1L Fall 2016 First Day Assignments
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
1:17:44 PM
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lastname
assignments
Accounting for Lawyers
Liedtka
Read Chapter 1 of the required textbook (Edmonds et al., Fundamental
Financial Accounting Concepts, 9th Edition (2016). Published by McGrawHill/Irwin. ISBN: 978-0-07-802590-7)
Administrative Law
Brennan
"Please read the following pages in Lawson, Federal Adminisrative Law (7th
ed.; this is a brand new edition):
-- 1-9
-- 478, second full paragraph
-- 72-77
The syllabus will be distributed at the first class meeting.
Thanks very much.
PMB"
Advanced Contracts
Arbel
Please download the readings from the following link and review them
before our first meeting. Last two articles are optional.
https://goo.gl/TcGiXQ
Advanced Legal Research
Corso
Students should complete the readings & short assignment posted in the
"First Day Assignment" folder on Blackboard prior to the first class meeting.
Advanced Legal Writing
Sirico
Welcome to Advanced Legal Writing! Please pick up the syllabus and first
assignment from me (Room 239). I am usually around. Feel free to email me
to make sure that I am in my office when you want to come by. Please don't
wait until the last minute; you have two brief assignments. Thanks.
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Advanced Trial Advocacy
Sanchez
COURSE MATERIALS (for entire course)
Thomas A. Mauet, 'Trials: Strategy, Skills & New Powers of Persuasion'
Second Edition (2009)
Flinders Aluminum Fabrication Corporation v. Mismo Fire Insurance
Company' Ninth Edition (2013).
Fed. R. Ev., pocket-size.
For additional reading assignments, please see Reading Assignments in the
Assignments folder on the Blackboard.
Class 1 Assignment - 8/22/16
Course Materials & Reading Assignments
Mauet Chapters 1.1-1.6 and 4.2, 4.4- 4.6, 4.8.
Outline of Class
Introduce Course
Description of class
Ground rules for course
Review suggested readings and books
Collect data from students
Practice tips
3 Minute Student Opening Statements
To prepare for the next class sessions, students should read
Commonwealth v. Schafferman, MC-51-CR-0026376-2013 (Phila. Cty. Mun.
Ct. 2013) case file (on Blackboard).
Mauet Chapters 9.1-9.5, 9.7 and 9.9. Also, read Chapter 4 - 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5
and 4.8. For examples of closing arguments and opening statements look at
9.8 and 4.6.
The Power of Plain Talk (on Blackboard).
American Legal History
Lanctot
For our first class, please read the following pages in the Hall textbook: 1-6,
12-18, 26-39. Please review the additional materials in the Supplement
(available on Blackboard at Course Documents) on pp. 1-4. Everyone is on
call for the first class.
Business Organizations
OHare
Please read pages 1-28 of the casebook. Please also read the reading
assignment that is posted on the Blackboard.
Canon Law
Mesure
Code of Canon Law, Latin - English Edition, New English Translation
(Washington DC: Canon Law Society of America, 1999) - Canons:1, 2, 7, 8, 1012, 16-19, and 22
Civil Pretrial Practice
Sabatino
Read Text, Chapter I; Chapter 2, Sec. 2.1-2.4
Civil Procedure
Samahon
For the first day of class, please read pp. 3-22 in the Freer Perdue casebook.
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Civil Procedure
Juliano
Please pick up a copy of Storming the Court from our library (or you may
purchase this as an e-book).
We will discuss this book throughout the semester.
Despite what the 2Ls will tell you, you do need to read the
book. Please read half the book for the first day of class. You do not need to
memorize the book but rather, read for a sense of the litigation and the
issues which the students face.
In addition, please read:
1) Documentary Companion xxi-15
2) Casebook 3-17
3) McCormick v. MGM Grand (available on our Blackboard
classroom). Yes, this case is one page.
Complex Litigation Theory
& Practice
Bacine
Complex Litigation (second edition), pp. 1-24. We'll be studying Asahi Metal
Industry v. Superior Court, 480 U.S. 102 (1987); J. McIntyre Machinery v.
Nicastro, 131 S.Ct. 2780 (2011); and Daimler AG v. Bauman, 134 S.Ct. 746
(2014)
Condo & Homeowner
Assoc. Law
SUGARMAN
This course will be taught in a "podium" style and emphasize interactive
discussion. Grading will be based upon two writing assignments (25% each)
and a final exam (50%); however, final grades may be increased or
decreased by one step based upon class preparation and participation. The
writing assignments and final exam will be “take home” and ample time will
be provided to complete them. The required text for this course is Hyatt and
French, Community Association Law (Carolina Academic Press, 2nd ed.,
2008) ("Hyatt"). This text will be supplemented regularly with materials
posted on Blackboard. The 1st Day Assignment is Hyatt, pp. 3-17 and will
involve an introduction to common interest communities.
Constitutional Law II
Samahon
Constitutional Law II
For our first day of Constitutional Law II, please read pp. 827-53 on the Bill of
Rights, a Map of the First Amendment, and Early Controversies and
Interpretations.
Contract Drafting
Hunter
Read chapters 2 and 3 of course text, Tina L. Stark, Drafting Contracts - How
and Why Lawyers Do What They Do (Wolters Kluwer Law & Business 2014),
ISBN 978-0-7355-9477-7. Chapter 1 will not be discussed in class but you
should skim it.
Criminal Law
Chanenson,
Dempsey
and Lister
For the first session of Criminal Law, please read the Criminal Justice System
Overview document on Blackboard and STUNTZ AND HOFFMAN, DEFINING
CRIMES (2d ed 2014) pages 1-11 (stop before notes).
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Criminal Procedure
Adjudication
Chanenson
For the first session of Criminal Procedure Adjudication, please read and
watch the following five things:
*Casebook Themes (Video) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnd7ENoxew&feature=youtu.be]
*Sources of Law for Criminal Procedure (Video)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NyuEZslEss&feature=youtu.be]
*Defending Defense: Why Defense Attorneys Matter
[https://www.brennancenter.org/analysis/defending-defense-why-defenseattorneys-matter]
*Miller and Wright, Criminal Procedures: Prosecution and Adjudication 1-18
(5th ed 2015)
*The Right to Have an Attorney (Video)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrcTqx3t8Gg]
Death Penalty: Theory and
Practice
Donnella
Without doing any research or looking to outside sources for confirmation of
any sort, please bring to class a sheet listing five things you believe to be
true about the death penalty (in other words, things you believe to be
factually or legally true); five questions you have about the death penalty;
and three things you hope to get out of this course. Thanks. We look
forward to meeting you all.
Decedents' Estates and
Trusts
Harvey
Andersen & Bloom 4th edition text, pages 1-19, 37-45
Drafting Business
Transactions
Lemonick
Students should just review the document on Blackboard and be prepared
to discuss.
Employment Discrimination
Juliano
Please read pages 1-16 in the casebook and the postings on Blackboard for
the first day.
Entertainment Law
Resnick
Please go to the website below, and review the
Conflict of interest, client solicitation sections of Pennsylvania Rules of
Professional Conduct (Rules 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9 and 1.10)
http://www.padisciplinaryboard.org/documents/rules-of-professionalconduct-with-toc.pdf
Please review the following items, which will be posted on Blackboard:
* Fee Agreement Shopping Blank Form,
Fee Agreement Hourly Blank Form
Please view the following pre-recorded powerpoints, which will be posted
on Blackboard:
1.1Introduction
1.2Contingent Fee Agreements
1.3How to Find and Keep Clients: Ethics Minefield of Conflicts of Interest in
the Entertainment Business
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Evidence
Caudill
For Tuesday August 23, read pages 1-42 of the casebook, AND whenever you
see a "Focus on" Rule referred to (e.g. Rule 606 on page 8), read that rule
and the advisory committee's notes and other legislative background notes
in your supplement.
Family Law
Anderer
No assignment for the first day of class.
Federal Courts
Samahon
For our first day of Federal Courts, please read pp. 1-47 and 59-81 in the
Hart & Wechsler casebook. The readings provide an overview of the federal
courts, the federal system and judicial review.
IMMIGRATION LAW
CARLE
PLEASE CONSULT SYLLABUS FOR OUR FIRST ASSIGNMENT. NOTE: THERE IS
NO CLASS AUGUST 23RD. OUR FIRST CLASS IS AUGUST 30TH.
Intellectual Property Survey
Risch
all page numbers refer to Merges, Menell, and Lemley, Intellectual Property
in the New Technological Age, 2016 edition. This is a new edition with a new
publisher. Used versions will not work. The good news is that it's self
published, and much cheaper.
The book is available here:
Volume I: https://www.createspace.com/6259950
Password: IPNTA2016I
Volume II: https://www.createspace.com/6368744
Password: IPNTA2016II
Note that we start in Vol. I but then jump to Vol. II immediately, so you
should buy both volumes at once.
A PDF version of the first two weeks is available here if you are not ready to
commit:
https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D073558_05464076_7538265
You should also get statutory supplement. The cheapest print option
available is at: http://www.amazon.com/Intellectual-Property-InformationSelectedStatutes/dp/1514119048/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1438705564&
sr=1-3. You can alternately just download a free PDF here:
http://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/pdf/IPStatutes2015.pdf.
Assignments for the first 4 classes (read one per class, always read for the
next class):
1.Logistics; Introduction to IP: VOL I: 1-25, 32-41
2.Copyright ? Intro and Requirements: VOL II: 8-11 (top), 14 (bottom)-29
(note 1, skip note 6 on 24-25), 1-8 (optional background), 11-14 (optional
background)
3.Copyright Subject Matter: VOL II: 40-57 (skip subparts vii and viii about
mask works and vessel hulls), 71 (Morrissey)-74 (through problem, skip note
2).
4.Copyright Subject Matter: VOL II: 74-86 (skip notes 6 and 7), 57-69 (note 1)
Intensive Trial Advocacy
Ochal
Read Lubet, Chapter 1.
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Internet Law
Risch
There is no assigned casebook. Instead, we will be using Harvard's H2O
system for distributing case materials. It is the third year I have used this
system. It received decent reviews prior years, so I am trying it again.
You will be able to read the materials online, download a PDF, and/or print
PDFs. I will also have a very inexpensive print-on-demand book of all the
readings together available from Amazon.
The assignments for the first week are below. Fair warning - class 1 is pretty
long (don't get scared the rest of class isn't like that!). I tried to edit the
articles down, but I wanted you to have the core arguments. You can skim
much of the law review articles to get the basic points.
Here are links to the online version:
Class 1: OIL Casebook Topic I: Power
http://h2o.law.harvard.edu/playlists/9137
Class 2: OIL Casebook Topic: II. Jurisdiction
http://h2o.law.harvard.edu/playlists/7447
Here are links to the PDF versions:
https://app.sugarsync.com/iris/wf/D073558_67004139_9561855 (full
casebook directory - get Vol. I and Vol II, or download sections separately)
https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D073558_67004139_9561813 (Topic I for
class 1)
https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D073558_05464076_314148 (Topic II for
class 2)
I've created a paper version of the casebook that I'm selling at just about
cost if you want to order it. It comes in two volumes and is print on demand.
If you order early, you should have it by the first day of class. The total for
both volumes is $35 plus shipping.
The links are here:
https://www.createspace.com/5674241
https://www.createspace.com/5675126
You don't have to buy the paper version. You can look at the cases online at
the H2O site, or you can read the free PDFs I have posted. But if you like
paper, this is a pretty good way to do it ? certainly cheaper than paying 10
cent per page printing fees and easier than carrying around loose papers.
Introduction to Federal
Taxation
Mullane
The first assignment and other information are posted on Blackboard.
Land Use Planning
Sirico
Welcome to Land Use! Please purchase our Supplement. It contains the
syllabus and assignment for the first class. NOTE: You can purchase either
the 5th edition or 6th edition of Callies et al, Cases and Materials on Land
Use (Thomson/West). The syllabus is keyed to both editions. You can find
the fifth edition at online bookstores.
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Legal Analysis, Research &
Writing B
Hegadorn
Nathanson/Hegadorn Your first legal research class with Professor Hegadorn
will meet on Monday, August 22, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. (Room 306). Prior to
class, please complete all parts of the First Day Assignment, which is posted
to 'First Day Assignment' folder within the 'Legal Research/Hegadorn' folder
on the Blackboard page for this joint course.
Legal Analysis, Research &
Writing E
Hegadorn
Nathanson/Hegadorn Your first legal research class with Professor Hegadorn
will meet on Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 3:10 p.m. (Room 201). Prior to
class, please complete all parts of the First Day Assignment, which is posted
to 'First Day Assignment' folder within the 'Legal Research/Hegadorn' folder
on the Blackboard page for this joint course.
Legal Analysis, Research &
Writing I
Hegadorn
Nathanson/Hegadorn Your first legal research class with Professor Hegadorn
will meet on Monday, August 22, 2016 at 3:10 p.m. (Room 203). Prior to
class, please complete all parts of the First Day Assignment, which is posted
to 'First Day Assignment' folder within the 'Legal Research/Hegadorn' folder
on the Blackboard page for this joint course.
Legal Analysis, Research,
Writing & Communication,
Section A
Centeno/Mc
Govern
Your first legal research class with Professor McGovern will meet on Monday
August 22 at 1:00 p.m. (Room 203). Prior to class, please complete all five
parts of the First Day Assignment, which is posted to the First Day
Assignment folder on the Blackboard for this course, under the Legal
Research Materials link.
Your first class with Professor Centeno will meet on Tuesday, August 23 at
10:05 a.m. (Room 301A). The assignment and related materials for this first
class (titled week one assignments) can be found on the Blackboard for this
course under the Legal Analysis and Writing Materials link. Note: there is a
short writing assignment due the first day of class, so please make sure you
allocate sufficient time to read the materials and prepare your written
answer to the presented question.
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Legal Analysis, Research,
Writing & Communication,
Section C
Baum/Spare
Your Legal Research, Analysis, Writing & Communication course has two
professors: Professor Baum for Legal Analysis, Writing & Communication
and Professor Spare for Legal Research. Thus, there are two first-day
assignments, one for each professor.
Professor Baum: Legal Analysis, Writing, and Communication (Legal Writing)
First class for Section C: Tuesday, August 23, 10:05-12:00, room 301C
Required Texts for Legal Writing
Deborah E. Bouchoux, Aspen Handbook for Legal Writers, (3d ed. 2013)
(Aspen) (please see the chart attached to the Syllabus for recommended
readings from Aspen).
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, (Columbia Law Review Ass'n et
al. eds., 20th ed. 2015) (Bluebook).
Linda J. Barris, Understanding and Mastering The Bluebook, (3d ed. 2015)
(Mastering the Bluebook).
Assignment for first Legal Writing class
Read the Syllabus and the Legal Research and Writing Rules posted on
Blackboard. Please do not print the Syllabus as it is still subject to change. A
final version of the Syllabus will be posted on Blackboard the first week of
school.
Read the CREAC summary posted on Blackboard.
Attend one optional TA session. Dates and times TBA.
Legal Research - Prof. Spare
First class for Section C: Monday, August 22 at 1:00 PM, Room 102
Required Text for Legal Research
1. Amy Sloan, Researching the Law (Wolters Kluwer 2013)
Assignments for First Legal Research class
Sloan, Researching the Law (Wolters Kluwer 2013) pages 3-43, 75-79, 120121. Please pay particular attention to how often secondary sources are
mentioned throughout the readings.
Watch the Pre-class Video posted on Blackboard
Complete First Day Assignment AND Research Experience Survey on
Blackboard no later than 9 AM on the day of class.
Legal Analysis, Research,
Writing & Communication,
Section F
Centeno/Mc
Govern
Your first legal research class with Professor McGovern will meet on Tuesday
August 23 at 3:10 p.m. (Room 202) Prior to class, please complete all five
parts of the First Day Assignment, which is posted to the First Day
Assignment folder on the Blackboard for this course, under the Legal
Research Materials link.
Your first class with Professor Centeno will meet on Thursday, August 25 at
1:00 p.m. (Room 301B). The assignment and related materials for this first
class (titled week one assignments) can be found on the Blackboard for this
course under the Legal Analysis & Writing Materials link. Note: there is a
short writing assignment due the first day of class, so please make sure you
allocate sufficient time to read the materials and prepare your written
answer to the presented question.
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Legal Analysis, Research,
Writing & Communication,
Section H
Baum/Spare
Your Legal Research, Analysis, Writing & Communication course has two
professors: Professor Baum for Legal Analysis, Writing & Communication
and Professor Spare for Legal Research. Thus, there are two first-day
assignments, one for each professor.
Professor Baum: Legal Analysis, Writing, and Communication (Legal Writing)
First class for Section H: Thursday, August 25, 1:00-3:00, room 301C
Required Texts for Legal Writing
Deborah E. Bouchoux, Aspen Handbook for Legal Writers, (3d ed. 2013)
(Aspen) (please see the chart attached to the Syllabus for recommended
readings from Aspen).
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, (Columbia Law Review Ass'n et
al. eds., 20th ed. 2015) (Bluebook).
Linda J. Barris, Understanding and Mastering The Bluebook, (3d ed. 2015)
(Mastering the Bluebook).
Assignment for first Legal Writing class
Read the Syllabus and the Legal Research and Writing Rules posted on
Blackboard. Please do not print the Syllabus as it is still subject to change. A
final version of the Syllabus will be posted on Blackboard the first week of
school.
Read the CREAC summary posted on Blackboard.
Attend one optional TA session. Dates and times TBA.
Legal Research - Prof. Spare
First class for Section H: Tuesday, August 23 at 3:10 PM, Room 306
Required Text for Legal Research
1. Amy Sloan, Researching the Law (Wolters Kluwer 2013)
Assignments for First Legal Research class
Sloan, Researching the Law (Wolters Kluwer 2013) pages 3-43, 75-79, 120121. Please pay particular attention to how often secondary sources are
mentioned throughout the readings.
Watch the Pre-class Video posted on Blackboard
Complete First Day Assignment AND Research Experience Survey on
Blackboard no later than 9 AM on the day of class.
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Legal Analysis, Research,
Writing, and
Communication Section G
Lear/Carlson
1) For our Orientation meeting on Thursday, August 18, please read
Chapters 1-3 in A Lawyer Writes.
2) For your first class with Professor Ben Carlson (he will teach the Research
component of this course),
• Sloan, Researching the Law (Wolters Kluwer 2013) pages 3-43, 75-79, 120121. Please pay particular attention to how often secondary sources are
mentioned throughout the readings.
• Watch the Pre-class Video posted on Blackboard
• Complete First Day Assignment AND Research Experience Survey on
Blackboard no later than 9 AM on the day of class.
3) For your first class with Professor Lear (she will teach the Analysis,
Writing, and Communication component of this course), please do the
following:
a) Complete the reading that is assigned on the syllabus, which will be
available soon on Westlaw's TWEN site.*
b) Read the excerpt from the Edwards text (Ch. 2, pp. 17-26, posted on
Blackboard & on TWEN in the Fall First Assignment link that's in the left hand
Navigation bar) and complete Exercise 4 on p. 28 of that excerpt. You should
outline/depict the rule as explained in the instructions on p. 26 of the
excerpt. What are the elements and sub- elements of the rule? How do
those elements operate? What is the result of the rule? Are there are any
exceptions to the rule? Bring a paper copy of your answers with you to class.
c) Complete the Bio/Questionnaire (posted on Blackboard and in the Fall
First Assignment folder on TWEN). Bring a paper copy with you to class.
*Because I am not sure how quickly you will have access to our TWEN
course on Westlaw, I am also including materials on Blackboard for the time
being. We will, however, use TWEN for our course this year. I will send you
important information through email and I will get your address from our
TWEN course. When you sign up for our course page on Westlaw's TWEN,
make sure the email you register with is the email you want me to use to
communicate with you and that it is also the email you read regularly. Note:
you can view or change your TWEN email address by clicking the 'Update'
link in the 'Welcome' area after signing into TWEN.
Legal Profession
Lanctot
For Tuesday, 8/23 (Class 1), our topic will be Bar Admission: Character and
Fitness Inquiries. Please skim as background: Preface, pp. xxv-xxviii;
Introduction, pp. 1-14. Please read pp. 441-54 in the text, and pp. 3-8;
Rules 8.1; 8.4 in the Rules. Please also review the Pennsylvania Sample Bar
Application Form posted on Blackboard. Everyone is on call for the first day.
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Legal Research, Analysis,
Writing, and
Communication Section D
Lear/Carlson
1) For our Orientation meeting on Thursday, August 18, please read
Chapters 1-3 in A Lawyer Writes.
2) For your first class with Professor Ben Carlson (he will teach the Research
component of this course),
• Sloan, Researching the Law (Wolters Kluwer 2013) pages 3-43, 75-79, 120121. Please pay particular attention to how often secondary sources are
mentioned throughout the readings.
• Watch the Pre-class Video posted on Blackboard
• Complete First Day Assignment AND Research Experience Survey on
Blackboard no later than 9 AM on the day of class.
3) For your first class with Professor Lear (she will teach the Analysis,
Writing, and Communication component of this course), please do the
following:
a) Complete the reading that is assigned on the syllabus, which will be
available soon on Westlaw's TWEN site.*
b) Read the excerpt from the Edwards text (Ch. 2, pp. 17-26, posted on
Blackboard & on TWEN in the Fall First Assignment link that's in the left hand
Navigation bar) and complete Exercise 4 on p. 28 of that excerpt. You should
outline/depict the rule as explained in the instructions on p. 26 of the
excerpt. What are the elements and sub- elements of the rule? How do
those elements operate? What is the result of the rule? Are there are any
exceptions to the rule? Bring a paper copy of your answers with you to class.
c) Complete the Bio/Questionnaire (posted on Blackboard and in the Fall
First Assignment folder on TWEN). Bring a paper copy with you to class.
*Because I am not sure how quickly you will have access to our TWEN
course on Westlaw, I am also including materials on Blackboard for the time
being. We will, however, use TWEN for our course this year. I will send you
important information through email and I will get your address from our
TWEN course. When you sign up for our course page on Westlaw's TWEN,
make sure the email you register with is the email you want me to use to
communicate with you and that it is also the email you read regularly. Note:
you can view or change your TWEN email address by clicking the 'Update'
link in the 'Welcome' area after signing into TWEN.
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Legal Writing Section B
Nathanson
1) Read Chapters 1, 2 and 3 in Legal Writing and Other Lawyering Skills
2) Read Chapters 1 and 2 in Plain English for Lawyers (Wydick). Practice
what you have learned by answering some of the questions in exercises 1-5
in chapter 2. Check your work against the suggested answers in the appendix
(beginning on page 109). Make sure that you understand the concepts
discussed in these chapters as they will be crucial to your ability to write
clear and effective legal memos and briefs. If you are having trouble with the
exercises, please see your TA and she will be happy to help you. If you are
still unsure, please feel free to see me for further assistance.
Although your Wydick homework will not be collected, it is crucial that you
make the effort to understand the concepts discussed therein because they
will come up throughout the year as you learn not merely how to analyze a
legal issue but to present your analysis to someone else (either a colleague
or the court) clearly and effectively. A thorough understanding of the
concepts discussed in Wydick is critical to your success in this course, as well
as in the practice of law.
3) Prepare case briefs for the Cook, Poff and Picaroni cases (located within
the Course Documents folder on Blackboard).
4) Statute assignment for next week's class
Please read the following statute carefully. Be prepared to discuss what acts
the statute prohibits. Think about whether any terms or phrases in the
statute need to be defined.
18 U.S.C. '2119 (the Federal Carjacking Statute)
'2119. Motor Vehicles
Whoever, possessing a firearm as defined in section 921 of this title, takes a
motor vehicle that has been transported, shipped, or received in interstate
or foreign commerce from the person or presence of another by force and
violence or by intimidation, or attempts to do so, shall:
(1) be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both,
(2) if serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365 of this title) results, be
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 25 years, or both, and
(3) if death results, be fined under this title or imprisoned for any number of
years up to life, or both.
(Added Oct. 25, 1992, P.L. 102-519, Title I, Subtitle A, '101(a), 106 Stat.
3384.)
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Legal Writing Section E
Nathanson
1) Read Chapters 1, 2 and 3 in Legal Writing and Other Lawyering Skills
2) Read Chapters 1 and 2 in Plain English for Lawyers (Wydick). Practice
what you have learned by answering some of the questions in exercises 1-5
in chapter 2. Check your work against the suggested answers in the appendix
(beginning on page 109). Make sure that you understand the concepts
discussed in these chapters as they will be crucial to your ability to write
clear and effective legal memos and briefs. If you are having trouble with the
exercises, please see your TA and she will be happy to help you. If you are
still unsure, please feel free to see me for further assistance.
Although your Wydick homework will not be collected, it is crucial that you
make the effort to understand the concepts discussed therein because they
will come up throughout the year as you learn not merely how to analyze a
legal issue but to present your analysis to someone else (either a colleague
or the court) clearly and effectively. A thorough understanding of the
concepts discussed in Wydick is critical to your success in this course, as well
as in the practice of law.
3) Prepare case briefs for the Cook, Poff and Picaroni cases (located within
the Course Documents folder on Blackboard).
4) Statute assignment for next week's class
Please read the following statute carefully. Be prepared to discuss what acts
the statute prohibits. Think about whether any terms or phrases in the
statute need to be defined.
18 U.S.C. '2119 (the Federal Carjacking Statute)
'2119. Motor Vehicles
Whoever, possessing a firearm as defined in section 921 of this title, takes a
motor vehicle that has been transported, shipped, or received in interstate
or foreign commerce from the person or presence of another by force and
violence or by intimidation, or attempts to do so, shall:
(1) be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both,
(2) if serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365 of this title) results, be
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 25 years, or both, and
(3) if death results, be fined under this title or imprisoned for any number of
years up to life, or both.
(Added Oct. 25, 1992, P.L. 102-519, Title I, Subtitle A, '101(a), 106 Stat.
3384.)
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Legal Writing Section I
Nathanson
1) Read Chapters 1, 2 and 3 in Legal Writing and Other Lawyering Skills
2) Read Chapters 1 and 2 in Plain English for Lawyers (Wydick). Practice
what you have learned by answering some of the questions in exercises 1-5
in chapter 2. Check your work against the suggested answers in the appendix
(beginning on page 109). Make sure that you understand the concepts
discussed in these chapters as they will be crucial to your ability to write
clear and effective legal memos and briefs. If you are having trouble with the
exercises, please see your TA and she will be happy to help you. If you are
still unsure, please feel free to see me for further assistance.
Although your Wydick homework will not be collected, it is crucial that you
make the effort to understand the concepts discussed therein because they
will come up throughout the year as you learn not merely how to analyze a
legal issue but to present your analysis to someone else (either a colleague
or the court) clearly and effectively. A thorough understanding of the
concepts discussed in Wydick is critical to your success in this course, as well
as in the practice of law.
3) Prepare case briefs for the Cook, Poff and Picaroni cases (located within
the Course Documents folder on Blackboard).
4) Statute assignment for next week's class
Please read the following statute carefully. Be prepared to discuss what acts
the statute prohibits. Think about whether any terms or phrases in the
statute need to be defined.
18 U.S.C. '2119 (the Federal Carjacking Statute)
'2119. Motor Vehicles
Whoever, possessing a firearm as defined in section 921 of this title, takes a
motor vehicle that has been transported, shipped, or received in interstate
or foreign commerce from the person or presence of another by force and
violence or by intimidation, or attempts to do so, shall:
(1) be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both,
(2) if serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365 of this title) results, be
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 25 years, or both, and
(3) if death results, be fined under this title or imprisoned for any number of
years up to life, or both.
(Added Oct. 25, 1992, P.L. 102-519, Title I, Subtitle A, '101(a), 106 Stat.
3384.)
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LW3 - Transactional
Sections A and B
Robinson
For our first class, please read all of the following:
1. In "Writing for Law Practice" (Fajans), please read the Introduction (pp. vii
through xi) and chapter 1, pp. 3 – 21
2. In "Transactional Lawyering Skills (Neumann), please read chs. 1 – 3
3. Please also read the additional reading posted on Blackboard: “The
Logistics of Working Together” (portions of Chapter 6 of Working Together
in Law by Eileen Scallen, Sophie Sparrow, & Cliff Zimmerman)
4. Please also read the Course Syllabus (also posted on Blackboard)
LW3-Litigation
Webb
Before our first class, please complete the following assignments: In A
Practical Guide to Appellate Advocacy, read Chapter 1; read the Dilliplaine
and Chapman cases and answer the accompanying questions (posted on
Blackboard); complete the Background Questionnaire and upload your
answers to Blackboard.
Negotiation and Mediation
Advocacy
Mooney
Before the first class, please read Craver, chapters 1 and 2.
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Pennsylvania Civil Procedure Larrimore
assignments
Before the first class, students are expected to read the following sections of
the Judicial Code, contained in Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes (Purdon's), concerning Limitation of Actions:
General Provisions
42 Pa.C.S. § 5103(b)
42 Pa.C.S. § 5501
42 Pa.C.S. § 5502(a)
Generally
42 Pa.C.S. § 5503(a)
42 Pa.C.S. § 5504
Transfer of Erroneously Filed Matters
Scope of Chapter
Methods of Computing Periods of Limitation,
Commencement of Matters
Judicial Extension of Time
Civil Actions and Proceedings
42 Pa.C.S. § 5522(a) Six Months Limitation
42 Pa.C.S. § 5523(1) One Year Limitation
42 Pa.C.S. § 5524
Two Year Limitation
42 Pa.C.S. § 5525
Four Year Limitation
42 Pa.C.S. § 5527
Six Year Limitation
42 Pa.C.S. § 5530(a)(1)Twenty one Year Limitation
42 Pa.C.S. § 5533
Infancy, Insanity or Imprisonment
42 Pa.C.S. § 5536
Construction Projects Statute of Repose
40 P.S. § 1303.513
Medical Professional Liability Statute of Repose
Title 20 Pennsylvania Probate Code
20 Pa.C.S. § 3383
Statutes of Limitations; Claims Not Barred at Death.
NOTE ON REQUIRED TEXT:
Students must have a reasonably current copy of Pennsylvania Rules of
Court (State), published by West.
However, please do NOT buy this book until after the first class session. You
assignments for the first week are not in this book and at the first class you
may be able to receive a copy of the Rules of Court at little or no cost. The
professor has some extra copies and, if necessary will discuss with you how
you might be able to procure a copy of the rules at no cost.
Privacy Seminar
Brogan
Professional Development I
Public Interest Lawyering
First Class Assignment: Please download the Syllabus from the class
Blackboard site. Read the cover materials with care, and look through the
schedule and class assignments. This will give you a good idea of the nature
of the course. Please read and be prepared to discuss PM: pp. 1-37; 40-41;
43-79; SW: pp. 1-4; 12-13 (part C.); 14-26
Review course syllabus which can be found on the Professional
Development I Blackboard site listed under “My Organizations.” First
assignments are in preparation for Week 2.
Woods
Please login to Blackboard for your first day assignment and all assignments
going forward.
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Selected Topics in
Corporate Litigation
Maza
Courtney
"For our first class, please download and review the following two readings,
which are intended to introduce you to current topics arising in stockholder
litigation.
https://www.dlapiper.com/~/media/Files/Insights/Publications/2016/02/Del
awareCorporateLawandLitigationReport20152016.pdf
https://www.cornerstone.com/Publications/Reports/ShareholderLitigation-Involving-Acquisitions-2016
You should come to class prepared to discuss at least three topics of interest
to you. We will explore certain of these topics in more detail in subsequent
classes.
Additionally, in advance of our first class, by Monday, August 22, 2016, at
5:00 pm, please send me an email
(kathryn.mazacourtney@law.villanova.edu) that includes: (1) your name and
class year; (2) which corporate law classes you have taken and are currently
taking; and (3) your corporate law area(s) of interest. Please also feel free to
stop by and introduce yourself in person (Room 243). Copies of the course
syllabus will be available in my office."
Sentencing and Punishment
Chanenson
The required text is: DEMLEITNER, BERMAN, MILLER & WRIGHT,
SENTENCING LAW & POLICY (3d ed. 2013) (SLP)
For the first day, please read SLP xxv-xxxii (the Preface), 587-593, and 1-17.
Attorney General Holder's 2013 Speech to the American Bar Association,
which is available at this link: http://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorneygeneral-eric-holder-delivers-remarks-annual-meeting-american-barassociations.
Strategic Representation of
Closely Held Businesses and
Entrepreneurs
Trachtman
Determining the right advice to give, the best decisions to make and the
strategic positions to take is not enough. Your success will depend on your
ability to effectively communicate (usually through emails) your advice,
decisions and positions to various audiences, such as your supervising
attorney, your client, and other counsel. Please review Wydick, Plain English
for Lawyers. In particular, assess your ability to write with brevity, clarity
and punch, and focus on those sections that address the areas where your
writing may need improvement.
Supreme Court
Wertheimer
There is no reading assignment for the first class. Attendance at the first
session is required if you want to remain enrolled in the course.
Torts
Wertheimer
Chapter 1 (Introduction) in Torts: Cases and Problems, Vandall, Wertheimer
and Rahdert, Third Edition
Torts
Brogan
First Class Assignment: Download the syllabus from the Blackboard site and
read through the introductory pages (up to the Reading Assignments). From
the text, GOLDBERG, SEBOK AND ZIPURSKY read pp.3 -16 (to § B2); 19-42
(to § IV); 601-612.
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Torts (LAW 0155 01B)
Carluzzo
From the Dobbs casebook, read and be prepared to discuss pages 3-32.
Also, take some time to get to know the casebook: What tables does it
have? How are the chapters structured? Is it entirely cases? What role do
the cases seem to play? What can you glean from the Table(s) of Contents?
(Be sure to read through the entire Summary of Contents (pp xi-xv) and the
Table of Contents (xvii-xxxii) to help orient yourself to the topics that we will
eventually cover). Class 2 will cover pages 35-53, though we will not cover
that material in Class 1.
Trademark Practice
Frandsen
Kane on Trademark Law Read Chapters 1 and 2; 6:1.1-6:1.2
Trial Advocacy
Santee
1. Modern Trial Advocacy: Read Chapters 1, 2, & 3. 2. Problems in Trial
Advocacy: Read Problem 1, Nita Liquor Commission v. Cut-Rate Liquor Store.
Be prepared to discuss case strategy for both the plaintiff and the defendant,
including case theories and themes. 3. Two-Truths-and-a-Lie: Send me an
email (david@santeelawoffices.com) no later than Monday 8/22 with three
statements about yourself, two that are true and one that is false. Please
state in your email which is false.