Chicago-Kent College of Law
Illinois Institute of Technology
 
Student Awards Luncheon
 
1998
 
October 6, 1998
 
 
PROGRAM
 
Welcome
Assistant Dean Stephen D. Sowle
 
Introduction
Henry H. Perritt, Jr.
Dean, Vice President for the Downtown
Campus and Professor of Law,
Chicago-Kent College of Law
 
Remarks
John A. Wing
Executive Director, Center for the
Study of Law and Financial Markets,
Illinois Institute of Technology
 
Presentation of Awards
Assistant Dean Stephen D. Sowle
 
The Order of the Coif Induction
Professor Philip N. Hablutzel
Chapter President
 
 
THE AWARDS
 
The Order of the Coif
The Order of the Coif is a national legal honorary society of ancient lineage. Its name derives from the close-fitting headpieces worn by serjeants-at-law, barristers of high standing in English common law courts. Students who rank in the top ten percent of their graduating class are eligible for membership. The Chicago-Kent chapter of the Order was established in 1989.
 
West Publishing Awards for
Outstanding Scholastic Achievement
The West Publishing Awards are given to students who demonstrate outstanding scholastic achievement by ranking first in their class.
 
CALI Excellence for the Future Awards
Sponsored by the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction, the CALI Excellence for the Future Award is given to the student or students who received the highest grade in each section of each course or seminar offered during the previous academic year.
 
 
THE ORDER OF THE COIF
Class of 1998

                            Louise M. Arsenault                    Eileen E. Baker                        Cintra D. Bentley

                            Mark A. Berggren                       Jon M. Casadont                     John C. Connery, Jr.

                            Daniel C. Crilly                            Michael C. Diedrich                Richard A. Duffin

                            Brian B. Eich                               Maria A. Distravolo Elliot        Donald A. Ensing

                            James R. Fisher                           Jason Grover                          Stephanie L. Grubenhoff

                            David S. Harper                          Jonathan E. Hinkemeyer          Michael D. Ilagan

                            Steven M. Katz                           Rochelle H. Klaskin                 Colleen E. Young Kraus

                            Patricia J. McGrath                     Michael J. Newman                  Michael A. Nicolas

                            Maureen O'Brien                        James J. Powers                       Adam B. Richmond

                            Courtney A. Rosen                     Ray C. Schrock                        Michael S. Strauss

                            Justin D. Swindells                      John M. Vande Walle               Thomas C. Webster

                            Joseph N. Wharton                    Bradley W. Wilson                    Elyssa B. Winslow
 
 

WEST PUBLISHING AWARDS FOR
OUTSTANDING SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT

                                                                        Class of 1998     James J. Powers

                                                                        Class of 1999     Joseph A. Miron, Jr.

                                                                        Class of 2000     Jeremy E. Noe

                                                                        Class of 2001     Jennifer A. Henrikson
 

 
CALI EXCELLENCE FOR THE FUTURE AWARDS
 
Joanne M. Abellera 
International Business Transactions
Omar A. Abuzir
Family & Employment-Based
  Immigration Practice
Amanda J. Adams
Advanced Research
Daniel L. Adelman
Professional Responsibility
Wendy A. Aeschlimann
International Law
Simi Agarwal
Legal Writing 2
Property
Lauren R. Alexander
Advanced Research
Gift & Estate Tax
Ronald M. Amato
Advanced Research
Michael D. Ambroziak
Telecommunications Law & Policy
Erik L. Andersen
Products Liability
Louise M. Arsenault
Personal Income Tax
Jennifer L. Ashley
Criminal Procedure: The Adjudicative
  Process
Harry E. Ashton, IV
Business Organizations
Frances K. Asner
Torts
Legal Writing 2
Nathan W. Austin
Internet Law
Andrew D. Babcock
Legal Drafting
Eileen E. Baker
Health Law & Poverty
Sports Law
Mary A. Baker
Feminist Theories of the Workplace
Sita M. Balthazar-Thomas
Immigration Law & Policy
Feminist Revisit
Joji G. Baniqued
Copyright Law
Kathryn J. Banzhof
Personal Income Tax
James A. Barkei
Energy Law
Current Energy Problems
Paul J. Bartusiak
Contracts
Eric J. Baude
Trademarks & Unfair Competition
Dana A. Beaird
Advanced Research
Daniel Belko
Criminal Procedure: The Adjudicative
  Process
Mark A. Berggren
Estate Planning
Professional Responsibility
Jeffrey A. Berman
Trial Advocacy 2
Christian D. Bigelow
Professional Responsibility
Andrew P. Bleiman
Conflict of Laws
Garrett L. Boehm, Jr.
Legal Drafting
Brent Adam Boyd
Advanced Research
John T. Bretscher
Mediation
Remedies
Jeffrey Brill
Copyright Law & Digital Works
Estates & Trusts
Carolyn J. Buntin
Negotiations
Wendy Butler
Advanced Research
Chadwick I. Buttell
Federal Transfer Tax
Tax Planning for S Corporations &
   Closely-Held Businesses
Kathryn P. Camp
Money Managers
Regulatory Policy & Practice
John P. Campbell
Labor Advanced Research/Legal
   Drafting
Mary T. Capasso
Trial Advocacy 1
Christopher J. Carroll
Illinois Civil Procedure
David D. Carrozzo
Trademarks & Unfair Competition
Trial Advocacy 1
David T. Cartella
Land Use
Brian P. Chan
Legal Drafting
Tax Planning for International Business
Marilyn J. Chimes
Pretrial Litigation
Louis S. Chronowski
Legal Drafting
Sorinel Cimpoes
Legal Writing 1
Edward E. Clair
Legal Drafting
Abigail S. Clough
Justice & the Legal System
Kevin Collopy
Antitrust
Copyright Law
John C. Connery, Jr. 
Advanced Tax Transactions
Corporate Finance
Corporate Reorganization
Trial Advocacy 1
Denelle L. Cooper
Legal Drafting
Christopher M. Cosley
Antitrust
Daniel C. Crilly
Accounting for Lawyers
Stephen Cubbage
Regulatory Policy & Practice
Andrew S. Dallmann
Patent Law
Kristin A. Decker
Environmental Law & Policy 2
Christopher J. DeLise
Insurance
Legal Rights of Children
Taxation of Financial Service
Entities
Ami Louise DeMarco
Legal Writing 1
Roy Jackson Dent
Banking Law
Bankruptcy
Securities Regulation
Bryan P. Diemer
Critical Race Theory
Jonathan L. Dixon II
Disability Law
Anna M. Domagala
Pretrial Litigation
Shannon N. Doman
International Business Transactions
International Law
Legal Drafting
Todd R. Dombrowski
Trial Advocacy 2
Lisa A. Draganchuk
Trial Advocacy 2
Richard A. Duffin
Alternative Dispute Resolution
William E. Dutton, Jr.
Bankruptcy Litigation
Steven Michael Edwards
Justice & the Legal System
Legal Writing 1
Legal Writing 2
Maria DiStravolo Elliott
Trial Advocacy 1
Denise P. Erlich
Trial Advocacy 1
Nicole Feder
Mediation
Michelle A. Fellores
Trial Advocacy 2
Paul J. Ferak
Legal Writing 2
Nathan E. Ferguson
Justice & the Legal System
Jennifer J. Ferry
Legal Drafting
Gregory Filippone
Criminal Law
Jennifer R. Fine
Tax Procedure
James R. Fisher
First Amendment Theory
Law & Literature
Julie A. Flaherty
Trial Advocacy 1
Erin D. Foley
Appellate Advocacy
Labor Law
Yolanda D. Forney
Forensic Sciences
Mari H. Franklin
Administrative Law
Bryan J. Freel
Corporate Taxation
Mitchell B. Friedman
Pretrial Litigation
Inna Frumkin
Business Organizations
International Aspects of Intellectual
   Property
Margret M. Gahala
Futures Regulation
Armando M. Gamboa
International Trade
Partnership Tax 1
Russian Legal System
Jason B. Garvis
Remedies
Kevin Gleason
Derivatives 
Merri J. Goldberg
Juvenile Law
Mary Beth Goodman
International Human Rights
Holly D. Gordon
Environmental Law & Policy 1
Environmental Law & Policy 2
Estates & Trusts
Judicial Externship
Donald Gottesman
Tax Practice & Procedure
Adam Grais
Corporate Taxation
Eacata D. Gregory
Legal Writing 2
Janessa M. Griffin
Advanced Research
Susan C. Grune
Evidence
Rana H. Haghighat
Legal Writing 1
Legal Writing 2
Paul R. Haney
Employment Relationships
Trina Hardman-Burt
Trial Advocacy 1
Jamie L. Hare
Advanced Research
David S. Harper
Food & Drug Law
International Capital Markets
Mary Hasse
Juvenile Law
Susan L. Hausman
Legal Writing 2
Wendy N. Hayes
Legal Writing 2
Jenni E. Henley
Trial Advocacy 2
Jennifer A. Henrikson
Justice & the Legal System
Legal Writing 1
Personal Income Tax
Kathleen A. Herrera
Collective Bargaining & Arbitration
Nicole N. Herriot-Goodman
Civil Procedure
Legal Writing 1
Michelle L. Hibbert
Advanced Research
Genetics & the Law
Law & Bioethics
Legal Rights of Children
Reproductive Technology
Cathy L. Higgins
Legal Drafting
Theresa A. Hines
Consumer Health Benefits
Jonathan E. Hinkemeyer
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Privacy Rights in Employment
Professional Responsibility
Securities Regulation
Erin C. Hinklin
Torts
Jennifer M. Hire
Family Law
William J. Hudnall
Legal Drafting
Mae F. Hung
Fact Investigation & Deposition
   Practice Skills
Karen Jancovich
Comparative Law
Mari Ann Jatis
Advanced Research
Trial Advocacy 1
Eric D. Jones
Construction Law
Niki Kanellopoulos
Labor Advanced Research/Legal
   Drafting
Michael R. Karnuth
Advanced Research
Steven M. Katz
Advanced Research
Shelley A. Keane
Trial Advocacy 1
Abigail L. Kell
Constitutional Law
Mary L. Kelly
Advanced Research
Terrence Kelly
Money Managers
Danielle S. Kemp
Legal Writing 2
Joanna M. Kielczewski
Business Entity Formation
Therese C. King
Torts
Jennifer Durham King
International Capital Markets
Daniel S. Kirschner
Medical Malpractice
Joanna C. Kitto
American Legal History
Rochelle H. Klaskin
Antitrust
Business Entity Transactions
Trial Advocacy 1
Frederic T. Knape
The Common Law: Decisions &
   Decision-Makers
Krystal Kolojay-Gombrich
Evidence
Nicholas G. Kourvetaris
Legal Drafting
Vanessa E. Kraemer
Trial Advocacy 2
Jeffrey W. Kreye
Entertainment Law
Jacqueline Kuler
Copyright Law
School Law
Leila Kulon
Sales & Exchanges
Jason M. Kuzniar
Trial Advocacy 2
Elizabeth J. Lapham
Capital Markets 2
Kenneth W. LaRue
Capital Punishment & the Judicial
   Process
Mark T. Lavery
Torts
Lydia Lazar
Legal Writing 1
Martino Lazzaroni
European Union
Hyun Ah Lee
Tax-Exempt Organizations
Seonsin Lee
Partnership Tax 2
Tax Accounting
Lawrence S. Leonard
Legislative Advocacy
Burton Litwin
Taxation of International Transactions
L. Daniel Liutikas
Contracts
Justice & the Legal System
Ian C. Lofwall
Gift & Estate Tax
Lisa M. Longo
Advanced Evidence
Ryan C. Luptak
Torts
Bridget E. Lynch
Tax Procedure
Trial Advocacy 1
John B. MacIntyre
Personal Income Tax
Eric M. Madiar
Advanced Research
Donny Makower
Trademarks & Unfair Competition
Natalie Mandelbroyt
Constitutional Torts/Section 1983
Evidence
Sexual Orientation & the Law
Cheryl L. Manson
Employee Benefits Law
Israel B. Marquez
Regulation, Enforcement, &
   Litigation of Hazardous Waste
Katherine L. Mason
Health Care Law
Melissa M. Masters
Labor Law
Brent McCauley
Derivatives 
Beverly M. McClellan
Urban Environmental Public Interest
   Practicum
Edward McGillen
Federal Transfer Tax
Michael P. McGrane
Torts
Patricia J. McGrath
Poverty Law
Professional Responsibility
Michael J. McNaughton
International Trade Law
Janet L. McWilliams
Conflict of Laws
Family Law
James A. Meece
Insurance Law
Yarema M. Melnyk
International Human Rights
Laura J. Meredith
Constitutional Law
Interviewing, Counseling, &
   Negotiating Skills
Carole A. Mickelson
Emerging Technologies
Law Office Technology
Patent Law
Jeffrey A. Miller
Estates & Trusts
Melanie K. Miller
Sexual Orientation & the Law
James K. Minnette
Prisoners' Rights Litigation
Trial Advocacy 1
Marci S. Mirkin
Legal Writing 1
Legal Writing 2
Joseph A. Miron, Jr.
International Trade Law
Legal Drafting
Personal Income Tax
Alyssa C. Mogul
Profession & Practice of Law
Maria F. Mora
Legal Writing 1
Sherry A. Mundorff
Advanced Research
Legal Drafting
Kathy R. Murphy
Legal Writing 1
Adrian J. Murray
Advanced Research
Rattan Nath
Patents Office Practice
Karen J. Nelson
Legal Writing 2
Michael A. Nicolas
Mediation
Trial Advocacy 2
Jeremy E. Noe
Constitutional Law
Property
Maureen O'Brien
Criminal Procedure: The Investigative
   Process
Workers' Compensation Law
Anthony M. O'Brien
Advanced Research
Sharon K. O'Connell
Trial Advocacy 1
Ann Celine O'Hallaren
Trial Advocacy 2
Jennifer A. O'Neill
Trial Advocacy 1
John O'Sullivan
Commercial Banking
John Old
State & Local Taxation
Pascale Olivier
International Trade
Introduction to American Legal
System
Jason Orleans
Comparative Law
Brian M. Ozog
Fact Investigation & Deposition
   Practice Skills
Joseph R. Papavero
Criminal Law
Lucy Kim Park
Legal Drafting
Jin Woo Park
Securities Regulation
Katherine A. Paterno
Race, Place & Space
Francelyn Perez
Critical Race Theory
Elayna T. Pham
Legal Drafting
Mark E. Pieper
Contracts
Jeffrey D. Pilgrim
Interviewing, Counseling, &
   Negotiating Skills
Legal Drafting
Monica R. Pinciak
Business Organizations
Corporate Finance
Legal Drafting
Kristen A. Potter
Advanced Research
Legal Drafting
Craig A. Poulson
Clinical Research
James J. Powers
Business Organizations
Estates & Trusts
Labor/ Employment Class
Public Sector Employees
Ivica Puljic
Bankruptcy
Trial Advocacy 2
Peter Y. Qiu
Law of China
Wilhelm L. Rao
Intensive Trial Advocacy 1
Donald R. Rauschert
Employee Benefit Plans
Gena Record
Conflict of Laws
Nancy A. Renk
Legal Drafting
Adam B. Richmond
Advanced Property: Real Estate
   Transactions
Alison M. Richter
Civil Procedure
Contracts
Criminal Law
Legal Writing 1
Legal Writing 2
Property
James G. Rodgers
Trademarks & Unfair Competition
Michelle Rodriguez
Justice & the Legal System
Legal Writing 1
Howard J. Rosenburg
Trial Advocacy 1
Lisa J. Rosenfeld
Environmental Law & Policy 1
Laurie A. Rosenow
Advanced Research
Brandy A. Sargent
International Law
Nicholas E. Scarpelli
Advanced Research
Corrie Schafer
Advanced Research
Stephanie L. Schlegel
International Criminal Law
Scott J. Schmidt
Appellate Courts
Scott B. Schneider
Internet Law
Ray C. Schrock
Criminal Procedure: The Investigative
   Process
Employment Discrimination
Federal Courts
Katherine C. Schroder
Bankruptcy Litigation
Michael G. Schwartz
Trial Advocacy 1
Kimberly E. Schwegel
Civil Procedure
Employment Relationships
Labor Advanced Research/Legal
   Drafting
Mitchell Sered
Sexual Orientation & the Law
Linda L. Severin
Trial Advocacy 1
Fred A. Sheppard, III
Evidence & Evidence Advocacy
Sharese L. Shields
Fact Investigation & Deposition Practice
   Skills (LADR)
Jeremy D. Shook
Commercial Law: Secured 
   Transactions
Employee Litigation
Gregory L. Shugar
Civil Procedure 2
Peter M. Siavelis
Advanced Research
John P. Siemsen
Administrative Law
Personal Income Tax
Taxation of Business Enterprises
Amy E. Smith
Evidence
Matthew D. Sobolewski
Bankruptcy
Lois Solomon
Estate Planning
Jennifer E. Solon
Employment Discrimination
Labor Advanced Research/Legal
   Drafting
Joseph M. Stachnik
Bankruptcy
Anne K. Starr
Legal Writing 1
Property
Robert A. Stearn
Insolvency & Reorganization
Anne Steele
Legal Rights of Children
Hakan M. Stjernfeldt
Legal Drafting
Michael S. Strauss
Employee Benefits Law
Philip R. Strzalka
Taxation of Business Enterprises
Marjorie A. Swanson
Pretrial Litigation
Justin D. Swindells
Computers & Legal Reasoning
Trademarks & Unfair Competition
Lisa Ann Szymecko
Scientific Analysis of Environmental
   Problems
Sheri Lynn Tarr
Medical Malpractice
James J. Teich
Criminal Law
Kimberly A. Tesher
Commercial Law: Secured
   Transactions
William W. Thomas
Legal Writing 2
Stephanie W. Tipton
Legal Drafting
Christopher J. Tobin
Advanced Income Tax
Neil Toppel
Criminal Procedure: The Adjudicative 
   Process
E. Jason Tremblay
Legal Writing 2
Bernard R. Tresnowski
Corporate Health Care Law
Steven M. Tyson
Trial Advocacy 1
Trial Advocacy 2
Jordan Uditsky
Tax Planning for S Corporations &
   Closely-Held Businesses
Rachel J. Vanderveen
Land Use
Legislation & the Legislative Process
Timothy J. Vertovec
Legal Drafting
Negotiations
Robert J. Vitello
Advanced Research
Edwina Thomas Washington
Sports Law
Stuart M. Weg
Trial Advocacy 1
Lisa M. Weier
Civil Procedure
Criminal Law
Legal Writing 1
Frank X. Weinert
Illinois Civil Procedure
Joseph N. Wharton
Corporate Health Care Law
First Amendment
Genetics & the Law
Katharine J. Whisler
Evidence
John A. Wiberg
Patents Office Practice
Amy L. Wilson
Immigration Law & Policy
Elyssa B. Winslow
Complex Litigation
Jurisprudence
Pamela A. Woelfel
Estate Planning
Executive Compensation
Ryan E. Yagoda
Constitutional Law
Audrey Young
Tax Practice & Procedure
Dana E. Yovis
Race, Place & Space
Kent M. Zimmermann
Trial Advocacy 2
Arie B. Zoller
Torts