Several optional excursions are available to the Cliffs of Moher and Burren Region, Galway and Connemara, Bunratty Folk Park and King John's Castle, the Ring of Kerry, Blarney Castle and Cobh, and Dublin City with dinner at Edward Langton's. Special event include a medieval banquet and a traditional Irish Ceili evening.
Switzerland/Austria
The nine-day Best of the Alps tour in Switzerland and Austria will take place Sept. 1 to 9 with departure from Chicago only. The tentative cost is $1,199 per person, double occupancy, plus $62 in government taxes and fees. The rate for singles is $1,449.
The round-trip charter flight non-stop to Zurich, Switzerland, will be on an Omni Air International DC10-30. Accommodations in first-class hotels are for four nights in Seefeld, Austria, and three nights in Adelboden, Switzerland.
Other features include daily buffet breakfasts, deluxe motorcoach transportation between the airport and hotels, a scenic transfer from Seefeld to Adelboden via Vaduz, Liechtenstein, and services of a professional guide.
Adelboden is a chic-but-cozy resort in a community of flower-lined streets, chalet-style hotels, hiking trails and cable car rides. The exclusive resort of Seefeld, an Alpine playground with golf course and casino, attracts an international clientele.
Tour options in Austria include the royal castles of Bavaria, a Tyrolean evening of music and dancing, features of Munich and the Dachau concentration camp, and Mozart's Salzburg and the mining town of Rattenberg.
Options in Switzerland are a journey through Swiss peaks and lakes to Interlaken and cog-train trip to Kleine Scheidegg, a Swiss mountain buffet, the Ballenberg Open-air Museum and Lucerne, and Zermatt and The Matterhorn.
'Body Bazaar' values parts
Lori Andrews, law professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law and director of the Institute for Science, Law and Technology, is co-author of "Body Bazaar: The Market for Human Tissue in the Biotechnology Age," published in February by the Crown Publishing Group.
The 256-page work reveals that the tissues and fluids of a person's body may be worth millions of dollars in what is becoming a fast-moving, alarming industry. Problems of privacy and social control are explored.
The book also discusses the use of genetic information, garnered from DNA analysis, that can be used constructively but may also be abused for discriminatory purposes in the employment and insurance fields.
The co-author is Dorothy Nellin, a New York University professor and member of the National Academy of Science Institute of Medicine.
Publications announced
Prof. R. Ben Brown of The John Marshall Law School has written a chapter of the upcoming book, "The Cornerstone of our Government: The History of the Tennessee Supreme Court," that will be published by the University of Tennessee Press. His chapter is titled "The Tennessee Supreme Court in Reconstruction and Redemption, 1865-85."
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Dean Henry H. Perritt Jr. of the Chicago-Kent College of Law has compiled "Law and the Information Superhighway," a comprehensive analysis of the law governing the Internet and other new communication technology, for Aspen Law and Business.
Perritt reviews interrelationshiops of jurisdiction, intellectual property, access rights, tort and criminal liability, and privacy in the 848-page work. Valuable checklists, tables, sample agreements and citations are included.
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Wilmette attorney John E. Clay, a retired partner in Mayer, Brown & Platt who headed the Public Interest Law Initiative for 10 years, has written "Snollygosters, Airheads & Wimps," a dictionary of unusual words taken in vain or valor in the political arena.
The 287-page work published by Lone Oak Press in Minnesota contains definitions and attributions for thousands of terms, along with a bibliography and indexes of subjects and writers.
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The Institute for Public Affairs at the University of Illinois-Springfield has published "Money Counts," a book about political corruption in this state by Kent D. Redfield, a professor of political studies at the university.
Redfield compares campaign contributors and subsequent public policy decisions to establish connections between political contributions and government actions.
Bar groups laud Law Day
The following events related to Law Day have been announced by various bar associations.
Tuesday, May 1
Madison County Bar Law Day luncheon and presentation of Liberty Bell Award; 12 noon at Rusty's's Restaurant, Edwardsville, not Manhattan's.
Peoria County Bar Assn. Law Day luncheon, award presentations and talk by Justice Mary McDade; 12 noon at Hotel Pere Marquette, Peoria.
West Suburban Bar Law Day luncheon and speech by public guardian Patrick Murphy; 12 noon at Riverside Country Club, North Riverside.
Winnebago County Bar Assn. Law Day luncheon, speech by James Ryan and presentation of ISBA Law Enforcement Award; 12 noon at Forest Hills Country Club, Rockford.
Champaign County Bar Assn. Law Day dinner and speech by Justice Rita Garman; 6 p.m. at Urbana Country Club.
Wednesday, May 2 DuPage County Law Day luncheon, presentation of Liberty Bell and other awards; 12 noon at Cantigny Golf Club, Wheaton.
Friday, May 4 McHenry County Bar Assn. Law Day luncheon and speech by Justice Jack O'Malley; 12 noon at Bull Valley Country Club, Woodstock.
Saturday, May 5 Jefferson County Bar Assn. Law Day dinner and presentation of ISBA Law Enforcement Award; Greenhouse Country Club, Mt. Vernon.
Advocates Society
Members of the Advocates Society will participate in a Law Week public information program at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, in the Copernicus Center, Chicago. Discussion topics include immigration, criminal law, personal injury and workers' compensation. Call Karen S. Bogusz, (312) 726-4408.
Champaign County Bar
Elections will be conducted Thursday, May 17, for three positions on the board of governors of the Champaign County Bar Association. The annual meeting will begin at 4 p.m. at the Champaign Country Club.
Chicago Bar
The Chicago Bar Association Law and Literature Group will discuss "Johnny Got His Gun" by Trumbo at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 8. Call Karen Mensching, (815) 459-2721.
Television journalist Carol Marin will be the keynote speaker for the CBA's 12th Herman Kogan Media Awards luncheon Thursday, May 10, in Corboy Hall. Call Tamra Drees, (312) 554-2012.
DuPage County Bar
Glenda B. Sharp of the staff of the American Bar Association Section of Family Law will succeed Eddie Wollenberg as executive director of the DuPage County Bar Association when she retires June 30. Sharp will join the DCBA staff May 7.
The DuPage Bar will honor Wollenberg during a dinner Thursday, June 28, at Arrowhead Country Club in Wheaton. Call (630) 653-7779.
The annual DCBA Presidents' Ball will take place Friday, May 11, at Medinah Country Club. The black-tie optional social event will begin with a 7 p.m. reception and 8 p.m. dinner.
DuPage Women Lawyers
Slated officers of the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers are Kathleen Gorr, for president; Brenda Carroll, Mary Jo Kelly and Cynthia Bronson, vice presidents; Kristine Karnezis, secretary, and Marti Swatek, treasurer.
The installation dinner is scheduled Wednesday, June 6, at the Hilton Hotel, Lisle. Call (630) 221-0802.
ECI Women Attorneys
The monthly luncheon meeting and program of the East Central Illinois Women Attorneys Association will take place Tuesday, May 15, at Miko's Restaurant in Urbana. Call Carolyn Casady-Trimble at (217) 344-0711.
Illinois Creditors Bar
New officers of the Illinois Creditors' Bar Association are Louis S. Freedman of Freedman, Anselmo, Lindberg & Rappe, Chicago, president; Lawrence O. Taliana, executive vice president; Steven J. Fink, Robert G. Markoff, Eric P. Ferleger, Kenneth R. Wake and Barry Neil Lowe, vice presidents; Scott Michael Alexander, secretary, and William H. Hunter, treasurer.
Jo Daviess County Bar
Ronald P. Paja of Stockton is the new president of the Jo Daviess County Bar Association. Call him at (815) 947-3396 for information about membership and programs.
Justinian Society
The annual election dinner meeting of the Justinian Society will be held Thursday, May 17, at Como Inn, Chicago. Call President Leonard S. DeFranco, (630) 990-3900.
Justinians - DuPage
The annual installation dinner of the DuPage County chapter of the Justinian Society will take place Thursday, May 24, at Glen Oaks Country Club, Glen Ellyn. A law student scholarship will be presented.
Madison/St. Clair
The annual grudge golf tournament between the Madison County Bar Association and the St. Clair County Bar Association will be played Friday, May 18, at the Far Oaks Golf Club in Caseyville. Call Kay Pile, (618) 692-7040, ext. 5921.
McHenry County Bar
Law Day observances by the McHenry County Bar Association include a mock trial, a canine demonstration and a program on safe Internet use for teenagers from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May 3, at the County Courthouse in Woodstock. Call (815) 338-9559.
NALS-Chicago
The Chicago chapter of the National Association of Legal Secretaries will meet for dinner and program Wednesday, May 16, at Sidley & Austin. Call Norma Magine, (312) 427-4540.
North Suburban Bar
The date of the annual North Suburban Bar Association Judges Night dinner has been changed from May 23 to Wednesday, May 16, at the Sheridan Shores Yacht Club, Wilmette. Call President Rachel Runnels at (847) 657-0973 or Kenneth P. Dobbs at (312) 461-9800.
Peoria County Bar
New members of the Peoria County Bar Association will be feted twice this month. A new lawyers party will take place from 4:30 TO 7 P.M. Thursday, May 17, at Bennigan's, and a luncheon will be held Wednesday, May 23, at the association office. Call (309) 674-6049.
West Suburban Bar
Former judge Charles Winkler will discuss "Supreme Court Rule 213: The Ins and Outs" during a dinner meeting of the West Suburban Bar Association at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 17, at Parente's Restaurant in Berwyn. Call (708) 366-1122.
Winnebago County Bar
Mother's Day corsages will be distributed Sunday, May 13, by members of the Winnebago County Bar Association to women residents of four Rockford-area shelters: WAVE, Women's Christian Care Center, Trinity House and Shelter Care Ministry.
Judge Richard Samuels in 33rd year on bench
Cook County Judge Richard L. Samuels, who had retired but was recalled to the bench, died April 14 at age 74 of cancer in a Hazel Crest hospital.
A 1950 graduate of the University of Chicago Law School after service as a Navy radio technician during World War II, Mr. Samuels practiced in his father's firm for seven years before serving an assistant state's attorney from 1957 to 1961. After four more years of private practice, he joined the staff of the American Bar Association in 1965.
Appointed in 1968 as a magistrate in Traffic Court, Judge Samuels became an associate judge automatically in 1971. He was elected to the circuit court in 1976 and was assigned to hear felony cases in Markham before there was a 6th Municipal District courthouse.
Judge Samuels received several appreciation awards from community groups and a Secretary of State's Award for Service to the People. He retired in December when he started treatments for bone cancer.
James Carrott
Retired Quincy attorney James Worthington Carrott died March 9 at age 93 in Blessing Hospital, where he had served on the board of directors.