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This course takes a broad view of the access to
justice gap with an emphasis on practical approaches
and solutions in addition to the theoretical or
philosophical. We will explore not only the access to
all types of justice but also widen our discussion to
include client education and preventative measures. In
addition, throughout we will examine technology’s
impact on this access to justice crisis, from both
within and outside the legal industry.
The course is organized around some of the various
groups and entities and the role that each play with
respect to A2J. We will discuss the need for change
within the legal industry particularly with respect to
technology adoption, regulation, and law school
education. The class ends with 10-minute presentations
from each student on their paper or project topic.
This course is a research cluster exploring repatriation law and its impact on indigenous communities in the United States. Since its passage in 1990, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) has provided Native American tribes with an important means for reclaiming human remains and cultural items from federally-funded institutions. In advance of the Indian Legal Program’s upcoming symposium commemorating NAGPRA’s 30th anniversary, students will research how NAGPRA currently works for tribes and institutions on the ground, and will examine current developments in repatriation law that aim to improve on, and in some cases move beyond NAGPRA’s frameworks.
*NOTE: This course meets ONE hour on day 1 of the week and TWO hours on day 2 of the week.*
There is no casebook for this course. The up-to-date text of the Arizona Constitution will be available in the Copy Center at the beginning of the semester. Judicial opinions applying and interpreting the Arizona Constitution and other relevant materials will be accessed through the internet.
Most semesters, each student participates in one
contested hearing; acts as a fact investigator in
preparation for a contested hearing or trial; and
works on a written project such as a motion, brief,
complaint, or disclosure statement.
Student-attorneys enrolled in the Civil Litigation
Clinic represent clients in civil disputes and
administrative proceedings under close faculty
supervision. Cases may include:
• Consumer Fraud
The Civil Litigation Clinic also includes an advanced
seminar that focuses on simulation exercises in such
matters as: advanced interviewing techniques, fact
investigation, case theory development, client
counseling, civil discovery, negotiation, alternative
dispute resolution, and courtroom advocacy. It is a
graded course, with grading based on diligence,
effectiveness and responsibility in representing
clients, and on classroom participation.
Evidence and Professional Responsibility are
prerequisite or co-requisite courses.
NOTE: Please see the Clinical Program website for more
details.
law.asu.edu/experiences/clinics/civil-litigation
This class provides an overview of the unique challenges encountered in bringing and defending claims against state, local and federal governmental entities. The course addresses the history of sovereign immunity, its statutory abrogation and the procedures and prerequisites necessary to prosecute and defend claims against the government. This class will inform students of the law and mechanics of litigating claims against governmental entities using statutory and case law to inform students of the practicalities and pitfalls common to litigation against the government.
This is an advanced procedure course covering disputes in which some of the ordinary assumptions of the civil procedural system prove inadequate or otherwise unsatisfactory. We will focus generally on problems arising from the aggregation of claims, including preclusion, choice of law, and jurisdiction. The course gives particular attention to the special characteristics and problems of class actions and also to multidistrict litigation practice, which now is probably the most dynamic area of civil litigation in the federal courts. We will consider what attributes of disputes mark these as complex cases, the kinds of strategic choices available to lawyers handling these cases, and the economics of settlement. We will also discuss the role of other schemes in resolving complex litigation.
The class is limited to 12 students - if there is more student demand, students seeking the Indian Law certificate will receive preference.
Federal Indian Law I is a pre-requisite for the class
The class will be held on the Pechanga reservation in southern California during Spring Break 2019. The class is designed to train students to implement practical political, legal and economic solutions to help Tribe's implement a broad range of economic development activities. Historically Federal Indian Law has had a negative effect on tribal economic development by limiting the tribes in a number of ways. The seminar will focus the economic impediments create by Federal Indian Law. The class seminar will not just describe the problem but give real examples of how tribes have actually overcome such legal impediments to create successful businesses and bypass some of the legal restrictions. Additionally, the seminar will also focus on having the students understand Federal Indian Law is restrictive in nature and that if they are going to be successful lawyers that they will have to use Federal Indian Law as a starting point, not an endpoint.
This course provides students with the opportunity to learn the principles of effective contract drafting. Emphasis will be placed on drafting agreements that effectuate clients’ needs and anticipate potential legal problems. Students will be required to draft a series of written contracts, and may also be required to perform research relating to the drafting of those contracts. This course will also introduce students to the role of the transactional lawyer, contract interpretation, and to the process of revising contracts drafted by counsel for the other party.
This is the basic course on the tax problems of corporations and shareholders. The topics will cover what entities are taxable as corporations, distributions to shareholders (dividends and redemptions), liquidations and sales of assets, organizational problems, reorganizations, and the special tax provisions applicable to small businesses. If time permits, more specialized topics such as collapsible corporations, personal holding companies, accumulated earnings problems, and multiple corporations will be taken up.
Topics to be covered include detention, electronic surveillance, oversight of secret intelligence agencies, the use of military force, and others. Within each topic, students will first learn how the U.S. legal system and, where applicable, international law accommodate national-security imperatives while restraining governmental power. The class will then consider one or more case studies illustrating how other governments have confronted the same problem. Drawing on these examples, students will have an opportunity to draw broader conclusions about the challenge of reconciling national-security powers with the rule of law in each area.
Evaluation will be based on written term papers, in- class presentations, and class participation.
This a one-credit workshop/class delivered in seven two-hour sessions. It is designed for law students who already write “clearly, cogently, and comprehensively,” but think there should be more than those three “C’s. There is. I call it creative writing for lawyers. The secret is something lawyers did not learn in law school. We learned it by practicing law. And we learned it first from clients, who demanded more from us than just clarity, cogency, and comprehensive content. Unlike the legal world, the literary world has always demanded systematic focus, a conscious writing style, and an understanding of the patterns that exist in one variation or another (drumroll here). The secret is effective storytelling. The course syllabus is not a story, and just barely qualifies as something the three Cs would be proud of. The syllabus hints at, suggests, and implies what my course is designed to do. It's designed to whet your appetite. If writing for story tastes good to you, then you will use the techniques that fiction writers use in telling their stories. But you will always be bound by the truth; in legal briefs, letters to clients, and in legal opinions. Truth is the law's glue.
This class is a crossover from merely conveying the legal issue to telling the legal story underlying the issue. That’s how Louis Achinloss, Earle Stanly Gardner, John Grisham, John Mortimor, Richard North Patterson, and Scott Turrow did it. All were excellent lawyers before they became best-seller novelists. First, they wrote the law, then they crossed over and wrote fiction. They drafted legal papers the same way they later drafted manuscripts—by using story as the spine of whatever they wrote. They wrote differently from appellate judges whose opinions will control much of your life as a lawyer. And differently from how clients, trial judges, and opposing lawyers expect you to write. If you write for story, in addition the three Cs, you will make judges happy, clients smile, and astound your colleagues.
Perhaps I’m a one-man band, but I think clients and judges deserve more from us than we give them in our writing. Some lawyers practice law in much the same way musicians tune pianos, or cosmeticians apply makeup. They do it competently, but without understanding the value of drama, or the power of dramatic skills. Think about Truman Capote and his gift to the legal world; not to mention his impact on the literary world. He recognized the public’s growing interest in nonfiction, but objected to that genre’s traditionally dry style. Did he have lawyers in mind when he thought about “dry style”? He posed a groundbreaking question in the 1960’s—what would happen if a true story were told in the form of a novel? His 1965 novel (“In Cold Blood”) is a meticulously researched, factual account of the rampage, and ultimate execution of two sociopathic murderers. He melded the accuracy of nonfiction with the dramatic force of fiction. You won’t master any of the vital skills of using storytelling as the spine of legal writing in this class. It’s only seven two-hour workshops. But you’ll extend your legal-literary reach. That will inch you into a new generation of lawyers, some of whom took this class. They now write on the foggy frontier between legal writing and creative nonfiction writing. It might rejuvenate you.
Please note, as an ASU Online Course this course may not have the same academic dates as other courses with the College of Law. These differences may include start and end dates for the course, due dates for weekly assignments, and Final Exam schedules. Please make sure you reference the Course Schedule page from the navigation bar for correct dates specific to this course.
This course will cover the basic principles of criminal liability. These include: acts and omissions (actus reus); mental states and negligence (mens rea); excuses (e.g., insanity); justifications (e.g., self defense). All will be ultimately illustrated in a sample crime (usually homicide).
Students may take the seminar for two or three credits. Students who select the three-credit option will register for a one-credit independent study with Professor Demaine and write 25 additional pages during the semester.
There is no casebook for this course. Relevant case and legislative material will be accessed through the internet
This advanced course in education addresses constitutional law, federal and state statutory and regulatory provision and case law . The studies will encompass the development of statutory and case including their impact upon education in the United States and the State of Arizona. The class will analyze and report on analyze major decisions of the United States Supreme Court in the areas of finance, religion, free speech, collective bargaining, student and teacher rights, rights of the disabled, desegregation and discrimination including recent Arizona decisions. The major critical legal issues in traditional public charter and private education will be discussed. Each student as a significant part of the class and their grade will select from a list of suggested areas or designate an area of interest and prepare a paper power and partner with the instructor to lead the class discussion on the topic. The presentation should be scheduled to fill the major component of the class time and will be the focus of each student to master a particular area of law. Practical skills application will be used in the final two class period with outside expert witnesses and student participants in all roles involving student expulsion with issues related to guns at school and disability identification and accommodation by the District.. If scheduling permits a session shall be devoted to an employee grievance and the resolution process. We will analyze several U.S. Supreme Court decisions involving educational issues, their history and future impact.
Course Structure/Approach
Grading/Assessment This course focuses primarily on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
In this business, the law is the business model, a rare confluence that puts lawyers in charge of the business. Most executive officers who run the entertainment business are lawyers.
Deals & Contracts: Are you interested in knowing how the deals are structured and what terms are negotiable and what are not? We look at many many deal structures and contracts so that you will have a working knowledge of deal terms and deal structures that are portable to other contracts and industries.
Players: Who are the players in the business and what roles do they assume? What is the difference between managers, agent, and lawyers? How are they regulated?
Artists, Sports Stars and Celebrities: What rights and interests do they have? What sort of business entities do they form to protect their interests? How do they make money? How do personal service contracts differ from other types of deals?
Sponsorship and Merchandising Deals. How these deals structured and the interplay of trademark law is reviewed.
How does the music business work? Are all the nightmarish stories true? How does the Film & TV business work? What contracts are used and how are they negotiated?
The Entertainment Business is also about content and digital distribution. As technology develops, so do the distribution models. This class also explores the genres of film, television, book publishing, music composition and publishing, sound recordings, and other new media that rapidly expanding and converging in the digital age. As more and more people are engaging with digital entertainment, content creators are discovering ways to produce and deliver content faster and more effectively. The legal issues that accompany the creation of content in our interconnected world present opportunities for future lawyers to develop traditional and non-traditional practices in the Arts & Entertainment and Sports businesses.
Grading: Class participation (25%) & Final written exam (75%)
Prerequisites: Contract Law and Legal Writing
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Copyright or IP class is helpful but not required
Instructor (adjunct): Connie J. Mableson, JD: Ms. Mableson is an intellectual property attorney in practice for 34 years. Her practice emphasis is arts and entertainment, internet law, and technology law. She has represented successful clients in all aspects of the entertainment business including Stephenie Meyers (Twilight), Allison DuBois (The Medium), Rob Halford (Judas Priest), many New York Times best-selling authors, independent film projects, musicians, publishers, and game developers. She is a member of the ABA section of Science and Technology, and Forum on Sports & Entertainment. Connie is the former Chair of the City of Phoenix Arts and Culture Commission and has extensive experience in entertainment deal-making and new media.
Accordingly, the College will normally
recognize a maximum of 12 credit hours for law school
externship work in partial fulfillment of the J.D.
degree under the guidelines set forth in the STATEMENT
OF STUDENT POLICIES. All available externship
opportunities are listed in an “Externship Manual”
which will be available to students on-line in
September (for spring) and December (for summer and
fall.) A list of current externship placements may
also be found at: https://www.law.asu.edu/cs/academics/externships
Please see Carolyn Landry in Room
401 if you have any questions about the Externship
Program.
There will be two mandatory classes for first
time externs only and transfer students who have not
yet had an ASU externship.
Federalism provides the legal and cultural frameworks for these debates. This class will explore federalism’s foundations, its law, and its application to contemporary problems and politics. We will examine the interplay between the structure of federalism and individual rights. And we will assess federalism’s evolving—but also foundational—role in debates over race and inequality.
Students are allowed to take both The First Amendment class and the 14th Amendment class or the Survey of Individual Rights in Constitutional Law. You cannot take all 3 classes.
If you have already taken Constitutional Law II, you can only take either the 1st Amendment or the 14th Amendment class with permission from Dean Williams.
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/experiences/clinics
Enrollment in all clinics is determined through an application process.
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/experiences/clinics
Enrollment in all clinics is determined through an application process.
Sessions at the end of the semester will be devoted to discussions of drafts or outlines of student papers.
This online course will explore the fundamental principles of contract law under the common-law and Uniform Commercial Code statutory provisions. The focus will be on issues of contract formation and interpretation, defenses to enforcement, warranties and conditions, and remedies for breach of contract.
This online course will explore the fundamental principles of contract law under the common-law and Uniform Commercial Code statutory provisions. The focus will be on issues of contract formation and interpretation, defenses to enforcement, warranties and conditions, and remedies for breach of contract.
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description
https://law.asu.edu/Default.as
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This class will introduce students to the federal laws, regulations, and guidance that have been enacted to combat fraud and abuse in federal health care programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. The topics to be covered include an overview of Medicare, an introduction to the primary civil and criminal fraud statutes, such as the False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, the Stark Law, fraud and abuse investigations, initiatives, enforcement and prosecution by the government against health care providers, the impact and implications of Qui tam actions, the fraud and abuse provisions contained in recent health care reform legislation (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010), self-disclosure protocols, and practical considerations for defending health care fraud and abuse investigations and cases.
Transactional attorneys practicing in the health care field must be equipped with the skills necessary to handle the various types of transactions that occur in other fields, e.g., ownership and asset purchases, employment and service agreements, and real estate transactions. Litigation attorneys practicing in the health care field must be able to handle the wide variety of disputes and proceedings that other litigators face. In addition, both transactional attorneys and litigators who practice in the health care field must be familiar with wide array of rules applicable specifically to health care providers, including rules applicable to providers who bill for services provided to members of federal health care programs, e.g., Medicare and Medicaid (the “F&A Rules”). Also, since health care transactions often trigger internal investigations and self-reports, as well as administrative, civil and criminal investigations and proceedings, students who wish to practice in these areas likely will need to know how the F&A Rules impact the structuring of transactions; how the transactions might lead to investigations or proceedings; and, how those investigations and proceedings might unfold.
This course is designed to provide students with:
Students are strongly advised to complete Health Law & Policy (Law 650) before taking this course.
The course will analyze the commercial health insurance markets with a particular focus on the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the stability of these markets as well as any changes that are made to the legislation in its design or implementation, or as a result of judicial determinations. The use of private insurers to provide coverage to Medicare beneficiaries, including the Medicare Advantage Part C and Medicare Part D Programs, will also be reviewed and analyzed, along with managed care plans engaged by State Medicaid Programs (with a focus on Arizona’s Medicaid Program) to provide coverage to lower income populations. In addition, the impact of prescription drug prices on health insurance premiums will also be addressed.
Evolving changes in provider payment systems utilized by health insurers will be assessed to identify the dramatic shift away from the traditional fee for service model to payment innovations focused on quality outcomes and cost efficiencies. How will these new changes affect the legal environment which was initially based on a fee for service system?
Finally, the role of the insured as a consumer of health care services will be explored. This will include the issues of financial engagement and wellness, and what consumers need to know about provider networks, health care costs and quality outcomes to ensure the competitiveness of the health insurance marketplace.
Enrollment in all clinics is determined through an
application process.
Enrollment in all clinics is determined through an
application process.
Enrollment in all clinics is determined through an
application process.
This Class is not a substitute for Decedent’s Estates. It does not fulfill the Indian Legal Clinic requirement for a Certificate in Indian Law.
Students must qualify for Rule 38 practice and must have taken, or must currently be taking, the following courses for acceptance into this cluster: Evidence, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law, and Professional Responsibility. For more information, contact Helen Burtis at hburtis@asu.edu.
Enrollment in all clinics is determined through an application process.
Enrollment in all clinics is determined through an application process.
Jurimetrics, The Journal of Law, Science, and Technology, published quarterly, is the journal of the American Bar Association Section of Science and Technology and the Center for the Study of Law, Science, and Technology of the ASU College of Law.
No background in statistics or experimental methodology is required.
Enrollment in all clinics is determined through an
application process.
This course focuses on one of the most specialized areas of litigation; suits against licensed professionals, doctors, lawyers, engineers, architects, etc. The personal and professional consequences of such suits increase the intensity of the litigation. Add the fact that insurance policies for professionals, unlike other liability policies, often provide that the insured must approve any settlement, and the atmosphere surrounding these suits can become supercharged.
This course analyzes the elements and requirements of negligence claims against licensed professionals. The course explores substantive tort and contract law causes of action and defenses such as non- party at fault and the economic loss doctrine. Respondeat superior and its applicability to these cases, as well as developing concepts set forth in Section 56 of the Restatement (Third) of the Law Governing Lawyers, are also considered. The course also explores the impact that a claim of professional negligence has with the professional’s licensing board.
In addition to exploring the legal issues commonly experienced in claims against all licensed professionals, the course also addresses important practical issues that face the trial attorney such as insurance coverage, statute of limitations, statute of repose and claims in excess of the insurance policy limits.
This course will focus on the underlying theory and the routine practice of medical malpractice litigation. The goal of this seminar is to provide students interested in medical malpractice litigation specifically, but also in medical issues in litigation generally, with an understanding of the claims and defenses in medical injury cases, and the attendant investigatory, discovery and evidentiary issues raised when handling medical negligence cases. Students will be presented with common issues in medical injury cases from initial intake to trial, including how to deal with medical witnesses and documents, alternative dispute resolution and the various ways to effectively present medical evidence at hearing or trial. As this is a practice oriented course, students will be presented with the opportunity to apply what they are learning to the investigation, pleading, discovering, negotiating and presenting a hypothetical medical malpractice case.
Enrollment in all clinics is determined through an application process.
Students will have the option of completing their graduation writing requirement through the Mediation Clinic, by enrolling in a one-credit independent study. Registration instructions will be provided during the first week of classes.
In light of the interactive and practice-focused nature of this course, it will rely on student participation to a greater degree than in the typical law school course. For this reason, evaluation of the student performance will be based in part on participation. The precise grading criteria will be provided to students in the course syllabus prior to or at the first class session.
The bulk of this class is interactive and practice-focused, and therefore attendance is of particular importance. The instructors intend to give appropriate weight in grading to unexcused absence, tardiness, inadequate preparation, and poor class performance. Withdrawal for excessive absence will be recorded as a failing grade or as a withdrawal, at the instructors’ discretion.
1. the student writes a minimum of 3,750 words of a brief (if multiple team members, each team member must be responsible for a minimum of 3,750 words);
2. the student participates in a minimum of five (5) practice oral arguments; and
3. the student rewrites the brief (or his/her portion of the brief) under the supervision of the faculty supervisor, following the competition.
Through this course, students will create work product
examples that can be shared with potential employers
and/or prospective clients.
Comprehensive Patent Practice is a pre-requisite.
This is a skills-based intellectual property course covering patent licensing and patent monetization transactions. Patent licensing and monetization represents the largest financial portion of the patent economy. This practical course will focus on negotiation skills, contract drafting skills, presentation skills, and technical knowledge as used in actual licensing and monetization negotiations as well as integrating key subjects from patent law to demonstrate real-world business transactions involving patents. Students will conduct mock negotiations and contract drafting for three separate patent transactions: a mock patent sale, a mock licensing engagement, and a mock patent portfolio transaction. In particular for the mock licensing engagement, students will be divided into teams representing separate companies that each potentially infringe a patent owned by the other company and: negotiate and draft a Non-Disclosure/Standstill Agreement in order to start a substantive licensing discussion, draft claim charts showing infringement, develop a business model for damages, conduct a technical presentation showing their claim chart alleging infringement and business case for licensing, conduct a rebuttal presentation attacking the other team’s claim chart for lack of infringement and invalidity of the patent as well as rebutting damages, negotiate a term sheet for a cross-licensing deal, and draft a cross-license. Students will also receive lectures on core patent law licensing and monetization issues, contractual patent issues, portfolio transactions driving Mergers & Acquisitions, patent consortiums, patent portfolio market economics and other patent monetization vehicles.
Grades are based on quizzes that go with the recorded lectures, regular homework assignments, mock-negotiation performance, and a final project.
Students require no technical background for this course. Students are encouraged, but not required to take the patent law course or IP survey course prior to taking this class.
By the end of this course, students will understand and be able to discuss and analyze issues relating to:
A. What constitutes a “brand” and how a “brand” is developed;
The final grade will be based on group in-class presentations, a final exam, and class participation and attendance. JD students will be expected to present certain materials, which will be assigned during the class.
By the end of this course, students will understand and be able to discuss and analyze issues relating to:
A. What constitutes a “brand” and how a “brand” is developed;
B. The recent surge in personal branding by athletes, entertainers and other celebrity personalities;
C. Athletes and other celebrities who have transformed their fame into personal branding platforms that support large business enterprises;
D. The basic principles of trademark law and how those principles apply to business and personal brands;
E. Regulation and control of brands in professional and collegiate sports, and the Olympics;
F. Licensing and corporate sponsorship; and
G. Ambush marketing.
The final grade will be based on group in-class presentations, a final exam, and class participation and attendance. JD students will be expected to present certain materials, which will be assigned during the class.
Enrollment in all clinics is determined through an application process.
Enrollment in all clinics is determined through an application process.
Regular attendance and preparation are required in
all courses. Attendance and class participation will be
factored into each student’s final grade.
Regular attendance and preparation are required in
all courses. Attendance and class participation will be
factored into each student’s final grade.
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/experiences/clinics
Enrollment in all clinics is determined through an application process.
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/experiences/clinics
Enrollment in all clinics is determined through an application process.
Enrollment in all clinics is determined through an application process.
Enrollment in all clinics is determined through an application process.
This course addresses the procedures and requirements for effecting the foreclosure of real estate in Arizona. Students will learn the entire process, from commencement to completion pursuant to the judicial, non-judicial and forfeiture statutory guidelines. Jurisdictional requirements, potential defenses, additional statutory and non-statutory remedies and appeal rights are among the subjects to be covered.
This is a one credit class in the trial advocacy program. The course will address common litigation situations arising within the real estate industry. The course will be a combination of substantive real estate law, litigation scenarios and analysis, and practical litigation skills.
There are no prerequisites for this course. Students need no grounding — or intention to pursue further study or a career — in any aspect of intellectual property law, in order to enjoy and learn from the course. Course materials will consist primarily of recent court decisions and news reports; no books or other materials need be purchased.
This course should be of interest to students preparing for corporate practice or work with financial regulatory bodies, but also to those interested in the development of the modern regulatory state, as exemplified by evolution of federal securities laws under the Securities and Exchange Commission.
• If you take the survey course then you are welcome to take either or both of the separate courses (1st amendment & 14th amendment)
The Sustainability Law Research Seminar course enables students to work closely with a full-time professor and with peers on substantive legal academic research projects in the area of environmental sustainability. The students receive extensive professor feedback throughout the research and writing process and workshop their papers to their peers within the class and give PowerPoint presentations of their projects. The course seeks to help students produce sustainability-related law articles worthy of publication in legal academic journals.
Students would read the whole of the The Federalist and The Essential Antifederalist. In class, coverage would include the more important essays in The Federalist and related essays from The Essential Antifederalist. The essays would be compared to Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, and other cases. The class is structured so that all groups meets together each Monday for a 90 minute class, and each group of approximately eight students meets separately for a longer period on Thursday or Friday to participate in litigation skills exercises supervised by experienced trial lawyers from the community. The Monday lecture session will focus on litigation topics related to the performance exercises to be undertaken in the skills sections conducted later that same week. Students will engage in exercises involving Interviewing, Counseling, Written Discovery, Depositions, Pretrial Motions, ADR, and Trial Advocacy.
Evidence is a Co or Pre Requisite for the course.
The class is structured so that all groups meets together each Monday for a 90 minute class, and each group of approximately eight students meets separately for a longer period on Thursday or Friday to participate in litigation skills exercises supervised by experienced trial lawyers from the community. The Monday lecture session will focus on litigation topics related to the performance exercises to be undertaken in the skills sections conducted later that same week. Students will engage in exercises involving Interviewing, Counseling, Written Discovery, Depositions, Pretrial Motions, ADR, and Trial Advocacy.
Evidence is a Co or Pre Requisite for the course.
The class is structured so that all groups meets together each Monday for a 90 minute class, and each group of approximately eight students meets separately for a longer period on Thursday or Friday to participate in litigation skills exercises supervised by experienced trial lawyers from the community. The Monday lecture session will focus on litigation topics related to the performance exercises to be undertaken in the skills sections conducted later that same week. Students will engage in exercises involving Interviewing, Counseling, Written Discovery, Depositions, Pretrial Motions, ADR, and Trial Advocacy.
Evidence is a Co or Pre Requisite for the course.
The class is structured so that all groups meets together each Monday for a 90 minute class, and each group of approximately eight students meets separately for a longer period on Thursday or Friday to participate in litigation skills exercises supervised by experienced trial lawyers from the community. The Monday lecture session will focus on litigation topics related to the performance exercises to be undertaken in the skills sections conducted later that same week. Students will engage in exercises involving Interviewing, Counseling, Written Discovery, Depositions, Pretrial Motions, ADR, and Trial Advocacy.
Evidence is a Co or Pre Requisite for the course.
***Warning, these cases are not easy to read. When reading, please try to keep in mind the specific issue of the week and read it through that lens. Finally, the class will be expected to participate in weekly discussions on Blackboard regarding that week's topic.
The goal of this course, available only to students in the 3L Bar Program, is to provide additional resources to transition you from law school to law practice. The course is divided into six modules: Negotiation, Arizona Law, Law Office Models, Client Relations, Personnel, and Professional Identity. Throughout the course, each student will be designated as a discussion leader and will prepare discussion questions for the class session. Student grades will be based on participation (including as a discussion leader), and quizzes.
Students may not enroll in the Criminal Practice Clinic in the same semester in which they take Trial Advocacy.
Students may not enroll in the Criminal Practice Clinic in the same semester in which they take Trial Advocacy.
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description
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This on-line course will introduce MLS students to the U.S. legal system and to the types of legal reasoning used by lawyers and judges. Students will be provided the necessary instruction to use legal reasoning in their academic work, including reading and understanding cases and statutes, doing basic legal research and writing legal memoranda, and applying existing law to the issue at hand. Finally, the course will provide an overview of a handful of key areas that are particularly important for business and policy applications, such as federalism/pre-emption, constitutional law and administrative law. Victims in Criminal Procedure will explore the historical and evolving role of crime victims in the criminal justice process. The law and litigation of crime victims’ rights at the state and federal levels will be examined. Among the topics that will be considered are constitutional and statutory rights for crime victims, the effect of these rights on the rights of the defendant and the criminal justice system generally. The question of enforcing victims’ rights and case law developments will also be considered.
This is a writing seminar intended to help students attain an advanced level of writing proficiency. Students will be introduced to additional types of legal documents not covered in the first-year curriculum. Approximately half the assignments emphasize a transactional practice, and half the assignments emphasize a litigation practice. Assignments may include letters, contracts, complaints, statutes, and consumer-oriented documents such as pattern jury instructions. Students will receive feedback on all assignments. Spring 2019
Access to Justice Through Technology
SLN #: 32456
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 041
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Juetten
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Access to Justice (A2J) has become somewhat of a buzz
phrase in the legal community and, in some areas, the
meaning is murky. Some see A2J as providing access to
civil justice for those below the poverty level while
others expand to include those of moderate means and
to add in criminal matters.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Admin Agencies & Regulations - Masters
SLN #: 25971
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: A06
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Larson
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Admin Agencies & Regulations - Masters
SLN #: 25975
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: B01
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Walton
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course examines the institutional role of federal
administrative agencies. Topics include the source of
administrative agencies; constitutional constraints on
agency power; the different forms of agency rulemaking;
agency adjudication of facts and law; the scope and
purpose of judicial review of agency action; and the
degree to which administrative agencies exercise
executive, legislative, and judicial powers.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Administrative Law
SLN #: 32133
Course Prefix: LAW-609
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Shah
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Administrative agencies impact much of the public's wellbeing. In addition, a large portion of federal law comes from administrative agencies. This class examines the institutional role and legitimacy of federal administrative agencies. Topics will include: --the source of administrative authority --the rationale for delegation of authority to administrative agencies --constitutional constraints on agency power --the different forms of agency rulemaking/policymaking --agency adjudication of facts and law --the scope and purpose of judicial review of agency action --the degree to which administrative agencies exercise--for better or for worse!--executive, legislative and judicial powers.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Adv Criminal Law - Masters
SLN #: 25976
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: B02
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Dormady
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course considers principles of criminal procedure, with analytical emphasis on the right to counsel during trial, appellate, and post-conviction proceedings. It will also examine developments in the criminal justice system derived from the study of wrongful convictions during the Innocence Era.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Adv HR & Employment Law - Masters
SLN #: 25978
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: B03
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Preudhomme
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course covers the laws that govern the rights and duties between employers and employees. It goes beyond knowledge of the law and focuses instead on the application of the legal knowledge to scenarios that HR professionals will encounter in both the private and public sectors.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Adv Legal Research
SLN #: 20396
Course Prefix: LAW-736
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): DiFelice
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will focus on a rigorous review of the basic print and electronic resources and strategies for conducting legal research, federal and state. Case law, statutes and legislative history, administrative rules and procedures and finding tools will all be covered. This course is labor intensive. The best way to learn to conduct effective legal research is to use the full range of tools available and then practice, practice, practice!
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 15
Final Exam Given: No
Mid Term Or Other Exam: Yes
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: No
Participation Points: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: No
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Adv Research: LSI - Law & Neuroscience
SLN #: 32195
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 012
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Silver
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This LSI Research Cluster will be limited to 5 students (2Ls and 3Ls only), who will be selected through an application process. Students interested in applying to enroll in this Cluster should contact Josh Abbott in the Center for Law, Science & Innovation at Josh.Abbott@asu.edu for more information and application instructions.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Adv Research:ILP-Repatriation
SLN #: 23404
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Reed
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Note: The class meeting times will be determined based on student schedules
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Adv Sports Law - Masters
SLN #: 25979
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: B04
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Renaut
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course studies law, policy and problem solving in
the context of the sports industry, at all levels.
Students will be exposed to professional, amateur, and
international sports law issues, examining those
issues in a problem-focused manner. The lectures for
this course will be given by a variety of industry
professionals, and each section will focus on a
specific topic within the realm of sports. The
requirements of this course are designed to challenge
the students, as they will be expected to think about,
not just read and view, the materials assigned. As the
course progresses, readings and assignments may be
added to address current events as they happen.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Advanced Estate Planning
SLN #: 12151
Course Prefix: LAW-660
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Becker
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will cover advanced estate planning and estate administration issues. Specifically, advanced valuation issues, marital deduction planning, fiduciary income tax, grantor trust income tax, issues relating to charitable trusts, and the generation skipping transfer tax. Estate and Gift Tax is a pre-requisite.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Estate & Gift Tax
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 15
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Grades will be assigned according to written papers.
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Attendance is required
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Alternative Dispute Resolution
SLN #: 27055
Course Prefix: LAW-702
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Sahani
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This survey course will give you a comprehensive overview of the use of alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) methods in lieu of court litigation. The course will introduce the law and theory of arbitration, negotiation, mediation, conciliation, and other alternatives to litigation in both domestic and international contexts. In addition, the course will provide a practical introduction to ADR techniques through simulations in order to help prepare students for future participation in advanced ADR courses, clinics and competitions. There are no prerequisites.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Yes
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Amateur Sports Law: MSLB
SLN #: 20138
Course Prefix: SLB-510
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Gibson
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course examines legal and policy issues related to
amateur sports in the United States, focusing primarily
on interscholastic, youth and intercollegiate athletics.
By the end of this course, students will understand and
be able to discuss and analyze issues relating to:
A. The regulation of amateur athletics by private
organizations, state, local and federal governments, and
the judicial branch;
B. The relationship between student athlete and academic
institution;
C. NCAA governance of intercollegiate athletics;
D. Intellectual property rights of athletes and coaches;
E. Gender and racial equity in sports; and
F. Issues related to the Olympic Games
The final grade will be based on group in-class
presentations, a final exam, and class participation and
attendance.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Animal Law
SLN #: 11550
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Nichols-Young
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The course will survey the growing field of animal law. Students will analyze laws affecting many types of animals including companion animals, farm animals, animals in laboratories, animals used for entertainment and wildlife in the contexts of constitutional, tort, criminal, administrative and contract law. The course will provide an overview of state and federal case law, regulations and statutes, focusing on Arizona Laws. Students will present a mock oral argument or other presentation replicating a court, legislative or administrative hearing, in class, using either a civil or criminal animal law case, regulation, statute, ordinance or proposed legislation.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Completion of the first year of law school.
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Paper and in-class presentation required.
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Required
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Arizona Constitutional Law
SLN #: 11564
Course Prefix: LAW-658
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Bender
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course addresses the general character of the Arizona Constitution and the most important ways in which it is different from the United States Constitution. The main topics will be Arizona’s unique constitutional system of direct democracy, the constitutional separation among the three branches of Arizona government, and constitutional rights protected by the Arizona Constitution that are different from, or more extensive than, rights protected by the U.S. Constitution. Class discussion will focus as much as possible on current cases and controversies.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: No
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Unsecure
Mid Term Or Other Exam: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: No
Participation Points: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Artificial Intelligence:Law,Ethics & Polic
SLN #: 27035
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 005
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Marchant;Robert;Berman
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Artificial intelligence has quickly emerged as one of the most fundamental technologies affecting all aspects of our lives and the law today – including national security, transportation, communications, financial services, health care, criminal investigation and prosecution, human and family relationships, and the practice of law. Artificial intelligence, along with its related technologies of robots, automation, machine learning, and algorithms, raises a plethora of legal, policy and ethical issues relating to safety, privacy, security, accountability, discrimination, regulation, liability and rights. This seminar will explore the growing applications of artificial intelligence and study the legal, ethical and policy implications of these applications.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Business Crime
SLN #: 25664
Course Prefix: LAW-394
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Forst
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Business crime is estimated to cost between $300 to $600 Billion annually, impacting one-third of all businesses and one-quarter of all households. Also known as white collar crime, illegal conduct in the business world is a continuing and growing challenge for law makers and law enforcement, and a costly proposition for business management. This course surveys the numerous state and federal laws that define a vast array of corporate crimes. This course examines the criminal justice system generally, and then focuses on business crimes, defenses, and public policy. The course utilizes the case method to encourage critical thinking.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Business Organizations
SLN #: 11567
Course Prefix: LAW-654
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Gubler
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course examines the legal constraints that apply to business organizations with an emphasis on how the law addresses the problem of the separation of ownership from control in publicly held corporations. Alternatives to the corporate form, including partnership and the limited liability company, will also be addressed, although primarily as a comparative tool for achieving a more in-depth understanding of the corporation. Topics will include fiduciary law, shareholder voting, derivative suits, executive compensation and control transactions. These issues will be most relevant to those students who plan on representing business entities in transactions or litigation, however, it is difficult to overstate the importance of a general knowledge of these topics regardless of the area of law in which one plans to practice. Materials to be announced. No background in business, accounting or finance is required.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Yes, participation in class discussion is expected
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Business Organizations
SLN #: 20348
Course Prefix: LAW-654
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Gubler
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course examines the legal constraints that apply to business organizations with an emphasis on how the law addresses the problem of the separation of ownership from control in publicly held corporations. Alternatives to the corporate form, including partnership and the limited liability company, will also be addressed, although primarily as a comparative tool for achieving a more in-depth understanding of the corporation. Topics will include fiduciary law, shareholder voting, derivative suits, executive compensation and control transactions. These issues will be most relevant to those students who plan on representing business entities in transactions or litigation, however, it is difficult to overstate the importance of a general knowledge of these topics regardless of the area of law in which one plans to practice. Materials to be announced. No background in business, accounting or finance is required.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Online
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Business Organizations - Masters
SLN #: 25965
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: A01
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Prince
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will cover the primary forms of business organizations: partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Online
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Business Relationships - Masters
SLN #: 32374
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Barnard
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will introduce students to the legal frameworks that impact how business and individuals work together to achieve business and individual goals. Topics covered will include contracts, strategic partnerships, IP licensing arrangements, franchising, and others.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Civil Litigation Clinic
SLN #: 27059
Course Prefix: LAW-773
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 6
Instructor(s): Dauber;Barnes
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Second and third year student-attorneys enrolled in
the Civil Litigation Clinic are certified by the
Arizona Supreme Court to practice law and represent
real clients who do not have adequate resources to
hire an attorney. Student attorneys are responsible
for handling all aspects of civil and administrative
practice including: interviewing and counseling
clients; conducting discovery in civil litigation;
representing clients in contested administrative
hearings; drafting pleadings, motions and occasionally
appellate briefs; representing clients in settlement
conferences, arbitrations, and sometimes trials; and
infrequently presenting oral argument in Arizona
appellate courts and at the Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals.
• Employment Discrimination & Wage Claims
• Tenant’s Rights
• Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 6
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Evidence and Professional Responsibility are prerequisite or co-requisite courses
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Last day to withdraw without special permission from the Director of the Clinical Programs is two weeks prior to the first seminar class.
Limited Enrollment Number: 8
Final Exam Given: No
Participation Points: Per Syllabus
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Attendance at all seminars and staff meetings required
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Civil Pretrial Practice
SLN #: 11552
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Turk;Klain
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This skills course will focus on the several aspects of pre-trial practice in civil litigation, including discovery planning and implementation, disclosure, interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admissions, examinations and viewings, depositions, discovery sanctions and pre-trial motion practice. Students will explore both the strategic and tactical aspects of pre-trial practice. Through a series of mini-projects and classroom exercises and simulations based on a hypothetical case students will begin to develop skills in pre-trial litigation. These mini-projects and classroom activities will provide the basis for evaluation in this pass-fail course.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Written Assignment: Yes
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Civil Procedure II
SLN #: 23389
Course Prefix: LAW-602
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Berch
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Civil Procedure II will expand on the coverage of pre-trial litigation that you received in Civil Procedure I, by focusing on pretrial discovery in civil cases and on how civil cases involving multiple claims and/or multiple parties (including class actions) are brought and defended in US courts, primarily in federal courts. The course will focus on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, but may touch on advanced issues in topics such as injunctive relief, standing and personal jurisdiction. We will use material from actual cases as well as readings from a casebook and articles.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Civil Procedure I
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Claims Against Governmental Entities
SLN #: 15276
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: B01
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Gaughan
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class will meet for six weeks beginning Monday, February 25. The last class will meet on Monday, April 8. Class will not meet the week of March 4 for spring break.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Class Action and Multidistrict Litigation
SLN #: 32760
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: D03
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Miller
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class will be offered during spring break, and will meet from 9:00 am - noon beginning Monday, March 4 through Thursday, March 7.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Short paper will be due after the finish of the class
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.CLE
SLN #:
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section:
Credit Hours:
Instructor(s):
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Conflict Resolution Skills Seminar - Masters
SLN #: 32546
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: D01
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Facciola;Genna
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This three-day interactive skills class gives students an introduction into the essentials of two conflict resolution skills - conflict coaching and group facilitation. The conflict coaching component focuses upon the one-on-one skills and strategies used to support others’ ability to engage in, manage, or productively resolve conflict. The group facilitation component focuses upon the skills necessary to assist groups identify and solve problems and make decisions to increase the group’s effectiveness.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Constitutional Law I
SLN #: 11561
Course Prefix: LAW-522
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Wurman
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The role of courts in the federal system; the distribution of powers between state and federal governments; separation of powers within the federal government.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Constitutional Law I
SLN #: 11570
Course Prefix: LAW-522
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Eckstein
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will examine the basic principles of American constitutional law through a study of the United States Supreme Court cases in which those principles have been, and are being, developed.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Constitutional Law I
SLN #: 11572
Course Prefix: LAW-522
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Sellers
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will examine the basic principles of American constitutional law through a study of the United States Supreme Court cases in which those principles have been, and are being, developed.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Constitutional Law I
SLN #: 23387
Course Prefix: LAW-522
Course Section: 004
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Lindquist
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course concerns the basic principles of American constitutional law in the areas of federalism, separation of powers and individual rights and liberties. We will not use a casebook, but will read U.S. Supreme Court and other opinions in the unedited form in which they are initially handed down.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: No
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Mid Term Or Other Exam: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: No
Participation Points: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Constitutional Law I
SLN #: 32339
Course Prefix: LAW-522
Course Section: 005
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Gartner
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The role of courts in the federal system; the distribution of powers between state and federal governments; separation of powers within the federal government.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Construction Law
SLN #: 12906
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 004
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Holden
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The construction of an actual project will serve as the “laboratory” for the course. Many of the problems presented in class each week will be based on “real time” events occurring on that project and the class will visit the actual construction site during one of the classes. The course, which focuses on practical construction law issues, is being taught by an experienced practicing lawyer. Topics that will be covered include: types of construction contracts; the basic relationships among the owners, architects/engineers, general contractors, subcontractors and material suppliers on a project; express and implied warranties; the role of the schedule and claims related to scheduling; change orders and concealed site condition claims; the Economic Loss Doctrine; mechanics' liens, stop notices and other payment remedies; proving damages; and the trial of a construction case and the use expert witnesses. Extensive student participation during class is expected.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Contemporary Issues in Tribal Economic Development
SLN #: 12904
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: D01
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Bodmer;Nu'Uhiwa
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Class will meet Monday, March 4 through Friday, March 8.
Monday through Thursday 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Friday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Federal Indian Law I
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 12
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Contract Drafting
SLN #: 11554
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 005
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Herrera
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Students will be selected for this class through a lottery process. Limited to JD students only. 3L's will receive priority.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Successful completion of first year legal writing courses
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Contract Review & Structures - Masters
SLN #: 25991
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: A15
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Erickson
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
In this course, students will learn how to work with contracts by exploring the drafting and commenting processes. Although students will learn some drafting techniques, the focus of the course is not on drafting entire contracts from scratch. Rather, students will learn how certain contract language can affect a party’s legal rights. Students will also learn how to comment on contract drafts and how to choose the proper contract terms to achieve their employer’s goals and the best deal for their own companies or employers.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Contract Law is a Pre or Co-Requisite
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Contract Review & Structures - Masters
SLN #: 31999
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: A16
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Erickson
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
In this course, students will learn how to work with contracts by exploring the drafting and commenting processes. Although students will learn some drafting techniques, the focus of the course is not on drafting entire contracts from scratch. Rather, students will learn how certain contract language can affect a party’s legal rights. Students will also learn how to comment on contract drafts and how to choose the proper contract terms to achieve their employer’s goals and the best deal for their own companies or employers.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Contract Law is a pre or co-requisite
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Copyright Law
SLN #: 23393
Course Prefix: LAW-646
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Kappes
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course provides a detailed introduction to the law of copyright. It emphasizes the basics of traditional copyright protection for art, music, and literature and but also considers the application of those basic principles in an age of digital technology (music sharing á la Grokster, internet hyperlinking, protection of computer programs and user interfaces, and similar current issues). Copyright law is now important well beyond the entertainment industry, although many of the decisions we study derive from that genre. (Humphrey Bogart, Cole Porter, George Harrison, J.D. Salinger, Superman, Mickey Mouse, and many other luminaries make cameo appearances in our cases.) Copyright (and copyright-like protection schemes) have become an increasingly important element of a general law practice as a result of the explosive growth in economic value of information-based products, like computer software and digital networks and databases. The lawyer ignorant of basic copyright principles will be increasingly handicapped in many areas of practice, such as negotiating technology transfers, drafting contractual rights, developing schemes of protection and privacy, distinguishing criminal from noncriminal behavior, and in litigation. But more important than all that, the cases and materials are lots of fun!
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Participation Points: Participation points may be given
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Attendance is expected
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Copyright Law - Masters
SLN #: 25966
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: A02
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Menkhus
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course explores the legal rights in original forms of human expression.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Corporate Taxation
SLN #: 27046
Course Prefix: LAW-627
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Valentine
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Students who have taken Business Entities Taxation may not take Corporate Tax
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Federal Income Tax
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Counterterrorism Under Law
SLN #: 11545
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 006
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Rasmussen
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will examine the challenge of confronting terrorist groups and other national-security threats while preserving the rule of law, constitutional government, and individual rights.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Creative Writing for Lawyers
SLN #: 32425
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 040
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Stuart
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will meet on 7 Thursdays during the semester. Dates to be determined
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 12
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Criminal Evidence: Practical Applications & Techniques
SLN #: 23405
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 004
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Altman
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class focuses on the practical applications of the Rules of Evidence in the context of criminal trials. The class will include simulated exercises and discussion to increase students’ confidence when entering the courtroom setting.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Evidence and Criminal Procedure
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 19
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Criminal Law
SLN #: 11538
Course Prefix: LAW-516
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Luna
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Basic principles of criminal liability. Acts and omissions (actus reus), mental states and negligence (mens rea), excuses (e.g., insanity), justifications (e.g., self defense)--all ultimately illustrated in a sample crime (usually homicide).
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Criminal Law
SLN #: 11549
Course Prefix: LAW-516
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Shah
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Basic principles of criminal liability. Acts and omissions (actus reus), mental states and negligence (mens rea), excuses (e.g., insanity), justifications (e.g., self defense)--all ultimately illustrated in a sample crime (usually homicide).
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Criminal Law
SLN #: 20159
Course Prefix: LAW-516
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Saks
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Basic principles of criminal liability. Acts and omissions (actus reus), mental states and negligence (mens rea), excuses (e.g., insanity), justifications (e.g., self defense)--all ultimately illustrated in a sample crime (usually homicide).
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Criminal Law
SLN #: 32338
Course Prefix: LAW-516
Course Section: 004
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Lowrance
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Basic principles of criminal liability. Acts and omissions (actus reus), mental states and negligence (mens rea), excuses (e.g., insanity), justifications (e.g., self defense)--all ultimately illustrated in a sample crime (usually homicide).
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Criminal Law - Masters
SLN #: 25967
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: A03
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Dalton
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Online
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Criminal Procedure
SLN #: 11563
Course Prefix: LAW-604
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Sands;Johnson
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
A study of constitutional criminal procedure with major emphasis on the Sixth Amendment's right to counsel, the Fifth Amendment's right against self-incrimination, and the Fourth Amendment's right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Criminal Procedure
SLN #: 32341
Course Prefix: LAW-604
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Berch
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
A study of constitutional criminal procedure with major emphasis on the Sixth Amendment's right to counsel, the Fifth Amendment's right against self-incrimination, and the Fourth Amendment's right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Criminal Procedure - Masters
SLN #: 25981
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: B05
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Roberts
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course provides a study of constitutional criminal procedure with major emphasis on the
Sixth Amendment's right to counsel, the Fifth Amendment's right against self-incrimination, and
the Fourth Amendment's right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Online
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Cults & Alt Religions
SLN #: 32178
Course Prefix: LAW-737
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Demaine
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This seminar provides students an opportunity to study laws and policies governing cults and alternative religions. While the definition of a “cult” will be a topic of initial study in the seminar, it may be conceived of loosely as a group with a charismatic leader whose members are persuaded to relinquish their self-identities and material possessions in furtherance of the group’s goals. In addition to analyzing the definition of a “cult,” the first part of the seminar will be devoted to discussing the various types of cults, studying particular cults, and learning about cultic activities. The remainder of the seminar will cover domestic and foreign legal and policy issues generated by cults, including the legal rights of cultic organizations, anti-cult organizations, cult members, and cult members’ families. To the degree that religious movements falling outside the mainstream, conventional religions are conceptually similar to cults or treated similarly under the law, they also will be covered.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Weekly
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 15
Final Exam Given: No
Mid Term Or Other Exam: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Yes
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Current Issues in US Constitutional Law
SLN #: 12920
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 006
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Bender
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This is an advanced course that addresses current important issues in U.S. constitutional law. The topics each year will be determined by the issues that are prominent at the time the course is given. For the Spring, 2019, semester, the topics might thus include: the confirmation process for Supreme Court Justices; whether Roe v. Wade should or will be overruled; whether the President is subject to grand jury subpoena; recent Supreme Court decisions on topics such as the constitutionality of political gerrymandering; and pending litigation and upcoming Supreme Court decisions on issues such as voting suppression laws and the application of the death penalty to mentally incompetent defendants.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Unsecure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Attendance and class participation required
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Death Penalty
SLN #: 11556
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 007
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Baich
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will survey the major constitutional and operational issues relating to the death penalty in the United States. The required readings consist of United States Supreme Court decisions and supplementary reading material. Copies of the assigned cases are available from a variety of online sources, including Westlaw and LexisNexis. Supplementary materials will be available through the course Blackboard site. All students are expected to read the assigned cases and other materials prior to class. Grades in this class are based on CLASS PARTICIPATION, WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS, AND ATTENDANCE.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 15
Final Exam Given: No
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Required
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Decedent's Estates
SLN #: 11551
Course Prefix: LAW-618
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Becker
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The Decedent's Estates course will provide an overview of the law of intestacy, wills, probate and non-testamentary property transfers. This course focuses on common law and a comparison between the Uniform Probate Code and the Arizona statutes. Drafting issues and techniques are covered. The course is comprehensive, but does NOT cover complex estate planning or tax. This course is important for all second and/or third year law students. Every lawyer should have a working knowledge of wills and estates. This is also a major subject on most bar exams. This course will use the Dukeminier Johanson "Wills, Trusts and Estates" casebook, and will cover chapters 1 - 8 therein.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Disability Law
SLN #: 12908
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 007
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Daly-Rooney;Dooley
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Lawyers and their use of the tools of lawyering have secured and now protect the civil rights of people with disabilities. This course will consider how the law has furthered the full participation of people with disabilities in employment, public accommodations, housing, governmental services (including education), and travel. We will analyze the Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Fair Housing Act Amendments, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. As Disability Law is a rapidly evolving body of law, we will develop a foundation of the elements of the legal claims available under these statutes and study selected recent judicial decisions expanding the body of disability rights law.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Take-Home
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: In-class presentation is required summarizing results of research of an entity’s ADA compliance of a specific requirement of the student’s choice.
Participation Points: Participation points awarded
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Divorce & Family Mediation - Masters
SLN #: 25993
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: 004
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Aurit
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This "in-the-dispute-resolution-trenches" course explores how a neutral third-party, known as the "mediator" within the process known as "family mediation," can utilize nuanced techniques to help people in conflict reach mutually acceptable agreements without resorting to litigation in court. We focus on disputes related to divorce and child custody issues. Students will "step into the shoes" of the professional family mediator by examining essential mediation and negotiation strategies, skills and approaches to help manage, de-escalate, and resolve challenging, and at times, heated, family conflicts.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Duties,Obligation and Rights - Masters
SLN #: 25982
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: B06
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Edgell
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course examines the fundamental employee rights and employer obligations established by federal law and encompasses an examination of the National Labor Relations Act; the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; the Equal Pay Act; the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Worker's Compensation; the Family Medical Leave Act; the Pregnancy Discrimination Act; and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: No
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: No
Final Exam Given: Yes - Multiple Choice Exam
Mid Term Or Other Exam: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: No
Participation Points: Discussion points for participating in discussion board (required)
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Online course
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Econ Dev in Indian Country
SLN #: 23399
Course Prefix: LAW-718
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Miller
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class focuses on a wide range of tribal and individual Indian economic development issues. Relevant federal cases, statutes, regulations, and case studies will be used. The primary purpose of the class is to describe and analyze the political, legal, economic, structural, and cultural issues faced by tribal governments and reservation communities when they develop their economies. Additional emphasis will be placed on how tribal initiatives may conflict with federal case law, state jurisdiction, and federal policies directed at tribal economic development. The focus will be on helping students identify and implement creative tribal-based solutions. Although relevant legal principles will be explained when necessary, having taken a course in Federal Indian law will be helpful. This is an experiential learning experience class. Students will be teamed with another student to negotiate a business arrangement between a tribe and a non-Indian businessperson, a contract to effectuate that agreement, form a corporation under a tribal code, and then write a confidential letter to their clients explaining the agreement and whether the client should sign the contract. No exams will be given and no papers can be written for this class.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Drafting contract provisions, a contract, and a client letter
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: None. Indian Law I would be helpful.
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Mid Term Or Other Exam: Contract negotiation sessions
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: No
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Education Law & Policy
SLN #: 12922
Course Prefix: LAW-721
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Herf
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
A review of the legal and policy considerations that provide the foundation of the law of public education. This will include a review of student and employee rights, Constitution and Statutory rights, funding issues, legal and practical aspects of governing bodies, rights and responsibilities of administrators, teachers [including statutory child abuse reporting requirements and immunity issues], collective bargaining and employee concerted activity and students.
This course will consist of lecture, individual and group assignments,on Constitutional issues, including major topical presentation by each student or in some instances a two student team where you will teach for that class period using a power point outline followed by a paper on the chosen subject of law review quality. A special education due process expulsion hearing which will incorporate issues involving school rules, special education and due process will comprise the final two sessions of the class. Student roles will include the lawyers for the District seeking expulsion, lawyers for the family opposing expulsion, the cast of participants and the decision making make school board who will debate the evidence.
Topical Paper, Power Point and Classroom presentation-75% of final grade;
Attendance and Participation-Essential as it will constitute 25 % of the final grade
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes, see course description
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes, see course description
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Election Law
SLN #: 27026
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 008
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Sellers
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course explores the law governing politics and elections in the United States. We will examine a variety of topics, including: the Constitution and its protection of the right to vote, reapportionment, the Voting Rights Act, gerrymandering, the constitutional rights of political parties, campaign finance regulation, and election administration (e.g., the use of electronic voting equipment; provisional and early voting). We will also consider the relationship between these topics and partisanship. A solid foundation in Constitutional Law is strongly recommended.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Unsecure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Class Attendance is mandatory
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Employ Discrimination - Masters
SLN #: 31159
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: B07
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Fries
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please note, as an ASU Online Course this course may not have the same academic dates as other courses with the College of Law. These differences may include start and end dates for the course, due dates for weekly assignments, and Final Exam schedules. Please make sure you reference the Course Schedule page from the navigation bar for correct dates specific to this course.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Online
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Employment Law
SLN #: 12146
Course Prefix: LAW-629
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Tiffen
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The course is a survey course covering the major statutes and common law governing the employment relationship. Subjects include discrimination in employment, wage and hour law, workplace safety, employee benefits, wrongful discharge, and the National Labor Relations Act, and other statutory and common law regulation of the employment relationship.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Open to Hard-disk but not to Internet
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Employment Law - Masters
SLN #: 25968
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: A04
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): English
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Management in all sectors of the economy (social, government, and business) requires an understanding of the dynamics of human interactions. The focus in this class is on the labor and employment laws and regulations that govern human resources. This will be a general survey class with an emphasis on practical problem solving and intense interaction.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Entertainment Business Contracts
SLN #: 27027
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 009
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Mableson
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The deal structures and contracts used in the entertainment business are considered the harshest in any industry, anywhere. In addition to providing instruction in the legal issues in the entertainment business, this class will teach you several deal/business models, revenue models, and advanced contract drafting skills that will be transportable to other industries and practice areas.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Contracts & Legal Writing. Copyright Law is a pre or co-requisite, subject to instructor waiver
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Participation Points: Yes, 25% of class grade
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Entrepreneurship, Law, & Strategy - Masters
SLN #: 32377
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: 005
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Wolf;Curzon
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will help students think through the various issues presented to inventors and early stage entrepreneurs by the legal and business environment. It will focus on helping students to identify successful business and legal strategies to successfully launch new companies. This course will build on substantive areas covered by other courses (e.g. IP, securities law, employment law) while introducing additional niche areas of law that impact companies in these stages of their lifecycle.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Evidence
SLN #: 11541
Course Prefix: LAW-605
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Jones
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Evidence covers the basic rules that govern the admissibility of evidence in civil and criminal trial proceedings. The primary focus is on how the Federal Rules of Evidence operate in practice, with some attention to areas in which the Arizona Rules of Evidence differ from the Federal Rules. The course is taught by the problem method, with occasional simulations designed to illustrate how litigators deal with witness testimony and other forms of evidence at trial. This is a complex and difficult subject, but one that most practicing lawyers -- including non-litigators -- need to know; and it would be an especially tough subject to try to learn from scratch from a bar review course.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Evidence
SLN #: 32131
Course Prefix: LAW-605
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Dauber
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The course provides an overview of evidence law in civil and criminal cases, including federal constitutional doctrines, policy, and practice. Focus is on the Federal Rules of Evidence, their ambiguities and common and reasonable interpretations, with some attention to areas in which the Arizona Rules of Evidence differ from the Federal Rules. We will study a rich array of topics such as relevance, hearsay and its exceptions, character evidence, privilege, the Confrontation Clause, impeachment, and expert testimony. The course employs a problem-based analysis of evidence, from both the text and videos, with doctrine and practice discussed in class. The theme of the course is distinctly pragmatic as evidence embodies the way in which lawyers think about proof, and will require substantial class participation.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Evidence - Masters
SLN #: 25969
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: A05
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Cole
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course covers the basic rules that govern the admissibility of evidence in civil and criminal trial proceedings. The primary focus is on how the Federal Rules of Evidence operate in practice, with some attention to areas in which the Arizona Rules of Evidence differ from the Federal Rules. The course is taught by the problem-method, with occasional simulations designed to illustrate how litigators deal with witness testimony and other forms of evidence at trial.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Externship
SLN #: 11542
Course Prefix: LAW-785
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 1-12
Instructor(s): English
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
“Experience: The real teacher.” The Externship Program
enhances your law school education and allows you the
opportunity to work closely with esteemed lawyers,
judges, and judicial clerks. Placements are available
with governmental entities such as the United States
Attorney, District of Arizona, the Arizona Attorney
General, Maricopa County Attorney, and Maricopa County
Public Defender, and with non-profit organizations,
such as Community Legal Services, Phoenix Children’s
Hospital, and Arizona Center for Law in the Public
Interest. Judicial placements may be available with
the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth
Circuit, United States District Court, United States
Bankruptcy Court, Arizona Court of Appeals, Maricopa
County Superior Court and occasionally the Arizona
Supreme Court.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1-12
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes, Application Process
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Family Law
SLN #: 27045
Course Prefix: LAW-612
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Matsumura
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The law of marriage and divorce is the primary focus of this course. This includes the law governing entry into marriage, the legal consequences of being married, and the dissolution of the marital status. Topics include: the division of property, spousal maintenance and child support, child custody arrangements, antenuptial and separation agreements, and jurisdictional issues. To the extent time permits, non-traditional families are also considered, including marriage between same-sex partners, the rights and obligations of unmarried cohabitants, and the establishment of paternity rights and obligations. Relevant Arizona Statutes are referred to throughout the course where appropriate as examples, but the course is not limited to Arizona law.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Federal Income Taxation
SLN #: 11555
Course Prefix: LAW-606
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Scharff
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Federal income tax touches virtually every aspect of modern American life. For practicing lawyers, a basic understanding of the structure and vocabulary of the tax code is critical. In this course, an introduction to federal income taxation, we will learn the basic rules that govern the income tax system, with a particular focus on individuals and unincorporated businesses. Unlike courses that are based on common law, this course will require students to study statutory and administrative law extensively. As we delve into the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, we will also consider fundamental tax policy questions along the way, asking not just what the law is, but also, what it could be and, perhaps, should be.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Federal Indian Law II
SLN #: 13426
Course Prefix: LAW-704
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Reed
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course surveys legal issues surrounding the ownership and development of Indian lands and resources. Included are issues regarding treaty rights, property rights, water rights, hunting and fishing rights, natural resources development, and environmental issues in Indian Country. This course does not require a working knowledge of the jurisdictional questions surveyed in Federal Indian Law I, although some background, either from that course or a review of William Canby, American Indian Law in a Nutshell, is helpful.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Students can choose to complete a research paper or take the final exam.
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Federalism Seminar
SLN #: 12905
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Weinstein-Tull
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
In today’s increasingly fragmented and also increasingly interconnected world, conflicts between governments take on new meaning. States and local governments can resist federal laws or they can strengthen them. Interactions between the federal government, state governments, and local governments shape policies like immigration law and sanctuary cities, same-sex marriage, voting rights, environmental law, and criminal justice.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Constitutional Law I or equivalent
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Mid Term Or Other Exam: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Participation Points: 30% of the grade
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.First Amendment
SLN #: 27036
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 008
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Weinstein
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will offer a comprehensive and in-depth examination of the rights and liberties secured by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. Specific areas will include freedom of speech and the press, and the free exercise of religion and the prohibition against its establishment.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.First Amendment Clinic
SLN #: 11557
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 009
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Leslie
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Student attorneys in the First Amendment Clinic will address core first amendment issues of local and regional importance related to free speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of assembly.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Limited Enrollment Number: 4
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.First Amendment Clinic Client Component
SLN #: 12547
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 010
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Leslie
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Student attorneys in the First Amendment Clinic will address core first amendment issues of local and regional importance related to free speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of assembly.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Limited Enrollment Number: 4
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.First Amendment Seminar
SLN #: 32194
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 011
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Weinstein
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The first few sessions will be devoted to reviewing basic material on free speech as well as recently decided Supreme Court decisions on the subject. The seminar will then cover topics in free speech to be selected by the class and the instructor. We may also spend a session or two on the Religion Clauses of the First Amendment.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Con Law II, or a course at another law school with a substantial unit on freedom of expression
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Mandatory
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Foreign Relations Law
SLN #: 13425
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 013
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Gartner
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The course examines the constitutional and statutory doctrines related to the foreign relations of the United States. It will analyze the distribution of foreign relations powers between the Executive, the Congress, and the Courts. The course will also cover topics including the status of treaties and other types of international agreements, the role of the states in foreign relations, and recent developments in foreign relations law.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Foundations in Military Law
SLN #: 23416
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 026
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Hooper
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The objectives of this course are to introduce students to the complex legal issues involving the United States military operations throughout the world. In addition, this course will exam the unique role that military lawyers play in advising commanders on various areas of the law. The course will be split into three section: (1) criminal military justice (2) administrative law, (3) and operational law. Though some of these topics are discussed in other law school class, this class will focus on the unique aspects of these topics in the military setting and will give students a new perspective on military jurisdiction.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: 3-5 page paper with oral presentations
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Fundamentals of Contract Law - Masters
SLN #: 25980
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: B13
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Burnette
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please note, as an ASU Online Course this course may not have the same academic dates as other courses with the College of Law. These differences may include start and end dates for the course, due dates for weekly assignments, and Final Exam schedules. Please make sure you reference the Course Schedule page from the navigation bar for correct dates specific to this course.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Online
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Fundamentals of Contract Law - Masters
SLN #: 32182
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: B14
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Burnette
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please note, as an ASU Online Course this course may not have the same academic dates as other courses with the College of Law. These differences may include start and end dates for the course, due dates for weekly assignments, and Final Exam schedules. Please make sure you reference the Course Schedule page from the navigation bar for correct dates specific to this course.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Online
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Fundamentals of Contract Law - Masters
SLN #: 32932
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: B16
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Richardson
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Fundamentals of Contract Law - Masters
SLN #: 32933
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: B17
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): English
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Genetics and the Law
SLN #: 20151
Course Prefix: LAW-617
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Marchant;Cardineau
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Many commentators predict that the 21st Century will be the Century of the Genome, in which advances in genetic technology will fundamentally transform society, the economy, and our day-to-day lives. Already, advances in genetic sciences are having a substantial impact on diverse areas such as criminal law, health care, agriculture, and pharmaceuticals. The legal system is increasingly being called upon to address issues related to genetics, and many legislators, judges, regulators, and practicing attorneys are scrambling to learn about the new legal problems and opportunities created by advances in genetic sciences. This course will provide students with background on genetics and recent genetic advances, and it will address the legal consequences and issues associated with such advances. Specific legal topics that will be covered include forensic uses of DNA, genetic privacy and confidentiality, genetic discrimination in employment and insurance, genetic testing in the workplace, genetic screening, gene therapy and genetic enhancement, pharmacogenomics, stem cell and tissue culture research, cloning, and patenting and licensing of genetic technology. No prior study or knowledge of genetics or molecular biology is required. The readings will include materials presenting the fundamental ideas of modern genetics.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Research Paper
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Gideon Fellowship
SLN #: 23406
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 014
Credit Hours: 6
Instructor(s):
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This is a year-long fellowship. The student is selected through an application process.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 6
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes, See Clinic Website
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes, See Clinic Website
Limited Enrollment Number: 1
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Global Approaches to Immigration and Citizenship
SLN #: 13497
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 015
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Banks
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course examines the variety of ways that immigration and citizenship issues are regulated outside of the United States. Students will become familiar with international, regional, and domestic legal rules governing immigration and citizenship. Topics to be explored will include access to citizenship, admission requirements, deportation, and unauthorized migration. Legal regimes to be explored include the European Union, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Canada, Haiti, and the United Arab Emirates. Grades will be based on class participation, a class presentation, and a paper.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Paper
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: It is recommended, but not required, that students take Immigration & Citizenship prior to this seminar.
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Paper and class presentation
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Health Care Fraud
SLN #: 16741
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: B02
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Giancola
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will meet for 6 weeks beginning February 25, 2019 through April 12, 2019. Class will not meet the week of March 4 for spring break.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Health Care Transactions and Investigations
SLN #: 32205
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 016
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Milligan
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Health Care Transactions and Investigations: Two sides of the "Fraud & Abuse" Coin
a. A detailed understanding of the F&A Rules that come into play in structuring common health care transactions;
b. A working knowledge of common health care transactions and the ways in which the F&A Rules impact the structure of those transactions, as well as guidance on how to provide clients with practical advice about risks associated with transactions that implicate the F&A Rules;
c. An overview of the enforcement environment relating to the F&A Rules, the agencies that enforce these Rules, common types of internal and external investigations, and the administrative, civil and criminal investigation and proceedings that may flow from health care transactions that implicate the F&A Rules;
d. A familiarity with the F&A Rules that are used by investigators and agencies to evaluate health care transactions, and to pursue enforcement actions; and
e. Insights into how the representation of health care clients can expose attorneys to some of the same types of risks faced by those clients, and how to balance the attorney’s obligations to the client with the attorney’s other professional obligations.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Students are strongly advised to complete Health Law & Policy (Law 650) before taking this course.
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 20
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Health Industry Compliance - Masters
SLN #: 25972
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: A07
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Rough
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course focuses on the particular laws and regulations that significantly impact the health
care industry.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Health Insurance Reform
SLN #: 11573
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 017
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Michaels
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The course will focus on the law surrounding three key principles of health insurance reform: (1) providing access to health care coverage through private insurance plans; (2) the changing provider payment systems utilized by health insurers that impact health care costs and quality outcomes; and (3) the need for greater consumer engagement in the health insurance marketplace through the design and pricing of health benefit plans. The objective is to examine the legal interplay of the three principles referenced above in the health insurance market context. Each of these components will need to be aligned if meaningful health insurance reform is to occur in the United States.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: It is recommended that students have taken a more general health law survey course or health law and policy course before enrolling in this course.
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 15
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes, Paper
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.HealthTechnologies, Innovation and the Law
SLN #: 13500
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 018
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Marchant;Cardineau
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Innovative new technologies are playing an ever more central and important role in health care, but face a number of legal and policy challenges. This seminar will explore emerging health technology innovations, and examine the legal and policy hurdles facing these technologies. The first hour of each class will focus on a case study of a specific emerging medical technology by discussing the status and trends of that technology, and the unique legal, policy and ethical issues that technology presents. Examples will include including personalized medicine, nanomedicine, regenerative medicine, molecular diagnostics, telemedicine, gene therapy, electronic health records, neuroimaging, medical robots, and digital or “smart” medicine. The second hour will address critical legal and policy issues affecting medical technology innovation generally, such as R&D, financing, intellectual property, regulatory, reimbursement, clinical uptake, liability and bioethical issues.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.History of MLB Since World War II
SLN #: 31314
Course Prefix: LAW-672
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Gibson;Selig
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course examines the history of Major League Baseball (“MLB”) in the context of the impact the sport had on American law and society following World War II. We will examine and discuss the ways in which MLB reflected deeper-running issues in post-war America, how MLB served as a catalyst for change in American law and society, and the legal and business developments that have shaped modern professional baseball. We will address such diverse topics as the integration of African-American players into MLB and diversity in MLB, labor relations (collective bargaining, free agency, labor stoppages and drug testing), league operations, franchise relocation, expansion, globalization of the game, the business and marketing of the game in the digital age and the resulting legal implications, and the state of the game in the 21st Century. The final grade will be based on a final exam, special assignments (JD students only), and class participation and attendance.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.History of MLB Since WWII: MSLB
SLN #: 31310
Course Prefix: SLB-523
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Gibson;Selig
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course examines the history of Major League Baseball (“MLB”) in the context of the impact the sport had on American law and society following World War II. We will examine and discuss the ways in which MLB reflected deeper-running currents in post-war America, how MLB served as a catalyst for change in American law and society, and the legal and business developments that have shaped modern professional baseball. We will address such diverse topics as the integration of African-American players into MLB and diversity in MLB, labor relations (collective bargaining, free agency, labor stoppages and drug testing), league operations, franchise relocation, expansion, globalization of the game, the business and marketing of the game in the digital age and the resulting legal implications, and the state of the game in the 21st Century.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Immigration Clinic
SLN #: 12150
Course Prefix: LAW-778
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Cruz
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description
https://www.la
w.asu.edu/cs/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes, See Clinic Website
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes, See Clinic Website
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Immigration Clinic Client Component
SLN #: 13575
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 019
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Cruz
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description
https://www.la
w.asu.edu/cs/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes, See Clinic Website
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes, See Clinic Website
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Immigration Law
SLN #: 27056
Course Prefix: LAW-706
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Banks
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The course introduces students to the basic framework of U.S. immigration laws and policy. After briefly presenting the historical and constitutional development of modern immigration laws, the course proceeds to explore family-based immigration, bars to immigration, business immigration, and removal procedures. The course also includes a rudimentary discussion of asylum and other humanitarian programs, as well as discussions of governmental role in the immigration. The course emphasizes statutory analysis, practical application, and constitutional issues.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Mid Term Or Other Exam: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Independent Study
SLN #: 11536
Course Prefix: LAW-781
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 1-3
Instructor(s):
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
A student wishing to pursue independent study or fieldwork for credit must obtain approval of the Dean’s designee and the consent of a faculty member to supervise a proposed project. The faculty member assigns the amount of credit that the proposal justifies. In awarding credit to a student for an independent study paper, a faculty member should require a quantum of work from the student which approximates the amount of work expected from students enrolled in a regular course taken for the same number of credits. Faculty members should set minimum lengths for independent study papers based upon the complexity of the subject, the existing volume of literature on the topic, the number of redrafts required to complete the assignment, and the originality of the student's work product. Although exact guidelines cannot be formulated in awarding credit, past practices indicate that generally a paper of approximately 12,500 – 18,750 words, including footnotes, which has been redrafted one or more times after review by the faculty member, will be required for three credits. Generally, a paper of roughly 8,750 – 12,500 words, including footnotes (with one redraft) should be required for two credits, and normally a minimum of 6,250 words, including footnotes (with one redraft), should be required for one credit.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1-3
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Approval by Dean's designee and faculty supervisor
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Indian Legal Clinic
SLN #: 12148
Course Prefix: LAW-776
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 6
Instructor(s): Ferguson-Bohnee
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description
https://www.la
w.asu.edu/cs/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 6
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes, See Clinic Website
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes, See Clinic Website
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Indian Legal Clinic
SLN #: 33401
Course Prefix: LAW-776
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Burtis
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course is a cluster of the Indian Legal Clinic and will be limited to 4 students who will be selected through an application process. Under the supervision of a licensed attorney, students will represent American Indian clients who need estate documents covering Indian trust property. Students will meet with clients and draft wills conforming to the requirements of the American Indian Probate Reform Act as well as other planning documents.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes, See Course Description
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. See Syllabus
Limited Enrollment Number: 4
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Innovation Adv. Clinic Classroom Component
SLN #: 12149
Course Prefix: LAW-777
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Coury
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/experiences/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes, See Clinic Website
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes, See Clinic Website
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Innovation Adv. Clinic Client Component
SLN #: 13583
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 020
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Mohamed
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/experiences/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes, See Clinic Website
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes, See Clinic Website
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Integrating Legal Principles/Business Practice-Masters
SLN #: 31163
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: 006
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Knight
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course covers (at a high level) many substantive areas of law that affect business practitioners daily. Students are then asked to apply the substantive law to various strategic business scenarios, melding legal analysis with business opportunity to create recommended best paths forward. Students in this course will be asked to seek creative solutions that will allow for business goals to be achieved while mitigating legal risk.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Online
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Integrating Legal Principles/Business Practice-Masters
SLN #: 32834
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: B15
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Menkhus
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.International Business Transactions
SLN #: 32179
Course Prefix: LAW-768
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Fellmeth
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
An introduction to the U.S., foreign and international law regulating cross-border business transactions and to the structure of cross-border business deals. Topics include: regulation of imports and exports of goods and services; foreign direct investment; international corporate formation, mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations; international protection of intellectual property; international employment law issues; cross-border lending; international antitrust; and international dispute resolution options. Because international transactions are becoming an increasingly important part of every kind of transactional and administrative law, this course should prove useful to most students who intend to practice in any field of corporate, commercial, or regulatory law.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Contracts and Business Organizations
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.International Criminal Justice
SLN #: 13584
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 021
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Williamson
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will be taught by a former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, who also served as a prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia and for the European Union. The course will examine the development of the field of international justice, the political and policy context in which transitional justice mechanisms are created and operate, and the record and jurisprudence of the various institutions established since the 1990’s when the modern era of international justice commenced. In addition to the classroom instruction and discussion, students will select a country or region that has confronted transitional justice challenges and will analyze whether the approaches employed to deliver justice have been successful and what alternative approaches, if any, might have produced better results.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Participation Points: Class participation and attendance will account for 10% of a student’s grade
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.International Law of Armed Conflict
SLN #: 13588
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 022
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Bodansky
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
A course on the international law governing armed conflicts. The course will cover both the jus ad bellum (or international law relating to the initiation of armed conflict) as well as the jus in bello (or international law relating to how hostilities, once initiated, may be conducted). It will address traditional wars between countries as well more recent developments, including internal armed conflicts, the war on terrorism, the use of drones and other autonomous weapons systems, and cyberware, and will conclude with a brief discussion of the international criminal law respecting war crimes.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: Students have the option of taking an exam or writing a paper
Participation Points: Up to 20% of the grade
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Int'l Human Rights
SLN #: 23398
Course Prefix: LAW-709
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Fromholz;Fowler
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class will provide an overview of the international human rights law system. We will examine the primary substantive standards that comprise the core of international human rights law, such as rights to a fair trial and to be free from genocide, torture, summary execution, arbitrary arrest and detention, and discrimination. We will also examine so-called “second-generation rights,” such as economic, social, and cultural rights. We will study the primary institutions and processes for the enforcement of such rights: treaty monitoring bodies, the regional human rights courts and commissions, the United Nations institutions, including the Human Rights Commission and the Security Council, domestic implementation through legislative and judicial mechanisms, as well as through inter-governmental diplomacy, reporting, and the mobilization of shame by non-governmental organizations. And, we will examine the explosion of international criminal tribunals, beginning with an examination of the Nuremberg trials, then a look at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and the new International Criminal Court.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Paper
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Intro to American Legal System
SLN #: 16105
Course Prefix: LAW-210
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Deatherage
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Intro to American Legal System
SLN #: 22369
Course Prefix: LAW-210
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Barnard
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Jurimetrics Journal
SLN #: 11553
Course Prefix: LAW-771
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 1-3
Instructor(s): Bowman
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Web Site: https://law.asu.edu/node/1592
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1-3
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Labor and Employment Law
SLN #: 30484
Course Prefix: LAW-394
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Deatherage
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course surveys the vast number of state and federal laws, and administrative regulations, that are relevant to the workplace and conduct of business. The course looks at both the interests of management and the rights of workers, which rights and interests are sometimes in conflict. As an introduction to the subject, time is devoted to the considerable number of U.S. Supreme Court cases that track the evolution of the law. This evolution extends from the laissze-faire philosophy in the early U.S. economy, to the advent of workers’ rights and protections, through the halcyon days of labor unions and then their decline, and finally to the current legal issues in the new “gig” economy. Students are asked to consider the perspective of business management and its goals vs. the perspective of workers and their goals, and how the law searches for a compromise to resolve these conflicts.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Land Use Planning
SLN #: 20152
Course Prefix: LAW-636
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Gammage;Artigue
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course focuses on governmental regulation of land use and real estate development. Coverage will include a heavy emphasis on constitutional aspects of land use regulation. The bulk of the course will deal with zoning, including inverse condemnation, zoning administration, variances, rezoning, nonconforming uses, exclusionary zoning (density and building size restrictions and use restriction). We will also cover aesthetic and architectural control, landmark preservation, subdivision regulation, and regulation of urban growth.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Open to Hard-disk but not to Internet
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Land Use Regulation - Masters
SLN #: 25973
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: A08
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Artigue
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course explores the legal problems in the regulation and control of land development by state and local governments. Topics addressed may include the administration of zoning, subdivision, and other planning controls, and the issues of fairness and procedure in the utilization of such controls.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Law and Literature: Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment
SLN #: 15277
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 027
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Murphy
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
LAW AND LITERATURE: This seminar will involve
discussing three works of literature that deal with
crime, punishment, and (perhaps) redemption--works
separated by approximately 2000 years. We will first
discuss two plays by Sophocles: OEDIPUS THE KING and
OEDIPUS AT COLONUS. After spending two sessions of the
13 discussing these, we will spend the remainder of
the semester discussing Dostoevsky's novel CRIME AND
PUNISHMENT. It is vital that the student use only the
Everyman's Library translation of this novel (ordered
for this course) by Pevear and Volokhonsky since many
other translations are terrible and even the OK ones
will have different pagination from the Everyman
edition--something that will make references made in
class hard to find and discuss. There are some other
editions (one from Vintage) that use the P and V
translation with the same pagination, so one of those
will also be OK. NOTE WELL: (1)The Instructor does not
allow laptop computers or other electronic devices to
be used or even opened in class since they inhibit
discussion and turn students into stenographers. (2)
Prior to reading the assigned books you should not
read any preliminary material (including prefaces to
the books assigned). You should "wait on the story"
and form your own view about its meaning before being
influenced by the view of some critic.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: Yes
Prerequisite: None
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 15
Final Exam Given: No
Mid Term Or Other Exam: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: A 10-15 page paper on the same assigned topic required of all students--a kind of final exam but not called one. It will be due on the final day of the exam period.
Participation Points: Useful participation might be used to resolve borderline cases
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Laptop computers or other electronic devices may not be used or even opened during class. Classes may be recorded only with permission of the instructor.
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Law and Psychology
SLN #: 13617
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 023
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Demaine
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This seminar provides students with an overview of classic and modern research in the field of law and psychology. Students should obtain an understanding of how psychology has been and could be used to inform law and social policy in a variety of civil and criminal domains.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Weekly
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 15
Final Exam Given: No
Mid Term Or Other Exam: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Yes
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Law Journal
SLN #: 11543
Course Prefix: LAW-770
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 1-3
Instructor(s): Miller
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The purpose of the Journal is to produce, edit, and publish high quality works of legal scholarship. The operational and editorial functions of the Journal are run by students. Participation on Law Journal is hard but rewarding work. For those eligible, the journal provides one of the finest avenues for legal education thus far developed. Its work contributes to the student's intellectual advancement, to the development of law, to the legal profession, and to the stature of the law school.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1-3
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Law Journal for Social Justice
SLN #: 13662
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 024
Credit Hours: 1-3
Instructor(s): Kramer
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Created in 2009, the Law Journal for Social Justice (LJSJ) is the first student-run and student-created online journal at ASU Law. Through its online website, LJSJ edits, publishes, and produces notable works from legal scholars, practitioners, and law students. LJSJ also publishes twice a year, featuring articles that focus on important, novel, and controversial areas of law. LJSJ provides a fresh perspective and proposes solutions to cornerstone issues.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1-3
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Law, Accounting, and Finance
SLN #: 23396
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 022
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Friedman
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course is designed to introduce the basic elements of financial accounting to attorneys. This course will present the “Fundamentals of Accounting” as well as the “Accounting Principles” that form the foundation for current day accounting. The students will gain an understanding of Financial Statements, Financial Statement and Auditing reporting requirements and a general overview of the entities that set the rules, ethics and standards for the accounting profession. The course is divided into three (3) sections consisting of the introduction of accounting, forensic and valuation issues and the examination and cross-examination of accountants
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 25
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Law, Litigation & Science
SLN #: 20393
Course Prefix: LAW-633
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Saks
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course aims to fill a gap in the education of most lawyers, namely, how to effectively think about and use empirical evidence. How do lawyers and the law obtain needed facts about the way the world works, evaluate those facts, and employ them in making law as well as in deciding cases? The course will improve your skills in dissecting an opponent’s evidence and in presenting your own more intelligently and effectively. Although the materials of the course emphasize cases involving social science data, the intellectual skills and legal issues are equally applicable to any other kind of empirical evidence in law (e.g., biomedical, economic, forensic science, etc.), and some of the cases and materials we will use involve those other subject matters. The course has these goals: (1) To assist students in developing an ability to think rigorously and critically about factual assertions and the evidence offered in their support. (2) To understand the evolving doctrine that governs how the law obtains, evaluates, and gives legal effect to empirical knowledge. (3) To examine these issues in their legal context, as they occur in a wide range of substantive legal areas.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: No
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Attendance is required
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Legal Advocacy
SLN #: 11539
Course Prefix: LAW-524
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Cohen
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This two-credit course builds on the skills learned in the first semester Legal Method and Writing course. The principal focuses of this course are to teach students the basics of: 1) persuasive writing; 2) oral advocacy; and 3) proper legal citation format. In addition, this course reinforces legal analysis, organizational skills, and basic legal research skills.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Legal Advocacy
SLN #: 11544
Course Prefix: LAW-524
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Noreuil
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This two-credit course builds on the skills learned in the first semester Legal Method and Writing course. The principal focuses of this course are to teach students the basics of: 1) persuasive writing; 2) oral advocacy; and 3) proper legal citation format. In addition, this course reinforces legal analysis, organizational skills, and basic legal research skills.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Legal Advocacy
SLN #: 11546
Course Prefix: LAW-524
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Holst
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This two-credit course builds on the skills learned in the first semester Legal Method and Writing course. The principal focuses of this course are to teach students the basics of: 1) persuasive writing; 2) oral advocacy; and 3) proper legal citation format. In addition, this course reinforces legal analysis, organizational skills, and basic legal research skills.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Legal Advocacy
SLN #: 11548
Course Prefix: LAW-524
Course Section: 004
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Chesler
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This two-credit course builds on the skills learned in the first semester Legal Method and Writing course. The principal focuses of this course are to teach students the basics of: 1) persuasive writing; 2) oral advocacy; and 3) proper legal citation format. In addition, this course reinforces legal analysis, organizational skills, and basic legal research skills.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Legal Advocacy
SLN #: 11575
Course Prefix: LAW-524
Course Section: 005
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Langenfeld
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This two-credit course builds on the skills learned in the first semester Legal Method and Writing course. The principal focuses of this course are to teach students the basics of: 1) persuasive writing; 2) oral advocacy; and 3) proper legal citation format. In addition, this course reinforces legal analysis, organizational skills, and basic legal research skills.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Legal Advocacy
SLN #: 11558
Course Prefix: LAW-524
Course Section: 006
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Herrera
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This two-credit course builds on the skills learned in the first semester Legal Method and Writing course. The principal focuses of this course are to teach students the basics of: 1) persuasive writing; 2) oral advocacy; and 3) proper legal citation format. In addition, this course reinforces legal analysis, organizational skills, and basic legal research skills.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Legal Advocacy
SLN #: 12903
Course Prefix: LAW-524
Course Section: 007
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Stinson
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This two-credit course builds on the skills learned in the first semester Legal Method and Writing course. The principal focuses of this course are to teach students the basics of: 1) persuasive writing; 2) oral advocacy; and 3) proper legal citation format. In addition, this course reinforces legal analysis, organizational skills, and basic legal research skills.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Legal Advocacy
SLN #: 18025
Course Prefix: LAW-524
Course Section: 008
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Cohen
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This two-credit course builds on the skills learned in the first semester Legal Method and Writing course. The principal focuses of this course are to teach students the basics of: 1) persuasive writing; 2) oral advocacy; and 3) proper legal citation format. In addition, this course reinforces legal analysis, organizational skills, and basic legal research skills.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Legal Advocacy
SLN #: 20373
Course Prefix: LAW-524
Course Section: 009
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Langenfeld
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This two-credit course builds on the skills learned in the first semester Legal Method and Writing course. The principal focuses of this course are to teach students the basics of: 1) persuasive writing; 2) oral advocacy; and 3) proper legal citation format. In addition, this course reinforces legal analysis, organizational skills, and basic legal research skills.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Legal Advocacy
SLN #: 20374
Course Prefix: LAW-524
Course Section: 010
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Dragnich
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This two-credit course builds on the skills learned in the first semester Legal Method and Writing course. The principal focuses of this course are to teach students the basics of: 1) persuasive writing; 2) oral advocacy; and 3) proper legal citation format. In addition, this course reinforces legal analysis, organizational skills, and basic legal research skills.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Legal Advocacy
SLN #: 20375
Course Prefix: LAW-524
Course Section: 011
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Chesler
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This two-credit course builds on the skills learned in the first semester Legal Method and Writing course. The principal focuses of this course are to teach students the basics of: 1) persuasive writing; 2) oral advocacy; and 3) proper legal citation format. In addition, this course reinforces legal analysis, organizational skills, and basic legal research skills.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Legal Advocacy
SLN #: 23388
Course Prefix: LAW-524
Course Section: 012
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Dragnich
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This two-credit course builds on the skills learned in the first semester Legal Method and Writing course. The principal focuses of this course are to teach students the basics of: 1) persuasive writing; 2) oral advocacy; and 3) proper legal citation format. In addition, this course reinforces legal analysis, organizational skills, and basic legal research skills.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Legal Advocacy
SLN #: 32361
Course Prefix: LAW-524
Course Section: 013
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Stinson
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This two-credit course builds on the skills learned in the first semester Legal Method and Writing course. The principal focuses of this course are to teach students the basics of: 1) persuasive writing; 2) oral advocacy; and 3) proper legal citation format. In addition, this course reinforces legal analysis, organizational skills, and basic legal research skills.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Legal Advocacy
SLN #: 32362
Course Prefix: LAW-524
Course Section: 014
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Noreuil
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This two-credit course builds on the skills learned in the first semester Legal Method and Writing course. The principal focuses of this course are to teach students the basics of: 1) persuasive writing; 2) oral advocacy; and 3) proper legal citation format. In addition, this course reinforces legal analysis, organizational skills, and basic legal research skills.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Legal Analysis
SLN #: 11559
Course Prefix: LAW-598
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Calleros
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The focus of Legal Analysis is developing strategies for mastering legal analysis and synthesis, appreciating individual learning styles, outlining complex legal concepts and rules, mastering issue spotting and essay exams, developing strategies for answering multiple choice and short answer questions, and implementing effective time management during law school and exams.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Lisa Foundation Patent Law Clinic
SLN #: 16752
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 025
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Gross
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description
https://www.la
w.asu.edu/cs/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes, See Clinic Website
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Please see the Clinic Website
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Malpractice Litigation
SLN #: 14428
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: A01
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Rayes;Tryon
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class will meet for 6 weeks beginning Tuesday, January 8, and continuing through Tuesday, February 12. The final exam will be administered at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, February 19.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Med Malpractice Litigation
SLN #: 32190
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: A02
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Palumbo
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class will meet for 6 weeks beginning Tuesday, January 8. The last class will meet on February 12. The final exam will be administered at 10:00 am on Tuesday, February 19.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 15
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Media Law
SLN #: 11560
Course Prefix: LAW-705
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Bodney
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This seminar draws together the academic and practical elements of media law, with a particular emphasis on translating constitutional theory into legal action in Arizona. The course covers issues involving access to information (e.g., public records, open meetings, FOIA), interference with the news gathering process (subpoenas, search warrants, gag orders), limitations on content (prior restraints, libel, invasion of privacy) and other "hot topics" in media law, including unique challenges of digital media. In addition, the course focuses on the tensions between law and ethics in the legal and journalistic disciplines, and how the aspirational considerations of the two professions both inform and obscure the duties of reporters and their counsel. Finally, the course explores the analytical and precedential limitations on the absolutist rhetoric of the First Amendment. Some background in constitutional or media law is recommended.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes, Optional paper in lieu of an exam
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Mediation & Settlement Advocacy
SLN #: 14425
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 026
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Meyerson
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Mediation and judicial settlement conferences are now the mainstream form of dispute resolution. Every attorney will participate in some form of settlement process. This highly interactive seminar will offer students practical and theoretical training in the mediation and settlement of civil disputes. The course is taught through a case study in which actors play the role of parties to a dispute. The students will interview the clients, draft a mediation memorandum, meet with the clients to prepare for a mediation, and then actually represent the clients during a mediation. In addition, the students will study mediation and settlement advocacy theory as well as legal issues relevant to mediation and settlement.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 12
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Mediation Clinic
SLN #: 11569
Course Prefix: LAW-775
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Hinshaw
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/experiences/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes, See Clinic Website
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes, See Clinic Website
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Mergers & Acquisitions
SLN #: 11562
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 010
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Miner
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class will focus on mergers and acquisitions law, with a particular emphasis not only on applicable legal rules and doctrines but on the practical aspects of structuring, negotiating and memorializing transactions. To this end, the course will rely heavily on in-class simulations of the transactional lawyer’s role in the deal-making process.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Business Organizations
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Participation Points: Yes, see course description
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Yes, see course description
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Moot Court Teams
SLN #: 32389
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 039
Credit Hours: 1-3
Instructor(s):
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Students who are involved in external Moot Court competitions must indicate whether they wish to earn academic credit for competing. Students may earn one Moot Court credit for external Moot Court participation if approved by the Moot Court Committee. Moot Court credit can be granted if:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1-3
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Negotiation
SLN #: 20646
Course Prefix: LAW-733
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Hinshaw
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course examines all aspects of the negotiation process. Students will learn the principles and skills associated with interest-based negotiation by participating in a series of simulation exercises, both inside and outside of class. The simulations involve negotiations in a wide variety of actions and will require substantial out-of-class preparation. The reading materials for the course include both theoretical literature and practice focused articles, and the class culminates in an extensive out-of-class negotiation simulation. Additionally, the class includes $50 in associated fees which cover payment for access to an on-line negotiation tool.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 24
Final Exam Given: No
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Attendance is required
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Negotiation & ADR in Sports: MSLB
SLN #: 31306
Course Prefix: SLB-514
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Wong;Jarvis
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Negotiation is a critical leadership skill yet largely counter-cultural to many of us. Understanding our individual strengths and developing an intentional negotiation strategy will enable each of us to achieve more sustainable agreements in our work and life. This course examines all aspects of the negotiation process from preparation to writing up agreements. We will explore how neuroscience is teaching us to understand human reactions to risk of loss situations and navigate them more successfully. Students will learn negotiation principles, skills, and ethics by participating in a series of simulation exercises and through reading assignments.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.North American Trade Law
SLN #: 23402
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 024
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Ranger
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The objectives of this course are to familiarize the student with the substantive and procedural aspects of the recently renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)/U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, (USMCA). Specifically, it will focus on the Agreement’s Chapters and Annexes from a practitioner’s perspective and allow the student to evaluate legal, policy and practical implications of trade in goods and services within North America.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Organization & Workplace Dispute Resolution - Masters
SLN #: 26983
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: 007
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Facciola;Genna
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course examines the complexity of workplace conflict through the role of organizational climate and culture and the core communication challenges and strategies for managing workplace conflict. Focus will be paid to providing the tools, such as teambuilding and positive management, to create productive and healthy conflict in the workplace.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Patent Drafting
SLN #: 20142
Course Prefix: LAW-582
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Gross
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will prepare students to draft patent
applications on behalf of clients. Additionally,
students will learn the techniques and language
necessary to reply to Offices Actions issued by the
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The
course will provide students with significant drafting
experience, requiring three separate writing
submissions and revisions based on instructor feedback
throughout the course.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Comprehensive Patent Practice
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Patent Licensing and Monetization
SLN #: 23403
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 025
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Winarski
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This is a Hybrid course with three face to face meetings on Saturdays from 10am to 1pm at the Beus Center for Law and Society on the following dates: February 16, 2019, April 6, 2019 and April 13, 2019 in room 352. All other coursework is completed online.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Students require no technical background for this course. Students are encouraged, but not required to take the patent law course or IP survey course prior to taking this class.
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Patent Preparation & Prosecution
SLN #: 14398
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 011
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Noblitt
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The course is targeted at teaching the fundamental knowledge and skills required for preparing patent applications for filing at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) and pursuing them to issuance. The patent practitioner must be prepared to interview the inventor, learn the technology, and prepare the patent application. Further, the patent practitioner negotiates with the examiner and prosecutes the application. Clients expect the practitioner to provide useful counsel on how to pursue the application, options for appealing or otherwise overcoming adverse decisions, and protecting the technology from domestic and foreign competition. The course is designed to train the patent practitioner to understand the patent options for various technologies, clients, and situations. Students learn the basics of drafting patent applications, pursuing the patent application through the PTO process, meeting adverse decisions from the PTO, and maintaining the issued patent. The course also addresses anticipating litigation issues, protecting developing technologies, and pursuing patents abroad.”
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Patent Law or Intellectual Property are recommended
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Personal & Business Branding in Sports
SLN #: 27032
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Gibson
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will examine legal and business issues associated with personal and business branding in the context of professional and collegiate sports.
B. The recent surge in personal branding by athletes, entertainers and other celebrity personalities;
C. Athletes and other celebrities who have transformed their fame into personal branding platforms that support large business enterprises;
D. The basic principles of trademark law and how those principles apply to business and personal brands;
E. Regulation and control of brands in professional and collegiate sports, and the Olympics;
F. Licensing and corporate sponsorship; and
G. Ambush marketing.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Take-Home
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Personal & Business Branding in Sports-MSLB
SLN #: 19910
Course Prefix: SLB-598
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Gibson
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will examine legal and business issues associated with personal and business branding in the context of professional and collegiate sports.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Take-Home
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Post-Conviction Clinic
SLN #: 15278
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 028
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Puzauskas
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/experiences/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes, See Clinic Website
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes, See Clinic Website
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Post-Conviction Clinic Client Component
SLN #: 14510
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 029
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Puzauskas;Dormady
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/experiences/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes, See Clinic Website
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes, See Clinic Website
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Privacy
SLN #: 15275
Course Prefix: LAW-724
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Coleman
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This seminar will examine the origins and modern structure of the laws that protect information privacy, with a particular focus on the ways in which the law is responding to new information and communication technologies. The course will begin by tracing the historical roots of the right to privacy in American law. It will then examine a range of current privacy law issues, including tensions between privacy protections and the legitimate interests of media and law enforcement, as well issues relating to medical and financial privacy, and the protection of privacy at home, school and in the workplace.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 15
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Privacy, Big Data & Emerging Technologies
SLN #: 18042
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 030
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Marchant;Royal
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will identify the sources for privacy protections in tort, statutory and Constitutional law. It then focus upon contemporary challenges arising from (1) government policies and (2) emerging technologies, in particular the increased use and functionality of electronic communications, encryptography and rapidly improving biotechnologies.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Pro Sport Team Ops & Legal Issues: MSLB
SLN #: 31307
Course Prefix: SLB-519
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Jay
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Pro Team Sports: Legal Issues is a course that deals
with various legal issues confronted by the Team Counsel
of a professional sports team. The course reviews the
business, risk management, intellectual property, and
financial issues that arise in connection with the
operation of a team.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Mid Term Or Other Exam: Yes, midterm
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Pro Sport Team Ops/Legal Issues
SLN #: 31326
Course Prefix: LAW-670
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Jay
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Pro Team Sports: Legal Issues is a course that deals
with various legal issues confronted by the Team Counsel
of a professional sports team. The course reviews the
business, risk management, intellectual property, and
financial issues that arise in connection with the
operation of a team.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Mid Term Or Other Exam: Yes, midterm
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Pro Sports Law - Masters
SLN #: 31155
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: A09
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Uffens
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course delves into various areas of law that touch upon sports, in addition to business operations, marketing, representation of sports-oriented clients, race and gender equity issues and health and safety matters arising in the world of professional sports. There will be a blend of academic and practical approaches in analyzing sports-related legal and business issues. The course will also include various guest speakers to further enrich the students’ experiences and provide context for a career in professional sports.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Prof Writing and Communication - Masters
SLN #: 31156
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: A10
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Bevier;Beckman
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Communication and writing strategies, techniques, and genres for use in professional business
environments. This course will present techniques for crafting and using appropriate workplace
grammar and spelling, written structure for memos, emails, reports, and presentations, and
communication style in a professional setting. Students will practice and refine oral
communication and interpersonal business communication skills. This course is for MLS
students only.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Professional Responsibility
SLN #: 27048
Course Prefix: LAW-638
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Lynk
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will examine the law of lawyering with significant focus on the ethical rules by which attorneys should conduct themselves in their various professional roles. The ultimate objective of the course is to give students both a working knowledge of the law governing lawyers and the practice of law and legal ethics and an appreciation for the difficulties and challenges that the professional currently confronts. Students may be expected to participate in in-class simulations and write short reflective paragraphs for on-line posting. Attendance and class participation is required.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 35
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Professional Responsibility
SLN #: 11568
Course Prefix: LAW-638
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Sallen
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will examine the law of lawyering with significant focus on the ethical rules by which attorneys should conduct themselves in their various professional roles. The course will also examine the common and statutory law applicable to lawyers. The ultimate objective of the course is to give students both a working knowledge of the law governing lawyers and the practice of law and legal ethics and an appreciation for the difficulties and challenges that the professional currently confronts.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 35
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Professional Responsibility
SLN #: 12527
Course Prefix: LAW-638
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Rhodes
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will examine the law of lawyering with significant focus on the ethical rules by which attorneys should conduct themselves in their various professional roles. The course will also examine the common and statutory law applicable to lawyers. The ultimate objective of the course is to give students both a working knowledge of the law governing lawyers and the practice of law and legal ethics and an appreciation for the difficulties and challenges that the professional currently confronts.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 35
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Professional Responsibility
SLN #: 20394
Course Prefix: LAW-638
Course Section: 004
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Lynk
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will examine the law of lawyering with significant focus on the ethical rules by which attorneys should conduct themselves in their various professional roles. The ultimate objective of the course is to give students both a working knowledge of the law governing lawyers and the practice of law and legal ethics and an appreciation for the difficulties and challenges that the professional currently confronts. Students may be expected to participate in in-class simulations and write short reflective paragraphs for on-line posting. Attendance and class participation is required.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 35
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Professional Responsibility
SLN #: 27050
Course Prefix: LAW-638
Course Section: 005
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Jones
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will examine the law of lawyering with significant focus on the ethical rules by which attorneys should conduct themselves in their various professional roles. The course will also examine the common and statutory law applicable to lawyers. The ultimate objective of the course is to give students both a working knowledge of the law governing lawyers and the practice of law and legal ethics and an appreciation for the difficulties and challenges that the professional currently confronts.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 35
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Professional Sports Law
SLN #: 31311
Course Prefix: LAW-675
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Hooper
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course delves into various areas of law that touch upon sports, in addition to business operations, marketing, representation of sports-oriented clients, race and gender equity issues and health and safety matters arising in the world of professional sports. There will be a blend of academic and practical approaches in analyzing sports-related legal and business issues. The course will also include various guest speakers to further enrich the students’ experiences and provide context for a career in professional sports.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Take-Home
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Professional Sports Law: MSLB
SLN #: 19911
Course Prefix: SLB-512
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Hooper
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course delves into various areas of law that touch upon sports, in addition to business operations, marketing, representation of sports-oriented clients, race and gender equity issues and health and safety matters arising in the world of professional sports. There will be a blend of academic and practical approaches in analyzing sports-related legal and business issues. The course will also include various guest speakers to further enrich the students’ experiences and provide context for a career in professional sports.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Take-Home
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Property
SLN #: 11537
Course Prefix: LAW-523
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Whitman
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course examines the nature of property within the American legal system, commencing with a study of the fundamental principles of property acquisition and ownership. The course covers common law doctrines of property law, private agreements with respect to property use and acquisition, and the governmental regulation of property through zoning and eminent domain. This is a survey course that will be useful to students in legal practice and it sets the foundation for advanced work in real estate law, real estate construction and development, and condemnation proceedings.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Property
SLN #: 11547
Course Prefix: LAW-523
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Bradshaw
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course examines the nature of property within the American legal system, commencing with a study of the fundamental principles of property acquisition and ownership. The course covers common law doctrines of property law, private agreements with respect to property use and acquisition, and the governmental regulation of property through zoning and eminent domain. This is a survey course that will be useful to students in legal practice and it sets the foundation for advanced work in real estate law, real estate construction and development, and condemnation proceedings.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Property
SLN #: 12902
Course Prefix: LAW-523
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Larson
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course examines the nature of property within the American legal system, commencing with a study of the fundamental principles of property acquisition and ownership. The course covers common law doctrines of property law, private agreements with respect to property use and acquisition, and the governmental regulation of property through zoning and eminent domain. This is a survey course that will be useful to students in legal practice and it sets the foundation for advanced work in real estate law, real estate construction and development, and condemnation proceedings.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Property
SLN #: 32340
Course Prefix: LAW-523
Course Section: 004
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Rule
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course examines the nature of property within the American legal system, commencing with a study of the fundamental principles of property acquisition and ownership. The course covers common law doctrines of property law, private agreements with respect to property use and acquisition, and the governmental regulation of property through zoning and eminent domain. This is a survey course that will be useful to students in legal practice and it sets the foundation for advanced work in real estate law, real estate construction and development, and condemnation proceedings.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Prosecution Clinic
SLN #: 23401
Course Prefix: LAW-774
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Vick
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class will meet for 2 days per week for the first month. Afterwards the class will meet only on Monday nights meeting for a total of 13 class sessions.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes, See Clinic Website
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes, See Clinic Website
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Prosecution Clinic Client Component
SLN #: 18043
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 031
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s):
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class will meet for 2 days per week for the first month. Afterwards the class will meet only on Monday nights meeting for a total of 13 class sessions.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes, See Clinic Website
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes, See Clinic Website
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Prosecutorial Ethics & Decision Making
SLN #: 12921
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 012
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Ortiz
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The United States Supreme Court has described the role of the prosecutor as a Minister of Justice. Prosecutors are bound by a higher ethical standard than other lawyers – but how does that translate to their daily practice? As the world around us changes, how does that impact the work of the prosecutor – in other words, what does it mean to be a 21st century modern prosecutor? In the context of substantive criminal law topics, this course looks at the real-life responsibilities and decisions prosecutors must face every day. The varying nature of prosecution work will also be explored, ranging from federal to city prosecutors, trial to appellate, and rural to urban offices. The instructor for this course is a career prosecutor, currently serving as the Executive Director of the Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys’ Advisory Council, and previously with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. The format for the course will be lecture and group discussion. The course will be graded on the basis of three 5-page papers and class participation, as described in the Syllabus. The course is recommended for any student who is considering a practice in criminal law.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes, three 5-page papers
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes, see course description
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Psychology of Conflict - Masters
SLN #: 31165
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: 008
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Votruba
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The field of conflict resolution draws its foundational
theory from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives.
One of those key perspectives is social psychology. The
Psychology of Conflict course focuses on providing an
empirically grounded understanding of social psychology as
it relates to conflict processes and conflict resolution.
In this context, the course will discuss foundational
principles within social psychology, the influence of
individual-focused factors, the psychology of intergroup
dynamics, and other key topics.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Public Defender Clinic
SLN #: 11571
Course Prefix: LAW-772
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Lowrance
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/experiences/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes, See Clinic Website
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes, See Clinic Website
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Public Defender Clinic Client Component
SLN #: 18044
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 032
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Roth
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/experiences/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes, See Clinic Website
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes, See Clinic Website
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Public Health Law and Ethics
SLN #: 32189
Course Prefix: LAW-651
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Hodge Jr.
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The protection and preservation of the public’s health are quintessential goals of government. Equally critical is the need to respect individual rights and norms in American society. The classic conundrum of public health law and ethics is the extent to which government may restrain or impinge citizens’ interests, directly or indirectly, to promote the health and safety of the community. This course explores the inherent tensions between promoting the public’s health and protecting the legal and ethical rights and interests of individuals. Primary objectives are to: (1) better understand the structure and functions of the public health system; (2) define public health and public health law in theory and practice; (3) understand the roles of government, private sector entities, and individuals in assuring the conditions for people to be healthy; and (4) assess multifarious legal and ethical conflicts between governmental interests in public health and individual rights. These conflicts will be examined through critical facets of public health practice— e.g., health promotion and communication; public health powers such as immunization, testing, screening, quarantine, and isolation; public health emergencies; regulation of businesses and professions; and tort litigation. Of final note - while protecting the public’s health has global dimensions, this course focuses on public health law in the U.S.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Real Estate & Business Valuation
SLN #: 15260
Course Prefix: LAW-656
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Claus
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will focus upon the valuation of interests in real property and closely-held businesses. The valuation principles to be examined apply in business and economic damages litigation, private property rights disputes, eminent domain proceedings, family law disputes, securities and insurance actions, and almost every other type of litigation which involves a determination of the value of, or damage to, an interest in real property or in a business enterprise. The same principles apply in a wide range of business transactions including mergers, acquisitions, financing and estate planning. This introductory valuation and damages course is specifically designed for prospective real estate, land use, corporate, tax and trial attorneys who anticipate practice in the real estate or business law fields. With respect to real estate valuation, the entire appraisal process will examined, including the provisions to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). The three methodologies for valuing interests in real property (cost analysis, sales comparison analysis, and income analysis) will each be explored. Special issues, such as the valuation of leasehold interests will also be discussed. With respect to business valuation (including the valuation of professional practices), the course will examine the different standards of value, the compilation and analysis of necessary financial information, and the different methodologies available to assist in the valuation process. Among the specific methodologies which will be discussed will be the guideline publicly traded company method, the capitalized excess earnings method, and capitalized economic income methods. Discounts for lack of control and lack of marketability will also be discussed. One class session will be devoted to a demonstration courtroom examination of a prominent business valuation expert. No prior accounting or mathematics training is required.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Real Estate Development
SLN #: 11566
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 013
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Whitman
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Choice of entity (how to help clients decide what form of entity they should use to hold their real estate project); real estate brokers and listing agreements; contracts of purchase and sale of real estate; mortgage financing for construction loans, long-term loans, and loans on condominium projects; security interests in rents and other specialized mortgage clauses for commercial real estate loans; mortgage foreclosure on residential and commercial property.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Real Estate Foreclosure
SLN #: 32191
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: A03
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Wilk
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class will meet for 6 weeks beginning January 8. The last class will be held on Tuesday, February 12. The final exam will be administered at 4:00 pm on Tuesday, February 19.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Real Estate Litigation
SLN #: 32192
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: A04
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Henry;Parker
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class will meet for six weeks beginning Wednesday, January 9. The last class will be held on Wednesday, February 13. The final exam will be administered at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, February 20.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Real World IP Lawmaking
SLN #: 12951
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 014
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Halaby
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Through the lens of real world experience, with a focus on recent and current events, this one-hour seminar will use the platform of intellectual property protection to examine the processes by which law is made, and policy implemented, by legislators, courts, administrative agencies, and private actors. The law and policy “soup” these participants stir often yields unexpected — and sometimes, undesirable — results. We will see how and why. Intellectual property law aside, this course will teach lessons that can be cross-applied to other subject areas, in law school and thereafter.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Final Paper
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Regulation of Small Businesses - Masters
SLN #: 32380
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: 009
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Hitchcock
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will introduce students to the wide array of regulations that impact startup and early stage companies. Small businesses must navigate issues such as local licensure, business taxation, insurance, local employment laws, and federal regulations triggered by interstate commerce. Additionally, this course will provide a background into the administrative agencies that create and enforce many of the regulations that impact small business and the legal basis for their ability to do so.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Reproduction, Reproductive Technologies, and the Law
SLN #: 18045
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 033
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Matsumura
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
When it comes to the creation of human life, yesterday’s science fiction has become today’s reality. Stories about baby sellers, egg freezing, runaway surrogate mothers, genetic enhancement, and octomoms have exposed the lack of meaningful legal regulation of assisted reproductive technologies and have spurred calls for reform. But the extent to which the State should regulate who can reproduce and under what circumstances raises a host of difficult questions. This course will search for answers to those questions by considering the role the Constitution, tort, contract, property, and criminal law have traditionally played in advancing the State’s interest in reproduction and discussing how those doctrines should adapt to new technologies and family configurations. Topics covered will include abortion, gamete donation, In Vitro Fertilization, surrogacy, genetic screening and enhancement, eugenics, medical ethics, and alternative family formation. Course materials will include articles from newspapers, websites, medical journals, and law reviews; cases and statutes; excerpts from books; and documentaries and television news broadcasts.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Participation Points: Participation will be worth 30% of the grade and will take into consideration attendance.
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Following the default attendance policy, students cannot miss more than 15% of classes or they will be withdrawn or receive a failing grade.
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Revenue Generation in Sports: MSLB
SLN #: 31322
Course Prefix: SLB-516
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Rao
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course studies revenue generation, strategic planning, and related issues arising in professional and collegiate athletics. The requirements of the course are designed to challenge the students, by requiring that they develop a comprehensive strategic plan for revenue generation that can be applied and implemented by Sun Devil Athletics.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Final Project
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Mid Term Or Other Exam: Mid-term
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Risk Assessment & Management - Masters
SLN #: 25983
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: B08
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Gressel
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course introduces risk and ways to assess and manage it within legal boundaries and
obligations.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Risk Mgt for Venues in Sports
SLN #: 31313
Course Prefix: LAW-673
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Adelman
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
If I had my way, this course would be called “Mayhem at Live Events.” We will apply the principles of tort and contract law to the strange and challenging fact patterns presented by disasters at live sports and entertainment venues. We will rip our examples from the headlines in an effort to teach students how to think critically and ask legally significant questions like lawyers.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Paper Required
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Risk Mgt for Venues in Sports: MSLB
SLN #: 31309
Course Prefix: SLB-521
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Adelman
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
If I had my way, this course would be called “Mayhem at Live Events.” We will apply the principles of tort and contract law to the strange and challenging fact patterns presented by disasters at live sports and entertainment venues. We will rip our examples from the headlines in an effort to teach students how to think critically and ask legally significant questions like lawyers.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Paper Required
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Online Course Site: Link
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Secured Transactions
SLN #: 15259
Course Prefix: LAW-622
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Cohen
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course introduces students to the main types of financing transactions prevalent today, as well as issues that arise with respect to attachment, perfection, and priority of security interests in personal property under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Understanding secured transactions is essential for attorneys who engage in a commercial law practice, as well as those who represent parties who sell or finance property or who expect to engage in commercial litigation, consumer law, or business transactional planning. No prior business experience is necessary to take this course.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Securities Regulation
SLN #: 14403
Course Prefix: LAW-640
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Gubler
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course offers an introduction to the two most important federal securities laws: the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The course explores the elaborate disclosure obligations that this country imposes on the distribution and trading of investment securities. Topics to be covered include the preparation of disclosure documents, exemptions from disclosure requirements, the relationship between disclosure obligations and anti-fraud rules, the duties of participants in securities transactions, insider trading and the role of state securities regulators in the overall regulatory scheme.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Business Organizations. Professor will consider on a case by case basis individuals who want to take Securities Regulation but who have not yet taken Business Organizations or are taking it concurrently.
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Special Topics in Water Law
SLN #: 18046
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 034
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Larson
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This seminar will address advanced current topics in Arizona, U.S., and international water law and policy. The course will include discussions on assigned readings addressing water law and policy topics such as general stream adjudications, inter-state water litigation in the U.S. Supreme Court, the human right to water, and comparative water law. Water Law (LAW-643) is the prerequisite for this seminar.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Water Law
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 15
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Sports & Entertainment Law Journal
SLN #: 18103
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 035
Credit Hours: 1 - 3
Instructor(s): Lynk
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Established in 2010, the Sports and Entertainment Law Journal (SELJ) serves as the premier legal periodical for which scholars from the sports and entertainment industries can foster academic analysis and debate, such that industry professionals, the news media, and the general public can discuss current issues as they specifically relate to sports and entertainment law. SELJ publishes biannually in the spring and fall in both digital and print. Authored by professors, practitioners, and students, each issue contains essays and articles, as well as notes or comments on the latest topics in sports and entertainment Law.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1 - 3
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Sports Analytics - Masters
SLN #: 25984
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: B09
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): McIntosh
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The purpose of this course is to develop and learn to apply analytical skills that are useful in nearly every career. Although the course focuses on applications in the sports context and uses approaches that are rapidly becoming important in the business of sports analytics, this is not a survey course about issues in sports. Instead, this class is about storytelling and logic. An understanding and interest in both sports and numbers will make this class good. General curiosity will make it great.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Online
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Sports Big Events:Law/Biz/Ops: MSLB
SLN #: 20136
Course Prefix: SLB-598
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Jarvis
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The objectives of this course are to teach you the business, legal and operational issues of major sporting events. We will examine bid preparation, marketing, sales, ticketing, operational, security, volunteer, sponsorship, legal and other issues related to these events.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Sports Business Strategy and Industry Dynamics
SLN #: 26300
Course Prefix: SLB-598
Course Section: D01
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Mokwa
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Sports Marketing: MSLB
SLN #: 23414
Course Prefix: SLB-517
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Lee
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
In this sports business course, we will study the role, nature and dynamics of sports business and build knowledge and skills related to sports marketing analysis, decision making and strategy development and execution. The course will be intellectually challenging and demanding, yet fun.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Sports Venue Construction:Legal & Financial Issues
SLN #: 31312
Course Prefix: LAW-671
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Leach
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This is a new course and the titles are a bit misleading. Please review the syllabus. The primary focus of this course is to study the structure and issues related to stadium construction in professional and college sports. The course will then cover issues related to professional league expansion and team relocation.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: “Contracts,” “Fundamentals of Contract Law,” or “Contract: Negotiating & Drafting in the Sports Industry” is required as a pre- or co-requisite.
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Participation Points: Section VI, E in the Statement of Student Policies: 20% of the final grade will be based on class participation and attendance. JD students will be expected to present certain materials, which will be assigned during the class. The quality of these presentations will be a factor in the participation grade for the JD students. However, students must do more than simply show up to class. Students must participate to fully maximize this aspect of their grade.
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Section III in the Statement of Student Policies: Absent exceptional circumstances (e.g., unforeseen extended illness), any student who misses more than 20% of our scheduled classes (i.e., 3 or more) will be administratively withdrawn from the course with a failing grade or a withdrawal at the discretion of the instructor.
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Sports Venue Construction:Legal & Financial Issues: MSLB
SLN #: 31308
Course Prefix: SLB-520
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Leach
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This is a new course and the titles are a bit misleading. Please review the syllabus. The primary focus of this course is to study the structure and issues related to stadium construction in professional and college sports. The course will then cover issues related to professional league expansion and team relocation.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.State and Local Tax Seminar
SLN #: 12966
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 015
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Scharff
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
In this course, we will study the variety of ways state and local governments finance public services, focusing on income, property, and sales taxes. We will pay particular attention to constitutional limits on state taxing authority. The course will consider both state and local government’s fiscal policy choices and tax planning opportunities under varying tax regimes.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes, 3 short memos
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Survey of Individual Rights in Constitutional Law
SLN #: 23395
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 021
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Bolick
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The course will survey individual rights protected by the United States Constitution other than those covered in Criminal Procedure. Specific areas will include rights protected by the First Amendment (freedom of speech and the press, the free exercise of religion and the prohibition against its establishment); the Second Amendment (the right to keep and bear arms); the Fourteenth Amendment (substantive due process and equal protection). In addition, at the instructor’s discretion, the course might cover the Contracts Clause and the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
• If you take one of the separate courses then you should take the other separate course (if that course is not available then you can take the survey course)
• If you have taken both the separate courses then you may not take the survey course.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Sustainability Law Research Seminar
SLN #: 18150
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 036
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Rule
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This is a year-long two-credit course (1 credit per semester) that will meet for 2 hours a week about every other week. Students must commit to participating in the class for the entire year. Grades will be assigned at the end of the spring 2019 semester.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Tax Controversies
SLN #: 13424
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 016
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Silver
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will focus on Federal income tax procedures and practice. It will examine the process by which taxes are determined, reported, assessed, challenged, adjudicated, and collected. It will focus on the duties of the taxpayer, internal processes at the Internal Revenue Service, taxpayer interactions with the IRS leading up to a final determination of income taxes owed, avenues for challenging a final determination, and collection practices. We will study the relevant Internal Revenue Code provisions, Treasury regulations, and cases. This course is useful to any student who plans to give tax advice to clients or to represent clients in tax controversies.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Federal Income Tax
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Teaching Assistant
SLN #: 13491
Course Prefix: LAW-735
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s):
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Teaching Assistants work closely with the Professor to whom they are assigned. Teaching Assistants are expected to attend the course to which they are assigned and meet with the Professor weekly. Teaching Assistants are expected to be available to students and to work well without intensive supervision. Teaching Assistants can expect to spend an average of six to eight hours a week fulfilling their duties, although this may vary from week to week. Teaching Assistants are chosen through a selection process determined by each professor.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.The Federalist/Anti-Federalist Debate
SLN #: 32650
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: D02
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s):
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class will meet Monday through Thursday from 5:40 pm - 7:05 pm January 28 - January 31, and March 11 - March 14, 2019 for a total of 8 days.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 15
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.The Law of Business Orgs
SLN #: 22359
Course Prefix: LAW-480
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Forst
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.The Law of Business Orgs
SLN #: 16106
Course Prefix: LAW-480
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Markos
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.The Litigation Experience
SLN #: 18035
Course Prefix: LAW-780
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Zelms;Verdier;Ames;Gross
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course is designed to be the core experience of the Trial Advocacy Program, offering students the opportunity to serve as trial lawyers in a simulated case. Using a “learning by doing” format, students will take a hypothetical civil lawsuit from the pleading stage through discovery, pretrial motion practice, ADR, and trial.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Evidence is a Co ir Pre-requisite
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 8
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.The Litigation Experience
SLN #: 18036
Course Prefix: LAW-780
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Zweig;Ames;Gross;Harrison
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course is designed to be the core experience of the Trial Advocacy Program, offering students the opportunity to serve as trial lawyers in a simulated case. Using a “learning by doing” format, students will take a hypothetical civil lawsuit from the pleading stage through discovery, pretrial motion practice, ADR, and trial.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Evidence is a Co or Pre-requisite
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 8
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.The Litigation Experience
SLN #: 18037
Course Prefix: LAW-780
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Ames;Zimmerman;Gross;McKee;Dolan
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course is designed to be the core experience of the Trial Advocacy Program, offering students the opportunity to serve as trial lawyers in a simulated case. Using a “learning by doing” format, students will take a hypothetical civil lawsuit from the pleading stage through discovery, pretrial motion practice, ADR, and trial.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Evidence is a Co or Pre-Requisite
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 8
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.The Litigation Experience
SLN #: 18038
Course Prefix: LAW-780
Course Section: 004
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Booker;Ames;Gross
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course is designed to be the core experience of the Trial Advocacy Program, offering students the opportunity to serve as trial lawyers in a simulated case. Using a “learning by doing” format, students will take a hypothetical civil lawsuit from the pleading stage through discovery, pretrial motion practice, ADR, and trial.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Evidence is a Co or Pre-Requisite
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 8
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Tort Law - Masters
SLN #: 31157
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: A11
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Himmelstein
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course is a high-level introduction to Torts. You will learn about various types of tort causes of action, their various elements, defenses and factual patterns that fit those specific tort causes of action. The course is broken up into sections. In addition to the weekly lectures, there will be various reading assignments from real life Court of Appeals legal decisions that highlight the specific topic from each week.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Trademark and Unfair Competition Law
SLN #: 23518
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 017
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Kappes
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Trademark Law covers, from a theoretical, historical and practical perspective, the basis, and use of, the trademark system, the requirements for, process of obtaining, opposing, and enforcing trademarks and related rights, and the overlapping federal, state, and common law rights and doctrines involved in trademark and unfair competition law including cybersquatting, false advertising, and the right of publicity.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Mid Term Or Other Exam: Possibly
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Trademark Law - Masters
SLN #: 31160
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: B10
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Kappes
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course covers, from a practical perspective, the basis, and use of, the trademark system, the requirements for, process of obtaining, opposing, and enforcing trademarks and related rights, and the overlapping federal, state, and common law rights and doctrines involved in trademark and unfair competition law including cybersquatting, false advertising, and the right of publicity. This is a seven week course that concludes with a final exam, with readings and assignments weekly.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Online
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Transactional Practice Readiness (TPR):Finance Law
SLN #: 20572
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 018
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Gilman;Wood
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This seminar course focuses on transactional practice-readiness skills in finance transactions. In addition to discussion of certain aspects of banking and finance law topically, this course is intended to simulate finance/banking law practice in a real world environment and enhance practice-readiness in transactional practice. The loan process from a legal perspective and legal documentation used by financial institutions in making loans and issuing credit will be examined. Financial institutions significantly the modern US and world economies. As regulated entities, financial institutions must comply with applicable laws and regulations while remaining competitive in the marketplace, and responding to global competition, technological advances, and rapidly changing economic conditions. The course includes a look at the impact of laws and regulations, and the impact of financial institution policies and procedures, on credit risk, credit availability. Credit documentation will be explored from a practice-readiness perspective. This course will also explore the elements of professionalism with respect to finance law practice. Students will gain experience in reviewing, drafting, and negotiating loan and other credit documents. They will also gain experience in preparing and reviewing client communications in a transactional lending/finance context. Students will learn how to maintain a forms/provisions library, and will contribute provisions to, and have access to, a cumulative forms library. Throughout the course, students will do practice-readiness projects taking the students from a term sheet, to drafting and negotiating documents, through the closing of a commercial loan transaction. There will be no final exam in this class.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes, Drafting and Writing
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 18
Final Exam Given: No
Participation Points: Yes, Participation is a graded portion of the course. See Course Description
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Transition to Law Practice (3L bar program only)
SLN #: 27028
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 019
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Shwer;Dillingham
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class will start on Monday, March 4, and continue through April 15. Class will meet during spring break as well.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: This course is limited to students admitted to the 3L Bar Program
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Trial Advocacy
SLN #: 11540
Course Prefix: LAW-738
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Petersen;Coleman
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Students learn trial advocacy by performing opening statements, direct and cross-examination, objections, motions to the Court, final arguments and other aspects of trial practice. The course culminates in a jury trial. Students will learn how to use courtroom technology for displaying or playing evidentiary exhibits or visual aids and will be asked to use this technology during their presentations.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Evidence
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 12
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes, pleadings
Participation Points: Yes, students are expected and encouraged to participate in each week's exercise
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Mandatory
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Trial Advocacy
SLN #: 11576
Course Prefix: LAW-738
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Rapp
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Students learn trial advocacy by performing opening statements, direct and cross-examination, objections, motions to the Court, final arguments and other aspects of trial practice. Lectures will include viewing videos of high profile trials and examples of courtroom presentations from real cases. The course culminates in a mock jury trial in Federal Court presided over by a Judge. Students will also learn how to use courtroom technology for displaying evidentiary exhibits or visual aids. Students will learn how to use technology during their classroom and courtroom presentations.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Evidence
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes, pleadings related to final trials
Participation Points: Yes, students are expected and encouraged to participate in each week's exercise
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Mandatory
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Trial Advocacy
SLN #: 20156
Course Prefix: LAW-738
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Williams
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Students learn trial advocacy by performing opening statements, direct and cross-examination, objections, motions to the Court, final arguments and other aspects of trial practice. The course culminates in a jury trial. Student presentations will be videotaped for classroom critique. Students will also learn how to use courtroom technology for displaying or playing evidentiary exhibits or visual aids and will be asked to use this technology during their presentations.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Written Assignment: Yes
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Evidence
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Limited Enrollment Number: 12
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Mandatory
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Truman Young Fellowship
SLN #: 18208
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 037
Credit Hours: 6
Instructor(s):
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This is a year-long fellowship. The applicant is selected through an application process. This internship was designed to encourage highly qualified and motivated law students to become career prosecutors. The Fellow participates in the Criminal Practice Clinic and works at four prosecuting agencies during the one-year fellowship period: The City of Phoenix Prosecutor's Office Maricopa County Attorney's Office The United States Attorney's Office - District of Arizona The Arizona Attorney General's Office This course fulfills the professional skills requirement for graduation. The fellowship is usually awarded to one third-year student although the Committee has occasionally selected two students to share the fellowship. The Truman Young Selection Committee personally interviews each applicant Interviews are conducted the first week of November The Fellowship is usually awarded by the first week of December.
This is a year-long fellowship. The student is selected through an application process.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 6
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes, See Clinic Website
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes, See Clinic Website
Limited Enrollment Number: 1
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Trust Law
SLN #: 23394
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 020
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): House
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The Trust Law course will provide an overview and in depth coverage of the law of trusts. Topics will include: the creation of trusts; duties of the trustee; enforcement of trusts; modifications of trusts, use of trusts in estate planning, including aspects of the federal estate tax and federal gift tax; drafting issues concerning trusts; powers of appointment; and the Rule Against Perpetuities.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Decedent's Estates is a pre-requisite. Estate and Gift Tax is suggested as a pre-requisite or concurrent course.
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Required
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.US Constititional Law - Masters
SLN #: 31161
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: B11
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Silver
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course addresses the role of courts in the federal system; the distribution of powers between state and federal governments; separation of powers within the federal government.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.US Law & Legal Analysis - Masters
SLN #: 31158
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: A12
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Williams
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please note, as an ASU Online Course this course may not have the same academic dates as other courses with the College of Law. These differences may include start and end dates for the course, due dates for weekly assignments, and Final Exam schedules. Please make sure you reference the Course Schedule page from the navigation bar for correct dates specific to this course.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Online
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.US Law & Legal Analysis - Masters
SLN #: 31302
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: A13
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Roberts
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course introduces non-JD students to the U.S. legal system and to the types of legal
reasoning used by U.S. lawyers and judges. It provides the necessary instruction to use legal
reasoning in work, including reading and understanding cases and statutes and applying
existing law to the issue presented. Students will engage in extensive written legal analysis
exercises.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.US Law & Legal Analysis - Masters
SLN #: 31166
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: A14
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Royal
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This online course will introduce MLS students to the U.S. legal system and to the types of legal reasoning used by lawyers and judges. Students will be provided the necessary instruction to use legal reasoning in their academic work, including reading and understanding cases and statutes, doing basic legal research and writing legal memoranda, and applying existing law to the issue at hand. Finally, the course will provide an overview of a handful of key areas that are particularly important for business and policy applications, such as federalism/pre-emption, constitutional law and administrative law.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Online
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.US Law & Legal Analysis - Masters
SLN #: 32600
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: A17
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Holsman Tetreault
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.US Law & Legal Analysis - Masters
SLN #: 33278
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: A18
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Herbert
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Victims in Criminal Procedure
SLN #: 32232
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 038
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Twist;Montgomery
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The course is a 2 credit course with the option of earning one externship credit for students who agree to work 55 hours during the semester for the Victims Legal Assistance Project.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: 15-20 page paper
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Water Law - Masters
SLN #: 31162
Course Prefix: SDO-598
Course Section: B12
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Larson
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will address the basic legal principles involved in acquiring, maintaining, transferring, and adjudicating property rights in water. Some attention will be paid to riparian (eastern) doctrines, but main emphasis will be placed on the prior appropriation systems common in the west. The course will also cover groundwater law (with a focus on Arizona and doctrines in other western states), developments of new water supplies, instream flow protection, interstate disputes and allocation (with focus on the Colorado River), federal and Indian water rights, and federal- state relations in water management.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Writing for Law Practice
SLN #: 32137
Course Prefix: LAW-626
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Holst
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Students will be selected for this class through a lottery process. Limited to JD students only. 3L's will receive priority.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Successful completion of first year legal writing courses
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Writing TA
SLN #: 12147
Course Prefix: LAW-735
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s):
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Writing Assistants work closely with the Legal Writing Professor to whom they are assigned and provide guidance and mentoring to first-year students. Writing Assistants help with problem selection and generating model answers, hold office hours to assist first-year students with research, help create and grade research and citation exercises, occasionally help with class preparation and/or presentation, and assist with oral argument in the spring. Writing Assistants generally do not play a major role in teaching and grading first-year students. Writing Assistants are expected to attend the Legal Research and Writing Course to which they are assigned and meet with the Professor weekly. Writing Assistants are expected to be available to first-year students and to work well without intensive supervision. Writing Assistants can expect to spend an average of six to eight hours a week fulfilling their duties, although this may vary from week to week. Writing Assistants receive 2 Pass/Fail credit hours each semester (for a total of 4 credit hours). Some positions are for the year; others are for one semester only, depending upon the professor's teaching schedule.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.
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