State Speaker of the House to speak at NIU’s Zeke Giorgi Law Clinic anniversary Nov. 16
Posted By Brandon Reid On November 15, 2011 @ 11:35 am In Happening Now, Local News | No Comments
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The Northern Illinois University College of Law will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Zeke Giorgi Legal Clinic from 5 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 16, at the clinic, 319 W. State St., Rockford.
The clinic provides third-year law students an opportunity to practice law under the supervision of experienced attorneys. Clients are Rockford-area residents who otherwise could not afford legal services.
The clinic specializes in cases involving elder law, domestic abuse and small claims mediation. Nearly 300 students have handled more than 2,000 cases since the clinic opened in 2001.
Wednesday’s event will include comments from Illinois Speaker of the House Michael J. Madigan from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the clinic. Special guests and speakers include Madigan; Dr. John G. Peters, president, Northern Illinois University; Dean LeRoy Pernell, former NIU Law Dean; and Barbara Giorgi-Vella, a 1992 graduate of the NIU College of Law, and former chairman of the NIU Board of Trustees.
The clinic was named in honor of Giorgi-Vella’s father, Edolo “Zeke” Giorgi, a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 67th District from 1965 until his death in 1993. Giorgi was instrumental in bringing the College of Law to NIU.
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