February 10-12, 2012 at Princeton University
Jointly sponsored by:
In an interview with the Illinois News Bureau, Professor Dick Kaplan explains that a so-called “Buffett Rule” that would create a higher minimum tax rate for those with income greater than $1 million per year would have little effect on the taxes of the real-life Warren Buffett unless it takes capital gains into account.
If the Bush tax cuts, he says, were allowed to expire, starting Jan. 1, 2013, capital gains would be subject to their pre-cut rate of 20 percent, and high-income earners would pay an additional 3.8 percent in Medicare taxes.
Student Legal Relief (SLR) sent 32 people to New Orleans this winter break to perform pro bono legal work benefiting those most in need within the community. The goal of this organization, from its creation, has been to assist the New Orleans area in their recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
A new study by Illinois Law Professors Robert Lawless and Dov Cohen about race and bankruptcy was featured in the New York Times. The study shows that blacks are about twice as likely as whites to file for Chapter 13.
In regards to a case involving a Chicago woman who was fired for doing work during her lunch, Law and Business Professor Michael Leroy explains to ABC News that: “Illinois is an employment-at-will state, which means the employer can fire someone for a good reason, no reason, or a bad reason, as long as it is not discriminatory."
In a New York Times blog post, Law Professor Robert Lawless explains that the 12% decline in bankruptcy filings in 2011 is not necessarily a reflection that the economy is improving.
Law Professor Amitai Aviram argues that “bail-ins” amplify the highs and lows of future business cycles and undermine the policy goals of those who believe free markets allocate investments optimally, as well as those who prefer government guidance in allocating investments.
University of Illinois law professor Robert M. Lawless, a leading consumer credit and bankruptcy expert, discusses the counterintuitive link between bankruptcy filings, household debt and the economy in an interview with Illinois News Bureau.
In an ongoing struggle between the president and chief justice of the Philippines, an article written by Illinois Law Professor Nuno Garoupa and Laarni Escresa has become a central piece of evidence.
The University of Illinois has issued a final report upon the completion of its inquiry into student profile data reported and/or publicly disseminated by the College of Law.
Read more here.
Student Legal Relief (SLR) sent 32 people to New Orleans this winter break to perform pro bono legal work benefiting those most in need within the community. The goal of this organization, from its creation, has been to assist the New Orleans area in their recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
The University of Illinois has issued a final report upon the completion of its inquiry into student profile data reported and/or publicly disseminated by the College of Law.
Read more here.
Among the 68 law firms currently competing in the Law Firm Challenge, 11 have achieved pacesetter status by reaching 100% participation by December 31, 2011.
At a reception this month, the Illinois State Bar Association is recognizing members of the classes of 1961 who have been admitted to practice for 50 years. Fifteen Illinois Law alumni are being honored as 2011 Class of Distinguished Counsellors. They are:
James L. Anderson; Martin M. Brozosky;Hugh Graham, III; Whitney D. Hardy; Jay H. Janssen; John B. Jenkins; George C. Lackey; Robert E. Martensen; Philip H. Nye; Jerome Schachter; Lawrence Smith, Jr.; N. Richard Stelter; Paul B. Uhlenhop; Donald E. Weihl; Leon C. Wexler.
Professor Lawless participated in a Senate Banking Committee subcommittee hearing on October 3. Co-director of the Illinois Program on Law, Behavior and Social Science, he was on a panel which also included two law professors, an advisor to the Federal Reserve, and a credit union president/CEO. Professor Lawless specializes in bankruptcy, consumer credit, and business law, and has published numerous articles on these topics, most all of which use empirical methodology to better understand legal phenomena.
The University of Illinois has issued a final report upon the completion of its inquiry into student profile data reported and/or publicly disseminated by the College of Law.
Read more here.
February 10-12, 2012 at Princeton University
Jointly sponsored by:
In an interview with the Illinois News Bureau, Professor Dick Kaplan explains that a so-called “Buffett Rule” that would create a higher minimum tax rate for those with income greater than $1 million per year would have little effect on the taxes of the real-life Warren Buffett unless it takes capital gains into account.
If the Bush tax cuts, he says, were allowed to expire, starting Jan. 1, 2013, capital gains would be subject to their pre-cut rate of 20 percent, and high-income earners would pay an additional 3.8 percent in Medicare taxes.
A new study by Illinois Law Professors Robert Lawless and Dov Cohen about race and bankruptcy was featured in the New York Times. The study shows that blacks are about twice as likely as whites to file for Chapter 13.
In regards to a case involving a Chicago woman who was fired for doing work during her lunch, Law and Business Professor Michael Leroy explains to ABC News that: “Illinois is an employment-at-will state, which means the employer can fire someone for a good reason, no reason, or a bad reason, as long as it is not discriminatory."
In a New York Times blog post, Law Professor Robert Lawless explains that the 12% decline in bankruptcy filings in 2011 is not necessarily a reflection that the economy is improving.
Law Professor Amitai Aviram argues that “bail-ins” amplify the highs and lows of future business cycles and undermine the policy goals of those who believe free markets allocate investments optimally, as well as those who prefer government guidance in allocating investments.
University of Illinois law professor Robert M. Lawless, a leading consumer credit and bankruptcy expert, discusses the counterintuitive link between bankruptcy filings, household debt and the economy in an interview with Illinois News Bureau.
In an ongoing struggle between the president and chief justice of the Philippines, an article written by Illinois Law Professor Nuno Garoupa and Laarni Escresa has become a central piece of evidence.
On January 13, 2012, Professor Richard Ross will present “Modern and Early Modern Notions of Legal Pluralism” at the Legal History Workshop and Global British History Workshop of the “Triangle” research universities (Duke University, University of North Carolina, North Carolina State).
Monday, February 13, 2012
Max L. Rowe Auditorium, College of Law Building
4:00 PM–6:00 PM
The College of Law community is invited to celebrate the life and contributions of
Larry E. Ribstein
Mildred Van Voorhis Jones Chair
Associate Dean for Research
at a memorial reception in his honor. A reception will follow in the Peer and Sarah Pedersen Pavilion.
Friday, February 17, 2012–Saturday, February 18, 2012
Law Building
All students, faculty, staff, friends, family, and alumni are welcome to attend this year’s fun packed Family Weekend and Student Bar Association /Public Interest Law Foundation (SBA/PILF) Auction.
Registration deadlines is February 14!
Monday, March 05, 2012
Max L. Rowe Auditorium, College of Law Building
12:30 PM–2:00 PM
“The 'Elderly' as Vulnerable: Rethinking the Nature of Individual and Societal Responsibility.”
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Max L. Rowe Auditorium, College of Law Building
The College of Law welcomes Professor Eldar Shafir of Princeton University as the David C. Baum lecturer.
"The Psychology of Scarcity and Its Implications"
Shafir will discuss decision making in the context of poverty, how they limit the life choices of the impoverished, and what that means for civil liberties.
Friday, March 30, 2012
College of Law Building, Champaign
8:30 AM–4:00 PM
Admitted students and their guests are invited to attend an open house and experience the College of Law firsthand. Get information on careers, financial aid, and housing; attend a mock class taught by Dean Bruce Smith; tour the building; and enjoy lunch with faculty and staff. After hours, join current students and staff for a night out at a favorite local eatery and pub.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
University Club of Chicago, 76 East Monroe Street, Chicago
11:30 AM–1:00 PM
Save the date for the 2012 College of Law Annual Alumni Luncheon, scheduled for April 19, 2012 at the University Club of Chicago. All alumni are invited for networking, lunch, and a program featuring Dean Bruce Smith. Registration information will be available in February.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Krannert Center and Law Building
The 2012 College of Law Convocation will be held in the Great Hall at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on May 12 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. There is an open house on May 11 and a reception on May 12 following the ceremony.
Rising 3L Student Jennifer Elliott, a field hockey player from Ann Arbor, Michigan, has been awarded a 2011-12 Avery Brundage Scholarship for the second year in a row. Brundage Scholarships are awarded to students at the University of Illinois “who are both gifted students and exceptional athletes, for their combined physical and mental development.” Jennifer will receive $2,500 for the 2011-12 academic year. Fellow law student, Melissa Marrero, a rising 2L from Puerto Rico, also received the Brundage award. Read more.
Carl L. Vacketta ('65) has committed $1 million to establish the Carl L. Vacketta Scholarship in Law. One of the nation's leading authorities in the field of government contracts law, Carl is a partner in the D.C. office of DLA Piper. A member of the Dean's Advisory Board, a Co-Chair of the College's Brilliant Futures Campaign, and an Adjunct Professor at the College, Carl has previously established the Carl L. Vacketta Professorship in Law and the Vacketta-DLA Lecture Series.
A magna cum laude graduate in 2009 and recipient of two Rickert Awards for Excellence in Advocacy and Service, Precious Jacobs is currently an associate in Jenner and Block's litigation department. Prior to that, Jacobs completed a PILI Fellowship at the Chancery Advice Desk for Pro Se Litigants through the Chicago Legal Clinic.
Through participation in her Class Gift Campaign, Precious pledged $15,000 to the Cribbet Society, the life-membership, pledge-based annual giving society in honor of John E. Cribbet.
Illinois Law is excited to welcome Paul Heald to its faculty, beginning the 2011-12 academic year. Paul Heald joins the College from the University of Georgia School of Law, where he served as the Allen Post Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Development. A graduate of the University of Illinois and the University of Chicago Law School, Professor Heald is an expert in copyright, trademark, and patent law. His recent publications focus on empirical studies of copyright law, trademark theory, and patent remedies.
Rising 2L Melissa Marrero, a tennis player from Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, has been awarded a 2011-12 Avery Brundage Scholarship. Brundage Scholarships are awarded to students at the University of Illinois “who are both gifted students and exceptional athletes, for their combined physical and mental development.” Melissa will receive $2,500 for the 2011-12 academic year. Fellow law student Jennifer Elliott, a field hockey player from Michigan, also received the award. Read more.
Carolina Arlota, a '10 LL.M. student from Brazil, was the recipient of the first Lemann Graduate Fellowship intended to support graduate study at the University of Illinois related to Brazil. Built on longstanding collaboration with Brazilian scholars in economics and agriculture, as well as nearly a half-century of teaching and research in Brazilian literature and history, the Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies, established in 2009, seeks to foster knowledge and understanding of Brazil across disciplines and colleges. Graduate fellows will participate in the scholarly community of the Lemann Institute and Center for Latin American Studies (CLACS) through a public presentation of their work at the weekly CLACS lecture series. Arlota's legal career has most recently included working as a litigator in the International Department of Petrobras Oil Company in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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