Repost: Oct. 22 – National Pro Bono Week Fundraiser

On Friday, October 22, 2010 as part of National Pro Bono week, the School of Law will sponsor a fundraising event here at the Law School. The money raised will go to  Community Legal Aid. As you know, that organization services a multi -county area in Northeast Ohio, representing civil litigants who otherwise would not have access to counsel.

We will offer hamburgers and hotdogs beginning at 5 p.m. outside the School in the grassy and paved areas outside West Hall or in the lobby in the event of inclement weather. Cost will be $4.00 per plate.  We will also have a cornhole tournament pitting student teams against faculty teams at a cost of $5.00 per person. The winners will receive tokens of appreciation. Finally, there will be an inflatable game( a jousting pit) where students may attempt to best selected faculty members. Cost for that will be $5.00 per student per try.

We already have numerous members of the faculty, staff, and administration signed up to cook, play cornhole and/or joust with you. The faculty members are confident that they will prevail in both the jousting  and the cornhole tournament.

This is a worthy cause and will be promoted nationwide and locally.

WestlawNext training this week

WestlawNext trainings will be held:

Wednesday, October 13 – 12:30 to 1:00 in Room 152
Thursday, October 14 – 12:30 to 1:00 in Room 210

Pizza will be served! Plus, each attendee will receive 500 WestlawRewards® Points, a thank you gift, and a drawing will be held at each training to win an iPod Touch or a $100 Visa Gift Card!

Ryan M. Vandegrift, from Westlaw, will be conducting the training.

IPTLA – Patent Prosecution Nuts and Bolts – Oct. 19, 6:15pm, W-210

IPTLA will be holding a meeting on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 6:15pm in room W-210. The presenter will be Professor Alvin Rockhill. Professor Rockhill is an adjunct professor her at the University of Akron School of Law and teaches a seminar on patent prosecution. Professor Rockhill has over 28 years of experience in drafting, filing, and prosecuting patent applications in the United States and numerous foreign countries. The work of Mr. Rockhill has led to the issuance of over 575 utility patents in the United States and hundreds of foreign patents. The majority of Mr. Rockhill’s work over the years has related to chemical inventions. However, Mr. Rockhill has also been involved with numerous inventions that are of a mechanical nature or which relate to other disciplines. Come for this great opportunity to network and get to know other students that are interested in intellectual property law. Food will be provided.

ACJS – General Meeting – Oct. 13, 5 pm, W-210

The Akron Criminal Justice Society will meet on October 13 at 5 pm in W-210 to discuss dates and times to visit local courts, as well as a social outing to see the movie Conviction, which is about a working mother who puts herself through law school in an effort to represent her brother, who has been wrongfully convicted of murder and has exhausted his chances to appeal his conviction through public defenders. All interested students are welcome.