For more information, please contact:
Gwen Osborne, director of public affairs, (312) 906-5251
ADVISORY TO PRODUCERS, COLUMNISTS AND ASSIGNMENT, LEGAL, PLANNING, BUSINESS, AND DAYBOOK EDITORS
CHICAGO-- May 16, 2005--Chicago-Kent College of Law, the Stuart Graduate School of
Business and the Center for Financial Markets have experts available to discuss current issues.
To reach any of our experts, call Gwen Osborne, director
of public affairs, at (312) 906-5251. Copies of press releases and earlier advisories are available
on our Web site: http://www.kentlaw.edu/news/advisory.
Jessica and Christopher Kaiser, two of 331 Chicago-Kent students who will receive J.D. degrees
May 22, will graduate near the top of their class. Married for eight years, they earned undergraduate
degrees in engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and share an interest in intellectual property
law. Both have held externships with federal judges. The Kaisers are members of the Chicago-Kent
Honors Scholars class of 2005 that assisted in the writing and filing of a brief to the U.S. Supreme
Court in the case of Illinois v. Caballes. Christopher is a member of the Moot Court Honor
Society and the Chicago-Kent Law Review.
Scopes II?: The Kansas School Board last week completed hearings to determine whether
challenges to evolution may be taught in the state’s public schools. The hearings are being
compared to the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial in which Dayton, Tenn. teacher John Scopes was convicted
of violating a state law against teaching evolution. Eighty years after the Scopes case, school
districts in other states, including Michigan and Pennsylvania, are also grappling with the tensions
among the teaching of creationism, evolution and intelligent design. Experts are available to discuss
the controversy.
The “new retirement.” In 2011, the first wave of the nation’s 76 million
baby boomers will reach retirement age. Government sources report that only 48 million new workers
will be available to take the jobs they vacate. However, according to a recent survey released by
Merrill Lynch, some of those positions may be filled by baby boomers. The report, “The New
Retirement,” found that 76 percent of baby boomers intend to keep working during their so-called
retirement years, with many expecting to leave their current employment and begin an entirely new
job or career. Professor Howard C. Eglit is an expert
on law and aging. He is the author of a three-volume treatise, Age Discrimination,
and a new book, Elders on Trial: Age and Ageism in the American Legal System.
He is available for interviews about workplace issues facing aging baby boomers.
The U.S. Supreme Court still has several rulings on key legal issues to hand down before the
term ends. Professor Sheldon H. Nahmod is available
for interviews about key decisions and themes of the 2004-05 term.
The Michael Jackson trial continues. The pop singer is accused of child molestation, conspiracy
and illegal use of alcohol with a minor. Chicago-Kent professors Douglas
W. Godfrey and Richard S. Kling are available
for interviews. Professor Godfrey is a former prosecutor in the Kings County District Attorney's
office, where he served in the sex crimes and homicide bureaus. Professor Kling is a criminal defense
attorney who teaches evidence and forensic science courses.
Chicago-Kent’s Immigration Law Clinic is seeking those who need legal assistance with
immigration, asylum and nationality matters. The clinic is supervised by Professor Matthew
I. Bernstein, whose practice includes advising corporations, nonprofit organizations and
individuals in all areas of immigration law. Professor Bernstein is available for interviews about
the Immigration Law Clinic.
Downtown Campus Events:
May 22: Chicago-Kent College of Law Commencement. Attorney Thomas A. Demetrio, of
the Chicago law firm of Corboy & Demetrio, will deliver the commencement address. Commencement
exercises begin at 2 p.m. and will be held in the Lakeside Center at McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake
Shore Drive, in Chicago.
June 3: 24th annual Conference on Not-For-Profit Organizations. This one-day seminar is
presented by a faculty of leading organization executives, attorneys, accountants and government
officials. Program highlights include “Not-For Profit Activities in the Age of Terrorism,”
“How to Prepare and What to Expect from an Audit,” new developments in taxation, legislation
and regulation of non-profits, labor and employment issues affecting not-for-profits, and an update
from the office of the Illinois Attorney General. For more information, call (312) 906-5090.
June 17: Effective Transactional Writing. Chicago-Kent College of Law will present a day-long,
interactive seminar to help lawyers to write more effectively. Participants will learn how to use
“plain English” to make documents less ambiguous and more concise and straightforward.
The small-group, hands-on training includes audience analysis tips and writing and editing tools.
For more information, call (312) 906-5090 or visit the Web site: http://www.kentlaw.edu/depts/cle/.
June 18: Stuart Graduate School of Business Commencement. Robert M. Janowiak, executive
director of the International Engineering Consortium will deliver the commencement address. Commencement
exercises begin at 11 a.m. and will be held on the IIT Main Campus in the Hermann Union Building
(HUB), 3241 S. Federal Street, in Chicago.
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