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University of Maine School of Law 1L Registration Information – Spring 2019
Official Registration for Spring 2019 is scheduled for Monday, November 5, through Thursday, November 9. It will take place in the Registrar's Office from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. You do not have to wait for official registration to stop by my office to register. To avoid lines, please come in as soon as possible. All current students must meet with their advisors prior to registering for Spring semester classes. At this meeting, students must obtain their advisor's signature on the Registration Approval Form. This form must then be presented to the Registrar to register for your Spring classes. The following items attached are important to you as a 1L:
1. List of courses offered Spring 2019 semester 2. Calendar of Spring 2019 classes
Registration Procedure: Please see Brenda Berry in her office before 4:00 p.m. on November 9. Do not fill out any registration forms. Your courses are preselected for you and you will be given your course schedule. You will not be able to register if you have outstanding college transcripts, immunization records, or holds on your account. You can check holds by going to Maine Street. Your front page will list holds, and you can click to see why you have a hold.
University of Maine School of Law Registration Information – Spring, 2019
Registration for Spring 2019, is scheduled for November 5 through November 19. It will take place in the Registrar's Office from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Please refer to the portal under Academics—Course Offerings for detailed information about all the courses offered in the Spring, 2019, semester. All current students must meet with their advisors prior to registering for fall semester classes. At this meeting, students must obtain their advisor's signature on the Registration Approval Form. This form must then be presented to the Registrar along with the standard registration form when signing up for classes. Attached are the following items:
1. List of courses offered in the Spring, 2019, semester 2. Other important documents
Enrollment is limited in the following courses (to third-year students who have taken Trial Practice, Evidence and Professional Responsibility): General Practice Clinic: Limited to 12 students
Juvenile Justice Clinic: Limited to 5 students. Two are pre-selected Prisoners Assistance Clinic: Limited to 5 students
Note: Selection for the above clinics will be by lottery, with preference to those who have not previously enrolled in a clinical course offered through the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic. Students who have taken Juvenile Law will be given priority to the Juvenile Justice Clinic lottery. Enrollment is limited in the following courses: Externship: Application only
French American Legal Seminar: Application only Refugee & Human Rights Clinic: Application only
Advanced Commercial Law Practicum: Limited to 12 students Advanced Legal Research: Limited to 25 student Early Bar Exam Preparation Course: Limited to 3L students
Employee Benefit Law: Limited to 15 Information Privacy Practicum: Limited to 10 students International Human Rights: Limited to 12 students Internet Law: Limited to 16 students Juvenile Law: Limited to 12 students Maritime Law Seminar: Limited to 12 students Mediation Practicum: Limited to 6 students with preference to students who have had ADR Transactional Practice Deals: Limited to 10 students. Selection by lottery with preference to 3Ls Trial Advocacy & Evidence: Limited to 24 students
Enrollment in other courses may be limited due to classroom size, in which case a lottery will be conducted. Students must register by 3:00 pm on Friday, November 9, in order to be included in the lotteries. This deadline will be adhered to strictly.
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL OF LAW SPRING, 2019 10/26/2018
FIRST YEAR Spring, 2019 Comp # COURSE NAME P/LP/F CRS INSTRUCTOR DAYS TIMES PREREQUISITES49520 Constitutional Law Law 620 4 Bam W/F 10:10 - 12:10
49582 Criminal Law Law 605 4 Johnson M/T/Th 10:50 - 12:10
49583 Legal Profession II Law 754 P/LP/F 1 Reeves W 1:20 - 2:20
49522 Legal Research, Analysis, and Comm II Law 608 3 Arey TF
9:00 - 10:301:20 - 2:50
Legal Research, Analysis I
49564 Legal Research, Analysis, and Comm II Law 608 3 Wolff TF
9:00 - 10:301:20 - 2:50
Legal Research, Analysis I
49584 Property Law 610 4 Schindler M/T/Th 1:20 - 2:40
SECOND AND THIRD YEAR Comp# COURSE NAME P/F/H CRS INSTRUCTOR DAYS TIMES PREREQUISITES49585 Administrative Law Law 784 3 Thaler M/W 9:00 - 10:3049523 Adv Commercial Law Practicum+^ Limit 12 (Lottery) Law 727 3 Kaufman T/Th 9:00 - 10:30 Secured Transactions49524 Advanced Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic+^ Law 718 1,2,3 Smith, D. W 3:30 - 4:30 CLA Clinic and permission49525 Advanced Legal Research^ Limit 25 (Lottery) Law 731 2 Iaconeta F 1:20 - 3:2049526 Bankruptcy^ Law 625 3 Judge Cary, Schklair M/W 3:30 - 5:00 Secured Transactions
49586 Bioethics, Medicine, & Law# Law 675 2 Morris T 3:00 - 5:0049566 Conflict of Laws Law 642 2 Chen Th 3:00 - 5:0049587 Copyright Law Law 703 3 Davik T/Th 1:20 - 2:5049588 Criminal Procedure-Invest^ Law 693 3 Moffa M/W 10:40 - 12:10
49529 Early Bar Exam Prep Course Limited to 3Ls Law 656 P/LP/F 2 Young F 9:10 - 11:1049567 Employee Benefits Law# Limit 15 (Lottery) Law 747 2 Pitegoff M 1:20 - 3:2049568 Estate Planning Practicum+ Law 643 3 Hunt T/Th 8:00 - 9:30 Tax I, Trusts and Estates 49576 Externship+ Law 690 P/LP/F 5,6 Reeves Varies according to placement49530 Externship+ (Semester in Practice) Law 690 P/LP/F 12 Reeves Varies according to placement49531 Externship Seminar+^ Law 707 1 Reeves M 3:00 - 4:0049532 Family Law Law 673 3 Miller T/Th 9:00 - 10:30
French American Legal Seminar # Limit 8 (App) Law 771 P/LP/F 2 Norchi, Chen, Morris, Rogoff W 3:00 - 5:00
49533 Gen. Practice Clinic^ + Limit 12 (Lottery) Law 663 6 Smith, Burke, Northrop W 3:30 - 4:30 Evidence, Trial Practice, Professional Res
49711 Group Study Law 699 P/LP/F 249534 Health Care Law and Ethics^ Law 618 3 Wriggins Th 4:00 - 7:00 Wishcamper49536 Independent Study Law 627 1,2
49537 Independent Writing Law 700 349712 Information Privacy Practicum + Limit 10 (Lottery) Law 735 3 Guffin, Lee M/W 9:00 - 10:3049589 International Human Rights# Limit 12 (lottery) Law 795 3 Norchi M/W 1:20 - 2:5049590 Internet Law# Limit 16 (Lottery) Law 664 2 Davik T/Th 10:40 - 11:40
49538 Juvenile Justice Clinic^+ Limit 5 (3 Lottery) (2 preselected) Law 724 3,6 Northrop W 3:30 - 4:30 Evidence, Trial Practice, Pro
Res49539 Juvenile Law^ Limit 12 (Lottery) Law 708 2 Northrop, Wilshusen T 3:00 - 5:0049901 Labor Law Law 652 2 Fairbanks W 5:10 - 7:1049571 Land Use^ Law 635 3 Schindler T/Th 10:40 - 12:10
49540 Law Review Law 680 P/LP/F 1 Bam 49541 Legal Writing TA Law 619 P/LP/F 3 Arey, Wolff49591 Maritime Law Seminar# Limit 12 (Lottery) Law 746 2 Norchi T 3:00 - 5:0049542 Mediation Practicum+ Limit 6 (Lottery) Law 665 P/LP/F 3 Kenty T 5:10 - 8:10
49543 Moot Court (selected by competition) Law 639 P/LP/F 2 Arey
49544 Ocean & Coastal Law Journal Law 696 P/LP/F 1 Norchi
49592 Partnership Taxation Law 688 3 Maine M/W 10:40 - 12:10 Tax I
49593 Patent Law Law 698 3 Morris T/Th 9:00 - 10:30
49545 Prisoner Assistance Clinic^+ Limit 5 (Lottery) Law 712 3,6 Burke W 3:30 - 4:30 Evidence, Trial Practice, Pro Res
49546 Professional Responsibility Law 632 3 Pitegoff T/Th 10:40 - 12:10 49547 Real Estate Transactions Law 672 3 Gordon Smith T/Th 1:20 - 2:5049548 Refugee and Human Rights Clinic^+ Limit 6 (App) Law 783 6 Welch W 3:00 - 5:00 Pro Res pre or co-req
49549 Remedies Law 671 3 Chen M/W 10:40 - 12:1049550 Taxation II Law 654 3 Maine M/W 1:20 - 2:50 Tax I
49579 Topics in Legal Practice (Litigation and E-Discovery) (1/22 - 2/14) Law 713 P/LP/F 1 Prescott T/Th 5:10 - 6:50
49552 Topics in Legal Practice (Maine District Court Prac)(1/23 - 2/20) Law 713 P/LP/F 1
Judge LawrenceJudge DowJudge Woodman
M/W 5:10 - 6:50
49554 Topics in Legal Practice (Municipal Law) (2/18 - 3/14) Law 713 P/LP/F 1 Stultz T/Th 5:10 - 6:50
49575 Transactional Practicum:Deals+^ Limit 10 (Lottery) Law 662 3 Kaufman T/Th 3:00 - 4:30 Tax I; Bus Assoc
49594 Trial Advocacy & Evidence+^ Limit 24 (Lottery) Law 755 6 Johnson, Thaler, Chapman
M/WF
1:20 - 2:509:10 - 12:10
49556 Trial Competition Team+ Limit 6 (selected by competition) Law 691 P/LP/F 2 Doherty Trial Practice,49558 Trusts & Estates Law 695 3 Moffa T/Th 1:20 - 2:5049559 Upper Level Writing Law 631 1
^Pass – Fail Option not available, +Professional skills course; #Upper Level Writing CourseAll courses subject to change for enrollment reasons. Enrollment in some courses may be limited due to classroom size.
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL SPRING 2019 COURSE OFFERINGSCROSS-LISTED COURSES OPEN TO JD STUDENTS ONLY 10/26/2018
Comp # COURSE NAME P/LP/F CRS INSTRUCTOR DAYS TIMES PREREQUISITES49560 Leadership Law 617 3 Jie Li T 4:10 - 6:40 Wishcamper 205
COURSES OPEN TO ONLY JSD OR LLM STUDENTS
Comp# COURSE NAME P/LP/F CRS INSTRUCTOR DAYS TIMES PREREQUISITES49561 Doctorate I Law 750 P/LP/F 0 Norchi49562 Doctorate Research Colloquium Law 752 P/LP/F 1 Norchi49713 Graduate Research Colloquium Law 717 P/LP/F 1 Morris49714 LL.M. Thesis Law 792 3 Morris
Time Monday Time Tuesday Time Wednesday Time Thursday Time Friday9:00 - 10:30 Administrative Law
Information Privacy Practicum
8:00 - 9:309:00 - 10:30
Estate Planning PracticumAdv Commercial Law PractFamily LawLegal Res., An., & Comm. IIPatent Law
8:15 - 9:559:00 - 10:30
Prisoner Ass't Clinic (1)Administrative LawInformation Privacy Practicum
8:00 - 9:309:00 - 10:30
Estate Planning PracticumAdv Commercial Law PractFamily LawPatent Law
9:10 - 11:109:10 - 12:10
Early Bar Exam Prep CourseTrial Advocacy & Evidence
10:40 - 12:10
10:50 - 12:10
Crim Pro--InvestigationsPartnership TaxRemediesCriminal Law
10:40 - 11:4010:40 - 12:10
10:50 - 12:10
Internet LawLand UseProfessional RespCriminal Law
10:10 - 12:1010:40 - 12:10
Constitutional LawCrim Pro--InvestigationsPartnership TaxRemedies
10:40 - 11:4010:40 - 12:10
10:50 - 12:10
Internet LawLand UseProfessional RespCriminal Law
10:10 - 12:10 Constitutional Law
12:00 - 2:30 Prisoner Ass't Clinic (2) Meetings Meetings Meetings Meetings Meetings
1:20 - 2:401:20 - 2:50
1:20 - 3:20
PropertyInternational Human RightsTax IITrial Advocacy & EvidenceEmployee Benefits Law
1:20 - 2:40 1:20 - 2:50
PropertyCopyright LawReal Estate TransactionsTrusts and Estates
1:20 - 2:201:20 - 2:50
Legal Profession IIInternational Human RightsTax IITrial Advocacy & Evidence
1:20 - 2:40 1:20 - 2:50
PropertyCopyright LawReal Estate TransactionsTrusts and Estates
1:20 - 2:501:20 - 3:20
Legal Res., An., & Comm.IIAdvanced Legal Research
3:00 - 4:003:30 - 5:00
4:00 - 5:30
Externship SeminarBankruptcy
Monthly Faculty Meetings
3:00 - 4:30 3:00 - 5:00
Transactional Practicum: Deals Bioethics, Medicine, & LawJuvenile LawMaritime Law
3:30 - 5:003:00 - 5:00
3:30 - 4:30
BankruptcyRHR ClinicFrench American Legal SeminarGen/HR/Juv/Pris Clinic
3:00 - 4:303:00 - 5:004:00 - 7:00
Transactional Practicum: DealsConflict of LawsHealth Care Law & Ethics
5:10 - 6:50 Topics: Maine District Court Practice (1/23 - 2/20)
5:10 - 6:50
5:10 - 8:10
Topics: Litigation and E-Discovery (1/22 - 2/14)Topics: Municpal Law (2/18 - 3/14)Mediation Practicum
5:10 - 6:50
5:10 - 7:10
Topics: Maine District Court Practice (1/23 - 2/20)Labor Law
5:10 - 6:50 Topics: Litigation and E-Discovery (1/22 - 2/14)Topics: Municpal Law (2/18 - 3/14)
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University of Maine School of LawSpring 2019 Schedule
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This list contains bios of Adjunct and Visiting Professors teaching 2- and 3- credit courses in spring 2019.
Course descriptions for these courses are on your MyLaw Portal > Academics > Course Offerings. For
the 1-credit bridge courses offered in spring 2019, the course descriptions and bios are located on your
MyLaw Portal > Academics > Course Offerings > Course Offerings Information > Bridge Courses
Spring 2019. Bridge courses, because they change frequently, are not listed with other courses on the
portal.
Peter G. Cary (Adjunct Professor)
Bankruptcy | Law 625
Peter G. Cary was sworn in as Maine’s fifth United States Bankruptcy Judge in January of 2014. He
presently serves as the Chief Judge. He received his undergraduate degree in History from the University
of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1982 (cum laude - Phi Beta Kappa) and his law degree from Boston
College Law School in 1987 (cum laude). Prior to his appointment, Judge Cary practiced law with the
Portland law firm of MittelAsen, LLC for 25 years. He is certified in both Consumer and Business
Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification.
Judge Cary is also a panel member of the United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit,
the Treasurer of the Maine State-Federal Judicial Council, and an Advisory Director of the Nathan &
Henry B. Cleaves Law Library. Judge Cary presents at various continuing legal education seminars for
lawyers and judges including those held by the Federal Judicial Center, the American Bankruptcy
Institute, the Maine State Bar Association, and the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.
Jon Chapman (Adjunct Professor)
Trial Advocacy & Evidence | Law 755
Jonathan Chapman is Chief of the Criminal Division in the Office of the United States Attorney for the
District of Maine. Before becoming a federal prosecutor in 1989, Jon worked for seven years as a state
prosecutor in the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office and the Maine Attorney General’s
Office. As a federal prosecutor, Jon has tried a wide variety of criminal cases, particularly in the area of
drug trafficking, firearm crimes and violent crimes. As Chief of the Criminal Division in the U.S.
Attorney’s Office Jon oversees the prosecution of all federal criminal cases in Maine and supervises the
trial practice of the prosecutors in the office. He holds a JD from the University of New Hampshire and a
BA from the University of Maine.
Amanda Doherty (Adjunct Professor)
Trial Competition Team | Law 691
Amanda Doherty is currently an Assistant District Attorney in the Cumberland County District Attorney's
Office, located in Portland, Maine. Prior to this position, Ms. Doherty was owner and sole trial attorney
at the Doherty Law Office, where she specialized in criminal defense, representing primarily indigent
individuals appointed to her by the State and Federal Courts in southern Maine. Prior to opening her own
practice in 2012, Ms. Doherty was a trial attorney at Strike, Goodwin, & O'Brien, a Portland based firm
specializing in criminal defense work. During law school, Ms. Doherty served as an intern at Strike,
Goodwin, & O'Brien for two years, and practiced as a student attorney at the Cumberland Legal Aid
Clinic. Ms. Doherty earned her J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law in 2008, where she was
awarded the Judge Edward T. Gignoux Award for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy. While at Maine
Law, she was a regional finalist in the National Trial Competition, served as Co-Chair of the 2008 Moot
Court Board, and was President of the Federalist Society Student Chapter of Maine. Ms. Doherty is also a
2005 graduate of Fordham University at Lincoln Center, in New York City. There she received an
interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Science. At Fordham, Ms. Doherty was the Captain of
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her Mock Trial team, and was the recipient of the Senior Leadership Award. Ms. Doherty is admitted to
practice before all levels of Maine State Courts, as well as the United States District Court of Maine and
the First Circuit Court of Appeals. Ms. Doherty has been on the Board of Governors of the Maine State
Bar Association, and served as their Criminal Law Section Chair. She currently serves as Co-Chair of the
Maine Red Mass Committee, Legal Advisor to the My Sister’s Keeper Advisory Board, and Chair of
Achieve (subsection of the Informed Women's Network). Ms. Doherty also works as the State of Maine
Coordinator for the National High School Mock Trial Competition. Ms. Doherty is an adjunct professor,
teaching an advanced trial advocacy course to students as they prepare for the National Trial Competition.
Seth Fairbanks (Adjunct Professor)
Labor Law | Law 652
Bio of Seth Fairbanks was not submitted at the time when the registration package was published.
Peter Guffin (Visiting Professor of Practice)
Information Privacy Practicum | Law 735
Peter J. Guffin is a partner at Pierce Atwood, LLC. He is chair of the Pierce Atwood Intellectual Property
and Technology Group and heads the firm's Privacy & Data Security practice. He combines extensive
experience in the areas of intellectual property, information technology, privacy and data protection, with
a practical appreciation of the business and legal imperatives that can determine a client's success. His
particular focus is helping clients in highly regulated industries navigate the increasingly complex
convergence of information technology and business, offering practical and strategic advice in the area of
technology procurement and outsourcing arrangements, privacy, information security and data breach
notification, protection and enforcement of IP rights, trademark, patent, copyright and software licensing,
internet law and e-commerce initiatives. Peter represents businesses in a wide range of industries,
including information technology, energy, banking, retail, financial services, insurance, and health care.
He has taught at University of Maine School of Law’s information privacy institute as well as during the
academic year.
Philip Hunt (Adjunct Professor)
Estate Planning Practicum | Law 643
Phil Hunt is a 1975 graduate of the Harvard Law School. He is a shareholder and director of Perkins
Thompson, having joined the firm on a full-time basis in 1980 following the completion of his military
service with the United States Air Force. Mr. Hunt’s principal areas of practice are in estate planning and
probate administration, elder law, federal and state tax law, and business transactions planning for small
businesses, including sales and purchases of businesses and commercial properties. Mr. Hunt was selected
by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2015 and for inclusion in New England
Super Lawyers (2010-2014), in the fields of Estate Planning & Probate. He is AV Peer Review Rated for
Ethical Standards and Legal Ability by Martindale-Hubbell
Andy Kaufman (Professor of Practice)
Advanced Commercial Law Practicum | Law 727
Transactional Practicum: Deals | Law 662
Andrew Kaufman joined Maine Law in 2016 as Professor of Practice, bringing more than 40 years’
experience in private practice and more than a decade of experience teaching transactional courses and
practice skills. He has mentored fledgling transactional law students at several of the country’s leading
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law schools, including Vanderbilt University Law School, UCLA School of Law and the University of
Southern California Gould School of Law. Professor Kaufman was a long-time partner with Kirkland &
Ellis LLP handling matters primarily from their Chicago and New York City offices. He founded and, for
many years, supervised the Firm’s Debt Finance Group and chaired the Firm’s Opinions Committee. Now
Of Counsel to the Firm, Professor Kaufman continues to participate in its professional training programs
and to advise on internal risk management matters and client transactions.
In addition to teaching his courses at Maine Law, Professor Kaufman is involved in curricular planning
within the Law School and the broader University System; with student mentoring and counseling; and on
various outreach initiatives to the business law community in Maine. He also serves as the Director of
Maine Law’s Certificate Program in Regulatory Compliance, a professional development program for
compliance personnel in the private and public sectors. Professor Kaufman is a member of the New York-
based TriBar Legal Opinion Committee. He is President of the Working Group on Legal Opinions
Foundation, a national organization whose members include approximately 100 of the country’s largest
law firms and some 50 national, state and local bar associations and practice affinity groups focusing on
education, practice and procedure in the context of transactional legal opinions. Professor Kaufman
received his B.A. (cum laude) in 1971 from Yale and his J.D. in 1974 from Vanderbilt Law, where he was
Editor-in-Chief of the Vanderbilt Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif.
Diane Kenty (Adjunct Professor)
Mediation Practicum | Law 665
Diane E. Kenty is Director of the Office of Court Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Maine
Administrative Office of the Courts, where she administers and serves on the statewide mediation rosters
for family matters, small claims, eviction, land use/environmental/ disputes and Superior Court civil
litigation, as well as Superior Court rosters for early neutral evaluation and arbitration of civil cases. She
also oversees Maine’s statewide Foreclosure Diversion Program. Initially trained as a mediator by
Professor Frank Sander, Linda Singer, and Michael Lewis at the Harvard Program of Instruction for
Lawyers in 1991, she has mediated hundreds of disputes. She formerly served on the mediation rosters of
the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the Middlesex Multi-Door Courthouse in
Cambridge, MA, as well as the Commercial Arbitration Panel of the American Arbitration Association.
Diane is active in the field of conflict resolution nationally and served on the boards of directors of the
Policy Consensus Initiative (PCI) and the affiliated National Policy Consensus Center, as well as the
Association for Conflict Resolution and the Maine Association of Mediators. Previously in private
practice as an attorney in Boston, Diane holds an A.B. from Oberlin College, M.Div. from Union
Theological Seminary, and J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. She is the author of “Public
Collaboration in Maine: When and Why It Works,” 19 Maine Policy Review 2 (Summer/Fall 2010).
Diane teaches the ADR survey course and Mediation Practicum as adjunct faculty. In addition to teaching
law students, she teaches negotiation and mediation at the University of Southern Maine Center for
Business and Professional Education.
Virginia “Ginny” Lee (Adjunct Professor) Information Privacy Practicum | Law 735
Ginny Lee has worked in the high-tech industry for over twenty years. Currently, she is Head of Global
Data Privacy and Director, Senior Corporate Counsel at ServiceNow. Prior to this, she was Director –
Global Privacy at Starbucks where she established a global privacy program. She was also Sr. Attorney –
Privacy/Security at Intel Corporation, responsible for providing legal guidance on privacy and security
matters, especially as they relate to “Privacy By Design”. Prior to Intel, Ginny was the Director of
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Platform and Product Privacy at Yahoo! where she was responsible for the policy direction of Yahoo!’s
varied products and platforms. Ginny has worked on policy, regulatory and compliance issues for the
Network Advertising Initiative, a self-regulatory association for the third-party advertising industry. She
currently also serves on the IEEE P7002 Working Group on Data Privacy Process, and the IAPP Privacy
Bar Section Advisory Board.
In addition to her legal experience, Ginny has held positions in engineering and product management and
technical support. she holds a BA in Applied Mathematics from the University of Maine, a MBA from the
University of New Hampshire, and a JD from the University of Maine School of Law. Ginny is also a
Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US, /G, IT) and
Manager (CIPM). She is admitted to practice in Maine, Washington and Oregon and is a registered patent
attorney.
Catherine Miller (Adjunct Professor)
Family Law | Law 673
Catherine Miller is the founder of Miller Law & Mediation, LLC. Her primary focus is ensure clients of
the firm receive the best possible representation. Catherine is also responsible for managing the efforts of
her team, and enhancing the firm’s service offering. Catherine is a member of the Maine and New
Hampshire State Bar Associations. She has more than 18 years of experience practicing law and over 15
years practicing family law exclusively. Prior to opening her own firm, Catherine was a partner in
Givertz, Hambley, Scheffee & Lavoie, P.A. Recently, Miller Law & Mediation joined forces with The
Law Offices of Clarke C. Hambley to expand the firm’s practice areas to include representation of small
businesses, real estate, and estate planning. Over the past fifteen years, Catherine has continued her study
of issues pertaining to children and families, taxes, finances, alternative dispute resolution, mediation and
conflict management. She is a Certified Mediator, has trained in the Collaborative Law model, and is a
rostered Guardian ad Litem. Catherine is also a Fellow the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Catherine is very active in her community and is passionate about furthering of the legal profession. She
formally served as a member of the Executive Board Member to the Maine Guardian ad Litem Institute
(2004-2005, 2014- 2015), Maine State Bar Association Family Law Section (Chair – 2006 – 2008), (Vice
Chair -2005 – 2006), (Secretary -2004-2005), and Kids First Center Board of Directors (2006-2015).
Recently, Catherine was appointed by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to serve on the Maine Board of
Bar Overseers Grievance Commission and the Maine Guardian ad Litem Review Board to preside over
attorney and guardian ad litem grievance complaints. Catherine is a graduate of Le Moyne College B.A.
(1993) and the University of Maine School of Law, (J.D. 1997). She is admitted to practice in Maine and
New Hampshire, and in the U.S. District Courts for Maine and New Hampshire.
Anthony Moffa (Visiting Associate Professor)
Criminal Procedure - Investigations | Law 693
Trusts & Estates | Law 695
Anthony Moffa writes and teaches in the fields of administrative law, criminal law, property law, and
international law, with a particular emphasis on the treatment of the environment. Prior to joining the
Maine Law faculty, Anthony served in the General Counsel's office of the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency. He also clerked for Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV on the United States District Court for the
District of Massachusetts and Judge Kermit Lipez on the United States Court of Appeals for the First
Circuit here in Portland. He studied at Yale Law School and the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton
School of Business, where he focused on environmental policy and management. When not in his office
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thinking about the law or the environment, Anthony can be found outdoors, most likely thinking about
music or food.
Emily Michiko Morris (Visiting Associate Professor) Bioethics, Medicine, & Law | Law 675
Patent Law | Law 698
Emily Michiko Morris is a prolific scholar and experienced teacher in a variety of areas. Her most recent
article is The Irrelevance of Nanotechnology Patents, forthcoming in Connecticut Law Review. She is a
Visiting Scholar at Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, and has taught at University of
Michigan School of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law, and Indiana University Robert H. McKinney
School of Law in Indianapolis. A graduate of Harvard University and University of Michigan School of
Law (J.D.), Professor Morris also studied medicine at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and is
the recipient of numerous grants and awards. She has taught in the intellectual property law area and is an
expert on intellectual property issues related to pharmaceutical devices. Following graduation from law
school, Professor Morris clerked for the First Circuit Court of Appeals and practiced at Jones Day in
Washington D.C.
Barry E. Schklair (Adjunct Professor)
Bankruptcy | Law 625
Barry E. Schklair is a private practice attorney with more than 35 years experience representing debtors in
in all aspects of bankruptcy proceedings under Chapters 7, 11, 12 and 13. He received his undergraduate
degree in Economics from Queens College (1973) and his law degree from Boston University School of
Law (1977). He has been recognized by his peers in Best Lawyers of America in the field of Bankruptcy
Law. Mr. Schklair has been at the forefront of litigating the parameters of bankruptcy relief for Maine
homeowners facing foreclosure and he is among the first bankruptcy practitioners to utilize strategies to
allow “mom & pop” business entities and their individual owners to obtain bankruptcy relief under a
single proceeding. He is currently an attorney at Molleur Law, a firm that concentrates its practice in
bankruptcy and related matters. Barry enjoys teaching and is looking forward to engaging with Maine
Law students.
Gordon Smith (Adjunct Professor) Real Estate Transactions | Law 672
Gordon Smith is an attorney at Verrill Dana and has been part of one of the leading environmental and
land use practices in the state for the past ten years. Gordon’s work is focused on project development,
land use, and administrative litigation. In particular, Gordon has represented wind power clients in all
phases of project development, from local, state and federal permitting, to appellate work before local
boards of appeals, the Maine Board of Environmental Protection, Maine Superior Court, the Maine
Supreme Court, U.S. District Court for Maine, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Gordon
has also represented clients on a range of other land use and litigation matters related to both development
and conservation concerns. In his appellate work, Gordon has been lead or co-counsel on numerous
successful cases regarding land use conflicts and agency determinations. Gordon advises clients on the
best ways to navigate the land use process in order to get projects built. He holds a J.D. from Georgetown
University. During law school, Gordon worked on environmental issues for the United Nations Economic
Commission for Europe in Geneva, Switzerland.
Jeff Thaler (Visiting Professor)
Trial Advocacy & Evidence | Law 755
Administrative Law | Law 784
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Jeff Thaler is Visiting Professor of Energy Policy, Law & Ethics at University of Maine, and also serves
as Assistant University Counsel for environmental, energy and sustainability projects and sustainability
initiatives. Professor Thaler graduated magna cum laude from Williams College and earned a law degree
from Yale Law School. He clerked for Chief Justice Vincent McKusick and Senior Associate Justice
Sidney Wernick of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Before joining the University, Professor Thaler
developed over several decades a wide-ranging legal practice focusing upon environmental and energy
permitting, compliance, enforcement and litigation; as well as litigation for clients with commercial,
medical and legal disputes, and insurance coverage, personal injury and toxic tort problems. Professor
Thaler was the 2010 President of the American College of Environmental Lawyers, a prestigious
organization for which he also is a founder and charter member. Professor Thaler is the 2007 recipient of
the Justice Louis Scolnik Award for his years of pro bono civil liberties litigation work. He has been
permitting counsel for on-and off-shore wind projects and hydro power and wood-to-biofuel facilities, as
well as many other commercial development projects; he continues as the attorney for the only deepwater
offshore wind power project in North America. Professor Thaler is the lead author of The Maine
Environmental Handbook, the recent Lexis Nexis Treatise “Treatment of Greenhouse Gases Under the
National Environmental Policy Act”, and a Maine Bar Journal article on Maine’s Anti-SLAPP law and
caselaw. He also is a founder and Co-Chair of the Environmental and Energy Technology Association of
Maine.
Caroline Wilshusen (Adjunct Professor)
Juvenile Law | Law 708
Caroline Wilshusen is an expert in juvenile law in addition to serving as the Associate Dean for
Admissions of the University of Maine School of Law. Ms. Wilshusen is a 2007 cum laude alumna of
Maine Law where she was awarded the Wernick Prize for Legal Writing, the Independent Writing Award
and the Clinical Legal Education Award. In addition, she was a legal writing teaching assistant and was
named the Best Oralist and Prize Arguer for the 2007 Moot Court Board. She also served as a Summer
Fellow for the Maine Association of Public Interest Lawyers with the Volunteer Lawyers Project and
Kids Legal. Ms. Wilshusen began her legal career as a law clerk for the Maine Superior Court. She then
entered private practice with Chester & Vestal, PA in Portland Maine, working with at-risk children and
adolescents as well as serving as the Executive Coordinator for the Maine Justice Action Group, Maine’s
access to justice commission. Ms. Wilshusen is currently the Chair of the Child Protective Juvenile
Justice Section of the Maine State Bar Association.
Marta Young (Adjunct Professor)
Early Bar Exam Preparation Course | Law 656
Marta Young is the Director of Institutional Programs for BARBRI and teaches courses for law students
all around the country. Prior to joining BABRRI, Ms. Young served as the Director of Academic Support
and as an Adjunct Professor for a Bar Preparation Course at Texas A&M School of Law in Fort Worth,
Texas. She graduated from Texas Wesleyan School of Law in 2006 and is currently licensed in Texas,
Maine, and Massachusetts.
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Spring 2019 Bridge Courses
Course Descriptions & Instructor Biographies
Maine Law is offering 1-credit bridge courses in spring 2019. Course descriptions for each course and a
bio of each instructor teaching the bridge course are below. (You can find a link to a list of bios of the
Adjunct Professors & Visiting Professors who are teaching 2- and 3-credit courses on MyLaw Portal >
Academics > Course Offerings).
1. Topics in Legal Practice: Litigation and E-Discovery Adam Prescrott | Law 713
This skills-based course will examine the expanding body of law and practice on the treatment of
electronically stored information in state and federal court litigation. The ubiquitous use of computers, the
Internet, and other sources of electronic information has dramatically changed litigation practice for
attorneys, clients, and courts. As a result, familiarity with all aspects of “ediscovery”—which broadly refers
to the identification, preservation, collection, review, and production of electronic data—is no longer
optional for new attorneys. And attorneys who fail to keep up will place themselves and their clients at a
strategic disadvantage in litigation. Students in this course will study the federal and state rules of civil
procedure and a wealth of growing e-discovery case law. Students also will explore the basic technological
knowledge that counsel should possess to litigate cases today. Specific e-discovery topics that the course
will cover include data preservation, collecting documents, responding to discovery requests, searching and
reviewing documents, and using artificial intelligence. Applying a case-model approach that follows the
life cycle of a litigation matter from start to finish, each e-discovery topic will be grounded in specific, real-
world examples that highlight the interplay between the stages of litigation and e-discovery issues. Students
will complement their knowledge of ediscovery law through practical litigation exercises, including
conducting mock document collection interviews, participating in meet and confers with opposing counsel,
and briefing and arguing discovery disputes in court. In addition, throughout the course students will
explore the real-world challenges that attorneys face every day in discovery, such as balancing discovery
obligations with a client’s litigation budget and strategies for navigating large volumes of data with limited
resources. Ultimately, students who take this practical course will leave with a fundamental knowledge of
e-discovery rules, technology, and strategy that will allow them to hit the ground running as their legal
careers begin
Adam R. Prescott is an attorney in the Business Restructuring and Insolvency Practice Group at Bernstein
Shur in Portland, Maine. In his practice, Adam represents various corporate and individual clients in matters
relating to chapter 11 reorganizations and bankruptcy-related litigation. In addition, Adam maintains a
diverse business litigation and appellate practice, and he also regularly advises clients on discovery-related
issues in state and federal court. Prior to joining Bernstein Shur in 2017, Adam worked as a senior associate
at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr in Washington, D.C., and he also clerked for the Honorable
Rudolph Contreras at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Adam earned his J.D. from the
College of William & Mary School of Law in 2012, where he graduated summa cum laude and Order of
the Coif. Adam earned his B.S. in Economics from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.
2. Topics in Legal Practice: Maine District Court Practice Hon. Rick E. Lawrence, Hon. Charles A. Dow, Hon. Maria Woodman | Law 713
This course is intended to provide students with a rudimentary introduction to general practice in Maine
District Courts through the experiences and perspectives of three sitting District Court Judges. The course
will expose students to some of the institutional culture, practical considerations, technical skills and
professional values needed to become effective and respected practitioners in Maine. Although not
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designed to train students on substantive law, the course will acquaint students with practice areas within
the District Court’s jurisdiction, such as Criminal Misdemeanors, Juvenile Matters, Family Matters, Child
Protective, Protection from Abuse/Harassment, Landlord/Tenant, Debtor/Creditor cases. Students will be
evaluated on class attendance and participation, and preparation of a short (3-5 pages) paper on process
issue(s) presented at one of the independent court observations.
Rick Lawrence was first appointed to the Maine District Court in 2000. He presides primarily in the
Lewiston District Court and is a member of the Judicial Branch’s Access and Visitation Committee and its
Limited English Proficiency Committee. Before becoming a judge, he worked at UNUM Provident Life
Insurance Company as Vice President and Managing Counsel responsible for insurance contract
development and state regulatory approval of contracts. Prior to the merger of UNUM and Provident Life,
Judge Lawrence served as in-house counsel and litigated insurance benefits claims. He received his
undergraduate degree from Yale University and his law degree from Harvard Law School.
Charles Dow has served as a Judge of the Maine District Court since his appointment by Governor Baldacci
in 2007. Governor LePage reappointed him in 2014. Judge Dow has presided at 25 of the 29 District Court
locations, but he sat primarily in Waterville before transferring to Lewiston in 2015. He previously worked
in the Maine Attorney General’s Office and for three Speakers of the Maine House of
Representatives. Working for House Speaker Steven Rowe (’87), Dow was the lead negotiator and
advocate for the legislation that created the Fund for a Healthy Maine, which dedicated to public health and
prevention Maine’s share of the multi-state settlement with big tobacco. Judge Dow is a native of Fort Kent,
Maine. He holds degrees from the University of Maine at Fort Kent and the University of Maine School of
Law (‘97). As a law student, he was a Co-President of the Maine Association for Public Interest Law, and
he received the Student Bar Association Award for service at graduation.
Maria Woodman attended the George Washington University as an undergraduate and received a
Bachelor’s of Arts in International Affairs. She later attended the American University, Washington College
of Law and received her Juris Doctor in 1999. She began her legal career as an Assistant District Attorney
at the New York County (Manhattan) District Attorney’s Office where she prosecuted a wide array of
criminal cases from attempted murder to felony drug charges. In 2003, Judge Woodman moved to Maine
and obtained a position as an Assistant Attorney General in the Attorney General’s Office Maine Care
Crimes Unit. After several years prosecuting Medicaid provider fraud, she transferred to the Division of
Child Support where she represented the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Support
Enforcement and Recovery, in civil matters related to the enforcement of child support orders. After serving
in the Attorney General’s Office for nearly seven years, Judge Woodman opened a boutique law firm in
Augusta Maine with a former colleague. Her practice focused on family, criminal and transactional law.
After several years she was hired by the Chief of the District Court to serve as a Family Law Magistrate
where she presided over family law cases in five courts. Judge Woodman was nominated by Governor
LePage to serve as a District Court Judge less than three years later. She was confirmed in December 2015
and sits primarily in Bridgton and Portland.
3. Topics in Legal Practice: Municipal Law Michael Stultz | Law 713
There are approximately five hundred municipalities in the State of Maine. Some are located in touristy
picturesque coastal areas while others are nestled inland where rolling hills, farms and fields define the lay
of the land, and still others struggle to survive along abandoned industrial or transportation corridors, relics
of another era. But they all share one common characteristic: Home Rule—the authority to govern
independently. What does this mean exactly? What is a municipality? What is Home Rule? What powers
may a municipality exercise and what if any are the limits on the exercise of Home Rule authority? And
why is there is so much diversity in the legal structures among the various towns and cities throughout the
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State. Why do some have zoning laws and others none at all? Why do some communities govern by the
will of the voters and others through a council? What is an open town meeting and why is voting in some
elections by secret ballot elections while in others voting is from the floor? And who is responsible to keep
the roads clear so that people can get to work, to school, or wherever they need to go? These are just some
of many questions that will be explored in this class. The expression of municipal authority within Maine
tells a story that is both diverse and unique. Come and learn about municipal law in Maine and discover the
legal heritage passed down from the past. We will discuss not only what Home Rule and the exercise of
local power means in Maine, but we will examine how this authority has been implemented and shaped and
what the legal landscape looks like today for the citizens as a corporate body and their governing officials
as they together move forward into the future.
Bio of Michael Stultz was not submitted at the time when the registration package was published.
Law 771 French American Legal Seminar
This Seminar will focus on a comparison of the common law and civil law systems, with particular emphasis on sources of law and the role of the judge. Topics to be considered include: the nomination and appointment of judges in the United States and France, the background and qualification of judges in the United States and France, the organization of the judicial systems in the United States and France, judicial decision making in the United States and France (focusing on the common law method and the doctrine of precedent in the United States compared with the civil law method and its system of codified law in France), and legal theory in the United States and France (comparing U.S. pragmatism, policy-oriented jurisprudence, and law and economic, etc. with French legal positivism). There are many elements of divergence between the American common law system and the French civil law system as regards the role of the judge and methods of legal analysis and argumentation, but also a certain movement of convergence around the increase in importance of the role of the judge in civil law countries and the increase in importance of statute law in common law countries. The Seminar culminates in a trip to France where students will visit French legal institutions and meet with legal and other governmental officials in Paris. Students will be required write a research paper and present their work at the Seminar during the visit to France. The class is limited to 8 students by application only. Please contact Professor Charles Norchi to apply.
University of Maine School of Law Professional Skills Course Requirement
As a requirement of graduation, each student must fulfill the Professional Skills Requirement. To satisfy this requirement, all students need six Professional Skills Credits to graduate. Please see the student handbook. The courses are designated by the Faculty. These courses are designed to help students develop professional skills generally regarded as necessary for effective and responsible participation in the legal profession. Because Professional skills courses are experiential learning courses, it is extremely disruptive of the educational experience and goals of the course for students to add or drop the course once the semester has begun. Therefore, unlike classroom courses, you will not have the opportunity to drop the class after 3:00 p.m. on Friday, January 18. Add-Drop week does not apply to these classes. The following courses have been designated Professional Skills Courses for the Spring, 2019, semester:
Advanced Commercial Law Practicum Advanced Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic
Estate Planning Practicum Externship
Externship Semester in Practice General Practice Clinic
Information Privacy Practicum Juvenile Justice Clinic Mediation Practicum
Prisoner Assistance Clinic Refugee and Human Rights Clinic Transactional Practicum: Deals
Trial Advocacy & Evidence (3 credits only) Trial Competition Team
University of Maine School of Law Cross-listed Courses
Maine Law offers several classes cross-listed with other academic programs within the University of Maine System. Some, such as Health Care Law & Ethics (Law 618), are taught by a Maine Law faculty member. If a cross-listed course is taught by a Maine Law faculty member, then students must register for the LAW designation. All courses taught by Maine Law faculty will not count toward the nine credits that students are allowed to take from other University of Maine System graduate programs. Courses taught by faculty from other departments within the University of Maine System, however, will count toward the nine credits allowed. Please note that Maine Law students are allowed to take only 9 credits of courses from non-law programs. The credits and grades from cross-listed courses are counted toward graduation in the same manner as all LAW courses. See the student handbook. The cross-listed courses for the Spring, 2019, semester are:
Law 617/MBA 642/BUS 342 Leadership (taught by MBA faculty member Jie Li):
The course integrates five perspectives of leadership: individual differences and diversity; transactional leadership; power and politics; transformational leadership; and the physical, psychological, and spiritual dimensions of leader well-being.
Please keep in mind that because these courses are from other University of Maine System graduate programs, they do not meet in the Law School and may have a different start and end date from the Law school’s calendar.
UPPER LEVEL WRITING REQUIREMENT As a requirement of graduation, each student must fulfill the Upper Level Writing Requirement. The purpose of this requirement is to ensure that every student develops analytical and research skills as well as skills in meaningful criticism. The Upper Level Writing Requirement can be completed in any semester after completion of the first year curriculum. It is strongly recommended, however, that students complete this requirement prior to their final semester. The Upper Level Writing Requirement may be satisfied in several ways:
Three Ways to Satisfy the Requirement:
Option 1: Membership on the Maine Law Review or Ocean and Coastal Law Journal. Option 2: Completion of a substantial research paper of publishable quality (25-40 pages in length) through Independent Writing (LAW 700) for three (3) credits. If you register for this course, you must receive approval from a supervising faculty member and/or the Associate Dean of Student Services and submit the Upper Level Writing Requirement Election Form to the Registrar at the time of Registration. Option 3: Completion of a substantial research paper of publishable quality (25-40 pages in length) in connection with any designated law school course or seminar. Students will receive an additional credit by enrolling in 1-credit Upper Level Writing (LAW 631). For Spring 2019, the following courses or seminars have been designated as satisfying the Upper Level Writing Requirement: Bioethics, Medicine, & Law 2 crs + 1 cr Upper Level Writing Employee Benefit Law 2 crs + 1 cr Upper Level Writing French American Legal Seminar 2 crs + 1 cr Upper Level Writing International Human Rights 3 crs + 1 cr Upper Level Writing Internet Law 2 crs + 1 cr Upper Level Writing Maritime Law Seminar 2 crs + 1 cr Upper Level Writing
Registration Procedures Any student wishing to meet the Upper Level Writing Requirement during the Spring semester, bring the signed Upper Level Writing Requirement Election Form to the Registrar at the time of Registration. Please note that professors may, at their discretion, limit the number of students who may satisfy the Upper Level Writing Requirement in a particular course or through Independent Writing. For further information about the Upper Level Writing Requirement, see the Associate Dean for Student Services.
CUMBERLAND LEGAL AID CLINIC COURSE OFFERINGS
Academic Year 2018-2019
Professor Deirdre M. Smith ([email protected]) Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic
Professor Christopher M. Northrop ([email protected]) 59 Exeter Street, Portland
Professor E. James Burke ([email protected]) Phone: 780-4370
Professor Tina Schneider ([email protected]) Law Bldg. Room 520 (RHRC)
Professor Anna Welch ([email protected] ) Phone: 228-8709
The School of Law will offer four clinical courses through the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic during both semesters
of the 2018-2019 academic year: General Practice Clinic, Prisoner Assistance Clinic, Juvenile Justice Clinic,
and Refugee and Human Rights Clinic.
Enrollment for General Practice Clinic, Prisoner Assistance Clinic, Juvenile Justice Clinic is by lottery, and the
lotteries for each of these courses will be held during pre-registration. You may pre-register for any or all of the
courses in which you are seriously interested in enrolling, provided that you have met all of the prerequisites for that
course (listed with each course below). The lottery will randomly assign a ranking within each course to all of the
participants in the lottery for that course. Those of you who do not get a number within the enrollment cap (i.e.
among the top 5 spots for the Prisoner Assistance Clinic, 12 for General Practice, 3 for Juvenile Justice) will be
placed on a waiting list. Enrollment in the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic is by application.
All clinical courses employ the Law School’s letter grading system; the Pass-Fail option is not available.
Additional information about preregistration for clinics is included in the preregistration packet. Please be sure to
read all information carefully. If you need more information about any of the courses, please feel free to contact a
member of the Clinic faculty. The instructors for each course are listed below and contact information for Clinic
faculty is provided above.
General Practice Clinic (Law 664) This course is designed for students who want to have the broadest possible
clinical experience. Each student is admitted to practice in state and federal courts as a “student attorney” and will
maintain an active case load of four to eight cases, which may include general civil, family, probate, appellate, or
criminal cases. The course is practice- and skill-oriented, covering client counseling, ethics, investigation, pre-trial
practice, negotiation, document drafting, trial experience, and appeals. You will learn how to be a lawyer, and how
to interact with other lawyers, the courts, and clients. Students work with the close supervision and mentoring of a
faculty supervisor. Along with regular work on cases, students also participate in a weekly one-hour seminar to
discuss ongoing cases, ethical issues, lawyering skills and other topics. This course is limited to third-year students.
Evidence (Law 644), Trial Practice (Law 650), and Professional Responsibility (Law 632) are prerequisites. Credits:
6. Enrollment: 12 maximum. Instructors are Professors Burke, Northrop, and Smith.
Prisoner Assistance Clinic (Law 712) This course provides students with extensive opportunities to serve clients
on a wide range of civil matters, such as family law, trust and probate, contracts, insurance, consumer rights, wages,
and any other civil legal issue that might arise. Students enrolled in this clinic are admitted to practice in Maine
courts as "student attorneys" and provide the full range of civil legal services to prisoners in the Maine prison
system. Each student will go to the Maine Correctional Center in Windham on Wednesdays (either morning or
afternoon - 18 miles round trip) to meet with prisoners seeking legal help. On a few occasions prisoners in other
facilities are assisted through telephone and written correspondence. The legal services provided by students can
range from answering questions and providing assistance with completion and filing of legal forms, to full
representation in court proceedings (including trials and appeals in both federal and state courts.) We do not
provide assistance on criminal, post-conviction or prisoners’ rights matters in this program. Along with regular
work with the faculty supervisor on the cases students also participate in a weekly one-hour seminar to discuss
ongoing cases, ethical issues, lawyering skills and other topics. This course is limited to third-year students.
Evidence (Law 644), Trial Practice (Law 650), and Professional Responsibility (Law 632) are prerequisites. Credits:
3 or 6. Enrollment: 5 maximum. Instructor is Professor Burke.
Please note: Our arrangements with the Maine Department of Corrections to have access to prisoners means that we
must have at least 2 students for the morning visits and 2 students for the afternoon visits to MCC each Wednesday.
Accordingly, at the time of pre-registration, we will ask you to specify whether you are only available to do only
morning or afternoon visits at MCC (or whether you would be available for either) and we will register students
based both upon lottery rankings and upon students’ availability to ensure that we have the minimum number of
students available for each time slot. You only have to go to one of the times (morning or afternoon) but the
program has to staff both times to ensure that we can see the prisoners who request our assistance.
Juvenile Justice Clinic (Law 724) The Juvenile Justice Clinic is a course through which students represent minors
charged with juvenile crimes in Maine’s District Courts. This clinic concentrates on the practice of criminal law,
and offers an opportunity to analyze the unique needs and circumstances of juvenile defendants. The course will
help students develop litigation skills including client counseling, ethics, investigation, pre-trial practice, negotiation,
document drafting, trial experience, and appeals. You will learn how to be a lawyer, and how to interact with other
lawyers, the courts, and clients. Students work with the close supervision and mentoring of a faculty supervisor. In
addition to their client work, students enrolled in the Juvenile Justice Clinic will participate in a classroom
component which features presentations by guest speakers on the various issues that arise in delinquency
proceedings, as well as “case rounds” in which the students exchange ideas and questions about their current cases.
Certain students may focus on policy development, while others may work closely with KIDS Legal and Preble
Street Teen Center on issues confronting Portland’s homeless teens. This course is limited to third-year students.
Evidence (Law 644), Trial Practice (Law 650), and Professional Responsibility (Law 632) are prerequisites. Credits:
3 or 6. Enrollment: 5 maximum. Note: 3 slots will be filled by the lottery; students who have taken or are currently
enrolled in Juvenile Law (Law 656) will be given priority in the lottery. Two slots will be filled by faculty pre-
selection due to particular requirements of the positions. Instructor is Professor Northrop.
Refugee and Human Rights Clinic (Law 783). The Refugee and Human Rights Clinic provides a challenging
opportunity for students to advocate on behalf of low-income immigrants in a broad range of cases and projects.
Clients include, for example, asylum applicants who have fled human rights abuses in their home countries and are
seeking refuge in the United States, immigrant survivors of domestic violence, immigrant victims of certain crimes,
and abandoned or abused children seeking legal status in the United States. Under faculty supervision, student
attorneys not only develop their substantive knowledge of immigration law and human rights laws and norms but
they also build core legal skills relevant to the general practice of law. Students’ clinical work includes interviewing
clients and witnesses and preparing their testimony, conducting factual and legal investigation and marshaling of
evidence, analyzing and presenting human rights documentation, developing case strategies, writing legal briefs,
appearing in administrative hearings, and participating in human rights advocacy projects. Along with regular work
with the faculty supervisor on the cases, students also participate in a weekly one-hour seminar to discuss ongoing
cases, ethical issues, lawyering skills, and substantive and practical aspects of immigration law. This course is open
to both second- and third-year students. Professional Responsibility (Law 632) is a pre- or co-requisite. Credits: 6.
Enrollment: 6 maximum; third-year students and those who have taken or who are currently enrolled in Immigration
Law (Law 681) will be given preference in the application process. Please see attachment for additional information
about the application process. Instructor is Professor Welch.
Note: All students enrolled in the General Practice Clinic, Prisoner Assistance Clinic, and Juvenile Justice are
required to participate in the Clinic’s Protection from Abuse Program, in which students represent plaintiffs in
protection from abuse (PFA) proceedings in Lewiston District Court. Third-year law students enrolled in the
Refugee and Human Rights Clinic who are eligible for student attorney certification in the Maine courts will also
participate in the program. If you are interested in observing student attorneys in action on PFA day, you are
encouraged to contact Professor Tina Schneider, who oversees the program, via e-mail for more information.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT REGISTERING
FOR CLINICAL AND EXTERNSHIP COURSES
Clinics and Externships Credit Rule: A student may take no more than 18 total credit hours of clinical
courses. For purposes of this rule “clinical courses” include: General Practice Clinic (LAW 663); Prisoner
Assistance Clinic (LAW 712); Juvenile Justice Clinic (LAW 724); and Refugee and Human Rights Clinic
(LAW 783); and Advanced Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic (LAW 718). A student may take no more than 12
total credit hours of externship courses. No student may take more than a total of 18 credits in clinical and
externship courses combined.
Note that enrollment in certain Externships and Clinics may be subject to students’ eligibility to be
certified to practice as a student attorney under court rules (including meeting a “good character”
requirement) and/or passing background checks.
Specific policies regarding enrollment in Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic (“CLAC”) courses (General
Practice Clinic, Juvenile Justice Clinic, Prisoner Assistance Clinic, Refugee and Human Rights Clinic):
1. Please refer to the “Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic Course Offerings” sheet for detailed descriptions of each
course, including enrollment limits.
2. The prerequisites for General Practice Clinic, Juvenile Justice Clinic, Prisoner Assistance Clinic are:
Evidence (Law 644), Trial Practice (Law 650); and Professional Responsibility (Law 632). Professional
Responsibility is a pre- or co-requisite for Refugee and Human Rights Clinic.
3. Enrollment in General Practice Clinic, Juvenile Justice Clinic, and Prisoner Assistance Clinic is by lottery.
Priority in the lottery for those CLAC courses is given first to students who have not previously enrolled in a
CLAC course. Priority in the Juvenile Justice Clinic lottery is also given to students who have taken or who
are currently enrolled in Juvenile Law (Law 656). Priority for the Prisoner Assistance Clinic lottery is based
upon student availability for prison visit times (refer to “Course Offerings” sheet for detailed information).
4. Enrollment in the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic is by application, using the form included in this
preregistration packet. Preference in the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic application is given to third-year
students and those who have taken or are currently enrolled Immigration Law (Law 681).
5. Students may enter the lottery for or apply to more than one CLAC course and will be enrolled in, dropped
from, and/or placed on wait lists for specific courses in accordance with the student’s preferences as stated at
the time of preregistration. If a space in a course for which you are on the wait list becomes available, you
must respond as soon as possible, but no later than 24 hours after receiving notice of such available space by
the Registrar, in order to be enrolled in the course. All students who wish to preserve their places on the wait
list must attend the Mandatory Meeting at noon on the first day of the semester or they will be dropped from
the wait list.
6. Students may not enroll in more than one CLAC course unless there are no students on a wait list for either
course in which the student wishes to enroll.
7. Notwithstanding the results of the lottery or application process, students who receive a grade lower than a
“B-” in any CLAC course, or who do not satisfactorily complete their responsibilities as a CLAC summer
intern, will not be permitted to enroll in any CLAC course for a subsequent semester.
EXTERNSHIP (LAW 690/707) Spring 2019
Externships offer students the opportunity to gain practical, legal experience for academic credit. Students earn academic credit for work at their placement and completion of a required course component. The focus of the Externship Program is gaining practical experience and knowledge, while working in an educational environment. Placement supervisors are attorneys and judges who are committed to teaching law students and providing feedback on their work. Externs will learn from seasoned professionals, while receiving support and guidance from the Externship Professor to help integrate their work experience. Most externship students earn 5 or 6 credits and work at their placements approximately 16 or 20 hours per week over the course of the semester. Some judicial externs work 10 – 15 hours per week and earn 3 credits. Students enrolling in Externship for the first time will enroll in LAW 690 for the field placement and the mandatory co-requisite 1 credit graded seminar (LAW 707). Students enrolling in Externship for the second time will enroll in LAW 690 only and will still complete coursework with the Professor, but will not enroll in or attend the Externship Seminar. Specific policies regarding enrollment in Externship:
1. Students may not enroll in Externship without prior notification by the Externship Professor of selection for the course.
2. Students enrolled in Externship may not drop this course without the prior approval of the Externship Professor.
3. Students enrolling in Externship for the first time must enroll in Externship (LAW 690) and the mandatory co-requisite seminar (LAW 707).
4. Students enrolling in Externship for a second semester will register for LAW 690 only.
5. Students enrolling in a Semester in Practice Externship will register for LAW 690, 12 credits.
COURSES WITH PREREQUISITES
COURSE PREREQUISITE(S) Advanced Business Associations Business Associations
Bankruptcy Secured Transactions
Estate & Gift Taxation Taxation I, Trusts and Estates are prerequisites
Externship Evidence (for some placements),
Trial Practice (for some placements)
General Practice Clinic Evidence, Trial Practice, Professional Responsibility
Information Privacy Practicum Information Privacy
Juvenile Justice Clinic Evidence, Trial Practice, Professional Responsibility
Mediation Practicum Alternative Dispute Resolution
Partnership Taxation Taxation I
Prisoner Assistance Clinic Evidence, Trial Practice, Professional Responsibility
Refugee & Human Rights Clinic Professional Responsibility is a pre- or co-requisite.
Taxation II Taxation I,
Tax Law Practicum Taxation I
Tax Law Seminar Taxation I
Transactional Practice: Deals Business Associations, Tax I, Plus at least one additional Business Course (such as Sec Trans, Adv Comm Law Practicum, Adv Bus Assoc or Tax II)
Trial Competition Team Evidence, Trial Practice
Trial Practice Evidence is a pre- or co-requisite.
PREREQUISITE COURSES
COURSE DESCRIPTION Alternative Dispute Resolution Business Associations
Prerequisite for Mediation Practicum. Prerequisite for Advanced Business Associations and Transactional Practice: Deals.
Evidence
Information Privacy Intellectual Property Professional Responsibility
Pre- or co-requisite for Trial Practice; prerequisite for General Practice Clinic, Juvenile Justice Clinic, Prisoner Assistance Clinic, Trial Advocacy and some Externship placements. Prerequisite for Information Privacy Practicum May be prerequisite for Intellectual Property Seminar. Prerequisite for General Practice Clinic, Juvenile Justice Clinic, Prisoner Assistance Clinic, and a pre – or co-requisite for Refugee and Human Rights Clinic.
Secured Transactions Prerequisite for Bankruptcy and Adv Commercial Law Practicum.
Taxation I Prerequisite for Estate & Gift Taxation, Transactional Practice: Deals, Partnership Tax, Taxation II, Tax Law Practicum, Taxation Law Seminar.
Trial Practice
Prerequisite for Externship (some placements), General Practice Clinic, Juvenile Justice Clinic, Prisoner Assistance Clinic, Trial Advocacy.
Trusts & Estates Pre- or co-requisite for Estate and Gift Taxation.
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__________________________________________________________________ We have met to review the schedule and to discuss course selection. The student has my permission to register for the spring 2019 semester. Advisor Name:__________________________________________ Advisor Signature:______________________________________________
University of Maine School of Law REGISTRATION Check one: Fall ____ Spring _X__ Date:___ / ___ / ___ Name _____________________________________ Student Number_______________________ Please Circle 1L 2L 3L Other Computer Number Course Title Lottery Credit Hours ________ _____________________________________________________ ____ _______ ________ _____________________________________________________ ____ _______ ________ _____________________________________________________ ____ _______ ________ _____________________________________________________ ____ _______ ________ _____________________________________________________ ____ _______ ________ _____________________________________________________ ____ _______ ________ _____________________________________________________ ____ _______ Please submit this form to the Registrar IN PERSON. TOTAL CREDITS _______ University of Maine School of Law REGISTRATION Check one: Fall ____ Spring _X__ Date:___ / ___ / ___ Name _____________________________________ Student Number_______________________ Please Circle 1L 2L 3L Other Computer Number Course Title Lottery Credit Hours ________ _____________________________________________________ ____ _______ ________ _____________________________________________________ ____ _______ ________ _____________________________________________________ ____ _______ ________ _____________________________________________________ ____ _______ ________ _____________________________________________________ ____ _______ ________ _____________________________________________________ ____ _______ ________ _____________________________________________________ ____ _______ Please submit this form to the Registrar IN PERSON. TOTAL CREDITS _______
LAW 783: Refugee and Human Rights Clinic Clinical Professor Anna Welch
Spring 2019 Name: _______________________________________ Date: _________________ E-mail: __________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________ Phone: (___) ___________ Year of Graduation: ______________ Course Prerequisites: Successful completion or concurrent enrollment in Professional Responsibility. Third year students and those who have taken Immigration Law will be given a preference in the application process (but the course is not a prerequisite). Application Information: Please respond to the following questions on separate sheet(s) of paper. Please also attach a copy of your resume.
• Why are you interested in enrolling in the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic?
• What activities (e.g., clubs/organizations, journal/law review, outside work, externship(s)) will you be engaged in during the Spring 2019 semester? Please include the number of hours per week you anticipate engaging in these activities.
• What other information do you feel is relevant to your enrollment in the Clinic?
Language Skills: For informational purposes, are you sufficiently fluent in a language other than English to conduct a legal interview without an interpreter? Y / N Language _________________________________ (Print) ____________________ (Sign) ________________________ (Date) _________ Please submit your application via e-mail to [email protected] by 5 p.m. on Tuesday of registration week. Professor Welch will inform applicants of their status as soon as possible in advance of registration, but no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday of registration week.
University of Maine School of Law Upper Level Writing Requirement
Election Form
As a requirement of graduation, each student must fulfill the Upper Level Writing Requirement. The purpose of this requirement is to ensure that every student develops analytical writing and research skills as well as skills in meaningful criticism. The Upper Level Writing Requirement may be satisfied through completion of a research paper in connection with any designated law school course or seminar or through membership on the Maine Law Review. If the requirement is satisfied by writing a paper in connection with a designated paper or paper-option course or seminar, the student will receive on additional credit for that course or seminar. With the prior approval of the supervising faculty member, the requirement may be satisfied by taking Independent Writing for three (3) credit hours. When the paper advisor is an adjunct instructor, the Associate Dean of Student Services must also sign the form. As used herein, the term “research paper” means a substantial research paper of publishable quality, of 25-40 pages in length, exclusive of footnotes. The Upper Level Writing Requirement can be completed in any semester after completion of the first year curriculum, although students are strongly encouraged to complete the requirement before their last semester. I hereby elect to satisfy the Upper Level Writing Requirement by the following method: [ ] A. Law Review or Ocean and Coastal Law Journal. (1 cr. each semester).
[ ] B. Course or Seminar. I have registered for the course or seminar in __________________________ (Law _____). Professor _____________________ has signed this form below to indicate approval of the use of my paper as the basis of meeting the Upper Level Writing Requirement. I will receive one additional credit for the course/seminar [to be noted on my transcript as Law 631 Upper Level Writing.]
[ ] C. Independent Writing. I have registered for three graded credits of Independent Writing with Professor___________________________ . The professor has signed this form below to indicate approval of this topic and willingness to serve as faculty advisor for it. My advisor agrees that we will meet as often as necessary (but not fewer than two times) to discuss matters of substance, form, and style.
_________________ _________________________________________ Date Student Signature _________________________________________ Print Name
_________________________________________ Date Faculty Advisor ________________ _________________________________________ Date Associate Dean (with adjunct instructor advisors) This form must be completed and submitted to the Registrar before you can register. Any changes in the terms of this Election Form must be approved by the Associate Dean, who is the Upper Level Writing Requirement Coordinator.