This seminar examines critical pathways for reforming three key institutions at the heart of our criminal justice system: prosecution offices, indigent defense systems, and criminal courts.
PTO Trademark Clinic
This clinic provides the opportunity for upper-level students to represent entrepreneurs who cannot afford expensive counsel before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Securities Arbitration Field Placement
In this placement, students will learn how to conduct factual and legal analysis, draft pleadings, and represent clients in securities arbitration proceedings before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority under the supervision of experienced attorneys.
Special Education Law and Practice
This course examines the history, legal framework, and application of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
State and Local Government
This course surveys the major legal and governmental issues of state and local government, emphasizing historical antecedents and current problems.
State and Local Taxation
This course provides an overview of state and local taxation.
Tax Litigation Seminar
This course examines strategic, jurisdictional, and procedural issues arising in tax litigation.
The Art of Cross-Examination
This experiential course will teach students the fundamentals of cross-examination and introduce
them to the purpose and context of cross-examination in trials.
them to the purpose and context of cross-examination in trials.
Therapeutic Jurisprudence
This course focuses on the legal system and its therapeutic impact on mentally disabled individuals who are litigants or the subject of litigation.
Torts II
This course studies various substantive areas of tort liability.