Law Course Type: Core Practice

Today’s legal practice allows attorneys to practice advocacy in a variety of forums.  Attorneys may advocate in trial courtrooms, in appellate courtrooms, or in administrative hearings.  They are likely also to advocate through alternative dispute resolution forums, such as negotiations, arbitrations, and mediations.  No matter where an attorney advocates, there is an expectation that the […]

This course is intended for students with a limited technical background and will examine various concepts relating to technology, including: practical computing skills, privacy and security, artificial intelligence, cryptocurrencies, net neutrality, and other current events relating to technology.  Sequence and Prerequisites: None. Evaluation: This is a pass/fail course.  Evaluation will take place through in-class exercises and […]

This course addresses transfers of money and property at death. Topics addressed include intestate succession; execution, revocation, and construction of wills; and non-probate means of transfer including inter vivos trusts, life insurance policies, and retirement plans. Because the law of succession varies by state, the course’s primary focus will be on model code and restatement […]

This course concerns itself with the laws, regulations, and customs that govern the legal profession and its service to the public. Students are confronted by a series of problem situations involving ethical issues and asked to resolve them in class discussion. The course analyzes the ABA Model Code of Professional Responsibility, the ABA Model Rules […]

This course will examine how lawyers in solo practices and small firms (five lawyers or less) create and operate such firms. This course is designed for students interested in eventually working in such firms. This course will feature a number of panel discussions with successful solo and small firm practitioners.  This course will address: 1) […]

This course will explore how the law and poverty interact.  Public policy, legislation, case law and administrative rules will be analyzed to explore their impact on the low-income population. The evolution of social safety nets will be examined, as will common poverty myths.  This course utilizes a traditional final examination and class periods involve significant […]

This course concerns itself with the laws, regulations, and customs that govern the legal profession and its service to the public. Students are confronted by a series of problem situations involving ethical issues and asked to resolve them in class discussion. The course analyzes the ABA Model Code of Professional Responsibility, the ABA Model Rules […]

This course teaches the principles and process of proving facts at trial. Until fairly recently, the regulating rules were governed by the common law. But most jurisdictions now codify their evidence rules, and this course focuses on the Federal Rules of Evidence, which have been highly influential on state codes.  This course begins with the […]

This course considers what plaintiffs are entitled to receive from a court when they win a case.   It explores the application of legal and equitable remedies in a variety of contexts, including damage remedies, equitable remedies, and restitutionary remedies. Topics include remedies for personal injury, damage to property (tangible and intangible), violation of civil […]

This three credit course (with 100 minutes of in-class time and two meetings with the professor, one of approximately 60 minutes length and the other of approximately 30 minutes length) will cover several different areas of sports and the law, including contracts (which will include relationships with agents), torts, discrimination, labor, antitrust, Olympic sports, doping, […]