http://law.marquette.edu Marquette Universtiy Law School News Service Dax Phillips <dax.phillips@marquette.edu> en-us http://www.news-record.com/blog/53964/entry/74690 Judge James Wynn is a nominee for the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. He currently sits on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, the state's intermediate appellate court. He received his law degree from Marquette Law School in 1977. Reporter blog appeared on the Greensboro News & Record, Nov. 4, 2009 Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.wuwm.com/programs/news/view_news.php?articleid=5304 The Wisconsin Supreme Court is going to conduct a daylong hearing on the subject of judge recusals. Janine Geske, distinguished professor of law at Marquette, said the West Virginia case (Caperton v. Massey) is prompting state supreme courts to review the recusal rules in their judicial codes of conduct. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://media.law.marquette.edu/photogallery/main.php?g2_itemId=45056&g2_navId=xd9a3d5aa Construction is moving along on schedule and the building is scheduled to be enclosed by mid November 2009. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2009/10/21/r_ob666xvotmcs4j7vpfnnoq/index.xml There are as many statistics about the illegal immigrant population here as there are opinions about how to handle it. In McHenry County, narrowing that number is even tougher. Locally, law enforcement, health care and school personnel generally don't ask questions about citizenship in the course of their duties. Edward Fallone, law professor at Marquette, said, "It wouldn't make a difference. The same legal standard applies to hospitals. Emergency care must be provided regardless of a patient's... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/10/19/Whos-Doing-What Brian A. Price and Stefanie Carton, graduates of Marquette University Law School, have joined the firm of Simandl & Prentice, S.C. The law firm of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. announced the addition of Marquette University Law School graduates Alfredo Cantoral and Rebecca Mitich to their Corporate and Business Planning Practice. The law firm of Vance, Wilcox & Short SC, Fort Atkinson, also announced the addition of associate Christopher Martin. Martin joined the firm after graduating fro... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/10/19/Whos-Doing-What Jewish Family Services Milwaukee presented the first-ever Chair's Community Caring Award to Marquette University Law School for its outstanding commitment to helping the less fortunate in the community. Joseph Kearney, Marquette Law School dean, was presented the award at its annual meeting on Sept. 14. Kearney accepted the award on behalf of the school, professors and students. Story appeared in the Wisconsin Law Journal, Oct. 16, 2009. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/64780422.html Marquette University Law student, Meghan O'Connor received the inaugural law student Pro Bono Award from the Milwaukee Bar Association for her work with the Restraining Order clinic at the courthouse and the Legal and Medical Partnership for Families at the Downtown Health Center. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/64780422.html No summary provided. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/wires/10/14/2060.ap.bbc.ncaa.lawsuit.advisers.1st.ld.writethru.0652/ A college pitcher's lawsuit challenging the NCAA exposed problems with its policy prohibiting college baseball players from hiring advisers to negotiate professional contracts. Matt Mitten, director of the National Sports Law Institute at Marquette, said it's rare for a court to go against the NCAA, especially when it comes to rules on amateurism. He doubts the NCAA will change its rule on prohibiting advisers from being directly involved in negotiations. "I don't see it as overreaching. You jus... Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://law.marquette.edu/flash/gousha-20091013.html Video, audio, and photos now available from the latest On the Issues series with Mike Gousha. This well-known attorney and civic leader visited the Law School. Michael Grebe ran one of the nation's largest law firms, Foley & Lardner, before joining the influential Bradley Foundation as its CEO. He has also long been active politically, overseeing national conventions for the Republican Party. In addition, Grebe is Chair of the Greater Milwaukee Committee. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://law.marquette.edu/cgi-bin/site.pl?2130&pageID=3956 No summary provided. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091010/NEWS0108/910110357/Officials+get+suite+deal Paul Anderson, associate director of the National Sports Law Institute, said that owner's suites at sports stadiums are very common. "I've seen them in just about every stadium built in the last 10 years, or 15 years." He said they are typically used for charity, or when the city is trying to sell itself. It's not supposed to be for the personal use of county board members. Story appeared in the Cincinnati Enquirer, Oct. 10, 2009 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2009/10/12/story9.html Education attorney Michael Spector has joined Marquette Law School as a Boden Visiting Professor of Law to lead the Law School's efforts to convene public policy experts and others addressing issues affecting the Milwaukee Public Schools. Spector was a former chair of the Quarles and Brady law firm. "Marquette Law School has identified MPS and its betterment as a very, very important public issue right now," Spector said. "I'm hoping to become a mediator or consensus-builder to help people under... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.marquette.edu/magazine/recent.php?subaction=showfull&id=1254418520&archive=&start_from=&ucat=7& Katherine R. Williams, Law '10, Merriem Luck (the first female editor of the Marquette Law Review), and Judge Maxine Aldridge White, Law '85, were featured alumnae in Marquette Magazine's coverage of the Centennial Celebration of Women at Marquette. Visit the site. Thu, 8 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.marquette.edu/magazine/recent.php?subaction=showfull&id=1254338124&archive= My family has been coming to Marquette for a long time. A lot of men in my father's extended family came here. My dad has a cousin, Sister Marie Denise Dwyer, OP, who was the first woman to graduate from Marquette with a mathematics degree in 1934. I'm the next woman in the family who came to Marquette. ... I came to visit my brother, and people seemed so genuine. This just felt like home. In the '70s, campus was not beautiful. But I was a sophomore when we won the NCAA championship. I see that ... Thu, 8 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.marquette.edu/magazine/recent.php?subaction=showfull&id=1254345120&archive= Once again Marquette Law School is leveraging its position as a national leader in the field of dispute resolution, this time taking a key role in mediating potential home foreclosures. The Law School is implementing the Milwaukee Foreclosure Mediation Program, which provides mediation between lenders and residential borrowers facing foreclosure. The program is funded from the proceeds of the successful Countrywide Financial Corp. lawsuit and additional funding from the city of Milwaukee. "My... Thu, 8 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://law.marquette.edu/flash/gousha-20091007.html Ulice Payne currently runs a firm that focuses on global trade compliance solutions and has a significant presence in China. He is also the former president and CEO of the Milwaukee Brewers, a former managing partner of the Milwaukee office of Foley & Lardner, and a former Wisconsin Securities Commissioner. Payne serves on numerous corporate and civic boards and is the Chairman-Elect of the YMCA of the USA's Board of Directors. He is a member of the Marquette University Board of Trustees, an... Thu, 8 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://law.marquette.edu/cgi-bin/site.pl?2130&pageID=3012 Charles Swift is best known for having served as defense counsel in the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld. He will discuss his battle for recognizing rights of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay. Swift is a regular commentator on national news programming on issues of national security, military justice, terrorism, and piracy. He has appeared on Countdown with Keith Olberman, Hardball with Chris Matthews, Bill Moyers Journal, State of the Union with John King, NOW on PBS, and ... Thu, 8 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://www.wisbar.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Wisconsin_Lawyer&template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&contentid=86325 The first annual National Pro Bono Celebration is a coordinated effort to demonstrate the important difference that lawyers' pro bono activities make to the country, our justice system, and the individuals whose lives are made better by these efforts. Marquette Law School is joining the celebration by hosting the Coalition for Access to Legal Resources, a pro bono luncheon at the law school for students, volunteers, and legal aid agencies. Story appeared on the Web site of the State Bar of Wisc... Wed, 7 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT http://law.marquette.edu/cgi-bin/site.pl?332&ceNews_newsID=1713 The National Sports Law Institute's Sports Law Editors Alumni Board has selected Adam Primm, from Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University, as the winner of the 2009 National Sports Law Student Writing Competition. Adam's article on "Salary Arbitration Induced Settlement in Major League Baseball: The New Trend" will appear in the Spring 2010 issue of the Sports Lawyers Journal, Volume 17. Information about the 2010 National Sports Law Student Writing Competition will be annou... Tue, 6 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT