Online Mental Disability Law Program Course Schedule 2009–2010

Fall 2009 - Classes begin the week of August 24

Note that all Live Seminars are from 10.a.m. until 4 p.m.

Survey of Mental Disability Law
Profs. Michael Perlin, Eva Szeli & Karen Owen Talley  (3 credits)

Monday
8:45 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars:  Saturday, August 29, 2009 and Saturday, November 21, 2009

Mental Disability and Criminal Law
Prof. Keri Gould (3 credits)

Tuesday
6:45 p.m.–8:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars:  Sunday, August 30, 2009 and Friday, November 13, 2009

Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Prof. Deborah Dorfman (3 credits)

Tuesday
8:45 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars:  Sunday, September 13, 2009 and Saturday, November 14, 2009

Mental Health Issues in Jails and Prisons
Profs. Sarah Kerr & Lisa Schatz-Vance (3 credits)

Wednessday
6:45 p.m.–8:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars:  Friday, September 11, 2009 and Sunday, November 15, 2009

Advocacy Skills in Cases Involving Persons with Mental Disabilities: The Role of Lawyers and Expert Witnesses
Prof. Richard Friedman (3 credits)

Wednesday
8:45 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars:  Saturday, September 26, 2009 and Sunday, November 22, 2009
 

Custody Evaluations, Juvenile and Family Law and Mental Disability
Profs. Shelley Mitchell & Kathryn LaFortune (3 credits)

Thursday
8:45 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars:  Saturday, September 12, 2009 and Friday, November 20, 2009 
 

Spring 2010 - Classes begin the week of January 11

International Human Rights and Mental Disability Law
Profs. Michael Perlin, Eva Szeli & Karen Talley Owen (3 credits)

Monday
8:45 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars: Saturday, January 23, 2010 and Sunday, April 25, 2010

The Americans with Disabilities Act: Law, Policy and Procedure
Profs. Pamela Cohen & Andrea Risoli (3 credits)

Tuesday
6:45 p.m.–8:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars: Sunday, January 17, 2010 and Saturday, April 10, 2010

Forensic Reports, the Role of Experts and Forensic Ethics
Profs. David Shapiro & Bruce David (3 credits)

Tuesday
8:45 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars: Saturday, January 30, 2010 and Sunday, April 18, 2010

Sex Offenders
Prof. Profs. Richard Friedman, Heather Ellis Cucolo & Patrick Reilly (3 credits)

Wednesday
6:45 p.m.–8:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars:  Sunday, January 24, 2010 and Saturday, April 24, 2010
 

Race, Gender, Class and Mental Disability
Prof. Deborah Dorfman (3 credits)

Wednesday
8:45 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars: Saturday, January 16, 2010 and Sunday, April 11, 2010

Mental Illness, Dangerousness, the Police Power and Risk Assessment
Profs. Bruce David and Michele Galietta (3 credits)

Thursday
8:45 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

2 live seminars: Sunday, January 31, 2010 and Saturday, April 17, 2010

JD students. American Bar Association and New York Law School rules limit JD students to 4 credits of distance courses per semester and 12 credits over a student’s law school career. See the New York Law School Student Handbook for further details.

CLE. New York Law School is a certified CLE provider for New York State. Courses in the Online Mental Disability Law Program may be used to satisfy New York State CLE requirements. Upon successful completion of a course, 42 CLE credits may be awarded. Distribution of CLE credits is determined by the course content.