SPRING 2008
Advanced Legal Research - Farmer/Swanner: Text: Cohen, Morris C., Legal Research in a Nutshell. MN: Thomson West, 2007. Classes 1 & 2 - A Review of Basic Legal Research. Readings: Cohen, chs. 1:1-6, 8-9; 3:1-4b., 5; 4:1-3, 5, 6; 5:4-6.d. Handout (TWEN)
Arbitration - Dunham: Read Exodus Chapter 18, Tobey v. Bristol, 23 F. Cas. 1313 (mass. 1845), Vynoir's case, 77 Eng. Rep. 595 (K.B. 1609), and Headley v. Aetna, 80 So. 466 (Ala. 1918). These cases are available on Westlaw or on the Internet.
Business Associations - Reynolds: first 14 pages in the casebook.
Business Associations - Vega: Read chapters 1 and 2 for the first day. Chapter 1 is mostly for background.
Civil Procedure II (Section A) - Campbell: Read Yeazell pp. 57-75; U.S. Const. art. III, section 2; art. IV, section 1; amend. V; amend. XIV, section 1.
Civil Procedure II (Evening) - Campbell: Read Yeazell pp. 57-75; U.S. Const. art. III, section 2; art. IV, section 1; amend. V; amend. XIV, section 1.
Civil Procedure II (Section B) - Vega: Read pages 57-70 thru note 7 and brief Pennoyer v. Neff. Also read U.S. Constitution, art. IV, section 1, amend. XIV, section 1.
Conflict of Laws - Hammond: pp. 1-38 (including the notes and comments)
Con Law II - Garman: Casebook pp. 339-354
Con Law II - Olree: Read Barron v. Baltimore and notes (Casebook pp. 339-42); Palko v. Conn. and notes (Casebook pp. 354-57); Duncan v. La. and subsequent notes (Casebook pp. 357-61)
Contracts II (Section B) - Hammond: No reading assignment
Contracts II (Section A) - See: Week of Jan. 7 - Warranties under the UCC; Specific Relief p. 451-465; Measuring Expectation 469-487
Criminal Law - Craig: pp. 1-40 in the textbook.
Criminal Law - Ross: Read Chapter 1 on Punishment pp. 1-14.
Criminal Practice - Lester: No assignment
Criminal Procedure - Stump: Steps in Criminal Process (CB 2-15, Supp 47-50) Legal Ethics in Criminal Representation: How Can Good Lawyers Represent Bad People? (CB 670-676, 678-84)
Employment Law - Garman: pp. 1-23 in Cases and Materials on Employment Discrimination and Employment Law (2nd Edition) by Samuel Estreicher and Michael C. Harper
Federal Courts - McFarland: pp. 4-22
Freedom of Expression - Olree: Textbook chaps. 1 and 2 (pp. 1-38) Beginning of chap. 3 (pp. 39-49)
Interviewing Counseling and Negotiations - Speagle: Monday, Jan. 7 - Essential Lawyering Skills (Please note that all reading assignments refer to this text), Professionalism and Client Centered Lawyering Capters 1, 2 and 3.
Mediation Clinic - Dunham: No assignment. Books to be distributed in class.
Property II (Section B) - Emerson: House purchase transaction - Assignment 453-472
Property II (Section A & Evening) - MacLeod: pages 451-472 in the Dukeminier text.
Real Estate Practice - Williams: Develop a definition for "real property."
Smart Growth Seminar - Emerson: Read suburban nation pp. 215-243; Read new urbanism: comprehensive report and best practices guide pp. 11-2 thru 11-13 (available on reserve in the library); prepare a minimum three page report outlining the different types of laws and regulations (including citations to specific examples) that affect land planning and development as well as smart growth alternatives to those laws and regulations. Be concise yet thorough.
Professional Responsibility - Chinaris: Intro to course and subject; Admission and regulation of lawyers. Text: pp. 1-14, 23-46; Intro Problem, Problem 1, RULES: ABA RPC Preamble, 1.0, 8.1. Cases: Morris v. Character and Fitness Appeal Board of Alabama State Bar, 519, So.2d 920 (Ala. 1988); Florida Board of Bar Examiners v. R.L.W., 793 So.2d 918 (Fla. 2001); "This From a New Client" (posted on TWEN site)
Trial Advocacy - Ross (both sections): Be prepared to give a five minute speech (before the class without notes) on the most significant event or important person in your life.
Trial Advocacy - Lester: Be prepared to tell a happy story, a sad story and a joke in that order.
Torts II - Garner: pp. 608-629
Torts II - McFarland: pp. 475-89
Wills and Trusts - Nelson: 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 Hodel v. Irving (p. 3) and Shapira v. Union National Bank (p. 21). Read pp. 1-30.
Wills and Trusts - Reynolds: Read the first 40 pages in Dukeminier & Johanson.