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First Assignments Fall 2023
 

ADVANCED ANALYTICAL SKILLS (Alexander 71718) No First Assignment 

ADVANCED ANALYTICAL SKILLS (Kelly-Pincus 74112) No First Assignment.  There will be a supplement. 

ADV. INTERVIEWING & COUNSELING (Montana 71342) First Assignment posted to Canvas

ADV. INTERVIEWING & COUNSELING (Woodburn 74074) First Assignment: Essential Lawyering Skills: Interviewing, Counseling, Negotiation, and Persuasive Fact Analysis, Stefan H. Krieger & Richard K. Neumann, Jr. – 6th edition Please read Chapters 1-5.  

ADV. INTERVIEWING & COUNSELING (Quinn 74075) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (Greenberg 72649) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

APPELLATE ADVOCACY (Apuzzo 74820) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

APPLIED LEGAL ANALYSIS LLM PT I (Paras 72234) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

APPLIED LEGAL ANALYSIS PT I (Paras 71362) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

APPLIED LEGAL ANALYSIS PT I (Paras 71456) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

BANKRUPTCY TAXATION (Todres 70835) First Assignment posted to TWEN

BANKRUPTCY TAXATION (Todres 73501) First Assignment posted to TWEN 

BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (Lyman 70838) First Assignment posted to TWEN 

CIVIL PROCEDURE (McGuinness 70847) First Assignment posted to Canvas. Book 1: Civil Procedure, Aspen Publishing, Babcock, et. Al. editors (7th edition 2021) GET LATEST UPDATED VERSION. Book 2: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 2023-24 edition, Carolina Academic Press

CIVIL PROCEDURE (Niles 71596) First Assignment posted to Canvas

CIVIL PROCEDURE (Cavanagh 73698) The course materials are:

1.            Casebook:  Cavanagh et al. Civil Procedure (2023-24 Edition)

2.            Rules Pamphlet: Clermont ed., Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 2023 (Foundation Press).

The first assignments are:

Class 1:  Casebook pp.  1-18; 29-40.

Class 2:  Casebook pp. 19-28; 41-53 and Rules Pamphlet, U.S. Constitution Article III

CIVIL PROCEDURE (Cavanagh 76413) The course materials are:

  1.  Casebook:  Cavanagh et al. Civil Procedure (2023-24 Edition)
  2. Rules Pamphlet: Clermont ed., Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 2023 (Foundation Press).

The first assignments are:

Class 1:  Casebook pp.  1-18; 29-40.

Class 2:  Casebook pp. 19-28; 41-53 and Rules Pamphlet, U.S. Constitution Article III

CIVIL PROCEDURE (Gundlach 76414) First Assignment posted to Canvas.  

CIVIL PROCEDURE (Ruescher 76415) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

CIVIL RIGHTS & CIVIL LIBERTIES (Salomone 74076) First Assignment posted to Canvas

CIVIL RIGHTS & CIVIL LIBERTIES (Lee 76373) First Assignment and syllabus posted to Canvas 

COMMERICAL ARBITRATION (Goski 73224) First Assignment and syllabus posted to Canvas

COMPARATIVE EQUALITY SEMINAR (Salomone 74077) First Assignment posted to Canvas

CONSTRUCTION LAW (Rossi 74815) First Assignment posted to TWEN 

CONTRACTS (Movsesian 73649) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

CONTRACTS (Cherry 73699)   1. Please purchase the required textbook for the course: Miriam A. Cherry, Contracts: A Real World Casebook (West Academic, Second Ed. 2021).  Only purchase the Second Edition of the book.  Because the examinations in the class are “Open Book” / “Closed Internet” format, you will likely want to purchase a format that allows you to access a hard copy book. If you purchase an ebook directly from the West Academic site, you can receive a hard copy at any time in the semester through the “Print on Demand” option.  Students may order their books directly from the West Academic (publisher’s) website: (westacademic.com).  Using the code WASJU will take 15% off your purchase.  In addition, West Academic offers an “early access” program that will allow you to access the textbook electronically for the first two weeks of class. Copies are also available from the school bookstore, Amazon, or used book websites. A copy of the book has been placed on reserve at the St. John’s law library circulation desk for your use as well.    

2.       For the first day of our class, please read the first chapter of the textbook, pp. 1-27.

3.       Answer the problems on pp. 8-11.

4.       Write a brief for the case Lucy v. Zehmer, which begins on the bottom of page 16.

5.       Please also bring to class (or think of) a contract that you have entered, and be prepared to discuss your contract in class.

CRIM PRO: INVESTIGATION (Barrett 71641) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

CRITICAL RACE THEORY (Niles 76508) First Assignment posted to Canvas

DEPOSITION PRACTICE (Wicks 72222) No First Assignment.  Syllabus emailed to students.  

DOMESTIC VIOL LIT CLINIC-PT I (Beltz 74746) No First Assignment 

DRAFTING: BANKR & COMMER AGREE (Ostrow 71723) No First Assignment 

DRAFTING: BANKR & COMMER AGREE (Ostrow 73503) No First Assignment 

DRAFTING CONTRACTS (Montana 71719) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

DRAFTING CONTRACTS (Barakat Friedman 72110) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

DRAFTING: CONTRACTS (Quinn 76217) First Assignment posted to Canvas

DRAFTING: PRACTICE DOCS LL.M. (Cole 72392) No First Assignment 

DRAFTING: REAL ESTATE TRANS (Adduci 74749) First Assignment posted to TWEN 

EMPLOYMENT LAW (Cherry 76390) 1. Please purchase the required textbook for the course: Marion Crain, et al, Work Law, Fourth Edition, Carolina Press, 2020.  Because the examination in the class is in “Open Book” / “Closed Internet” format, you will want to purchase a format that allows you to access a hard copy book. A copy of the book has been placed on reserve at the St. John’s law library circulation desk for your use as well.          

2.       For the first day of our class, please read the first chapter of the textbook, pp. 6-25 (middle); 42-57; 82 (middle) - 89 (top).

ENTERTAINMENT LAW (Salvo 70854) First Assignment and Syllabus posted to TWEN and Canvas.

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (Price 76935) First Assignment and syllabus posted to Canvas.  read pages 1-26 of the assigned text, which is: Todd Aagaard, David Owen, & Justin Pidot, Practicing Environmental Law, Second Edition (Foundation Press, 2021).

 

ESTATE PLANNING (Bekerman 73647) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

EVIDENCE (Simons 74733) First Assignment posted to Canvas. 

- Casebook (Fisher, 4th Ed.): Read pages 1-27, do problem 1.1
- Federal Rules of Evidence: Read Rules 602, 611, 901, and 606(b)
- Pre-Course Survey: Complete the pre-course survey, which will be posted on Canvas

EXECUTORY CONTRACTS BUS BANKR (Shannon 71055) No First Assignment

EXECUTORY CONTRACTS BUS BANKR (Shannon 73504) No First Assignment 

EXTERSHIP SEMINAR (Blennau 71399) No First Assignment

EXTERNSHIP SEMINAR (Ardan 71400) This course will use Canvas and course materials will be available prior to the beginning of the semester 

FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAW (Metzner 76220) First Assignment posted to Canvas.  

The Role of Federal and State Criminal Justice Systems 

The Commerce Clause 

Jurisdictional Aspects of Federal Criminal Laws 

Dual Sovereignty 

1-68 

121-135 

The text for the course is Abrams, Beale & Klein, Federal Criminal Law and Its Enforcement (7th ed. 2020).

HEALTH CARE FRAUD (Kaiser 76221) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

INTERNATIONAL LAW (McGuinness 73220) First Assignment posted to Canvas. Book: International Law: Norms, Actors and Process, Aspen Publishing, Dunoff, et. Al. Editors (5th edition) GET LATEST UPDATED VERSION.

INTERNATIONAL LAW (McGuinness 73498) First Assignment posted to Canvas. Book: International Law: Norms, Actors and Process, Aspen Publishing, Dunoff, et. Al. Editors (5th edition) GET LATEST UPDATED VERSION.

INTL TRADE LAW (Reed 73221) First Assignment posted to TWEN 

INTL TRADE LAW (Reed 73499) First Assignment posted to TWEN 

INTRO TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (Subotnik 71470) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

INTRODUCTION TO LAW (Smith 72289) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

INTRODUCTION TO LAW (Duryea 73697) First Assignment and supplemental materials posted to Canvas

INTRODUCTION TO LAW (Anderson 74813) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

JUVENILE JUSTICE (Facio-Lince 71564) Course syllabus and all assignments posted to TWEN.  First Assignment: 

Students should be prepared to discuss the following 4 cases:

Kent v. United States, 383, US 541 (1966)

In re Gault, 387 US 1 (1967) 

In re Winship, 397 US 358 (1970)

McKeiver v. Pennsylvania, 403 US 528 (1971) 

LABOR LAW (Ferbach 71185) Entire syllabus posted to TWEN 

LAW AND LITERATURE (Castello 76223) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

LAW & REL SEM:INTL & COMP PERS (Movesian 76224) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

LEGAL RES ANLYS WTG INTL LLM I (Olson 71915) No First Assignment 

LEGAL RESEARCH (Anderson 73648) First Assignment posted to Canvas

LEGAL RESEARCH (Castello 74083) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

LEGAL RESEARCH (Montana 74085) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

LEGAL RESEARCH (Selby 74736) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

LEGAL RESEARCH (Selby 74737) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

LEGAL RESEARCH (Smith 76394) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

LEGAL WRITING I (Boyle Laisure 70934) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

LEGAL WRITING I (Castello 70935) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

LEGAL WRITING I (Piper 70936) Frist Assignment posted to Canvas

LEGAL WRITING I (Montana 71785) First Assignment posted to Canvas

LEGAL WRITING (Parker 72078) First Assignment posted to Canvas

LEGAL WRITING I (Alexander 72279) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

LEGAL WRITING I (Smith 73700) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

LEGAL WRITING I (Pathmanathan 74812) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

MEDIATION: REPRESENTING CLIENTS (Greenberg 71636) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS (Beechert 71557) No First Assignment 

NEGOTIATION (INTENSIVE) (Barakat Friedman 71565) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

NEW YOUR CRIMINAL PRACTICE (Levy 74819) Please read Cunningham, New York Criminal Practice and Procedure, Chapter 1.A.1-1.A.2 (omit Titone concurrence in Johnson).  Professor will email supplement. 

PATENT APPLIC PREPAR & PROSECU (Papageorgiou 76227) First Assignment posted to TWEN

PRE-TRIAL ADVOCACY (Wicks 70839) No First Assignment. Syllabus was emailed to all students. 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (Ardan 73701) This course will use Canvas and course materials will be available prior to the beginning of the semester. 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (Shannon 74105) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

PROFESSIONAL RESP: GLOBAL CONTEXT (Yamen 76936) First Assignment posted to Canvas.

    • Readings:Casebook 1-18

       

    • Rule: 8.1and Comments

       

    • Session 1 Assignment Memo

       

RACE AND THE LAW (Lee 76229) First Assignment and syllabus posted to Canvas 

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS (Corrado 71998) No First Assignment 

REFUGEE IMMIG TR LIT CLINIC PT I (Markuci 70856) No First Assignment 

SCHOLARLY RESEARCH & WRITING (Boyle Laisure 72086) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

SCHOLARLY RESEARCH & WRITING (Boyle Laisure 72137) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

SECURITIES ARBITRATION CLINIC (Lazaro 70857) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

SPORTS LAW (Conrad) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

STREET LAW SEMINAR (Montana 70858) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

TAX BASIC FED PERSONAL INCOME (Todres 70845) First Assignment posted to TWEN

TORTS (DeGirolami 70848) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

TORTS (Ben-Asher 72135) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

TORTS (DeGirolami 74088) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

TRUST AND ESTATES (Bekerman 70846) First Assignment posted to Canvas