For more information, please contact:
Gwen Osborne, director of public affairs, (312) 906-5251
ADVISORY TO PRODUCERS, COLUMNISTS, AND ASSIGNMENT, LEGAL, BUSINESS, PLANNING, CITY DESK, FEATURES AND DAYBOOK EDITORS
CHICAGO–May 5, 2008–Chicago-Kent College of Law and Stuart School of Business have experts available to discuss current issues. To reach any of our experts, call Gwen Osborne, director of public affairs, at (312) 906-5251. Press releases and earlier advisories are available on our Web site: www.kentlaw.edu/news/advisory.
The trial of political fundraiser Tony Rezko is coming to an end. Rezko’s attorneys say that the government failed to prove its case after nearly two months and rested their case without calling any witnesses for the defense. Clinical professor and attorney Richard S. Kling is available for interviews.
An emergency motion by the Associated Press, Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times to gain access to sealed court records and transcripts related to the child pornography case against singer R. Kelly has been denied without comment by the Illinois State Supreme Court. Cook County Criminal Court Judge Vincent Gaughan said he denied media access to the material in an effort to protect the defendant’s rights and to prevent media reports from unduly influencing potential jurors. The trial is expected to begin on Friday. Kelly was arrested in 2002 after a 1997 videotape he allegedly made of himself having sex with an underage girl was turned over to authorities by a Chicago Sun-Times reporter. If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison. Chicago-Kent experts are available to discuss the case against R. Kelly, jury selection, possible prosecution and defense strategies, and the tensions between the First and Sixth amendments. They can also discuss the impact caused by the refusal of the alleged victim in the case to testify, the possible introduction of a new witness in the case and the obstacles presented by the passage of time.
May is Older Americans Month. Chicago-Kent Professor Howard C. Eglit is an expert on law and aging. Professor Eglit is the author of Elders on Trial: Age and Ageism in the American Legal System and of a three-volume treatise, Age Discrimination. He can discuss legal issues faced by older Americans.
Downtown Campus Events
May 18: Chicago-Kent Commencement. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan will deliver the commencement address. Commencement ceremonies begin at 2 p.m. at the Arie Crown Theatre at McCormick Place’s Lakeside Center, 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive, in Chicago. More than 300 students are expected to receive Juris Doctor degrees, and approximately 75 Master of Laws degrees will be conferred.
May 30: Identifying Professional Responsibility Issues in Business Transactions. This program is designed for corporate and other transactional attorneys, those with small business clients, and attorneys interested in developing alternative fee-generating models. Speakers include Chicago-Kent Professor Vivien C. Gross and Jeff Thomas, former director of Chicago-Kent’s Small Business Clinic. Topics will include identifying your client, limiting the scope of your engagement, providing non-legal advice, spotting and managing potential conflicts, assisting with suspect transactions, and acquiring an interest in your client. The program also offers guidance to attorneys with regard to "gray areas" of the Rules of Professional Conduct. Registration is required. To register or for more information, please call (312) 906-5090 or visit www.kentlaw.edu/depts/cle.
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