Faculty Activities & Publications | October 2019
FACULTY Dean Darby Dickerson She was a presenter for the AALS Webinar – On-Campus Interviews, Offers, and Contract Negotiations: Tips and Tricks (Oct. 22, 2019). Professor Art Acevedo He presented...
View ArticleProfessor Jones’s Work Critical to Passage of Criminal Justice Reform Bill
On January 13, a bill focusing on comprehensive criminal justice reform passed the Illinois House and Senate. This comes months after the Illinois Senate Criminal Law and Special Committee on Public...
View Article“Intersections in Intellectual Property Law” Conference to Focus on Health,...
Even as COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out, a critical challenge is ensuring intellectual property rights do not impede access to health in underserved communities around the country. Fierce...
View ArticleUIC Law Announces Elizabeth Olszewski Memorial Scholarship
UIC John Marshall Law School is honored to announce its newest endowed scholarship fund, the Elizabeth Olszewski Memorial Scholarship. The Fund was established in memory of Elizabeth Olszewski, a 2012...
View Article3Ls Lily Amberg and Michelle Van Der Karr Named Semi-Finalists at Stetson...
Lily Amberg and Michelle Van Der Karr, both third-year students, were semi-finalists in the North American Regional Round of the Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition. The team was...
View ArticleAccess Now and UIC Law’s International Human Rights Clinic Seek...
The International Human Rights Clinic at UIC John Marshall Law School published a report in conjunction with Access Now on the mass electronic and digital surveillance campaign of the Assad Regime in...
View ArticleAlumni Class Notes | November 2020
1992 John W. Dietrich was awarded The Responsible 100 Award from the city and state of New York. 1996 Scott E. Baxendale joined von Briesen & Roper, S.C. He focuses his practice on patent...
View Article2L Erica Fatima Receives 2021 Midway Moving & Storage Scholarship
UIC Law student Erica Fatima is the 2021 recipient of the Midway Moving & Storage Scholarship, which recognizes and provides financial assistance to promising students serving in the Law School’s...
View ArticleWhy I Give: William Black (’80)
I give to the UIC John Marshall Annual Fund, and will continue to do so at an increasing level, because John Marshall benefitted me far more than I will ever be able to give back. I received an...
View ArticleAlumni Profile: Bria Riley (’18)
A Dallas native, Bria Riley (’18) graduated cum laude from the University of Houston before enrolling at the Law School, where she became our first Black female president of the SBA. With a heart as...
View ArticleFaculty Activities & Publications | December 2020
FACULTY Professor Renee Hatcher She provided comments to WBEZ for a story about a Woods Funds grant for six grassroots organizations to collaborate and develop strategies to transform neighborhoods on...
View ArticleProfessor Jones Featured in Chaminade Magazine
Professor Samuel V. Jones was featured in the Fall 2020 edition of Chaminade Magazine. The profile on Jones, who attended undergrad at the university, focuses on the struggles and hardships he faced...
View ArticleFaculty Activities & Publications | January 2021
FACULTY Professor Evan McKenzie¬† He appeared on WGN-TV Morning News to discuss the inauguration and the challenges facing President Biden’s administration. Professor Teri McMurtry-Chubb¬† She helped...
View Article3L Destinee Burrell Helps Publish Patent Jury Instruction Handbook
Destinee Burrell, a third-year student at UIC John Marshall Law School in Chicago, was one of three law students in the country who assisted with research and updates for the 2020-21 Patent Jury...
View Article2L Natalie Elizaroff Creates Video Detailing the UIC Law Experience
It’s not always easy for aspiring law students to get a feel for the law school experience, but 2L Natalie Elizaroff is out to change that. Elizaroff recorded and edited her own love letter to UIC Law...
View ArticleProfessor Mundy and 2L Erica Fatima Publish Article in CDLB Focusing on...
Professor Hugh Mundy and Erica Fatima, a second-year student, published an article in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. The article makes proposed changes to various evidence rules in light of the recent...
View Article2L Kaycee Miller Wins FALA Scholarship
Kaycee Miller, a second-year student, was awarded the Filipino American Lawyers Association of Chicago Law Student Scholarship Award. Miller was honored at FALA Chicago’s first-ever Virtual Soiree on...
View ArticleAlumni Class Notes | December 2020
1982 Gary P. Hollander joined Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa as a member. He focuses his practice on appellate litigation, business divorce & complex, ownership dispute resolution, business...
View ArticleAlumni Class Notes | January 2021
1999 Christopher M. Scherer was elected to the Executive Committee for DeWitt, LLP. 2011 Marvet M. Sweis was installed as President of the Arab American Bar Association of Illinois Brent R. Wilson is...
View ArticleAlumni Class Notes | February 2021
1992 Matthew McQuaid was appointed as the Public Administrator and Public Guardian of DuPage County. 2000 Mark T. Koerner was elected as a Shareholder by Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC. 2003...
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