Spring 2025 First Day Assignments

Name Professor Assignment
ADVANCED CONTRACTS CRESPI The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
ADVANCED CONTRACTS SEMINAR: DRAFTING FLYNN  

Class 1 - January 15, 2025
Translating the Business Deal into Contract Concepts. 

This unit provides the framework for the course. It teaches students the analytic skill that deal lawyers use when drafting and reviews the basic contract concepts from a deal lawyer’s perspective.

Reading Assignment
Chapter 1 – A Few Words.
Chapter 2 – The Building Blocks of Contracts.
Chapter 3 – Understanding Representations and Warranties
Chapter 4 – Understanding Covenants
Chapter 5 – Understanding Discretionary Authority and Declarations

Chapter 6 -- Understanding Conditions

Chapter 7 -- Summary of Contract Concepts Explained

Chapter 13 -- Overview of A Contract's Parts (pp. 133-43)

Drafting Assignment
None.
ADVANCED CORPORATE TAX HANNA

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ADVANCED CRIMINAL LAW: EIGHTH AMENDMENT LAW RYAN The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
ADVANCED CRIMINAL LAW: HUMAN TRAFFICKING PIERCE The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
ADVANCED LEGAL REASONING  BIRDSONG The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
ADVANCED LEGAL RESEARCH  WOLFF The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
ADVANCED LEGAL WRITING GARNER

Text:  Legal Writing in Plain English (3d ed., Chicago 2023) (required)

Have a copy of the book with you each day. We’ll use it throughout the course.

Reading assignment in advance of the first-class meeting:

Pp. 1–25 (Introduction and “Framing Your Thoughts”

This demanding one-hour course is for law students who wish to improve their writing and editing skills. Although it targets students who are already competent writers, there is no prerequisite of in-depth grammatical knowledge.

The class spans two days: from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday (with breaks, of course). Students will do several writing exercises, and there will be an overnight assignment due Saturday morning. Attendance is mandatory, and class participation is encouraged.
AIRLINE & RAILROAD LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW  ELIFSON/GROSS The professor has not yet submitted an assignment.  
ANTITRUST PATTON/STANCIL The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
ASIAN AMERICAN JURISPRUDENCE YU The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
BANKRUPTCY TOSATO The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY REYES The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE  STEINBERG

Textbook -- pages 3-11 (skim), pages 13, 22-52 (omit the Problems)
BUSINESS LAW BOOT CAMP HINTON The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
CHAPTER 11 REORGANIZATION ESSERMAN/PARSONS The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
CIVIL RIGHTS LITIGATION   YU The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
COLLABORATIVE LAW REITER The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE VAN NOORD The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
CONFLICT OF LAWS COLANGELO The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
CONSTITUTIONAL CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: ADJUDICATION RYAN The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW I (Sect. 1) RUBEN The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW I (Sect. 2) BENNETT The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW I (Sect. 3)) CARPENTER The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II LEATHERBURY The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
CORPORATE & TRANSACTIONAL LEGAL RESEARCH GALLINA The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
CORPORATE COMPLIANCE HINTON The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
COPORATE FINANCE & ACQUISITIONS SMATHERS The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
CRIMINAL LAW (Sect. 1) ALKON The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
CRIMINAL LAW (Sect. 2) MOSS The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
CRIMINAL LAW (Sect. 3) RUBEN The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY JOHNSON, J./SHIPCHANDLER The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: LAW, POLICY & PRACTICE LOPEZ-LOFTIS The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
DRAFTING ENERGY CONTRACTS  SULLIVAN The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
DUE DILIGENCE IN BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS  LAWRENCE

The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
ELECTION LAW  HAYDEN The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
EMINENT DOMAIN  MILTON The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
EMPLOYMENT LAW: ADDRESSING SOCIAL CHANGE IN THE WORKPLACE SYED The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
ENTERTAINMENT LAW LEVECK The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
ESTATE GIFT & INCOME TAX BEARD The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
ESTATE PLANNING & PRACTICE KELSO The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
EVIDENCE  BAVLI The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
EVIDENCE ADVOCACY PRACTICUM GORDON The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
EVIDENTIARY MECHANICS BIRMINGHAM The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
FAMILY LAW LEATHERBERRY The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
FEDERAL COURTS MARTINEZ The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
GENDER LAW GROSSMAN

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IMMIGRATION LAW MICALE/SAENZ-RODRIGUEZ The professor has not yet submitted an assignment.
INCOME TAXATION MAZUR The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
INFORMATION PRIVACY LAW MAZZURCO The professor has not yet submitted an assignment.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SHISHA The professor has not yet submitted an assignment.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSING LAW MCLEROY The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS FRIEDLANDER/MONTGOMERY/SILVA The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
INTERNATIONAL & FOREIGN LEGAL RESEARCH KIMBROUGH The professor has not yet submitted an assignment.  
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS NEGOTIATIONS WULFF/FINKELSTEIN The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION BISHOP/ROGERS The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISING & DISTRIBUTION LAW VERNON The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS COLANGELO The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
INTERNATIONAL TAX II JUVKAM-WOLD The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
INTRO. TO VENTURE TRANSACTIONS VELA The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
JURY SELECTION  HOWARD The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
LAW FIRM ECONOMICS: PRO BONO DEWEY/SCHULMAN The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
LAW PRACTICE MANAGEMENT PRETORIUS The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
LAW, LITERATURE & MEDICINE MAYO The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
LEGAL WRITING (LAWR II) ALL SECTIONS ALL LAWR INSTRUCTORS The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
LEGISLATION & REGULATION (Sect. 1) MAYO The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
LEGISLATION & REGULATION (Sect. 2) HAYDEN The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
LEGISLATION & REGULATION (Sect. 3) CORTEZ The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
LGBT RIGHTS & THE LAW CARPENTER The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
LITIGATION PRACTICUM SUMOSKI The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
M&A CONTRACT DRAFTING WEST The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
MASS TORT LITIGATION SIMON

Class 1:

a. Mass Tort Litigation 3rd Ed, Mullenix at 14-19 (Section B), 87-92 (Section A);

b. Mass Tort Litigation 3rd Ed, Mullenix at 231-234 [Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor,

521 U.S. 59 (1997)]
NON-PROFIT ORGS: PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS UNGERMAN The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
ORIGINALISM & THE ORIGINS OF THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION PITTMAN/STARR The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
PARTNERSHIP TAX HANNA The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
PATENT LAW  TAYLOR The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
PATENT LAW & INSTITUTIONAL CHOICE  TAYLOR The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
PATENT PROSECUTION  SANFORD The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
PERSPECTIVES OF THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM (Int'l LLMs only) YU The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
POLICE MISCONDUCT LITIGATION TITTLE/CLARK The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
PRE-TRIAL PRACTICE & ADVOCACY  JOHNSON, K./JOHNSON, B. The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING & FINANCE FOR LAWYERS DAWKINS The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
PRIVATE FUNDS: REGULATION, FORMATION, OPERATION DEEKEN/DANIEL The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
PRODUCTS LIABILITY PRESBY The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY  WEAVER The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY  COX The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR INT'L LLMS HURDLE The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
PROPERTY (Sect. 1) TATE The professor has not yet submitted an assignment.  
PROPERTY (Sect. 2) ROGERS The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
PROPERTY (Sect. 3) EHRMAN The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
PROPERTY FOR LLMS CAMP The professor has not yet submitted an assignment.  
RACE & AMERICAN LAW MARTINEZ The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
RACE & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY  PEGUES The professor has not yet submitted an assignment.  
REAL ESTATE TAXATION MAZUR The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
SECURED TRANSACTIONS REYES  The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
SELECTED ISSUES IN SPORTS LAW COHEN/STUART

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SELECTED TOPICS IN ENVIRO. LAW: CLIMATE CHANGE MANCE The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
STATE & LOCAL TAX JACKSON The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
TAX & FISCAL POLICY  DRAPKIN  The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
TEXAS LEGISLATIVE PROCESS TURNER, JOHN The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
TEXAS MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY WILHITE The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
TEXAS TRIAL & APPELLATE PROCEDURE  ACEVES The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
TRADEMARKS MAZZURCO The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
TRUSTS AND ESTATES  TATE The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
WHITE COLLAR CRIME SHIPCHANDLER The professor has not yet submitted an assignment. 
WILDLIFE LAW BOBOSKY The professor has not yet submitted an assignment.