For those of you who list mastery of apostrophe usage with the rest of your New Year’s resolutions, here is a short primer:
1. Use an apostrophe to indicate possession.
2. Place the apostrophe before the “s” when referring to a singular entity. For example, “the dog’s food bowl is in the kitchen.” Or, “Karen’s house is on the right.”
The Seventeenth Annual Howard B. Eisenberg Do-Gooders’ (PILS) Auction will be held on Friday, February 12, from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. at the Italian Conference Center at 631 East Chicago Street in Milwaukee.
The event, which is named after the late Dean Howard Eisenberg, raises funds for the Public Interest Law Society’s Summer Fellowship Program.
The silent auction begins at 5:30 p.m. Complimentary beer, wine, and soda will be served from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The live auction, MC’d by the very entertaining Professor Ed Fallone, will begin at 7:30 p.m. Appetizers and a light dinner will be served.
Tickets are $40 per person. Student tickets are $25 if purchased by February 9. Tickets may be purchased online or by check at www.law.marquette.edu, or may be purchased at the door. Tickets may also be purchased in the student lounge at the Law School. Special Fellowship and Do-Gooder tables are available.
This year’s auction features terrific live and silent auction items.
On October 9, the Law School hosted an Association of Legal Writing Directors Scholars’ Forum before the Central States Region Conference. The Forum was an all-day event in which legal writing faculty from across the United States came to discuss their current scholarship in a roundtable format. After Dean Rofes’ warm welcome, Professor Dan Weddle from UMKC Law School gave an excellent presentation on how to critique scholarship. The group then broke up into small sections to give the participants a chance to discuss their scholarship and receive feedback. At the end of the day, a panel of experienced authors gave helpful and practical advice on how to get published.