Course
No.
American Constitutional Order § A
5364-01
Appellate Advocacy
Arbitration
7360-01
8319-01
Bar Examination Skills & Strategies § § A&B
7250-01
Civil Procedure II § A & B
5242-01 /5242-03
Conflicts of Laws
8378-01
Professor
First Assignment(s)
Second Assignment(s)
Read the Constitution of the United States: lxv - lxxix in the casebook.
Also, read Herman Belz, A Living Constitution or Fundamental Law?, pp. 1Jeff Hammond
41 (Rowan & Littlefield, 1998). These pages may be found at:
http://www.constitution.org/cmt/belz/lcfl.htm.
Sharon Yates
No Assignment
No Assignments
Elyce Morris
Textbook: pg. 1-28 ( until Kabia v. Koch)
Textbook: pg. 28 – 54
On-line Diagnostic Test
Study Contracts by either of the following:
o Complete at Classmarker.com by 11:00 p.m. on Monday, 1/11
o Read CMR Contracts outline, pages 1-28 and 58-75
o or
Joi Montiel
o Watch Contracts lectures (Introduction, Formation, then
Remedies) on BARBRI.com at the Enrolled Student Center
o You may want to read outline and watch the lectures
Introduction, Domicile & Complete Diversity
Corporate Citizenship
Charles Campbell Coursebook pp. 39–57; U.S. Const. art. III, § 2, cl. 1; 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a) CB 57–72; 28 U.S.C. § 1332(c)
Layne Keele
Contracts § A
5540-01
Mike DeBoer
Contracts § B
Elder Law Clinic
Family Law
Family Violence Clinic
5440-03
7375-01
7342-01
7372-01
Jeff Hammond
John Craft
Shirley Howell
Kelly McTear
Federal Courts
8383-01
Rob McFarland
Field Placement Class: Judicial
Field Placement Class: Government/ Policy
Field Placement Class: Access to Justice
Interviewing, Counsel., & Negot. PDR
8108-03
8108-05
8108-01
7349-01
Elyce Morris
John Craft
Kelly McTear
Dusty Farned
Law and Bioethics
8270-01
Mike DeBoer
Legal Drafting
8316-01
Kelly McTear
Legal Res. & Writing II § B1 & B2
Mediation Clinic
Pretrial Practice
5240-03 /5240-07
7348-01
8312-01
Ashley Hamlett
Elyce Morris
John Craft
Pretrial Practice
Professional Responsibility
8312-03
7339-01
Layne Keele
Sharon Yates
Textbook pages 3-33
Textbook pages 34-60
1. Enroll on Blackboard/ Lexis Advance (Not TWEN).
2. Casebook: Knapp, Crystal, & Prince, Problems in Contract Law: Ccases
and Materials (7th ed. 2012): Pg. 1-29; Chapter 1--An Introduction to the
Study of Contract Law Problem 1-1 Allen v. Bissinger & Co. Feldman v.
Google, Inc.
Read and prepare pg. 1-29 in the casebook.
Non-Marital Cohabitation; Marvin v . Marvin Will be emailed to registered students by Prof. McTear
Textbook: pg. 1-18
No Assignment
No Assignment
No Assignment
1. Enroll on Blackboard/ Lexis Advance (Not TWEN).
2. Casebook: Orentlicher, Bobinski, $ Hall, Bioethics and Public Health
Law (3d ed. 2013) Pg. 1-66
Read Chapters 1-5 in Plain English for Lawyers. Review exercises to
confirm understanding of the material. We will complete several of them
together in class on Monday, January 11.
Pages 18-28
Federalist NO. 78 available online at:
Thomas.loc.gov/home/histdox/fed_78.html
No Assignment
No Assignment
Read Chapters 6-9 in Plain English for Lawyers. Review
exercises to confirm understanding of the material. We will
complete several of them together in class.
No Assignment
No Assignment
Textbook pages 1-26; Rules 1-2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Textbook pages 27- 63
Textbook: pg. 1-18; 26-45; Problem 1
Rules: ABA model RPC reamble 1.0, 8.1, 8.4
Chapter One – 1.1 Who Are Lawyers and What Do They Do?
Same First Assignment
Chapter Two 2.4 What is the Significance of Law as a SelfRegulated Profession?
Chapter Two 2.1 What Sources of Law Regulate the Legal Profession?
2.5 Obligations under General Law
Professional Responsibility
7339-03
Jerome Dees
2.2 What are Rules of Professional Conduct?
2.3 Reading the Rules: Basic Guidelines for Reading . . .
Researching Professional Responsibility 2-B: Finding
Disciplinary Rules
1.2 What is a Professional?
Property § A & B
5430-01 / 5430-03
Adam MacLeod
Wills and Trusts MEE
7335-01
Charles Nelson
Merrill & Smith: pg 1-41
At the initial class meeting, we will discuss the organization of the course,
the way in which we will proceed with our discussion, and my expectations.
We will then move to a discussion of the power to transmit property at
death, including Shapira v. Union National Bank (p. 5), Hodel v. Irving (p.
28) and Shaw Family Archives v. CMG Worldwide (p. 35) and Read pp. 141.
Merrill & Smith: pg. 82-96
In this class, we will begin with an overview discussion of the
probate process with an emphasis on showing you where the
substantive areas fit in. We will then discuss professional
responsibility, including Simpson v. Calivas (p. 52) and A v. B
(p. 57). We will then discuss terminology and move on to
intestate succession by examining the rights of the surviving
spouse. Read pp. 41-72.