| J. Steven Beckett |
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| Personal Injury,Litigation,Criminal Law,Constitutional Law |
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 Urbana, IL
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| 61802 |
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1973, Illinois
U.S. Supreme Court |
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LAW SCHOOL |
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| University of Illinois, J.D., 1973 |
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GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER (J.D., 1984)
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
B.A., POLITICAL SCIENCE, 1981
B.A., PHILOSOPHY, MAGNA CUM LAUDE, 1981 |
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| University of Illinois, B.A., 1970 |
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BIOGRAPHY |
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Recipient, Champaign County ACLU W. Ellison Chalmers Memorial Award, 1990. Author: "Illinois Joint Tenancy Bank Accounts: The Presumption of Donative Intent and the Emasculation of the Fiduciary Rule," 63 Illinois Bar Journal 706, 1975
"Massage Parlor Ordinances and Constitutional Issues," 64 Illinois Bar Journal 622, Lincoln Award, Second Place, 1976
"Obscenity: Ward v. Illinois, the Miller Promise Abandoned," 60 Chicago Bar Record 183, 1979. Co-Author: "Community Standards: Admitting a Public Opinion Poll into Evidence in an Obscenity Case," 84 Case and Comment 18, 1979. Author: "The 1977 Illinois Death Penalty: Individualized Focus Under the 8th and 14th Amendments," 62 Chicago Bar Record 6, 1981
"Speaking from the Grave—
A Homicide Victim's Antecedent Accusatory Statements About the Defendant," 71 Illinois Bar Journal 250, 1982
"Whatever Happened to the Bill of Rights? A Criminal Lawyer's Perspective," University of Illinois Law Review, 1992. Co-Author: "Preparing for your Deposition, PMIC 1994: A Comprehensive Guide to the Deposition Process for Physicians and Other Professionals." Recipient, Illinois Public Defenders Association Award of Excellence and Meritorious Service, 1984. Coordinator and Lecturer, Trial Advocacy Program, University of Illinois College of Law, 1987—
. Director of Trial Advocacy, University of Illinois College of Law, 2004—
. Fellow: American Bar Association Foundation (2002—
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NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY (1959) |
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| Urbana, Illinois, June 24, 1948 |
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