DePaul University College of Law

 

Mission	Catholic, Vincetian, Urban
Established	1912
School type	Private, Roman Catholic
Dean	Glen Weissenberger
Location	Chicago, USA
Campus	Downtown Chicago "Loop Campus"
Enrollment	887 full-time (2005) 260 part-time (2005)
Web Site	www.law.depaul.edu

DePaul University College of Law is a law school located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Founded in 1912, the school is one of the academic entities of DePaul University and is part of its Chicago Loop Campus. The College is known for its Intellectual Property Law program[1], headed by Professor Barbara B. Bressler, and its Health Law program, headed by Professor Michele Goodwin. Both programs have garnered top 10 placements in the U.S. News & World Report rankings in recent years. In 2004, the school established the International Aviation Law Institute, the first of its kind in the United States. In 2006, DePaul University College of Law was ranked 80th among the "Top 100 Law Schools" in the United States by the U.S. News & World Report 2007 Graduate School Ranking. Image File history File links Depaul. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest, Saint Vincent de Paul. ... // A law school is an institution where future lawyers obtain legal degrees. ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook Incorporated March 4, 1837 Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area    - City 606. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest, Saint Vincent de Paul. ... The Loop is what locals call the historical center of downtown Chicago. ... U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ... U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

The College of Law, Lewis Center

DePaul University College of Law was founded in 1912 when the Illinois College of Law (founded in 1897) affilated with DePaul University. In 1912, DePaul awarded an LL.D., its first honorary degree, to the founder and then president of the Illinois College of Law, Howard N. Ogden.[2]. In 1915, after the death of Ogden, complete ownership of the college transferred to DePaul.[3] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (768x1024, 481 KB) Summary This work is copyrighted and unlicensed. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (768x1024, 481 KB) Summary This work is copyrighted and unlicensed. ... DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest, Saint Vincent de Paul. ... Legum Doctor (English: Doctor of Laws; abbreviated to LL.D.) In the UK the LL.D. is a higher doctorate awarded on the basis of exceptionally insightful and distinctive publications, containing significant and original contributions to the science or study of law. ...

In 1958, the College of Law moved from 64 East Lake Street to its new and current home in the Lewis Center at 25 East Jackson Boulevard. The 18-story Lewis Center, formerly known as the Kimball Building, was given to DePaul in 1955 by the Frank J. Lewis Foundation and was at that time the largest gift to the university.[4]

In 1972, DePaul purchased the Finchley Building, which was renamed the Comeford J. O'Malley Place in 1980, in honor of Comeford O'Malley who served as president and chancellor of DePaul for many years. "O'Malley," as it is known by students, is located at 23 East Jackson Street, adjacent to the Lewis Center, and served to increase downtown campus space by 20 percent. That same year (1972), the College of Law opened its Legal Clinic.[5]. A year later, in 1973, the school undertook a $2 million renovation in order to increase space by 50 percent, remodel both its buildings, and double the size of its law library collection.[6].

By 1981, the school had awarded 8,670 J.D.s. That year, DePaul designated the Lewis Center and O'Malley Place as part of its official "Loop Campus." Today, the Loop Campus includes the College of Law and a number of programs and buildings not related to the college, including the DePaul Center (acquired in 1991 and connected to the Lewis Center and O'Malley place by a pedestrian bridge), home to DePaul University's Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. // A loop is generally something that closes back on itself such as a circle or ring. ...

In 1985, DePaul established a Health Law Institute, the first of its kind in Chicago. The institute offered a master's degree in health law. Then, in 1989, DePaul completed its Lawyer Skills Center, which provided the college with a facility for teaching students trial practice and negotiation skills.[7]A year later, in 1990, the school established its International Human Rights Law Institute, the first center of its kind in the Midwest.[8]

In 1992, the College received a $1 million commitment from alumnus Robert A. Clifford, a prominent personal injury attorney in Chicago. The gift represented the largest gift in the school's history and was used for the establishment of the "Robert A. Clifford Chair in Tort Law and Social Policy." Today, the chair is held by Professor Stephan Landsman. Robert A. Clifford is a well-known Chicago trial attorney and partner at Clifford Law Offices. ... Robert A. Clifford is a well-known Chicago trial attorney and partner at Clifford Law Offices. ...

In 1994, the College began a $6 million renovation to its law library which was completed in 1996 and represented the largest construction project in the College's history. [9]

In 1999, Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni was nominated for the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts behind the establishment of the International Criminal Court.[10] Official logo of the ICC. The International Criminal Court (ICC) was established in 2002 as a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, as defined by several international agreements, most prominently the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. ...

Academics

In addition to offering a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree, DePaul University College of Law offers joint degree programs with DePaul's Kellstadt Graduate School of Business (J.D./M.B.A.) and DePaul's School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems (J.D./M.S. and J.D./M.A.), as well as joint degress in Public Service Management and in International Studies. Juris Doctor (J.D.) is a first degree in law offered by universities in a number of countries, most notably the United States. ... J.D. redirects here; for alternate uses, see J.D. (disambiguation) J.D. is an abbreviation for the Latin Juris Doctor, also called a Doctor of Law or Doctorate of Jurisprudence, and is the law degree typically awarded by an accredited U.S. law school after successfully completing three years... Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ...

Students pursuing a J.D. have the option of earning a certificate in a particular area of law. Such certificates are analogous to an undergraduate academic major, typically requiring the student to complete a given number of courses and maintain a minimum overall GPA in those courses. Certificates are available in the following areas: Criminal Law, Family Law, Health Law, Public Interest Law, International & Comparative Law, Taxation and Intellectual Property Law. Intellectual Property Law certificates are further sub-divided into: Information Technology Law, Arts & Museum Law, Patent Law, and a General Certificate. J.D. redirects here; for alternate uses, see J.D. (disambiguation) J.D. is an abbreviation for the Latin Juris Doctor, also called a Doctor of Law or Doctorate of Jurisprudence, and is the law degree typically awarded by an accredited U.S. law school after successfully completing three years... An academic major is a mainly U.S. term for a university students main field of specialisation during his or her bachelors degree studies. ... The initials GPA can refer, among other things, to Grade Point Average; see Grade (education) Guinness Peat Aviation General Practice Australia, a private, independent medical accreditation society Greyhound Pets of America This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same...

The College also offers Master of Laws programs in Intellectual Property Law, Health Law, General Information, and Taxation.

Journals

The College currently publishes the following primarily student-run journals:

• DePaul Law Review[11]
• DePaul Journal of Sports Law and Contemporary Problems[12]
• DePaul Health Law Journal[13]
• DePaul Journal of Art & Entertainment Law
• DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal[14]

Notable faculty

• Roberta R. Kwall (Professor): Roberta Rosenthal Kwall is the Raymond P. Niro Professor of Intellectual Property Law and Founding Director of the Center for Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology. Professor Kwall has written many articles on numerous facets of Intellectual Property law which have been published in law reviews such as Texas, Southern California, and Vanderbilt. Her work reflects the innovative research and scholarship undertaken by DePaul’s internationally regarded program in Intellectual Property and its Center for Intellectual Property Law and Information Technology (CIPLIT). [15]
• Cherif Bassiouni (Professor 1964-Present): Bassiouni, who currently holds the title of Distinguished Research Professor of Law at DePaul, was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 1999 for his work on behalf of the International Criminal Court. He currently teaches International Criminal Law and serves as the President of DePaul's International Human Rights Law Institute.
• Alberto Coll (Professor 2005-Present): served under George H.W. Bush as the principal deputy assistant Secretary of Defense, where he oversaw the Defense Department's strategy, policy, and resources in the areas of special operations forces and "low-intensity" conflict, including counter-terrorism. Coll also chaired the Strategic Research Department of the Naval War College in Richmond, Virginia. At DePaul, Coll teaches courses in the areas of international law, international human rights, international trade, and Latin American studies.
• James Fleissner (Visiting Professor 2003-2005): Fleissner currently serves as deputy to Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald in the Justice Department investigation into allegations that one or more government officials illegally disclosed the identity of a CIA agent. He also is a professor at Mercer University School of Law in Macon Georgia. While at DePaul, he taught Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Evidence.
• Erwin Chemerinsky (Assistant Professor, 1980-83; Associate Professor, 1983-1984): is a nationally known professor of Constitutional law and federal civil procedure, currently teaching at the Duke University School of Law. At DePaul, he taught courses in: Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Federal Courts, and a Seminar on Law and the Mass Media. He was recognized by DePaul as an "Outstanding Teacher" in 1983.[16]
• Judith Gaskell (Assistant Professor & Director of the DePaul Rinn Law Library 1983-2003): in 2003, Gaskell was named librarian of the Supreme Court of the United States. Gaskell is 10th librarian of the Court, and only the third woman ever to hold the position. She met with Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia as part of the interview process.[17]
• Matthew Sag (Assistant Professor, 2006-Present): Matthew Sag is a professor of Intellectual Property Law. His research focuses on the effect of intellectual property laws on innovation and technology and on international and comparative issues in intellectual property. Professor Sag has published articles on patent and copyright law in the Tulane Law Review and law journals associated with the law schools of Northwestern University, University of Minnesota School of Law and the University of Michigan.[18]

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Notable alumni

The following is a list of notable DePaul College of Law graduates, with degree conferral dates in parentheses:

• William J. Bauer, (1952), senior judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• Robert A. Clifford, (1976), prominent Chicago trial attorney
• Gerald D. Hosier, (1967), one of the nations top trial and intellectual property attorneys and member of the Aspen Institute.
• Phillip H. Corboy, Jr., a prominent Chicago trial attorney
• Mary Dempsey, Head Librarian of the Chicago Public Library
• Richard J. Daley, (1933), former mayor of Chicago
• Richard M. Daley, current mayor of Chicago
• Michael A. Bilandic, former mayor of Chicago and Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
• Benjamin L. Hooks, (1948), American civil rights leader, executive director of the NAACP from 1977 to 1992
• Dennis Shere, (2005), author
• John Stroger, (1965), president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
• Judith Gaskell, (1980), Head Librarian of the Supreme Court of the United States and former director of DePaul's Rinn library.
• Georgia Logothetis, (2006), major contributor to the Daily Kos political blog and one of the founders of downingstreetmemo.com, a website devoted to informing the public about the "Downing Street memo." Logothetis uses the screen name "Georgia10" when posting on those sites[19]
• Samuel Skinner, former U.S. Federal Prosecutor Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Treasury Secretary and Chief of Staff under President George H.W. Bush administration.

• Several DePaul law graduates are former and current CEOs of major U.S. and international corporations including but not limited to, Amoco Oil Corporation, McDonalds Corporation, Radio Shack, California Pizza Kitchen, Commonwealth Edison, and Schwartz Paper.

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Trivia

• Clarence Darrow, a criminal defense attorney known for the Scopes Monkey Trial and the Leopold and Loeb case, among others, was an early adjunct professor at the College.
• Ben Alba, a legal writing instructor at the College, authored a biography of comedian Steve Allen in 2005, entitled Inventing Late Night: Steve Allen And the Original Tonight Show. Current "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno provided a forward for the book.
• Sidney Korshak (1908-1996), an attorney best known as a liaison between the Chicago Outfit crime syndicate and corporate Hollywood, was a DePaul College of Law graduate.[20] He is the subject of numerous biographies and articles. Korshak, was widely considered to be a power broker in Hollywood and was reportedly the inspiration for Robert Duvall's character in The Godfather.[21]
• Professor Brian F. Havel's father, Miroslav Havel, was the former Chief Designer at Waterford Crystal, and the subject of a biography written by Brian in 2005, entitled The Story of Miroslav Havel, Maestro of Crystal.[22]

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External links

• Official website
• http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/directory/dir-law/brief/glanc_03045_brief.php