tie attire for their formal installations Wednesday, Sept. 27, in the Grand Ballroom of the Palmer House Hilton, Chicago. Call (312) 255-8550 for reservation details.

President Leonard S. DeFranco is past chair of the ISBA Federal Taxation Section Council, and the other five officers all serve on the ISBA Assembly: Vice Presidents John G. Locallo, Antonion M. Romanucci and Thomas M. Battista; Treasurer John C. Sciaccotta, and Secretary Lisa A. Marino.

Marino is just the second woman officer in the 79-year history of the society of Italian-American lawyers. Judge Gloria G. Coco, a past president, will chair the banquet program, and Anthony Scariano will administer the oath office.

The Justinians will present the annual Award of Excellence to Appellate Justice Bob Thomas of the 2nd District, who "is very proud of his Italian heritage," DeFranco said. Law student scholarships also will be presented.

ACLU-Illinois

Jay A. Miller, retiring executive director of the Illinois chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, will be honored Saturday, Oct. 7, during a Roger Baldwin Foundation Bill of Rights celebration dinner in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago.

Miller will receive the Edwin A. Rothschild Civil Liberties Award in recognition of his passionate and Courageous leadership and vision. Keynote speaker is ACLU national President Nadine Strosser. Call Marcia Liss, (312) 201-9740, ext. 303, for reservation details.

Appellate Lawyers

Justice Warren D. Wolfson of the 1st District will speak Friday, Sept. 22, during a luncheon meeting of the Appellate Lawyers Association on the second floor of the Chicago Athletic Association.

Wolfson's topic is "Nearly a Quarter of a Century of Judicial Service: So What?" Call Emily Riojas, (312) 554-2090, for reservations.

Attorneys' Title

Shareholders of Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund will attend an Illinois Tailgate Weekend on Oct. 13 and 14 in Champaign that includes an education seminar on Friday, and a tent luncheon and football game between Illinois and Iowa on Saturday. Call Suzy Auteberry, (800) 252-0402, ext. 130, for reservations.

The 36th annual ATGF shareholders' meeting will take place Thursday, Dec. 7, in Chicago with a holiday dinner in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

Black Women Lawyers

The Black Women Lawyers Association of Chicago will participate in an Empowerment Fair for Illinois Women on Saturday, Oct. 14. Call past president Yvonne Owens, (312) 580-9917, for details.

Bohemian Lawyers

Clifford Truman Daniels, grandson of President Harry S Truman, will provide family reminiscences Thursday, Sept. 28, during a dinner meeting of the Bohemian Lawyers Association of Chicago at the Klas Restaurant, Cicero. Advance are necessary. Call Randy Hribel, (708) 531-9735.

DuPage County Bar

An ad hoc community service committee called "Lawyers Lending a Hand" has been formed by the DuPage County Bar Association to seek volunteer opportunities for local attorneys. Assistant state's attorney Paul Marchese, who suggested the initiative, cal be called at (630) 681-2255 with ideas for projects.

DuPage Women Lawyers

The DuPage Association of Women Lawyers will hold a dinner meeting and program Wednesday, Oct. 4, in the Radisson Hotel, Lisle. Call past president Lynn Cavallo, (630) 462-9300, for details.

ECI Women Attorneys

The East Central Illinois Women Attorneys Association will hold a buffet luncheon and program Tuesday, Sept. 19, at the Miko Steak House in Urbana. The next meeting is Oct. 17. Call Janice Farrell Pea, (217) 333-0289, for membership information.

Hellenic Bar

The Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois will honor Cook County Judge Arthur C. Perivolidis during a dinner Thursday, Sept. 28, at the Greek Islands Restaurant, Chicago. Call Angelo Leventis, (847) 692-7300, for reservations.

The association has begun its luncheon series at the Chicago Bar Association on the second Thursday each month. The next meeting is Oct. 12.

Illinois Paralegal

A two-day education conference, "Eye to the Future: Paralegals in the New Millennium," will be conducted Thursday and Friday, Oct. 12-13, in the Chicago Athletic Association by the Illinois Paralegal Association. Call (815) 462-4696 for information.

A Paralegal Day celebration dinner Oct. 12 will feature a keynote address by attorney Larry Yellen, investigative reporter for WFLD-TV in