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MEMORANDUM

TO: RISING SECOND-YEAR AND THIRD-YEAR ELON LAW STUDENTS

FROM: REGISTRAR’S OFFICE

RE: FALL 2013 COURSE REGISTRATION

DATE: MARCH 4, 2013

This memorandum describes the required and elective courses offered during the Fall 2013

semester. A proposed class schedule is attached. There may be adjustments to this schedule between

now and the fall semester. The Registrar’s office will keep students updated as these adjustments

occur.

Students will register by going online to OnTrack -

https://ontrack.elon.edu/WebAdvisor/WebAdvisor?&TYPE=M&PID=CORE-

WBMAIN&TOKENIDX=7485788338.

Online registration will be conducted for rising third-year students beginning Tuesday, March

19, 2013 at 12:15 p.m. Online registration will be conducted for rising second-year students

beginning Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 12:15 p.m. The online registration period for both classes

will end on Friday, April 5, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. After April 5, 2013, students can add/drop courses

through the Registrars’ office only. If students attempt to register for a class and get a message that

the class has reached its enrollment cap, please email the Registrar’s Office to be placed on a wait

list. The drop/add period for elective courses will run from the first day of classes through Friday,

August 23, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.

Students are reminded that as a full-time law student they must enroll in at least 12 hours and

no more than 17 hours per semester, absent special permission from the Academic Dean.

If you have questions about course registration, please contact the Registrar’s office at (336)

279-9330 or (336)279-9325; (888) ELON-LAW, ext. 9330; or [email protected]; [email protected].

https://ontrack.elon.edu/WebAdvisor/WebAdvisor?&TYPE=M&PID=CORE-WBMAIN&TOKENIDX=7485788338

https://ontrack.elon.edu/WebAdvisor/WebAdvisor?&TYPE=M&PID=CORE-WBMAIN&TOKENIDX=7485788338

mailto:[email protected]

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Second-Year Course Descriptions

Please note that in registering for fall 2013 courses, students will be able to select sections for

enrollment in Business Associations, Constitutional Law I and Evidence. Constitutional Law I must

be taken in the fall of your 2L year and Constitutional Law II must be taken in the spring of your 2L

year. Professional Responsibility must be taken in the Summer 2013, Fall 2013 or Spring 2014

semester. Business Associations and Evidence can be taken in the fall or spring of your 2L year or

the fall or spring of your 3L year. Thus, students have more scheduling options and greater control

over their individual schedules. Please do note, however, that scheduling may be more complex and

require more advanced planning during the pre-registration period. Also, since the sections will be

filled once the rising 3L class have enrolled, rising 2L students may not get their first choice if they

do not enroll promptly when registration begins.

Required Courses

Business Associations, 4 credits (Professor Molony) LAW710A

A study of basic corporate law, including formation, management, and dissolution of corporations,

and the rights and duties of those involved with corporations. The law related to business

organizations such as partnerships and limited liability companies (LLC) will also be covered. A

final examination will be administered in this course. (This course has an enrollment cap of 60).

This course is not available to satisfy the upper level writing requirement.

Constitutional Law I, 2 credits (Professors Gaylord and Katz) LAW720A/B

A study of the principles of American constitutional law. The course will examine the concept of

judicial review, as well as other specific provisions of the Constitution, including the Due Process

Clause and the First Amendment. (These courses have an enrollment cap of 50 in each section)

This course is not available to satisfy the upper level writing requirement. NOTE: Con Law I and

Con Law II are distinct courses. Students will register for a section of Con Law II during Spring

registration, thus, it is not guaranteed students will have the same faculty member for Con Law I

and Con Law II.

Evidence, 4 credits (Professor Rich, Justice Exum) LAW730A/B

The aim of this course is to develop familiarity with the techniques by which evidence of

controverted facts is presented in litigation before judicial tribunals. The Federal Rules of Evidence,

North Carolina Rules of Evidence, and common law rules will be examined. (These courses have

an enrollment cap of 30 in each section). This course is not available to satisfy the upper level

writing requirement.

Professional Responsibility, 2 credits (Dean Woodlief) LAW 682A

A study of the professional obligations of attorneys imposed both by regulation and the noble

traditions of the legal profession. The course will utilize hypothetical fact situations and problems

likely faced by attorneys to reinforce the model rules and to develop a commitment to ethical

decision-making in students. This is a required course for Class of 2015; second year students may

take this course during Summer 2013 - Session I, Fall 2013 or Spring 2014. (This course has a

minimum enrollment of 10 students and a maximum enrollment of 40 students). This course is

not available to satisfy the upper level writing requirement.

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Second-Year and Third-Year Course Descriptions

Elective Courses

Accounting for Lawyers, 2 credits (Professor Molony) LAW711A

An introduction to the basic concepts of financial accounting. Intended for students with little or no

accounting background, the course is designed to equip these students with the fundamental skills

necessary to read and critically review a corporation’s financial statements. This course is not open

to students who have received credit for more than one undergraduate or postgraduate course in

financial accounting. (This course has a minimum enrollment of 8 students and a maximum

enrollment of 24 students). This course is not available to satisfy the upper level writing

requirement.

ADR Representation, 3 credits (Adjunct Professor Baroff) LAW784A

Lawyers today represent clients in many different forums and in most every setting there is an ADR

component. Often mediation and arbitration are part of the system either by court order, by contract,

or by agreement. This course focuses on advocacy skills used in various ADR forms - primarily on

representation in mediation and arbitration. Students will also consider developing ADR case law,

its implications for practice, and will develop an understanding of other ADR processes including

Summary Jury and Mini Trial. Students will review and draft ADR clauses. This course includes

lecture, group work, and case simulations, as students will participate as both representing lawyer

and in other roles in mediations and arbitrations. It is anticipated that other Elon Law students, likely

from the Negotiation and winter Mediation course, may participate in the case simulations. (This

course has a minimum enrollment of 6 students and a maximum enrollment of 12 students). This

course is not available to satisfy the upper level writing requirement.

Advanced Criminal Procedure, 3 credits (Professor Rich) LAW735A

This course builds on the required Criminal Procedure course and focuses on one or more specific

criminal procedure topics. Such topics may include the innocence of clients, the rights of the

criminally accused to bail, grand jury indictments, speedy trials, impartial trials, confrontation of

witnesses, and freedom from double jeopardy. (This course has a minimum enrollment of 5

students and a maximum enrollment of 20 students). This course is available to satisfy the upper

level writing requirement.

Advanced Legal Research: Electronic Research, 1 credit (Assoc Dean Kate McLeod) LAW662A

This skills course will focus on the use of electronic resources in conducting legal research in a real

life environment. We will examine the cost effective means of performing legal research; explore

the advanced searching methods for both Lexis-Nexis and Westlaw and examine the other online

materials, both subscription and free, and their appropriate use within the research and practice areas.

This will be a Pass/Fail course with assignments and in-class quizzes, no final exam. Enrollment in

this course is capped at 12, with a minimum of 4. This course is not available to satisfy the upper

level writing requirement. Please note that this class will run for five weeks, with the last class on

Friday, September 20, 2013.

Advanced Legal Research: North Carolina Legal Materials, 1 credit (Librarian Watson)LAW664A

This course examines the three branches of the North Carolina Government. Students will learn to

find statutes, cases, administrative decisions, and treatises on specific topics. Both print and online

sources will be examined. The focus will be on research strategies to solve practical questions that

an attorney would encounter in a typical North Carolina practice using cost effective methods. This

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course is graded on a Pass/Fail basis. (This course has a minimum enrollment of 4 students and a

maximum enrollment of 12 students). This course is not available to satisfy the upper level writing

requirement. Please note that this class will run for five weeks, with the last class on Thursday,

September 19, 2013.

Bar Exam Foundations, 4 credits (Professor Barillo) LAW822A

This course is designed to help students maximize their performance on the bar exam in the

jurisdiction of his or her own choice. In addition to the review and organization of critical topics

and to assisting student development of expert study strategies, the course will focus on the tactics

and strategies for writing essay examinations and taking multiple choice tests. Assessment will be

based on simulated bar examinations. This is a graded course. (This course has a no minimum or

maximum enrollment). Enrollment in this course is limited to third-year students. This course is


Business Drafting, 2 credits (Professor Flynn) LAW812A

This course will teach students the basic principles of contract interpretation, negotiation, and

drafting. Emphasis will be placed on drafting contractual agreements that meet clients’ needs and

effectively anticipate potential legal problems. Students will read and analyze a variety of contracts

and contract provisions, and will work both independently and collaboratively to negotiate and draft

a series of written contracts. Types of contracts to be studied and drafted may include contracts for

the sale of goods, service contracts, agency agreements, employment agreements, and stock or asset

purchase agreements. (This course has a minimum enrollment of 8 students and a maximum

enrollment of 14 students). This course is available to satisfy the upper level writing requirement.

Capstone Leadership Project, 1 credit (Professor Alexander) LAW755A

The Capstone course will provide 3L students an opportunity to apply leadership skills in service of a

tangible, law related product, outcome, or effort aimed at creating positive, sustainable impact on the

profession, the Law School, the community, or the world. This elective will require a minimum of 55

hours of work during the Fall Semester, including reflective learning activities and preparation of a

final report. Projects may be derived from diverse sources and should encourage student initiative

and creativity. Thus the final report could take a number of different forms -- e.g., a written

document of approximately 10 pages, slide presentation, video/DVD, web site, etc. However, each

project report must include a written executive summary that will both describe the project and its

outcomes as well as document the specific leadership skills the student deployed in pursuit of the

project and what the student learned about his or her strengths and developmental needs as a leader.

Each student or team will be required to make an oral presentation of their findings to the class at the

end of the course. Project proposals must be submitted in writing to the Director of the Capstone

Leadership course or the Director’s designee(s) and will be approved based on published criteria. All

2013 projects will be approved no later than the start of the Fall Semester. Teams of no more than

four students may also carry out a single project, provided each student demonstrates equal effort and

signs the final report, and provided each fulfills the 55-hour minimum commitment. There will be a

minimum of two progress check-ins with the Director of the Capstone Leadership course or the

Director’s designee(s) during the semester. The course will be graded on a Pass-Fail basis. This

course is available to 3L Leadership Fellows only. All students may register for the general

Capstone course in Spring 2014. (This course has a minimum enrollment of 5 students and a

maximum enrollment of 12 students). This course is not available to satisfy the upper level writing

requirement.

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Commercial Law - Secured Transactions, 2 credits (Professor Gabriel) LAW671A A study of the law of secured transactions, focusing on Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.

(This course has a minimum enrollment of 8 students and a maximum enrollment of 75 students).


Critical Race Theory, 2 credits (Professor Parrish) LAW752A

Critical race theory analyzes the intersections between race and the law. Specifically, it examines

and critiques race as both a social and legal construct and explores the psychological and practical

consequences that flow from those constructs. In this course students will consider the theoretical

and intellectual contributions of critical race theory to legal discourse, as well as the liberal and

conservative critiques of its tenets. Thus, the course will investigate critical race theory from

multiple vantage points to assess both its strengths and its shortcomings as an advocacy tool for

attorneys. (This course has a minimum enrollment of 8 students and a maximum enrollment of 20

students). This course is available to satisfy the upper level writing requirement.

Elder Law Clinic, 4 credits (Professors Kantlehner and Vaughan) LAW764A

The Elder Law Clinic is a general civil clinic operated by the law school to serve the legal needs of

low to moderate income senior citizens in the Guilford County area. Working under the supervision

of a clinical director, students provide consultative, transactional, and advocacy legal services with

issues such as consumer rights, housing, foreclosure, power of attorney and advanced directives,

abuse and neglect, administrative hearings and other significant concerns. Students make community

presentations on laws affecting older adults. A weekly classroom session includes topics such as

Medicare/Medicaid, ethics, interviewing skills, and areas of law affecting older adults. Students

participating in the Elder Law Clinic gain valuable experience with interviewing, case management,

negotiation and oral advocacy, along with recognizing communication issues associated with aging.

Students must be eligible for NC State Bar Limited Practice Certification. Prerequisites: Professional

Responsibility. (This course has a minimum enrollment of 4 students and a maximum enrollment

of 8 students). This course is not available to satisfy the upper level writing requirement.

Entity Taxation, 3 credits (Adjunct Professor Abel) LAW 815A

This course examines the federal income taxation of subchapter C corporations, general partnerships,

limited liability companies, subchapter S corporations, limited partnerships, and other business entities.

State tax implications may also be addressed. Income Tax is a prerequisite. (This course has a

minimum enrollment of 8 students and a maximum enrollment of 30 students). This course is not

available to satisfy the upper level writing requirement.

Family Law, 3 credits (Adjunct Professor Morgenstern) LAW775A

This course will cover the variety of laws impacting the family unit and defining the rights and duties

of family members. Topics covered will include marriage, annulment, separation, divorce, support,

custody and equitable distribution. There will be a final exam. Course requirements may also

include other writing assignments/group activities to provide the students with a sense of the

practical side of the practice of family law. (This course has a minimum enrollment of 10 students

and a maximum enrollment of 50 students). This course is not available to satisfy the upper level

writing requirement.

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Federal Courts, 3 credits (Professor Scott Gaylord) LAW788A This course examines jurisdiction of the federal courts over federal questions and diversity of

citizenship cases; distribution of powers between state and federal courts; use of state law in federal

courts; civil procedure in federal districts courts; and appellate review of federal and state court

decisions. (This course has a minimum enrollment of 8 students and a maximum enrollment of 30

students). This course is not available to satisfy the upper level writing requirement.

First Amendment: Speech, 2 credits (Professor Armijo) LAW757A

This course surveys the Free Speech clause of the First Amendment, and considers both the theory

underlying the clause and judicial interpretations of the extent of its protections. Potential topics include

hate speech, political speech, freedom of association, indecency and obscenity, tort law and the First

Amendment, access to the media, commercial speech, and copyright. We will pay particular attention to

the application of free speech rules, doctrines, and values to emerging technologies. (This course has a



General Externship, 3 credits (Professor Kantlehner and Adjunct Professor Peoples) LAW690A The General Externship Course is a component of the Law School’s Externship Program, which is

designed to provide opportunities for students to gain practical legal experience while working under

the supervision of attorneys and judges. The General Externship Course is an upper-level elective

which consists of a combination of supervised work hours and periodic sessions with a faculty

advisor. The course requires a minimum of 130 hours of work under the supervision of a state or

federal government attorney, a judicial officer serving in a state and/or federal court, or an attorney

employed by a non-profit public service organization. As part of supervised Externship work,

students may observe client conferences, staff attorney meetings, negotiations, plea bargains, motion

arguments, appellate arguments, trials, conferences, and other aspects of the legal process while

under the supervision of an attorney or judicial officer. In addition, the student may research legal

and procedural matters and perform such other tasks to support the legal functions, as the supervising

attorney or judicial officer may require. In addition to the minimum hours of supervised work, the

Externship course requires students to participate in sessions with a faculty advisor and submit

reflective written work and time records. Students are eligible for the General Externship Course

after completing two or three semesters at the law school, depending on the particular externship

placement requirements. While students may register for the General Externship course through

the regular course registration process, the Externship Director must approve any Externship

before classes begin, based on a deadline for placement approval specified by the Director.

Students may not receive any compensation for their work in the Externship course. Professional

Responsibility is a prerequisite if placement requires the Extern to be certified under the North

Carolina State Bar Limited Practice Certificate Program. (This course has a minimum enrollment

of 10 students and a maximum enrollment of 24 students). This course is not available to satisfy

the upper level writing requirement.

Health Law, 2 credits (Professor Grant) LAW 745A

This course will cover a number of major areas of Health Law, primarily with a bioethical emphasis.

It will include discussion of the Treatment Relationship, the Right and Duty to Die, Organ

Transplantation including the Control, Use and Allocation of Body Parts, Reproductive Rights and

Genetic Technologies, as well as an examination of a number of Public Health issues such as Testing

and Public Health, and Isolation and Quarantine. (This course has a minimum enrollment of 10

students and a maximum enrollment of 24 students). This course is not available to satisfy the

upper level writing requirement.

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Humanitarian Immigration Law Clinic, 3 credits (Professor Scavone) LAW 768A

The Clinic will be designed to give students practical experience working on a variety of immigration

matters related primarily to refugees and asylees who have faced human rights violations. Students

will be responsible for all aspects of case management for the matters assigned to them.

Responsibilities include meeting with clients, performing intake interviews, analyzing cases for legal

remedy, gathering evidence, drafting and filing applications and briefs and maintaining client

correspondence. Students will have the opportunity to represent clients in immigration matters

before federal administrative agencies under the supervision of the professor/counsel. The focus of

the clinic will be refugee and asylee legal services. Typically these will involve applications for

permanent residency, citizenship applications, family reunifications, travel and employment

authorization, and applications for asylum. Based on a 14 week semester, students undertaking the 3

cr. course will spend approximately 9-10 hours a week on clinic activities. Students must have

completed all of the first-year requirements and have completed, or be currently enrolled, in the

subject, Professional Responsibility. Students will be awarded a grade on a Pass/Fail basis. The

clinic has no examination component. Student’s assessment will be based on a combination of

casework performance, class participation and professionalism. All materials required for the clinic

will be made available through existing on-line materials. (This course has a minimum enrollment

of 3 students and a maximum enrollment of 6 students). This course is not available to satisfy the

upper level writing requirement.

Income Taxation, 3 credits (Professor Chapman) LAW 712A

A study of the basic principles of federal taxation of income. This course focuses primarily on the

provisions of the Internal Revenue Code addressing taxation of individuals. Concepts such as

adjusted gross income, exemptions, deductions, and tax credits will be examined. (This course has a



Influence and Responsibility of the Lawyer as a Public Citizen, 3 credits (Adjunct Professor Pitts)

LAW704A

This course is designed to provoke students to wrestle with the meaning of the lawyer's ethical

mandate to be a "public citizen with a special responsibility for the quality of justice." The initial

classes will focus on law and social responsibility through study of, among other things, the

Preamble to the Rules of Professional Conduct, select portions of the U.S. and N.C. Constitutions,

scholarly articles, and other materials which inform on the issue of a lawyer’s role in society. Later

class sessions will be devoted to each of the following legal matters of public concern: 1) the role of

law as a tool for social change; 2) the origins and ramifications of corporate personhood; 3) poverty

and the availability of legal services; and, 4) market-based reforms of public education. Other topics

relevant to current events and student interests will also be studied and discussed. Readings will

include court decisions, briefs, law review articles, and relevant writings from other disciplines. The

instructor will facilitate the discussions of the selected readings to deeply involve students in publicly

questioning, challenging, and defending arguments central to the weekly topic(s). Guest speakers

may be invited to selected class sessions and video resources will be used as needed. Emphasis will

be placed on the thoughtful articulation of professional ethical issues raised by the readings. (This



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Insurance Law, 2 credits (Adjunct Professor Rotenstreich) LAW746A

This course covers the basics of insurance law, including the nature of insurance, insurance contract

formation and interpretation, and government regulation of the insurance industry. Various types of

insurance, such as auto, property, commercial loss and other types of insurance will be covered.



Intellectual Property, 3 credits (Adjunct Professor Hicks) LAW 716A

This course covers the basic principles of intellectual property law in the United States. We will

address patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets, with an emphasis on practical

considerations encountered by general practice and intellectual property attorneys. Students will

improve their client communication skills in the context of providing practical IP advice. (This



International Commercial Arbitration, 2 credits (Professor Gabriel) LAW 744A

The first half of this course, a traditional classroom component, examines the nature of international

arbitration including its advantages and disadvantages, as a form of dispute resolution in international

trade. This part of the course will be taught in an intensive mode and will be completed by early to

mid-October. The second half of the course will consist of students researching and preparing the

first memorandum for the Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot. This course is limited to

third-year students. It is highly recommended that students have the course on Sales prior to this

course. This course is a prerequisite for participation in the Vis Moot Competition in the spring.

Students are advised to discuss the course with the instructor to confirm their registration and

participation in the course before classes commence. Course is available for students on the Vis

Arbitration team; students must be preapproved by Professor Gabriel before registering for this

class. (This course has a minimum enrollment of 2 students and a maximum enrollment of 4


International Humanitarian Law, 3 credits (Professor Crowe) LAW827A

This course will focus on the evolution of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and the

development of a responsive judicial system over the past two centuries. It will begin with a brief

look at the history of war crimes and the laws of armed conflict going back to antiquity, and then

concentrate on the beginning of the development of the legal and judicial underpinnings of IHL in

the second half of the 19th century. It will then discuss the background and history of the early

Geneva Conventions, the 1899 and 1907 Hague Conferences and resulting conventions, and the

efforts by the international community to deal judicially with the war crimes committed during

World War I. It will also explore the allies’ more successful efforts to bring to justice perpetrators of

the massive war crimes committed during World War II through the Nuremberg and Tokyo

International Military trials as well as the thousands of military commission and national trials

throughout Europe and Asia. It will also look at the background and history of the Genocide

Convention, the postwar Geneva Conventions as well as the crimes and trials before the International

Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the International Criminal Tribunal for Yogoslavia, the Extraordinary

Chambers before the Courts of Cambodia, and the U.S. Military Commission trials in Guatanamo. It

will also explore questions about cultural genocide and other legal concepts and precedents that have

developed in relation to modern unconventional warfare. (This course has a minimum enrollment

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of 5 students and a maximum enrollment of 10 students). This course is not available to satisfy

the upper level writing requirement.

Pretrial Litigation, 3 credits (Professor Hoffman) LAW 802A

This course covers the major steps in the pretrial litigation process. Topics covered include litigation

planning, fact investigation, legal research, pleading, discovery, pretrial motions, and settlement

strategy. This course is recommended for third-year students who have a working knowledge of

evidence. (This course has a minimum enrollment of 10 students and a maximum enrollment of

48 students). This course is not available to satisfy the upper level writing requirement.

Prisoners’ Rights, 2 credits (Professor Perkins) LAW829A

This course examines imprisonment of convicted offenders with a focus on the government’s power

to punish by imprisonment, the limits of that power, and the responsibilities the government assumes

when exercising it. Primary emphasis will be on topics related to prisoner civil rights litigation

including the history of prisoner litigation, procedural matters, prisoner rights, conditions of

confinement, and access to courts. Emerging topics in current prisoner litigation will be addressed.



Remedies, 3 credits (Assoc. Dean Woodlief) LAW 795A This course examines the various remedies available to claimants in civil litigation. It will cover

damages, including compensatory, punitive and statutory damages. Equitable remedies such as

injunctions and accountings will also be covered. Restitutionary remedies will also be addressed.

This course is best suited to third year students, however, enrollment is open to all upper level

students. (This course has a minimum enrollment of 10 students and a maximum enrollment of 45


Socio-Legal Perspectives: Labor Law, 3 credits (Professor Fink) LAW702A

This course is intended to acquaint students with sociological, anthropological, and other social-

science perspectives on the law, legal institutions, and legal practice. The course will be organized

around a particular area of law (e.g., business organizations; labor & employment; criminal law; etc.)

or a social issue or problem of legal concern (e.g., social stratification & inequality; lawyers & the

legal profession; social change & social movements; etc.), drawing on both traditional legal sources

and social-science scholarship to explore the core theme. The primary aim of the proposed revision

is to provide a more coherent organizing principle for the course. By organizing the course around a

particular area of law or socio-legal problem, the courses will have a greater focus, and will be more

accessible to law students who may not have a prior background in the social sciences. There will

be additional assigned readings that will be available either online (JSTOR) or on reserve in

the library. (This course has a minimum enrollment of 8 students and a maximum enrollment of

45 students). This course is available to satisfy the upper level writing requirement.

Sports Law, Issues in, 2 credits (Visiting Professor Maraghy) LAW 792A

This course touches on various issues in sports law, from free agency, to unions, to Title IX, to drug

testing and the role of agents. These principles cut across subject matter domains, including

contracts law, labor law, evidence, administrative law and constitutional law. The course elicits

basic principles involved in professional and college sports and applies them to real world situations.

(This course has a minimum enrollment of 10 students and a maximum enrollment of 25


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State and Local Government, 2 credits (Adjunct Professor Vaughan) LAW 793A

A study of the creation and the powers and responsibilities of the state and its branches of

government and various agencies, counties, cities, and other municipal corporations and their officers

and citizens. (This course has a minimum enrollment of 8 students and a maximum enrollment of

24 students) This course is not available to satisfy the upper level writing requirement.

The Washington Center- Elon University School of Law Externship Program in Washington,

D.C., 12-15 credits (Professor Kantlehner) LAW880A

The Washington Center- Elon University School of Law Externship Program, located in Washington,

D.C., is designed for second- and third-year law students. This off-campus program will help

students identify and apply for externships in government or non-profit organizations of interest.

Students will work at an externship and participate in a concurrent Externship Program academic

component. Students also will enroll in courses taught by faculty in Washington, D.C. Courses will

focus on subjects such as federal legislative and regulatory advocacy. Students will receive 3 credit

hours for each course they successfully complete. Students will receive a minimum of 12 and a

maximum of 15 credit hours, including nine credit hours for the externship itself. All students will

take the externship and one course and may opt to take a second course. Students accepted into the

program will pay all standard tuition and fees required by their enrollment at the Elon University

School of Law and are eligible for financial aid through the law school. Eligibility and Application

All placements are subject to application approval. (This course has no minimum enrollment and

a maximum enrollment of 10 students). This course is not available to satisfy the upper level

writing requirement. After registration, students must seek permission from supervising faculty

member to drop this course.

Wills and Trusts, 3 credits (Visiting Professor Chapman) LAW770A

This course explores the gratuitous transfer of property at death, including intestate and

testate succession. It also examines the nature, establishment, management, and termination of inter

vivos and testamentary trusts. A final examination will be administered in this course. (This course

has a minimum enrollment of 10 students and a maximum enrollment of 45 students). This


Wills Drafting Clinic (In-House) for Habitat for Humanity of Greater

Greensboro Referrals, 3 credits (Professor Kantlehner) LAW 773A

The Wills In-House Clinic is a learning-by-doing class with intensive instruction units, followed by

actual supervised practice, under the Rules of the NC State Bar. Students receive intensive

instruction encompassing necessary knowledge and skills and will be assigned to represent low

income homeowners, referred to the clinic by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Greensboro. Students

will interview clients, draft documents to meet the needs of clients, conference with clients to explain

and review documents and oversee the self-proving signing protocol for those documents.

Enrollment limited to students who have (1) completed at least 3 semesters; (2) successfully

completed Wills and Trusts; (3) successfully completed Professional Responsibility; and (4) are

certified by the Dean as being of good character with requisite legal ability and training to perform in

the clinical context. Course pre-requisites can only be waived by the supervising faculty member.



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Anticipated Electives – Spring 2014

The following courses are projected to be offered in spring 2014. It is likely that additional courses

will be added, and it is possible that some of the courses listed may not be offered.

Course Faculty Member Credit Hours

Advanced Family Law Morgenstern 3

Advanced Legal Research: Small Practice Watson 1 (front loaded)

Advanced Legal Research: NC McLeod 1 (front loaded)

Antitrust Dancer 3

Bankruptcy Adams 3

Bar Exam Foundations Barillo/Flynn 4

Business Association TBD 4

Capstone Leadership Alexander 1

Commercial Law: Sales Gabriel 2

Communication Skills for Lawyers McAlister 1 (front loaded)

Complex Civil Litigation Dunham 3

Construction Law Heckman 3

Consumer Protection Law Fink 3

Criminal Procedure Rich 3

Death Penalty Jurisprudence Widenhouse 2

Elder Law Clinic Kantlehner/Vaughan 3

Entertainment Law Maraghy 2

Entity Tax TBD 3

Estate Planning Chapman 2

Evidence TBD 4

Family Law Wasson 3

Federal Tax Practice & Procedure Seals 2

First Amendment: Religion Gaylord 3

General Externship Kantlehner 3

Humanitarian Immigration Law Clinic Scavone 2-3

Immigration Law McKinney 3

Income Tax TBD 3

International Law: Refugee & Asylum Grant 2

Judicial Process Exum 2

Law Review Fink 1

Media Law Armijo 2-3

Mergers & Acquisitions Dancer 2-3

Mock Trial Competition Perkins 1

Moot Court Woodlief 1-2

Professional Responsibility Woodlief 2

Securities Regulation Molony 3

Street Law Brown 2

Trade Secrets Levine 3

Trial Practice & Procedure Hoffman and Adjuncts 3

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Vis Moot Gabriel 2

Washington Ctr Externs Kantlehner/Slavick 12-15

Wills & Trust Chapman 3

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Class Schedule

Fall 2013 Blue – 1L Required Green – 2L

Red – 2L & 3L Electives Orange – 3L Only

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

8:30 Family Law

8:30-9:45

Morgenstern; Rm 204

Family Law

8:30-9:45

Morgenstern; Rm 204

8:45 Income Taxation

8:45-10:00

Chapman; Rm 105

Socio-Legal Perspectives:

Labor Law

8:45-10:00

Fink; Rm B106

Entity Tax

8:45-10:00

Abel; Rm 206

Income Taxation

8:45-10:00

Chapman; Rm 105

Socio-Legal Perspectives:

Labor Law

8:45-10:00

Fink; Rm B106

Entity Tax

8:45-10:00

Abel; Rm 206

9:00 Property I

9:00-9:50 (B, C2)

Parrish, Rm 206

Con Law I

9:00-9:50 (A)

Gaylord, Rm 207

Contracts I

9:00–9:50 (A)

_____________, Rm B106

Contracts I

9:00–9:50 (B)

Gabriel, Rm 207

Contracts I

9:00–9:50 (C)

Levine, Rm 105

Property I

9:00-9:50 (B, C2)

Parrish, Rm 206

Con Law I

9:00-9:50 (A)

Gaylord, Rm 207

Contracts I

9:00–9:50 (A)

_____________, Rm B106

Contracts I

9:00–9:50 (B)

Gabriel, Rm 207

Contracts I

9:00–9:50 (C)

Levine, Rm 105

Humanitarian Immigration Clinic

9:00-9:50

Scavone; Rm C106/C107

Prisoners Rights

9:00-10:40

Perkins; Rm 107

Property I

9:00-9:50 (B, C2)

Parrish, Rm 206

Advanced Legal Research:

Electronic

9:00 – 11:30

McLeod; Comp Lab

Wills Drafting Clinic

9:00 – 3:00

Kantlehner: C106, C107

9:15

9:30

9:45

10:00 Property I

10:00-10:50 (A, C1)

Rivers-James, Rm 204

Legal Research

10:00-10:50 (A1)

McLeod; Comp Lab

Property I

10:00-10:50 (A, C1)


Legal Research

10:00-10:50 (A2)

Watson; Comp Lab

Elder Law Clinic

10:00-10:50

Vaughan, Rm E109

Property I

10:00-10:50 (A, C1)


10:10 Acct. for Lawyers

10:10-11:00

Molony; Rm B106

Acct. for Lawyers

10:10-11:00

Molony; Rm B106

10:15

10:20 Business Drafting

10:20-12:00

Flynn; Rm 107

Evidence

10:20-12:00 (A)

Rich, Rm 204

Evidence

10:20-12:00 (B)

Exum, Rm 105

ADR Representation

10:20-12:00

Baroff; Rm 211

Sports Law

10:20-12:00

Maraghy; Rm 206

Critical Race Theory

10:20-12:00

Parrish; Rm 107

Evidence

10:20-12:00 (A)

Rich, Rm 204

Evidence

10:20-12:00 (B)

Exum, Rm 105

ADR Representation

10:20-11:10

Baroff; Rm 211

10:30

10:45 Remedies

10:45-12:00

Woodlief; Rm B106

Remedies

10:45-12:00

Woodlief; Rm B106

11:00 Torts I

11:00 – 11:50 (A)

Katz, Rm 204

Torts I

11:00-11:50 (B)

Armijo, Rm 206

Torts I

11:00 – 11:50 (A)

Katz, Rm 204

Torts I

11:00-11:50 (B)

Armijo, Rm 206

Torts I

11:00 – 11:50 (A)

Katz, Rm 204

Torts I

11:00-11:50 (B)

Armijo, Rm 206

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MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Torts I

11:00-11:50 (C)

Grant, Rm 105

Torts I

11:00-11:50 (C)

Grant, Rm 105

Torts I

11:00-11:50 (C)

Grant, Rm 105

11:10 Legal Research

11:10-12:00 (B1)

Watson; Comp Lab

Legal Research

11:10-12:00 (B2)

McLeod; Comp Lab

11:15

11:30

11:45

12:00 LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK

1:00 Civ Pro I I

1:00-1:50 (A, B1)

Hoffman, Rm 206

Civ Pro I

1:00-1:50 (B2, C)

Fink, Rm 204

Hum Immigration Clinic

1:00-2:40

Scavone; C106/107

Elder Law Clinic

1:00-2:50

Vaughan; E109

First Amendment: Speech

1:00-2:40

Armijo; Rm 105

Legal Method I

1:00-2:40 (A1)

_______________; Rm 105

Legal Method I

1:00-2:40 (B1)

_______________; Rm 107

Legal Method I

1:00-2:40 (C1)

_______________; Rm 211

Business Associations

1:00-2:40

Molony, Rm 206

Bar Exam Foundations

1:00-2:40

Barilla, Rm 207

Civ Pro I I

1:00-1:50 (A, B1)

Hoffman, Rm 206

Civ Pro I

1:00-1:50 (B2, C)

Fink, Rm 204

Advanced Criminal Procedure

1:00-3:30

Rich; Rm 107

Legal Method I

1:00-2:40 (A2)

____________ ; Rm 105

Legal Method I

1:00-2:40 (B2)

____________ ; Rm 107

Legal Method I

1:00-2:40 (C2)

____________ ; Rm 211

Business Associations

1:00-2:40

Molony, Rm 206

Bar Exam Foundations

1:00-2:40

Barilla, Rm 207

Civ Pro I

1:00-1:50 (B2, C)

Fink, Rm 204

1:15

1:30

1:45

2:00 Legal Construction & Analysis

2:00-3:40 (C)

Barilla; Rm 204

Con Law I

2:00-2:50 (B)

Katz; Rm 207

Legal Construction & Analysis

2:00-3:40(B)

Barilla; Rm 204

Con Law I

2:00-2:50 (B)

Katz; Rm 207

Legal Construction & Analysis

2:00-3:40(A)

Barilla; Rm 204

2:15

2:30 Health Law

2:30-4:10

Grant; Rm B106

2:45

3:00 Federal Courts

3:00-4:15

Gaylord, Rm 105

Wills & Trust

3:00-4:15

Chapman, Rm 206

Legal Research

3:00-3:50 (C1)

McLeod; Comp Lab

Professional Responsibility

3:00-4:40

Woodlief; Rm B106

Comm Law: Sec. Trans

3:00-3:50

Gabriel, Rm 207

Federal Courts

3:00-4:15

Gaylord, Rm 105

Wills & Trust

3:00-4:15

Chapman, Rm 206

Legal Research

3:00-3:50 (C2)

Watson; Comp Lab

Comm Law: Sec. Trans

3:00-3:50

Gabriel, Rm 207

3:15

3:30 Capstone Leadership Project

3:30-4:20

Alexander; B106

General Externships

3:30-5:45

Kantlehner; 105

3:45

4:00 State & Local Government

4:00-5:40

Vaughan; Rm 105

Int’l Comm Arbitration

4:00 – 5:40

Gabriel, Rm 211

4:15

4:30 Int’l Humanitarian Law

4:30-5:45

Crowe; Rm 107

Int’l Humanitarian Law

4:30-5:45

Crowe; Rm 107

4:45 Moot Court

4:45-5:35

Woodlief, B106

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MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Law Review

4:45-5:35

Fink, 107

5:00 Advanced Legal Research: NC

5:00 – 7:30

Watson; Comp Lab

5:15

5:30

5:45

6:00 Intellectual Property

6:00-7:15

Hicks; Rm 105

Pretrial Litigation

6:00-8:30

Hoffman, CR, 107, 204, 206

Influence & Responsibility of

the Lawyer as Public Citizen

6:00-8:30

Pitts; Rm 211

Insurance Law

6:00-7:40

Rotenstreich, Rm 107

Intellectual Property

6:00-7:15

Hicks; Rm 105

6:15

6:30 Wills Drafting Clinic

6:30-8:10

Kantlehner, Rms C106, C107

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Final Exam Schedule

Fall 2013

Date Time Class

Professor

Computer

Takers

Hand

Writers

W December 4, 2013 9:00 A Civil Procedure I Fink 207 204

9:15 A Civil Procedure II Hoffman 206 105

2:00 P Constitutional Law I Gaylord 207 204

2:15 P Constitutional Law I Katz 206 105

2:30 P

TH December 5, 2013 9:00 A

9:15 A

2:00 P Insurance Law Rotenstreich 206 211

2:15 P Intellectual Property Hicks 105 107

F December 6, 2013 9:00 A Professional Responsibility Woodlief 105 107

9:15 A Commercial Law: Sec’d Trans Gabriel 206 211

2:00 P

2:15 P

S December 7, 2013 9:00 A Evidence Rich 204 211

9:15 A Evidence Exum 105 107

9:45 A Bar Exam Foundations Barilla 207 206

10:00 A

2:00 P

2:15 P

M December 9, 2013 9:00 A Family Law Morgenstern 105 107

9:15 A Entity Taxation Abel 206 211

2:00 P

2:15 P

T December 10, 2013 9:00 A Contracts I TBD 204 211

9:15 A Contracts I Gabriel 105 107

9:30 A Contracts I Levine 207 206

2:00 P Prisoner Rights Perkins 105 107

2:15 P Accounting for Lawyers Molony 204 211

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Date Time Class

Professor

Computer

Takers

Hand

Writers

W December 11, 2013 9:00 A Remedies Woodlief 207 204

9:15 A

2:00 P

2:15 P

TH December 12, 2013 9:00 A Federal Courts Gaylord 105 107

9:15 A Wills & Trust Chapman 207 204

2:00 P

2:15 P

F December 13, 2013 9:00 A Property I Parrish 207 206

9:15 A Property I Rivers-James 105 107

2:00 P First Amendment: Speech Armijo 105 107

2:15 P Income Taxation Chapman 207 204

S December 14, 2013 9:00 A

9:15 A

2:00 P

2:15 P

M December 16, 2013 9:00 A Business Associations Molony 207 204

9:15 A

2:00 P Torts I Katz 204 211

2:15 P Torts I Armijo 105 107

2:30 P Torts I Grant 207 206

T December 17, 2013 9:00 A

9:15 A

2:00 P

2:15 P

W December 18, 2013 9:00 A

9:15 A

2:00 P

2:15 P

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Textbook List

Fall 2013

(*Textbook List will be updated and posted online periodically)

Second-Year Required Courses

Business Associations, 4 credits (Professor Molony) LAW710A

Business Associations, Cases and Materials on Agency, Partnerships and Corporations

Klein, Ramseyer, Bainbridge

Foundation Press

8th Edition

978-1609300647

Business Associations, Cases and Materials on Agency, Partnerships and Corporations

2013 Statutes and Rules

Klein, Ramseyer, Bainbridge

Foundation Press

2013 Edition

978-1609303686

Constitutional Law I, 2 credits (Professor Gaylord) LAW720A

TBD

Constitutional Law I, 2 credits (Professor Katz) LAW720B

TBD

Evidence, 4 credits (Justice Exum) LAW730A

TBD

Evidence, 4 credits (Professor Rich) LAW730B

Evidence

Fisher

Foundation Press

3rd Edition (2012)

978-1609300609

Professional Responsibility, 2 credits (Dean Woodlief) LAW682A

TBD

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Second-Year and Third-Year Elective Courses

Accounting for Lawyers, 2 credits (Professor Molony) LAW711A

Introductory Accounting, Finance and Auditing for Lawyers

Cunningham

West Publishing

6th Edition

978-0314280459

ADR Representation, 3 credits (Adjunct Professor Baroff) LAW784A

TBD

Advanced Criminal Procedure, 3 credits (Professor Rich) LAW735A

TBD

Advanced Legal Research: Electronic, 1 credit (Dean McLeod) LAW662A

None (Reading Assignments available on TWEN)

Advanced Legal Research: North Carolina, 1 credit (Librarian Watson) LAW664A

North Carolina Legal Research

Childs

Carolina Academic Press

2010 Edition

978-1594606175

Bar Exam Foundations, 4 credits (Professor Barillo) LAW822A

Pass the Bar!

Riebe, Schwartz


2005 Edition

978-1594601651

Business Drafting, 2 credits (Professor Flynn) LAW812A

Drafting Contracts: How and Why Lawyers Do What They Do

Stark

Aspen Publishers

2007 Edition

ISBN: 978-0735563391

Capstone Leadership Project, 1 credit (Professor Alexander) LAW755A

None

Commercial Law - Secured Transactions, 2 credits (Professor Gabriel) LAW671A

TBD

Elder Law Clinic 4 credit hours (Professor Vaughan) LAW764A

None

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Family Law, 3 credits (Adjunct Professor Morgenstern) LAW775A Work of the Family Lawyer

Oliphant, Ver Steegh

Aspen Publishers

3rd Edition (2012)

978-1454806172

Federal Courts, 3 credits (Professor Gaylord) LAW788A

Federal Courts, Cases, Comments and Questions

Redish, Sherry, Pfander

West Publishing

7th Edition (2011)

978-0314204424

First Amendment: Speech, 3 credits (Professor Armijo) LAW757A The First Amendment and Related Statutes

Volokh

Foundation Press

4th Edition

978-1599418674

General Externship, 3 credits (Professor Kantlehner) LAW690A

None

Health Law, 2 credits (Professor Grant) LAW 745A

TBD

Humanitarian Immigration Law Clinic, 2 credits (Professor Scavone) LAW 768A

None

Income Taxation, 3 credits (Professor Chapman) LAW712A

Fundamentals of Federal Income Taxation

Freeland, Lathrope, Lind and Stephens

Foundations Press

17th Edition (2013) **Publishing date is 8/1/13**

978-1609303570

Federal Income Tax: Code and Regulations – Selected Sections

Foundation Press

2013-2014 Edition **Publishing date is 8/5/13**

978-1609303655

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Influence and Responsibility of the Lawyer as a Public Citizen, 3 credits

(Adjunct Professor Pitts) LAW 704A

A People’s History of the United States (P.S.)

Howard Zinn

Harper Perennial Modern Classics

November 2, 2010 Edition

978-0061965586

Unequal Protection: The Rise of Corporate Dominance and the Theft of Human Rights

Thom Hartmann

Rodale Books

1st Edition (October 4, 2002)

978-1579546274

What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Market

Michael J. Sandel

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

1st Edition (April 24, 2012)

978-0374203030

Insurance Law, 2 credits (Adjunct Professor Rotenstreich) LAW 746A

Insurance Law and Regulation

Abraham

Foundation Press

5th Edition

978-1599417974

Intellectual Property, 3 credits (Adjunct Professor Hicks) LAW 716A

Intellectual Property in the New Technology Age

Merges, Menell, Lemley

Aspen Publishers

6th Edition (2012)

978-1454820093

OPTIONAL:

Intellectual Property in the New Technology Age, 2012 Statutory Supplement

Merges, Menell, Lemley

Aspen Publishers

2012 Edition

978-1454811077

International Commercial Arbitration, 2 credits (Professor Gabriel) LAW 744A

None

International Humanitarian Law, 3 credits (Professor Crowe) LAW827A

None

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Pretrial Litigation, 3 credits (Professor Hoffman) LAW 802A

Pretrial

Mauet

Aspen Publishers

8th Edition (2012)

978-1454803034

NITA Case File, BMI v. Minicom (To be sold through Registrar’s office)

Prisoner’s Rights, 2 credits (Professor Perkins) LAW829A

The Law and Policy of Sentencing and Corrections, Cases and Materials

Branham, Hamden

West Publishing

9th Edition (2013)

978-0314280015

OPTIONAL:

The Law and Policy of Sentencing and Corrections in a Nutshell

Branham

West Publishing

2010 Edition

978-0314249395

Remedies, 3 credits (Dean Woodlief) LAW 795A

Remedies: Damages, Equity and Restitution

Thompson, Sebert, Gross

LexisNexis

4th Edition (2009)

978-1422429549

Socio-Legal Perspectives Labor Law, 3 credits (Professor Fink) LAW702A

Labor Law: A Problem-Based Approach

Secunda, Hirsch

LexisNexis

2012 Edition

978-1422485309

American Labor Struggles and Law Histories

Casebeer


2011 Edition

978-1594609305

Sports Law, Issues in, 2 credits (Visiting Professor Maraghy) LAW729A

TBD

State and Local Government, 2 credits (Adjunct Professor Vaughan) LAW 793A

TBD

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The Washington Center- Elon University School of Law Externship Program in Washington,

D.C., 12-15 credit hours (Professor Kantlehner) LAW880A

TBD

Wills and Trusts, 3 credits (Professor Chapman) LAW770A

Fundamentals of Trusts and Estates

Andersen, Bloom, Brewer

LexisNexis

4th Edition (2012)

978-0769847290

Wills Drafting Clinic (In-House) for Habitat for Humanity of Greater

Greensboro Referrals, 3 credits (Professor Kantlehner) LAW773A

None

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