Meeting Notes:
Peter Roskam
Couldn't stand law school
accepted
by the All Saints school in the Virgin Islands, he taught law for a
while and then decided he wanted to get involved with the government
ways
to get into politics: 1. family connections, 2. civil service, 3. go
to Capitol Hill (and meet the people who can get you there)
worked for congressman Dalay in 1985
later, worked for congressman Hyde and Senator Roskam decided he needed a law degree to make it in this business
in 1992 he joined the Illinois House of Representatives
In 2006 he was elected into the U.S. House of Reps.
when in Congress you're given binders that contain all the rules for being in Congress
it takes 217 Congressman to pass a bill
he pursued a seat in the House Financial Services Committee, which is bigger than the Illinois
House
the whole House is only there when something important is happening
he was surprised at how quickly national topics change, from Iraq to oil prices
he didn't feel glad when Democrat Governor Blagojevich got into trouble, he said the story was somewhat disheartening
he thinks the FBI did a great job in finding the Governor's wrongdoings
Blagojevich
has to be indicted, convicted, and impeached, then the Lt. Governor,
Pat Quinn, would become governor and have the responsibilities of
electing the person for the senate seat
General Assembly could
make a law so Blagojevich cannot elect it, but he could also veto the
law which could give him time to elect the Senate seat
he asked
a rich friend about becoming rich and the man said do not be cynical
and do not fall into the temptation of being cynical
he doesn't think Blagojevich will resign
he's
a Conservative Republican
he believes the U.S. should focus mainly on energy
May 5th, 2008
Andre Zavala (FBI Agent)
-enforcement of the law
-federal law vs. state law
-they have limited Peace Officer Status is Illinois
-U.S. Supreme Court
-U.S. Court of Appeals (we are #7 of 13 courts)
-U.S. District courts- Trial Courts
-Judges are appointed for life
-charging assurance
1.information
2. complaint
3. indictment
-to prosecute
1. conduct investigation
2. present the facts to AVSA
3. Charge individual using Charging Instrument
-motto: fidelity, bravery, integrity
-1908- FBI (Federal Bureau Investigation) created
-FBI investigates over 200 violations of federal law
-FBI does a lot of work in foreign countries (has Legates in over forty-six countries)
-approximately ten shootings a year
-Mr. Zavala has never shot anyone
-minimum requirements:
must be between the ages of 23 and 37
must be a U.S. citizen
critical skills needed
-only fifty percent of the people pass phase 1 test
-only fifty percent of the people pass phase 2 test
-there is a fitness test
-they do a background investigation on you
-1-2 percent of all the people that apply are hired
-once hired, you must spend 21weeks at the FBI Academy
-you can only flunk the final test once
-assigned to a “small to medium” field office for about 3 years, then you are transferred o a “large to medium” office
-he was hired under the Spanish-speaking program
-1rst office- New Mexico (1988-1991)
-2nd office- Puerto Rico (1991-1994)
-3rd office- Chicago, Illinois
-right now he investigates terrorism cases, he is on an Intel squad
-he joined the S.W.A.T. team
-he is a sniper
-investigated embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania
-part of Pope John Paul II Dignitary Protection
-bodyguard in winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah
-he got hired a 23 years old (very rare)
December 6th, 2007
Chief David E. Dial (of the Naperville police)
-American Policing has significantly changed since the 1950's
-professional police image
-police became objective and distant from the communities they served
-the 1960's
-crime rose 148% in that decade
-community relations units formed
-Vietnam War protests
-Race Riots
-New Left
-Critical Sumpreme Court Decisions are made
-1966
Ernesto Miranda- had not been given right to attorney and right to remain silent
-1980's and 1990's
-police form partnerships with the community
-crime drops
-technology enhances law enforcement
-1991, Rodney King beating
- 9-11
-we did nothing when Osama bin Laden declared war on the United States
-after 9-11 what type of policing is needed now?
-maintenance of core services
-better technology
-new adoptions of community policing
Thrusday, November 15, 2007
Eileen Marutzky
-lawyer (Assistant States Attorney)
-Patrick Fitzgerald- her boss
-went to DePaul, became an accountant
-went to law school on a dare and ended up loving it
-litigator (goes to court)
-public servant, works for the United States
-got her job when she was in law school and has done this job for twenty-seven years
-does not get paid much (unlike private law firms) but got to go to court the first day of the job(unlike private law firms)
-appointed by the Attorney General of the United
States
-not paid by how many cases she wins, paid by doing the right thing
-does medical malpractice cases ususually
-law is a constantly changing art, which is what makes is so fascinating
-law school teaches you how to think
October 29, 2007
John Augustine
-lawyer (works in family law)
-went to Marquette for college
-knew he wanted to go to law school when he was just a kid
-lived for his plans, after law school he did not know what he wanted to do at first, which scared him
-his fiancee cheated on him and they ended up breaking up (this all happened during law school)
-he did not attend his
graduation from John Marshall Law School because he was on tour with his friend's band (in Malibu, California)
-this was the first time in his life he did not follow his parents plan and he
did what he wanted to do (now because of this he knows about
entertainment law
-law school
-he freaked out during his first year because of the
workload
-teachers would humiliate unprepared students
-being a lawyer is all about organization
-went to law school because his dad wanted him to go to law school
-never intended to have his own company
-not married, 32 years old
-president of Kiwanis (a Christian club)
-met more people by doing this, his company gets more business
because of this
Monday October 22, 2007
-any new members are invited to attend the Northwestern Mock Trial
-Benet is going to do its own mock trial
-all meetings start at 3 pm
Monday August 20, 2007
-The first Benet Law Club meeting will be on Monday, October 22nd.
-We will have our first speaker on Monday, October 29th.
-If
you are an officer and could not make the meeting on August 20, you
need to contact Courtney Vargas and give her your name, email, and
phone number.
-The December mock trial will be open to any new members.
-We will be going to see a judge instead of going to the December mock trial.
-The Benet Law Club is going to hold its own mock trial.
-You need to pay your $5 dues if you have not already done so.
-We went over each job description.
Wednesday April 18, 2007
Northern Illinois Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald
-parents are immigrants from Ireland
-he was on debate team in high school
-his parents only went to school up to sixth grade because they had to help out at home
-he works in public service, which means he does not make as much money than attorneys in private firms make
-he learned about the Mafia and the Mob in a case he worked on (during this case he got along with a hit-man named Lorenzo)
-he worked on 911 terrorist cases and other terrorist cases (he thought these cases were fascinating)
-growing up, he thought others should do public works (like Mother
Teresa) because it is a sacrifice (now he has fun doing the right thing)
-in Chicago, the U.S. Attorney gets blame/credit for what the U.S.
Attorney's Office does (in New York, which is where Patrick Fitzgerald
used to work, the U.S. Attorney's Office got credit/blame for things
and not the U.S. Attorney)
-when he heard he would be the Northern Illinois Prosecutor, he
thought is was a joke at first (when he figured out that he was
seriously being considered for the position he didn't have much time to
think about it because he was in the middle of a trial)
-his job is to do the right thing without others above him telling him what to do
-he is appointed by the president
-the most interesting case he has ever had was a case that dealt
with the 1998 Bombing of two embassies, one in Kenya and another in
America by the the terrorist organization Al Qaeda; Fitzgerald was
actually sent over to Kenya to handle the case; Patrick Fitzgerald felt
that treating the Kenyans who died and the Americans who died equally
was very important; the fact that the Kenyans were treated equally to
Americans surprised the Kenyans because people in Kenya are killed all
of the time)
-the U.S. Attorney serves a four year term (during this time the U.S. Attorney can be asked to leave at any time)
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