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Professor: Adkins Course Fall 2009 Legal Research & Writing § B Law 5792 Section 4656 Course Materials: Assignments: Students should read: 1) the "Course Policies" memo in the "Course Assignments" section of the class's TWEN site; and 2) Chapter 1 of the Pflaum & Rambo book. Professor: Angelo Course Fall 2009 Professional Responsiblity Law 6750 Section 4643 Course Materials: Casebook: Paul T. Hayden, Ethical Lawyering, second edition, (2007) ISBN: 978-0-314-16225-0; and Rulebook: John S. Dzienkowski, Professional Responsibility Standards, Rules & Statutes (unabridged) (2009-2010) Assignments: Prior to Mon., 8/24, read: Casebook pages 1-15: Professionalism Prior to Tues., 8/25, read: Casebook pages 16-28: Sources of Regulation & Rulebook pages 6-9: Preamble Prior to Wed., 8/26, read: Casebook pages 28-42: Legal Education & Bar Admission Professor: Arnold Course Fall 2009 Water Law Law 6930 Section 6728 Course Materials: Welcome to Water Law! If you were enrolled in the course on August 12, you should have received (or will be receiving) a copy of the syllabus by email to your ufl.edu email address. The texts are: 1) Sax, Thompson, Leshy, & Abrams, Legal Control of Water Resources: Cases & Materials, 4th ed. (Thomson/West 2006), ISBN 0-314-16314-X (“Casebook” in syllabus); and 2) Scholz & Stiftel, Adaptive Governance and Water Conflict: New Institutions for Collaborative Planning (Resources for the Future 2005), ISBN 1-933115-19-X (“Reader” in syllabus). Assignments: 1 8/24 Introduction to Water Resources Issues Casebook pp. 1-26 2 8/25 Adaptive Governance and Florida’s Water Management Framework Reader pp. vii-ix & 1-24 Professor: Arnold Course Fall 2009 Natural Resources Law 6472 Section 5011 Course Materials: If you were enrolled in the course on August 12, 2009, you should have received (or will be receiving) a syllabus by email to your ufl.edu email address. The text is Klein, Cheever, & Birdsong, Natural Resources Law: A Place-Based Book of Problems and Cases, 2nd Edition (Aspen 2009), ISBN 13: 978-0-7355-7624-7. Note that this is a new edition and has been substantially revised. Assignments: I. Introduction: Natural Resources, Conservation, and Places 1 8/24 Natural Resources pp. 1-16 2 8/25 Conservation & Place pp. 17-33 II. Federal Land Management, Process, and Judicial Review 3 8/26 Introduction to Federal Lands pp. 37-56 Professor: Baldwin Course Fall 2009 International Financial Crimes LAw 6936 Section 6983 Course Materials: The syllabus for Prof. Baldwin's seminar is available from his office, room 357. Assignments: Professor: Baldwin Course Fall 2009 Political & Civil Rights Law 6930 Section 5099 Course Materials: Political and Civil Rights text pp 1-18 Assignments: Seminar first session will overview the syllabus. Syllabus must be picked up before the first class meeting. Professor: Benezech Course Fall 2009 Corporate Taxation LAw 6610 Section 5261 Course Materials: McDaniel, McMahon, and Simmons, Federal Income Taxation of Corporations (3rd ed.) Study Problems to Accompany Federal Income Taxation of Corporations (3rd ed.) Lathrope, Selected Federal Taxation Statutes and Regulations (2009 or 2010 ed.) Assignments: Tuesday, August 25: Chapter 1, Section 1. Read pages 1-7 (stopping at the Illustrative Material) and item 2.1 on page 8. Wednesday, August 26: Chapter 2, Section 1. Read pages 39-48 (but skip item 2.2 on pages 45-46 and item 4 on pages 47-48). Read the sections of the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulations assigned on page 40 (but skip Sections 301.7701-1(a)(2)-(4); -1(b); and -4(c)). Prepare problems 1 and 2 on pages 1-2 of the Study Problems book. Thursday, August 27: Chapter 2, Section 2. Read pages 48-64. Professor: Burke Course Fall 2009 Perspectives on the Family Lab Law 6930 Section 5027 Course Materials: Assignments: Note: This syllabus may be refined during the semester. Any changes will be announced in class, and the updated version of the syllabus will be put on TWEN. WEEK ONE - Introduction - Wednesday, August 26 Reading Assignment: (on TWEN) 1) Overview of A Florida Dissolution of Marriage 2) Sample Petition for Dissolution (with instructions for pro se litigants) (web link in pdf) 3) The following Florida statutes: Note: These statutes (and all Florida statutes assigned this semester) are listed on TWEN, under Statutory Materials, in numerical order (see Basic Framework.) 61.001 - purpose of chapter 61 61.021 - residence requirement 61.052 - grounds for dissolution Written Assignment: Please put your answers on TWEN by Noon on Tuesday, August 25. NOTE: This assignment is based on your overall life experience, and is NOT just based on the specific readings for this class. This assignment will not be graded. Please don't worry about getting the "right" answer. The purpose of the assignment is to give insight into how we think about the divorce process. Probably the most common question that clients ask at the first interview in a family law case is, "How long will this take?" Lawyers can seldom give their clients a definite answer. The best that lawyers can do is to explain the overall process, and point out the factors that could potentially slow down the process or move it along more quickly. Assume that you are preparing to interview a divorce client for the first time, and that you anticipate this question will be asked. List 5 factors that you believe could make the process either more drawn out/difficult, or more quick/easy. In Class Discussion: 1. Introductions: To lab course: Focus: basic Florida practice, and skills To fellow students To teacher 2. How is family law different from other types of practice (e.g., civil or criminal)? Specialized divisions (Civil/Criminal/Family/Probate) Specialized rules of procedure Different burdens of proof Different goals Forward-looking, rather than blame placing Focus on interests of third parties (children) 3. Introduction to the basic legal process. Professor: Burke Course Fall 2009 INTERVIEWING AND COUNSELING Law 6381 Section 4813 Course Materials: 1) Herman and Cary, A Practical Approach to Client Interviewing, Counseling, and Decision Making, LexisNexis 2009 (Note: This is a new book, and the first time it has been used in this course.) 2) Fisher and Ury, Getting to Yes, 2nd Edition Assignments: TWEN: The Interviewing and Counseling course is on TWEN. No password is needed. Written Assignments: Drop boxes will be created on TWEN for all assignments. Written assignments are not blind graded. Please put your name on assignments in the drop box. Typically, written assignments will be due by 9:00 AM on the Thursday prior to class. Please bring a copy of the completed assignment to class to refer to or work from. In some cases (e.g., charts or graphics) you may wish to turn in a hand written assignment. If so, please turn a copy of the hand written assignment in to my office by the due date and time and bring a copy to class. Please contact me in advance to let me know of the need for any extension or accommodations. Grading: There will be no final exam or major paper. This class is graded on a mandatory curve, capped at 3.6. This is a skills course, and is taught largely by simulation (role-play) exercises. Grades will be based on the simulation exercises, written assignments related to the simulation exercises and class participation generally. A complete list of the graded and ungraded assignments, with point allocations, is found on the last page of this syllabus. The grading curve has changed, and now includes minus grades. The new grading scale is: A = 4.0 C = 2.00 A- = 3.67 C- = 1.67 B+ = 3.33 D+ = 1.33 B = 3.0 D = 1.0 B- = 2.67 D- = .67 C+ = 2.33 E = 0.0 Attendance: I take attendance for every class. Attendance is particularly important because this is a participation course. Typically, students enjoy the class and absences are infrequent. If you know you will be absent on a particular date, please let me know, and we can try to minimize the impact of the absence. Excessive absence can result in a reduced grade. Office Hours: I am in my office most of the time, during working hours. I welcome students to come speak with me. For the convenience of both of us, it’s best to let me know that you are planning to come speak to me, either in class or via email. WEEK ONE - INTRODUCTION TO INTERVIEWING AUGUST 28 Reading: Note: This week’s reading is more than is typical for the semester. The bulk of the reading for the course occurs in the first few weeks, as the skills of interviewing and counseling are first being introduced. All readings are from Herman and Cary, A Practical Approach to Client Interviewing, Counseling, and Decision-Making, unless otherwise stated. Chapter 1, Learning Client Interviewing, Counseling and Decision- Chapter 2, Overview of the Counseling Process and Decision-making Models Chapter 3, The Initial Client Meeting Chapter 4, Interviewing the Client No written assignment due for first class In Class Discussion: Introduction to the Course “Tool Time” - Introduction to the Basic Interviewing Tools Helping the client feel comfortable Providing expectations An up-front roadmap of the process Empathy Active listening Short prompts Content reflections Feeling reflections Reflecting client’s language Questions: Open, closed, limiting, leading and summarizing Funneling (don’t play battleship) Explicit transitions between topics Keeping an open mind Avoiding assumptions – don’t jump to conclusions Learning about goals, feelings, values and concerns Time lines Silence Graphics and drawings (pictures are worth 1000 words) Professor: Calfee Course Fall 2009 Income Taxation of Estates & Trusts Law 6621 Section 5246 Course Materials: *Federal Income Taxation of Estates, Trusts & Beneficiaries, Cases and Materials – LAW 6621 (materials are available at Wilbert’s across the street. *Code & Regulations for Sub Chapter J of the Internal Revenue Code. Suggested Reference Material (but not mandatory): Federal Income Taxation of Estates, Trusts * Beneficiaries, 3rd Edition, Ferguson, Freeland & Ascher, Aspen Law & Business. (If you are going to work in this area this treatise should be part of your permanent library). It is available at Wilbert’s Assignments: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 Problem #1. Read Code, Regulations & Florida Statues listed under “Assignment”. Provide answers to problems Professor: Cohen Course Fall 2009 Negotiation Law 6385 Section 4972 Course Materials: Negotiation: Processes for Problem-Solving by Menkel-Meadow, Schneider and Love (Aspen Pub., 2006). Assignments: The first day assignment for my negotiation class is to read pages 3 - 18 of Negotiation: Processes for Problem-Solving by Menkel-Meadow, Schneider and Love (Aspen Pub., 2006). Professor: Cohn Course Fall 2009 Securities Regulation Law 6560 Section 4500 Course Materials: Cohn, Securities Counseling for Small and Emerging Companies Assignments: Ch. 1 Professor: Cohn Course Fall 2009 Corporations § B Law 6063 Section 4798 Course Materials: Soderquist, Chew & Smiddy, Corporations and Other Business Organizations (6th ed.) Assignments: pp. 1-27 Professor: Collier Course Fall 2009 First Amendment Theory Law 6936 Section 6961 Course Materials: Your reading materials are available at Wilbert’s. Assignments: Our first class will be introductory. Professor: Collier Course Fall 2009 First Amendment Law Law 6511 Section 6731 Course Materials: Your reading materials are available at Wilbert’s. Assignments: Our first class will be introductory. Professor: Cupples Course Fall 2009 Legal Drafting § G Law 6955 Section 4759 Course Materials: Assignments: In Drafting Legal Documents, read pages 1--9, and 32--48. Professor: Cupples Course Fall 2009 Legal Drafting § B Law 6955 Section 4734 Course Materials: Assignments: In Drafting Legal Documents, read pages 1--9, and 32--48. Professor: Dale Course Fall 2009 Comparative Constitutional History Seminar Law 6936 Section 3152 Course Materials: Assignments: Please read Charter 08 (link is here: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision_id=89851&item_id=85717) and reflect on the concepts in it. In particular, I'd like you to think about the charter as a sketch of an ideal constitution. What are the priorities in this sketch (ie, what aspects of constitutionalism seem most important)? What elements, if any, of a constitution would you add to this? If so, why? Are there any elements of the charter you think are not worthy of being considered constitutional? If so, why? As you think about these issues, I'd like you to think more generally about what you think a constitution is. The syllabus will be posted on my website (http://plaza.ufl.edu/edale) by August 20. Professor: Davis, J. Course Fall 2009 Creditors, Remedies & Bankruptcy Law 6052 Section 4973 Course Materials: Warren & Westbrook, Law of Debters & Creds. Assignments: Pages 33-54 Professor: Davis, J. Course Fall 2009 Contracts Law 5000 Section 4532 Course Materials: Fanrsworth Et. Al, Cases & Materials Assignments: Pages 1-8 Professor: Davis, R. Course Fall 2009 Mediation Clinic Law 6940 Section 8134 Course Materials: Assignments: Friday August 28 First Day Class Meeting – Room 101 Virgil Hawkins Clinic 8 a.m. !! Read: Getting to Yes: Negotiation Agreement Without Giving In by Fisher, Ury, and Patton (entire book); County Mediator’s Manual (Available in Law School Book Store) pp. 1 – 8 (White Pages); Read Syllabus posted on TWEN. Professor: Davis, R. Course Fall 2009 Mediation Law 6383 Section 8110 Course Materials: Assignments: Tuesday August 25 First Day Class Meeting - Room 284 3 p.m. Read: Getting to Yes: Negotiation Agreement Without Giving In by Fisher, Ury, and Patton (entire book); Mediation Theory and Practice (Second Edition) by Alfini, Press, Sternlight and Stulberg pp. 31 – 32; 107 – 109(top); Chapter 44 Fl. Statutes; Read Syllabus posted on TWEN. Professor: Dawson Course Fall 2009 Contracts Law 5000 Section 4527 Course Materials: Fuller & Eisenberg, Basic Contract Law (Concise 8th Edition 2006) Burton & Eisenberg, Contract Law: Selected Source Materials (2009 ed.) Assignments: Donative Promises: Casebook pp. 2 - 11. Prepare Dougherty v. Salt and Schnell v. Nell Consideration: The Bargain Principle: Casebook pp. 26 - 34. Prepare Hamer v. Sidway and Batsokis v. Demotsis Reliance: Casebook pp. 12 - 25. Prepare Kirksey v. Kirksey; Feinberg v. Pfeiffer Co.; and Walters v. Marathon Oil Co. Professor: Dekle Course Fall 2009 Prosecution Clinic Law 6942 Section 5198 Course Materials: Assignments: Read Chapters 1 & 2 of "Prosecution Principles". Professor: Dilley Course Fall 2009 Tax Seminar Law 6936 Section 5373 Course Materials: Assignments: Mondays 1-2:50PM There is no reading for the first class, as we will mostly spend the time organizing and scheduling, depending on how many people are in the class. However, we will use some time to discuss the following thought exercise I would like each of you to go through before class on Monday August 24th. Assume you are part of a married couple with two children aged 14 and 19. You own a house in an upper middle income neighborhood. Your children attend public school, on in high school, one in college. As a couple, you and your spouse pay $20,000 in Federal income taxes and $4000 in local property taxes for 2009; in addition, you pay local and state sales tax of $3500 on your purchases during the year. Think about what services and goods your taxes are paying for, and then think about what the private equivalent would be - i.e., how much would it cost you to pay for those items yourself, and would it be possible to provide everything privately? Write down your thoughts on this, and we'll discuss on Monday, as we get into thinking about what a tax system should look like. The following should help: How Should We Tax Income: Basics of Policy Debate If you were to design a tax system, what principles are most important? Some Guidelines from One Economist: (1) Citizens ought to contribute to support of their government as nearly as possible in proportion to the income they achieve under the protection of that government - like joint tenants, contributing to upkeep of a property in proportion to their interest in the property. (Equity - could support either proportional or progressive tax, depending on assumptions about role of state in helping to attain wealth.) (2) The amount, the manner, and the time of tax payments ought to be clear and plain to each taxpayer. (Simplicity) (3) The tax should be due and payable at the time when it is likely to be most convenient for the taxpayer to pay it. (Realization and recognition administrability) (4) The tax should take from the taxpayer as little as possible over and above the revenue raised - i.e., there should be as little tax collection bureaucracy as possible(administrability and collectibility), it should create as few disincentives as possible to work and produce wealth in specific areas (efficiency), it should not ruin delinquents with onerous penalties, and it should not burden the productive populace with time-wasting and onerous tax examination and oversight. Professor: Dilley Course Fall 2009 Pensions and Employee Benefits Law 6541 Section 5087 Course Materials: Text: Pension and Employee Benefit Law, Langbein, Stabile, & Wolk, 4th Edition [hereinafter “LSW”] Current Supplement Statute: Selected Portions of ERISA and the Code, Langbein and Wolk Assignments: For our first two classes, read Handout #1 (available for pick up outside my office – 312K - beginning August 18th and on the LEXIS web site for this class in Course Documents, available for your self-registration beginning August 18th ) and read in LSW Chapter 1. Both of these readings are largely background - the EBRI papers in particular have a lot of data that we will refer to throughout the semester, so don’t worry about reading all that at once. As you read, think about and be prepared to answer the following questions: (1) Do professional athletes really "retire" at age 35? Should they be able to? Should anyone? (2) When do you expect to be able to retire? When would you ideally like to retire? (3) Why do you want to retire? Why do you think most people want to retire? (4) Whose interests are served by the institution of retirement? Is it only retirees who benefit? (5) Is it possible to “raise the retirement age”? (6) Do you think Social Security will be paying benefits by the time you retire? Why or why not? (7) Would private savings accounts be a better way for all Americans to provide for their retirement? (8) If Social Security is supposed to be some type of “insurance”, what risk is it insuring against? (9) Is there away for everyone to benefit from investing in the stock market? This will probably take us most of Monday and Wednesday, and then we will move on to LSW Ch. 2 – read pp. 40-61, up to section 2. - we will talk about the various types of plans on Wednesday and Thursday. We may also on Thursday begin Chapter 3 – we’ll read pp. 72-77; and pp. 89-132, but on Thursday we won’t get past p. 103, the Massachusetts v. Morash case, if we get that far. Professor: Dollinger Course Fall 2009 Real Estate and Real Property Transactions LAw 6930 Section 3664 Course Materials: Assignments: 8/26/2009 and 8/27/2009 1. Introduction to Real Property-class discussion, no reading assignment 2. Introduction to the Rules Regulation the Fla. Bar and ethical obligations of attorneys handling a real estate transaction. Reading assignment: Preamble to Chapter 4 of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar and Rule4-4.3 - SEE PAGES THAT FOLLOW 3. Text Pages 1-21. Professor: Dowd Course Fall 2009 Perspectives in Family Law Law 6711 Section 5024 Course Materials: Syllabus & Course Policies Class: MTuWTh 1-1:50, Room 285B Office: Rm. 377 HOL, 273-0930; dowd@law.ufl.edu; Office hours: Thursday 11-12 Course Materials Weisberg and Appleton, Modern Family Law, 3d edition (Aspen 2006) Additional materials are on TWEN (Westlaw's web course system) You must register for the class on TWEN prior to the first class. You create a number to use for all submissions to remain anonymous. You will be prompted to create this number when you submit your first assignment, due the first day of class. Assignments: CLASS ASSIGNMENTS(all assignments are in Weisberg and Appleton 3rd edition unless otherwise noted) Week 1: Aug. 24, 25, 26, 27 (defining “family,” family privacy/constitutional cases) Monday: Initial Assignment (due for the first class, no reading is required): Define "family" and illustrate your definition. Your illustration may take any form you wish. This is an important assignment and will be the basis for discussion throughout the semester. Bring a hard copy of both the written definition and your illustration to the first class, identified only with your TWEN number. Submit a copy of only the written definition on TWEN in the dropbox by 12 noon on Monday, August 24, using only your TWEN number. You will be prompted to select your TWEN number when you submit this assignment; please make a note of it, since all assignments must come in only under your number, and you will be the only person who knows that number. If you add the class after the first day, you must still complete this assignment and submit your definition no later than one day after the first class you attend. Please include the date you added and your first day of attendance. Tues., Weds. & Thurs.: 1-56 (on TWEN) replace Stenberg v Carhart with Gonzales v Carhart, on TWEN Partner Sign Up: Select your partner as soon as possible but no later than Thursday August 27. Sign up on the Sign Up sheet outside Professor Dowd’s office; the final list will be posted on TWEN. Professor: Flocks Course Fall 2009 Environmental Justice Seminar Law 6936 Section 5382 Course Materials: There is one required text and additional reading as indicated on syllabus, which will be available online or on reserve. Required text: Hill, Barry - Environmental Justice: Legal Theory and Practice Environmental Law Institute Press, 2009. Assignments: Week One (8/24): Introduction to course and to environmental justice Hill, Introduction and Chapter 1. Robert Kuehn, A Taxonomy of Environmental Justice, 30 ELR 10681, Available on class TWEN site. Professor: Flournoy Course Fall 2009 Administrative Law Law 6520 Section 3643 Course Materials: Assignments: Administrative Law: Students should register for the TWEN website for the course and should review the Syllabus under the Syllabus portion of the website. An assignment sheet with assignments and study questions for the first week is posted under the Assignment Sheet portion of the website. The assignment for Tuesday, August 25 follows: Read pp. 1-22 1. We’ll spend the first part of the hour on an introduction to administrative agencies building on the material in pp. 1-15, then we’ll turn to the non-delegation doctrine. 2. Why is the delegation of legislative power unconstitutional? What are the constitutional foundations for the non-delegation doctrine and the arguments that it is a sound principle? We’ll survey the different standards the Supreme Court has used in various cases: the Brig Aurora, Field v.Clark, Hampton, Panama Refining, Schecter Poultry, and Yakus. Consider the questions in note 2 on pp. 19-20. Professor: Grater Course Fall 2009 Civil Clinic Law 6940 Section 4828 Course Materials: Assignments: Assignments: See www.vhcc.fastmail.fm Email Prof. Grater at grater@law.ufl.edu for the password. Use your name as the user name. Notes: Please get started early, as substantial reading and written work is due for the first class on Monday, 24 August at 9:00. There will be a second class later that day, arranged with your schedule. Professor: Harrison Course Fall 2009 Contracts-Section 2 Law 5000 Section 4520 Course Materials: Contracts by Farnsworth, Young and Sager, 7th edition. There is also a paperback supplement Assignments: Week 1 August 24; Introduction (Remedies): Read this syllabus, pp. 9-22, Consideration: 34-45 Professor: Hernandez Course Fall 2009 International Law-B Law 6260 Section 5104 Course Materials: International Law, Carter, Trimble, Weiner, Fifth Edition Assignments: I. Introduction Class 1: Read pages 64-92; UN Charter art. 2(4) & 51; skim 1061-1066 Class 2: What is International Law? Read pages 1-25 Class 3: Is International Law Really Law? Read pages 25-48 Class 4. International Law & Theory: Read pages 48-63 Professor: Higgins Course Fall 2009 Legal Research & Writing § D Law 5792 Section 4692 Course Materials: Assignments: Read TWEN materials including course requirements and grading policies. Also read Chapters 1 & 2 of Leanne Pflaum’s Legal Writing by Design Professor: Hudson Course Fall 2009 Income Taxation-Section A Law 6600 Section 5247 Course Materials: Burke and Friel, Taxation of Individual Income (8th Ed. 2007) Selected Federal Taxation Statutes and Regulations (2010 Ed.) Assignments: Assignment for first class, Tuesday, August 25, 2009: 1. Read the Preface to the text (pages v and vi). 2. Read pages 4 - 8 in the text. Think about (but do not attempt to answer) the Problem (on pages 1 and 2). 3. Read Appendix 1 (pages 1095 through 1100). 4. Think about and be prepared to discuss: "My life as a taxpayer." Professor: Hurst Course Fall 2009 Sports Law Seminar Law 6936 Section 3453 Course Materials: Assignments: The first class meeting is Friday, August 28 at 9:00 a.m. in room 350. Prior to that meeting you should pick up a copy of the handout available outside my office, room 333 and read it thoroughly. Also you should register for this course with TWEN and read the general information posted on the TWEN homepage. Professor: Hurst Course Fall 2009 Energy Law Law 6936 Section 5339 Course Materials: Bosselman, Eisen ,, Rossi, Spence and Weaver, “Energy, Economics and the Environment (Foundation Press, Second, Edition, 2006) Assignments: For the first class meeting Wednesday, August 26 at 9:00 in room 350, read carefully and be prepared to discuss pp. 1-50 in the casebook: Bosselman, Eisen, Rossi, Spence and Weaver, “Energy, Economics and the Environment,” (Foundation Press, 2nd ed.) Also you should register for the course with TWEN. Additional information concerning the course is posted on the TWEN homepage. Professor: Jackson Course Fall 2009 Legal Research & Writing § C Law 5792 Section 4661 Course Materials: Assignments: The first day assignment is posted on TWEN - to access it, go to http://www.lawschool.westlaw.com and sign up for Jackson’s Legal Research & Writing course. Further course information will be posted on TWEN at a later date Professor: Jacobs Course Fall 2009 CRIMINAL LAW IN THE VIRTUAL CONTEXT Law 6936 Section 5340 Course Materials: Assignments: Make sure you have checked BEFORE Thursday to ensure your computer can meet the requirements to run Second Life. You can check their website, www.secondlife.com and look for system requirements. Bring your laptop to class on Thursday. Be on time. This will be a FULL class session. On Tuesday or Wednesday, enroll in the TWEN page established for the course and read Protocol I. Professor: Jacobs Course Fall 2009 WOMEN DEFENDANTS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM Law 6936 Section 5306 Course Materials: Assignments: Look in whatever religious text you are familiar with (e.g. Bible, Torah, Qu'ran, etc) and find a crime that women specifically can be charged with. What is the punishment proscribed? Bring the examples to class. Professor: Jerry Course Fall 2009 Insurance Law Law 6080 Section 5225 Course Materials: (a) The only required text is the Henderson & Jerry casebook, titled "Insurance Law: Cases & Materials" (LexisNexis, 3rd ed. 2001); (b) For supplementary reading, see Jerry & Richmond, Understanding Insurance Law (LexisNexis, 4th ed. 2007); several copies of UIL will be placed on reserve. Other materials will be accessible through the WebCourse website for this course. For instructions on how to enroll in the WebCourse go to http://www.law.ufl.edu/lic/pdf/webcourse-enrollment-tipsheet-0809.pdf Assignments: For the first class, read (a) pp. 1-20, 27-39 in the Henderson-Jerry casebook; (b) R. Jerry, "Insurance Law," from Oxford Companion to American Law (2002) (posted in "Other Assigned Readings"); (c) also review the six Florida statutes posted under the tab "Other Assigned Readings." The reading on pages 27-39 of the casebook is fairly dense, but it provides an overview to insurance products, the insurance industry, and the business of insurance companies. In the future when you encounter an unfamiliar product or industry term in a case or reading, you might find an explanation in these pages. I'll spend very little time on pp. 27-39 in class. Professor: Johnston Course Fall 2009 Criminal Law-Section 2 Law 5100 Section 4582 Course Materials: Kadish, Schulhofer, Steiker, Criminal Law and Its Processes: Cases and Materials (8th Ed. 2007). Assignments: ASSIGNMENTS FOR FIRST WEEK: Class 1: Background reading: 1-7, 7-12. For class discussion: 29-41. Class 2: Background reading: 67-71. For class discussion: 73-78, 79-84. Class 3: For class discussion: 85-89, 93-105. Professor: Jourdan Course Fall 2009 Affordable Housing Law 6930 Section 6863 Course Materials: Assignments: Students are to download and read the following cases from Westlaw. James v. Valtierra, 402 U.S. 137 (1971). Lindsey v. Normet, 405 U.S. 56 (1972). Professor: King Course Fall 2009 Professional Responsibility Law 6750 Section 4636 Course Materials: Lisa G. Lerman and Philip G. Schrag, Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law (Aspen 2008) Stephen Gillers and Roy D. Simon, Regulation of Lawyers, 2009 Statutory Supplement (Aspen 2009 Assignments: INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1: THE REGULATION OF LAWYERS; Institutions that regulate lawyers; Admission to practice: The character and fitness inquiry (Problem 1-1: Pot). Read Text: Foreword, Preface, 1-38, 45-59; Supp.: Introduction; Model Rules: Preamble & Scope note, Rule 8.1; Restatement: §§ 1 & 2 Professor: King Course Fall 2009 International Children's Rights LAw 6936 Section 5275 Course Materials: Required Text: Course packet The course packet contains all print readings that are not available on line and not on reserve at the Law Library Circulation desk. It will be available for purchase from Target Copy as of August 17th. The optional readings will be available on reserve at the Law Library Circulation desk. The course pack contains all of the readings that are not available on-line. Wherever possible, the readings available online are accompanied by a URL in the syllabus. All other readings designated “available online” can be found through the library’s electronic resources. Sign up on Westlaw/TWEN for the course website. Full syllabus available there as of August 18th. Assignments: 1. Who Is a Child? Mon. Aug.24 What is “childhood?” How do we understand childhood as a separate stage in human development—in medical, psychological, and sociological terms? How has our understanding of childhood evolved over time? How is childhood perceived differently across the globe? Readings: UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child, 1959. • http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/25.htm Philippe Aries, Centuries of Childhood: A Social History of Family Life, Knopf, 1962. • Excerpt: Chapter 2 (“The Discovery of Childhood”), pp. 33-46. [PACKET] Viviana A. Zelizer, Pricing the Priceless Child: The Changing Social Value of Children, Basic Books, 1994. • Excerpt: “Introduction”, pp. 3-15. [PACKET] Brief of the American Medical Association, American Psychological Association, et al. as amicus curiae in support of respondent in Roper v. Simmons. • Excerpt: pp. 2-23. • http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/juvjus/simmons/ama.pdf Optional: Jane W. Kessler, "Perspectives of the Young Child", chapter 5, in Psychopathology of Childhood, Prentice Hall, 1988, pp. 144-55. [RESERVE] Professor: Knight Course Fall 2009 Legal Drafting § H Law 6955 Section 4780 Course Materials: Assignments: In Drafting Legal Documents, read pages 1--9, and 32--48. Professor: Knight Course Fall 2009 Legal Drafting § C Law 6955 Section 4754 Course Materials: Assignments: In Drafting Legal Documents, read pages 1--9, and 32--48. Professor: Lidsky Course Fall 2009 Media Law LAw 6930 Section 7214 Course Materials: Your syllabus and reading assignments are now available on the TWEN page. Assignments: Professor: Lidsky Course Fall 2009 Torts Law 5700 Section 4599 Course Materials: Check TWEN regularly for course information. I will use TWEN throughout the semester to send you information pertinent to the course. The assignments are in Aaron D. Twerski and James A. Henderson, Jr., Torts: Cases & Materials (Second Edition 2008) casebook unless otherwise noted. The assignment list is attached to the syllabus. If you feel the need for an extra study guide, I recommend that you purchase Glannon’s The Law of Torts: Examples & Explanations. Assignments: The assignments are in Aaron D. Twerski and James A. Henderson, Jr., Torts: Cases & Materials (Second Edition 2008) casebook unless otherwise noted. The assignment list is attached to the syllabus. If you feel the need for an extra study guide, I recommend that you purchase Glannon’s The Law of Torts: Examples & Explanations. You should have recieved a e-mail with the class syllabus. If you did not recieve one please e-mail Minnie Lindsey @ lindseym@law.ufl.edu Minnie will then forward you the Syllabus. Professor: Little Course Fall 2009 Torts § 3 Law 5700 Section 4598 Course Materials: Text: Little, Lidsky, Lande, Torts: The Civil Law of Reparation for Harm Done by Wrongful Act, Mathew Bender (2009)(LexisNexis) Assignments: 1. Initial Assignment: Read Chapters One and Two. We will spend the first few days discussing the content of these materials in an extended introductory phase of the course. 2. You will be provided a syllabus and compilation of materials the first day of classes. In the meantime, read the attached "How things are done" with care before the first day. 3. The course is scheduled to meet Monday through Thursday. You must be prepared to meet on Fridays at 9:00 am throughout the term. The course will include exactly 56 class sessions. When a class meets on Friday, a class will not meet on some other day. We will meet Dec. 1. J. Little HOW THINGS ARE DONE 1. Attendance: Regular and punctual attendance is required. No student who has more than 6 absences shall be eligible to take the final examination. No student who has a combined total of more than 9 absences and tardies shall be eligible to take the final examination. A student is tardy if not seated in the assigned seat at the time the student’s name is called. EACH STUDENT IS RESPONSIBLE TO ASSURE THAT A TARDY IS NOT RECORDED AS AN ABSENCE. EACH STUDENT IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE TO KEEP ACCOUNT OF THE ATTENDANCE RECORD AND IS NOT ENTITLED TO ANY NOTICE OR WARNING THAT LIMITS ARE ABOUT TO BE EXCEEDED. 2. Decorum: No eating, smoking or drinking is permitted in the classroom during class. Any student who breaches this standard will be directed to refrain and to remove offending substances from the classroom. Students are to be clean and modestly attired and SHALL NOT WEAR HATS DURING CLASS. Abidance by these standards is a condition of satisfactory completion of the course. 3. Keep your seat: Once you are seated and the class has begun, KEEP your seat until the class ends. If you have a special requirement to arise during the class, either permanently or temporarily, make seating arrangements with the professor in advance. 4. Laptops: YOU MAY NOT USE LAPTOP COMPUTERS IN THIS CLASS. Turn them off and put away before class begins. 5. TURN OFF CELL PHONES, IPODs, PAGES AND ALL OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES BEFORE ENTERING CLASS ROOM. Professor: Luke Course Fall 2009 Income Taxation § B Law 6600 Section 5255 Course Materials: Assignments: Taxation of Individual Income, pages 1-20; Form 1040 (available at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040.pdf); and Form 1040 Schedule A (available at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040sab.pdf). Professor: Malavet Course Fall 2009 Comparative Law Law 6250 Section 4899 Course Materials: Assignments: For our first session, please download or print and review the course syllabus, and read pages 1-30 or the required materials. The required class readings are a collection of edited materials that are available as a two-volume set on sale at the College of Law Bookstore. We will spend the first few minutes of class going over the syllabus to discuss my policies and expected coverage. We will then discuss the basics of Comparative Law as covered in the reading assignment. I will not hand out printed materials; each student is required to review the materials posted in the class webpage regularly and is deemed to be on notice of what is posted here. http://nersp.osg.ufl.edu/~malavet Click on the “Comparative Law” button on the left. Professor: Malavet Course Fall 2009 Evidence § A Law 6330 Section 3148 Course Materials: (1) Christopher B. Mueller and Laird C. Kirkpatrick, EVIDENCE UNDER THE RULES (6th. ed., Aspen Law & Business 2008); (2) Mueller & Kirkpatrick, Federal Rules of Evidence: With Advisory Committee Notes and Legislative History (Aspen Law & Business 2009). The casebook is mandatory, and you must have the sixth edition. You must also purchase the current Rules Supplement, which will be the only book allowed in the exam room. Assignments: For our first session, review our class syllabus and read pages 1-15 of the casebook. You may review reading assignments, which I will update during the semester to correspond to the new edition of the casebook, in the Assignments and Notes page. The syllabus and assigments page may be found in my website at: http://nersp.osg.ufl.edu/~malavet Please click on the “Evidence” button on the left. Professor: Mazur Course Fall 2009 Evidence LAw 6330 Section 4850 Course Materials: Assignments: Register for this TWEN course at www.lawschool.westlaw.com. Assignment for Monday, August 24: Read the course syllabus; prepare the first block of material in Part II of the syllabus. Professor: McLendon Course Fall 2009 Historic Preservation Law 6936 Section 5318 Course Materials: Sign up on TWEN for the course website. Assignments: Read the following from the course materials: 1. Findings of the National Committee on Historic Preservation, from With Heritage So Rich (Nat’l Trust, 1966, rep. 1983). 2. United States v. Diaz, 499 F.2d 113 (9th Cir. 1974). 3. United States v. Smyer, 596 F.2d 939 (10th Cir. 1979). Also, review 1 of the following 2 articles: a. W. Brown Morton III, What Do We Preserve and Why?, in The American Mosaic: Preserving a Nation’s Heritage (Robert E. Stipe & Antoinette J. Lee, eds., US/ICOMOS, 1987). b. Robert E. Stipe, Historic Preservation: The Process and the Actors, in The American Mosaic: Preserving a Nation’s Heritage (Robert E. Stipe & Antoinette J. Lee, eds., US/ICOMOS, 1987). We will have a speaker during Week 2. Professor: Menendez Course Fall 2009 Legal Drafting § J Law 6955 Section 4769 Course Materials: Assignments: In Drafting Legal Documents, read pages 1--9, and 32--48. Professor: Menendez Course Fall 2009 Legal Drafting § E Law 6955 Section 4735 Course Materials: Assignments: In Drafting Legal Documents, read pages 1--9, and 32--48. Professor: Mickle Course Fall 2009 Trial Advocacy Law 6361 Section 4820 Course Materials: ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF STUDENTS to keep Mondays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 9:30pm available during the semester to accommodate potential rescheduling of class to an open date in the syllabus. * there are no unexcused absences allowed for this course -- including ski trips, interviews, vacations, etc. Attendance at all classes and workshops is mandatory. In the past students have asked to be excused because they had conflicts with moot court and trial competitions, conferences, weddings, and the like. If you anticipate having these types of commitments you should reconsider before registering for this class. -- Trial Techniques, 7th Ed. (2007), Thomas A. Mauet. -- Problems in Trial Advocacy, 2007 Edition, Anthony J. Bocchino and Donald H. Beskind, plus two case books: (1) Potter v. Shrackle, 5th Edition (NITA 2004), Kenneth S. Broun and James H. Seckinger (2) State v. Diamond, Rev. 4th Edition (NITA 1992), James H. Seckinger Assignments: The first class is a mandatory meeting at which the class roll is finalized. If you miss this class, you will be administratively dropped from the course. All registered students must attend. Professor: Mills Course Fall 2009 Florida Constitutional Law Law 6503 Section 4999 Course Materials: Assignments: FIRST DAY READING ASSIGNMENT on August 24, 2009 PART I: Introduction, page 1 - 26; & Article I, I-1 - 39 Syllabus & TOC are on course TWEN website Professor: Morgan and Outler Course Fall 2009 Advanced Legal Research § A, B, C and D Law 6798 Section 4984, 5023, 8720, 8730 (Lecture and Labs) Course Materials: Robert C. Berring & Elizabeth A. Edinger, Finding the Law (12th ed. 2005) Assignments: Tuesday 8/25 9:00 Lecture, read Berring pp. 17-38 and “Research Skills for Lawyers and Law Students,” by Thomson West, available at http://west.thomson.com/pdf/librarian/Legal_Research_white_paper.pdf For your Lab, read Berring pp. 39-63. Professor: Nagan Course Fall 2009 International Law § A Law 6260 Section 5122 Course Materials: The casebook for the course is Weston, Falk, Charlesworth and Strauss. The book is titled International Law and World Order (4th Edition). There is also a supplement by the above authors titled: Supplement of Basic Documents to International Law and World Order (4th Edition). Assignments: The syllabus for the course is posted on TWEN. By way of background, it would be useful for you to review the selection from the Constitution of the United States, pages 1-3. Additionally, the UN Charter, page 14 and following. The UN Charter is the constitution of the international system. For class discussion, the first week’s assignment covers the material from pages 1-78. This is slightly more than about 25 pages per class. These materials introduce you to the concept and definition of international law with an emphasis on three contemporary international law issues: the Former Yugoslavia, Rwanda and Dafur. These issues are in some measure representative of important challenges to the concept and definition of international law. In sociological terms, these are conflicts loosely characterized as ethnic conflicts. These are conflicts ostensibly between groups identifiable by the badge of ethnicity and these conflicts are generally internal to the states in which they happen. It would be useful to gain a threshold understanding of the challenges these types of problems pose for international legal order. More importantly, there are also challenges of how to organize a global response to these problems. These problems should provide a backdrop for our initial understanding of the concept of international law itself. Chapter 1 provides you with a contentious analytical approach to the definition of international law and in the second part of this chapter the authors shift gears to provide a historic and contemporary understanding of the meaning of international law. Part C of this chapter asks a very important question: Is international law really law? It would be of value to take this question seriously and to carefully consider the commentaries in the text on this question. Look forward to seeing you on Tuesday. Professor: Nagan Course Fall 2009 National Security Law Law 6936 Section 5287 Course Materials: Assignments: The first day class assignment has been posted on TWEN. If you have any questions regarding the TWEN posting, please contact my Secretary, Betty Donaldson at donaldso@law.ufl.edu Professor: Noah Course Fall 2009 Torts LAw 5700 Section 3106 Course Materials: Franklin et al., Tort Law and Alternatives (Foundation Press, 8th ed. 2006) Assignments: Access the syllabus for this course on our TWEN site for Monday (8/24), read pp.1-30 (just skim pp.9-18) in the casebook for Tuesday (8/25), read pp.31-49 in the casebook and the first page of the "Supp." posted on our TWEN site for Wednesday (8/26), read pp.50-69 in the casebook Professor: Nunn Course Fall 2009 Criminal Procedure-Adversary Systems Law 6112 Section 5626 Course Materials: Chemerinsky and Levenson, Criminal Procedure (2008) In the alternative, you may select to use the paperback version of the book for this course, Chemerinsky and Levenson, Criminal Procedure: Adjudication (2008). Assignments: Readings are from the assigned text for the course, Chemerinsky and Levenson, Criminal Procedure (2008). In the alternative, you may select to use the paperback version of the book for this course, Chemerinsky and Levenson, Criminal Procedure: Adjudication (2008). Aug 24 Readings: 1-11 Aug 25 Readings: 11-18 Aug 26 Readings: 18-27 USE OF LAPTOPS NOT PERMITTED The use of laptops, PDAs or other electronic devices used for notetaking, communication and/or access to the internet will not be permitted in this class. Professor: Overton Course Fall 2009 Fl. Const Law Law 6936 Section 5330 Course Materials: Assignments: First Class is on August 27th. Asignment: Read all of Part I in the materials and pay particular attention to the list of suggested topics for your paper. Professor: Page Course Fall 2009 Telecommunications Law 6936 Section 5649 Course Materials: Assignments: For the first day of class, please read the first assignment on the syllabus, which you can download from the TWEN site for this course, http://lawschool.westlaw.com/twen/ Professor: Perea Course Fall 2009 Employment Law Law 6545 Section 5162 Course Materials: Rothstein & Liebman, Employment Law (6th Ed. 2007)[the "text"]. Rothstein & Liebman, Statutory Supplement to Employment Law (2007). Assignments: Take a few minutes and think about the rights you think you have in an employment setting. We will discuss our collective wish-list of employment rights as a group. You may be surprised to discover what rights you actually have. Read the following from your texts: 1) pp. 12-17 (Bammert case and notes following) 2) pp. 21-33 (status of employee and at-will employment) 3) pp. 80-90 (legality of different hiring methods) Professor: Peters Course Fall 2009 Negotiation and Mediation Law 6930 Section 5211 Course Materials: Splitting the Difference: Readings and Problems (Fall 2009) edition. Assignments: Read pages 1-3 of the assigned text, Splitting the Difference: Readings and Problems (Fall 2009) edition. A syllabus will be posted to the course Twen cite on August 24. Please email me, petersdon@law.ufl.edu, if you are enrolled in the course and intend to drop it, or if you attend the first class on August 25 but intend to remain enrolled. Students not attending the first class without giving this notice will be assumed to have dropped, and substitutes will be sought. Professor: Peters Course Fall 2009 Interviewing and Counseling LAw 6381 Section 6611 Course Materials: The Counselor at Law: A Collaborative Approach to Client Interviewing and Counseling, by Robert Cochran, John DiPippa, and Martha Peters [2d ed. 2006]. Assignments: Read pages 1-2 of the assigned Text, The Counselor at Law: A Collaborative Approach to Client Interviewing and Counseling, by Robert Cochran, John DiPippa, and Martha Peters [2d ed. 2006]. A syllabus will be posted to the course Twen cite on August 24. Please email me, petersdon@law.ufl.edu, if you were enrolled but have decided to drop the course, or if you cannot attend the first class on August 25 but intend to remain enrolled. Students not attending the first meeting without providing this notice will be assumed to have dropped the course, and substitutes will be sought. Professor: Powell Course Fall 2009 International Trade and the Environment Law 6930 Section 3374 Course Materials: Wold, Gaines, & Block, Trade and the Environment: Law and Policy (Durham: Carolina Academic Press 2005), ISBN 159-4-60007-4, with 2008 Supplement at http://www.cap-press.com/books/isbn/9781594600074. Three-credit students should also purchase Alan Weisman, The World Without Us (New York: MacMillan Picador 2008), ISBN: 978-0-312-42790-0 (any version is acceptable) or another book that presents vividly the intersection of international trade laws and the environment (first ask my approval). Assignments: 1. Register as a participant on the course web site, The West Education Network (TWEN) http://lawschool.westlaw.com/twen/default.asp. The course is listed under my name and the password is t&e. If you are a law student and do not have a Westlaw password or if you experience problems with your Westlaw account, please contact your Westlaw class representative. If you are not a law student and do not have a Westlaw password, please ask my secretary, Barbara Sieger, to obtain one for you--Sieger@law.ufl.edu or 273-0835. 2. Syllabus: Bring a copy to class. Copies are on the student handout table in CGR (230 Bruton-Geer) and on the course web site. 3. August 25: Trade and the Environment: Congruence or Conflict? Text 3-25. Professor: Ray Course Fall 2009 Legal Research and Writing § H Law 5792 Section 4673 Course Materials: •Legal Writing by Design (Pflambo) by Tracy Rambo and Leanne Pflaum •Basic Legal Research 4th edition (Research Text) by Amy E. Sloan •The Bluebook 18th ed. (Bluebook) Assignments: READ: TWEN Materials - Grading Policies, Course Goals, Honor Code and Calendar/Syllabus READ:PFLAMBO - Chapters 1 & 2 Students in this class must sign up for Prof. Ray's TWEN version of this course, "Legal Research & Writing (Fall 2009) - Prof. Ray." You will find the link to the TWEN course at http://www.lawschool.westlaw.com (You must obtain your Westlaw password during orientation) When you get to the site, click on the TWEN tab and follow the instructions for adding the TWEN course. For assistance call 1(800) - westlaw Professor: Riskin Course Fall 2009 Mediation Law 6383 Section 6771 Course Materials: Riskin. Westbrook, Guthrie Reuben, Robbennolt & Welsh, Dispute Resolution and Lawyers 4th edition abridged (Westgroup 2009) Assignments: 1. Read Riskin. Westbrook, Guthrie Reuben, Robbennolt & Welsh, Dispute Resolution and Lawyers 4th edition abridged (Westgroup 2009) pp. 1-7, 11-19, 49-52. 2. Register for the course TWEN site, where you can get the syllabus, and register for the Dispute Resolution & Lawyers 2009-2010 National TWEN site. Professor: Rowe Course Fall 2009 Patent Law Law 6573 Section 5074 Course Materials: Adelman, Rader, and Thomas, Patent Law (3rd edition - 2009). Assignments: You must register on the course TWEN® page and can access the syllabus from the site. Please read pages 1-7 for the first day of class. You should also download and review the course syllabus. Professor: Rowe Course Fall 2009 Trademark Law Law 6576 Section 5069 Course Materials: Dinwoodie and Janis, Trademarks and Unfair Competition 2nd edition (2007). Assignments: You must register on the course TWEN® page and can access the syllabus from the site. Please read pp. 27-40 for the first day of class. You should also download and review the course syllabus. Professor: Ruff Course Fall 2009 Legal Research and Writing § E Law 5792 Section 4707 Course Materials: *Rambo & Pflaum, Legal Writing by Design: A Guide to Great Briefs and Memos (Carolina Academic Press 1999) (Design). *Sloan, Basic Legal Research: Tools and Strategies (Aspen Law & Business 4th ed.) (Research Text). *Sloan & Schwinn, Basic Legal Research Workbook (Aspen Law & Business 3d ed.) (Research Workbook). *The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (Columbia Law Review Assn. et al. eds., 18th ed.) (Bluebook). *Course Packet for my section available for purchase at the law school bookstore during the week before fall classes begin. *Course Supplemental Materials posted on my course website at TWEN (TWEN). I’ll send you an e-mail message with instructions for accessing the course website. For the Course Syllabus, go to the Calendar on TWEN, and then click on View List of Events. Assignments: Assignment for First Class, Monday, August 24 READ: • Research Text: Ch. 1 (skip section on the ALWD Manual). • Design: Sections 5.1—5.3 of Chapter 5. • TWEN: Intro. to LRW & Course Policies under link by this name; Dual U.S. Court System, Mandatory vs. Persuasive Authority, & Stare Decisis Exercise under “Class Discussion Materials” link. BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS the Stare Decisis Exercise in class. The maps below will help you with that exercise as will the readings assigned above. • Legal memoranda examples at the Example Memos link (skim). PRINT and STUDY: (1) Maps showing geographic jurisdiction of (a) Florida District Courts of Appeal, (b) U.S. District Courts of Florida, and (c) Florida Circuit Courts. To access these maps go to the following Florida Bar web page: http://www.floridabar.org/DIVCOM/PI/DirEntries.nsf/WSubHeadings?OpenView. This will bring you to a page titled “Publications.” Scroll down to the section “Courts-Federal” and click on “Federal Courts-Printable PDF.” Print pages 22 & 23 of the PDF document. (2) Map showing the geographic jurisdiction of the U.S. Courts of Appeals and U.S. District Courts. To access this map go to www.USCourts.gov home page. Click on “Go to Court Map.” Then click on “Circuit Map (pdf)” and print map. HAND IN: (1) Completed Student Information Sheet/Acknowledgment of Course Policies form at the end of Introduction to LRW & Course Policies and (2) your résumé. Professor: Schrieber Course Fall 2009 Civil Clinic--ProSe Law 6940 Section 4852 Course Materials: 1. PRO SE PRACTICE GUIDE, by Peggy F. Schrieber and Iris A. Burke. This is our manual of Clinic office practice and local pro se practice (hereinafter cited as GUIDE). This GUIDE is posted on the course TWEN site. Also, other miscellaneous materials on the Clinic TWEN site. 2. Materials posted on the Prep. TWEN site. Assignments: MONDAY, AUGUST 24: Introduction and Orientation to Clinic. Welcome Back! Read the first two sections in Chapter One in the GUIDE (Course Requirements and Clinic Supervision) and the materials under Ethics and Professionalism, on TWEN. We will discuss classes and client workload this semester, along with our expectations. We will also begin refreshing our skills learned last semester. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26: Pro Se Orientation/Field Trip. This class will meet at the Alachua County Family/Civil Courthouse (room to be announced in first class). Be there at 9:30 A.M., prompt, properly dressed. We will then observe a pro se litigant, Ms. Lillie Lewis, trying to navigate the system and will meet some other important people. Please read Chapter Four in the GUIDE, the Ten Steps to a Pro Se Divorce (also on TWEN), and log-on to the web site at www.circuit8.org for information on the Self-Help Program. ***Full Syllabus is posted on the TWEN site. Professor: Schrieber Course Fall 2009 Civil Clinic--ProSe Prep Law 6944 Section 4846 Course Materials: 1. Lawyers as Counselors, A Client-Centered Approach by Binder, Bergman, Price, and Tremblay. (Second Edition) 2. In addition, miscellaneous materials are posted on TWEN. Assignments: TUESDAY, AUGUST 25: Introduction and Orientation. We will discuss the course requirements and our expectations for the semester. Please read the materials under Preparation for Pro Se Clinic/Intro, on TWEN. THURSDAY, AUGUST 27: First Hour — Introduction to Client-Centered Counseling and Interviewing. We will introduce and discuss our model of client interviewing and counseling. Read Chapter 1, pages 2-13, and Chapter 5, pages 80-111, in Binder, Bergman, Price, and Tremblay (hereafter referred to as BBPT), and the Interview model (under Lawyering Theories) on TWEN. Second Hour — Listening. We will discuss the important skill of listening by viewing and critiquing a demonstration videotape with examples of both good and bad listening. Read Chapter 3, pp. 41-63, in BBPT. ***Full Syllabus is posted on the TWEN site. Professor: Schwait/DeThomasis Course Fall 2009 Trial Practice § B Law 6363 Section 5794 Course Materials: (1) Trial Practice Cases and Materials available on TWEN for this course, or if you choose to purchase a hard copy of Trial Practice Cases and Materials, they are available at Wilbert's. (2) Florida Evidence Code Summary Trial Guide which is available at Wilbert's; (3) Mauet, Trials: Strategies, Skills, and the New Powers of Persuasion. (Aspen) Assignments: 8/24 - Introduction to Class; Read Chapters 1 and 2 in Mauet, Trials; 8/26 - Civil Litigation (lecture); Lecture and Demo - Direct Exam of Lay Witness; Read Chapter 5 in Mauet, Trials. Professor: Seigel Course Fall 2009 White Collar Crime Law 6116 Section 4614 Course Materials: Kathleen F. Brickey, Corporate and White Collar Crime, Fourth Edition (Aspen Publishers 2006) (“Text”); Kathleen F. Brickey, 2006 Selected Statutes (Aspen Publishers 2006) (“SS”) Michael Seigel (ed.) Procedural Supplement, Available at law school book store (“PS”) Prerequisite: Successful COMPLETION OF Corporations Assignments: Monday, August 24 Text, pages 1-27 Tuesday, August 25 No additional reading Wednesday, August 26 Text, pages 27-32 Professor: Seigel Course Fall 2009 Criminal Law, Section 3 Law 5100 Section 4590 Course Materials: Kadish, Schulhofer & Steiker, Criminal Law and its Processes, EIGHTH edition (Aspen Publishers 2007) Assignments: Read for Monday: Pages 1-11, for background only Read for Tuesday: Pages 73-78, in close detail; we will study Dudley & Stephens sentence by sentence. Read for Wednesday, Pages 79-105 Note the length of Wednesday's assignment; you should get started on it early. Professor: Sellers Course Fall 2009 Florida Administrative Law Law 6521 Section 5042 Course Materials: Your course materials consist of three books, which are on sale in the Law School bookstore. Those books are Florida Administrative Law, Cases and Materials, 2009, Volumes I and II (one with an orange cover, one with a blue cover), and Florida Administrative Law, Statute and Uniform Rules (a smaller cream colored book). Assignments: Welcome to Florida Administrative Law, LAW 6521. This course is about the executive branch agencies of the State of Florida, and focuses on agency powers and the exercise of those powers with respect to persons regulated by executive branch agencies -- which is essentially anyone and everyone who lives in, does business in, visits, travels in, or otherwise comes into any contact with the State of Florida. This course is about government power, the proper and improper exercise of that power, the procedures agencies must follow in exercising that power, what happens and how to deal with situations when agencies abuse their power, and where and how to find, understand, and apply the "rules of the game" when dealing with executive branch agencies. If you are planning to practice environmental law, health care law, public utility law, labor and employment law, or any number of other areas of law in the State of Florida, this course will be useful for you in learning the "wheres and hows" of dealing with Florida state government. TWEN is our Central Communication Forum for the Course I will post all class assignments, powerpoint slideshows for each week's class, articles, additional course materials, and messages on the course's TWEN board. The assignment for each week, plus additional announcements will be posted on the "Course Message" section of the board. I also will frequently send you email with announcements, attachments, and other information regarding the course. Please be sure to add your email contact information to the course email list on TWEN as soon as possible, and please check TWEN frequently. The course syllabus is posted in TWEN at the Course Syllabus link. Please familiarize yourself with the information in this document. The Powerpoint Slides, which serve as the basic notes for each class meeting, are posted on TWEN at the Course Materials link. In the Course Materials section of the course, click on the link to "Powerpoint Slides Per Course Topic." The slideshows are be posted for review and downloading. Class Assignment for Friday, 8-28-09 Your course materials consist of three books, which are on sale in the Law School bookstore. Those books are Florida Administrative Law, Cases and Materials, 2009, Volumes I and II (one with an orange cover, one with a blue cover), and Florida Administrative Law, Statute and Uniform Rules (a smaller cream colored book). For Friday, August 28, 2009, the following is the class assignment: 1. Please read Constitution of the State of Florida, Article II, Section 3, page 1 of Volume I of the casebook. 2. Please read Askew v. Cross Key Waterways, pp. 2-15 of Volume I of the casebook. 3. Please read House Bill 35E (2003), pp. 32-33 of Volume I of the casebook. 4. I always post powerpoint slides ahead of class. These slides serve as the basic notes for each class, and I use them as the basis for the discussion. Generally, these slides are posted no later than (and often before) Wednesday of the week in which we will cover the topic addressed by the slides. You should review and download these slides for use in class, because they serve as the basic notes for the class. For this week, please download and review the slideshows on Introduction to Administrative Law and Florida's Nondelegation Doctrine. 5. Later this week, I will post (and also will email to you) questions on Florida's Nondelegation Doctrine, for your consideration and discussion in class on Friday, August 28th. I am looking forward to meeting you and looking forward to a good semester of Florida Administrative Law. Professor: Siebecker Course Fall 2009 Business Organizations § A Law 6062 Section 4965 Course Materials: William A. Klein, J. Mark Ramseyer and Stephen M. Bainbridge, AGENCY, PARTNERSHIPS, AND LIMITED LIABILITY ENTITIES (2ND ED. 2007) (“Text”) and Daniel S. Kleinberger, AGENCY, PARTNERSHIPS, AND LLCS (3RD ED.) (“A&P”). Assignments: 1. Register on TWEN (Westlaw) for this course and provide your email address. 2. Download from TWEN the course syllabus. Please note that copies of the syllabus will not be distributed in class. 3. Complete Assignment #1 on the syllabus. Professor: Sneirson Course Fall 2009 Business Organizations § B Law 6062 Section 4469 Course Materials: Ribstein & Lipshaw, Unincorporated Business Entities (4th ed. 2009) Assignments: Please read and be prepared to discuss pages v-vi and 1-7 in the casebook. Professor: Sneirson Course Fall 2009 Corporations § A LAw 6063 Section 4464 Course Materials: William T. Allen et al., Commentaries and Cases on the Law of Business Organization (3d ed. 2009) Assignments: Please read and be prepared to discuss (1) pages 1-13 in the casebook, and (2) Shlensky v. Wrigley, 237 N.E.2d 776 (Ill. App. Ct. 1968). Shelnsky is not in the casebook but can be found on Westlaw and Lexis and in the library. Professor: Sokol Course Fall 2009 Corporations LAw 6063 Section 4802 Course Materials: Assignments: Smith and Williams pp. 1-9 Professor: Soponis Course Fall 2009 Legal Drafting § F Law 6955 Section 4770 Course Materials: Assignments: In Drafting Legal Documents, read pages 1--9, and 32--48. Professor: Soponis Course Fall 2009 Legal Drafting § A Law 6955 Section 4745 Course Materials: Assignments: In Drafting Legal Documents, read pages 1--9, and 32--48. Professor: Specie Course Fall 2009 Secured Transactions Law 6051 Section 2754 Course Materials: Lopucki & Warren, Secured Credit, A Systems Approach Assignments: Read pp 3 - 20. Be prepared to discuss Problem Set 1. Professor: Steinberg Course Fall 2009 Juvenile Justice Law Law 6930 Section 6960 Course Materials: J. Eric Smithburn, Cases and Materials in Juvenile Law (Anderson Publishing Co., 2002). Assignments: Students please register for our TWEN course prior to our first class Monday night. Please download the syllabus and complete your first assignment, found under the FORUMS tab (Discussion forum -- "Welcome to our Class"). Readings for our first class are found in the text -- pp. 1-22 History and Philosophy of the Juvenile Justice System We will also be discussing the links found under Course Materials titled "Four Kids, Four Crimes" Professor: Stinneford Course Fall 2009 Criminal Procedure – Police and Police Practices Law Section Course Materials: Joshua Dressler and George C. Thomas III, Criminal Procedure: Principles, Policies and Perspectives, 3d Edition (2006), ISBN: 978-0-314-16665-4 (and 2009 Supplement to Dressler & Thomas). Assignments: Please read pp. 1-26 of the casebook Professor: Temple-Smith Course Fall 2009 Legal Drafting § I Law 6955 Section 4773 Course Materials: Assignments: In her Legal Drafting Handbook (available through Wilbert's), please SKIM Lesson 1 in the Pleading handbook. You don't need to read in-depth for the first class. Professor: Temple-Smith Course Fall 2009 Legal Drafting § D Law 6955 Section 4753 Course Materials: Assignments: In her Legal Drafting Handbook (available through Wilbert's), please SKIM Lesson 1 in the Pleading handbook. You don't need to read in-depth for the first class. Professor: Tong Course Fall 2009 Intellectual Property and the Protection of Traditional Knowledge Law 6930 Section 3367 Course Materials: Assignments: I look forward to meeting you on Monday, 24 August. At this first session you will receive a detailed course outline and I will introduce the course to you. You need not do any reading or work for this session. There is no prescribed textbook for this course but you will receive a list of suggested readings and I will guide you through it at the first session. However, there are two basic readings that you are advised to get. The first (WIPO) is necessary for the second, third and fourth sessions. The second (Dutfield) provides a general overview of the issues that we will consider in the course. Both readings are available on the internet and I will put them on the TWEN site as well (once I have sorted it out). 1. WIPO Handbook Chapter 2 available at http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/iprm/ or go to www.wipo.org, click on Resources and you will find the WIPO Handbook there. 2. Dutfield G Protecting Traditional Knowledge and Folklore available at http://www.iprsonline.org/resources/docs/Dutfield%20-%20Protecting%20TK%20and%20Folklore%20-%20Blue%201.pdf or http://www.iprsonline.org/unctadictsd/docs/Dutfield2002.pdf Professor: Vermut Course Fall 2009 Legal Issues in Intellectual Property Licensing Seminar Law 6936 Section 8118 Course Materials: Licensing Intellectual Property in the Information Age, Second Edition, Port et al., Carolina Academic Press (2005) Assignments: Week 1 - August 26 Licensing Introduction Pages 3-22 Overview of Intellectual Property Law Pgs. 23-95 Skim the following cases: Cases on Patents: Graham v. John Deere, Diamond v. Chakrabarty, State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group, Inc. Cases on Copyrights: Baker v. Seldon, Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Services Co., Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. Cases on Trademarks: United States v. Steffens, Abercrombie & Fitch Co. v. Hunting World, Inc., Qualitex v. Jacobson Products, Co., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc. Please visit the course website for more information: www.rtlaw.com/licensing Professor: Wihnyk Course Fall 2009 Legal Research & Writing § A Law 5792 Section 4653 Course Materials: •Legal Writing by Design (Pflambo) by Tracy Rambo and Leanne Pflaum •Basic Legal Research 4th edition (Research Text) by Amy E. Sloan •The Bluebook 18th ed. (Bluebook) Assignments: READ: TWEN Materials - +Course Policies: Grading Policies, Course Requirements and My Expectations; +Course Calendar READ:PFLAMBO - Chapters 1 & 2 Students in this class must sign up for Prof. Wihnyk's TWEN version of this course, “Legal Research & Writing and Appellate Advocacy - 2009-20010- Prof. Wihnyk.” You will find the link to the TWEN course at http://www.lawschool.westlaw.com (You must obtain your Westlaw password during orientation) When you get to the site, click on the TWEN tab and follow the instructions for adding the TWEN course. For assistance call 1(800) - westlaw Professor: Wolf Course Fall 2009 Land Use Planning Law 6460 Section 5020 Course Materials: The required text for this course is Charles M. Haar & Michael Allan Wolf, Land Use Planning and the Environment: A Casebook (Environmental Law Institute, 2009). Special arrangements are being made with the publisher to make this book available for students in this course at a special, reduced price, so do not purchase an advanced copy of the book on-line. Students must enroll in the LexisNexis Web Course for this class. On the Web Course, you will find the Course Procedures (under Course Materials) and the Syllabus. Throughout the semester, I will be posting additional required readings on the Web Course. Assignments: For our first class at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25, 2009, in Room 180, please read and be prepared to discuss Gowan v. Ward County Commission, 764 N.W.2d 425 (N.D. 2009). Professor: Wolf Course Fall 2009 Local Government Law Law 6531 Section 4884 Course Materials: The required text for this course is Lynn A. Baker & Clayton P. Gillette, Local Government Law (Foundation Press, 3d ed. 2004). Students must enroll in the LexisNexis Web Course for this class. On the Web Course, you will find the Course Procedures (under Course Materials) and the Syllabus. Throughout the semester, I will be posting additional required readings on the Web Course. Assignments: For our first class at 10 am on Tuesday, August 25, 2009, in Room 360, please read and be prepared to discuss Strand v. Escambia County, 992 So. 2d 150 (Fla. 2008). Professor: Wright Course Fall 2009 Estates & Trusts Law 6430 Section 5851 Course Materials: Dobris, Sterk, and Leslie, Estates and Trusts, 3d. edition Assignments: Read in Dobris, Sterk, and Leslie, Estates and Trusts, 3d. edition, pp. 1-16. Professor: Zedalis Course Fall 2009 Trial Practice-A Law 6363 Section 4824 Course Materials: Assignments: Students should read chapters One and Two in Mauet, "Trials". Powered by Coranto