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MEMORANDUM

TO: INCOMING FIRST-YEAR ELON LAW STUDENTS

FROM: REGISTRAR’S OFFICE

RE: REGISTRATION AND ORIENTATION INFORMATION;

FALL 2014 COURSE INFORMATION

DATE: August 1, 2014

We are excited about your arrival on August 19! This packet describes registration, orientation

and the courses required during the Fall 2014 semester. In addition, a general class schedule, exam

schedule, and list of required textbooks are attached.

Incoming students will automatically be registered for their fall courses. Your personal course

schedule, indicating your exact class times based on your section assignment (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 or

C2) is now available. To view your schedule, you will need to access OnTrack with the username and

password provided to you in your acceptance letter. If you have lost your username and/or password,

please contact the Help Desk at 336-278-5200. Textbooks can be preordered from the Elon Campus

Shop through OnTrack

http://elon.bncollege.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TBWizardView?catalogId=10001&storeId=12551

&langId=-1, or you can purchase your textbooks at the law school.

Over the next few weeks, we will have other important information to share with you. This

information will be distributed via your Elon e-mail address (@elon.edu), which you should have

received through the mail. Please start using your Elon e-mail address now and check it regularly. It is

the only e-mail address the law school will use to communicate with you during your three years here.

If you have not received your Elon e-mail address or have questions, please contact the Help Desk (336)

278-5200.

If you have questions about the information in this packet, please contact me, Tammy Horn,

Registrar at (336) 279-9330 or thorn@elon.edu or Jane Law, Assistant Registrar at (336) 279-9325 or

jlaw@elon.edu. We look forward to meeting you.

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IMPORTANT DATES

First Year Law Student Orientation:

Tuesday, August 19, 2014 through Friday, August 22, 2014; specific times for the orientation program

are available at http://www.elon.edu/e-web/law/students/orientation.

Fall Classes Begin for All First Year Students:

Monday, August 25, 2014 (times for specific courses are set forth on the attached schedule)

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Class Schedule

Fall 2014 Blue – 1L Required Green – 2L

Red – 2L & 3L Electives Orange – 3L Only MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

8:30 Legal Research (A1)

Pal, Comp Lab

8:30-9:30

Evidence

Hoffman, Rm 204

8:30-10:30

Family Law

Morgenstern; Rm 204

8:30-10:00

Legal Research (A2)

Pal, Rm Comp Lab

8:30-9:30

Evidence

Hoffman, Rm 204

8:30-10:30

Family Law

Morgenstern; Rm 204

8:30-10:00

Professional Responsibility

Fink, Rm 204

8:30-10:30

8:45 Property I (A)

Friedland, Rm 206

8:45-10:15

Property I (B)

Parrish, Rm 105

8:45-10:15

Property I (A)

Friedland, Rm 206

8:45-10:15

Property I (B)

Parrish, Rm 105

8:45-10:15

Legal Method & Comm (C2)

Connors, Rm 211

8:45-10:45

9:00 Accounting for Lawyers

Molony, Rm B106

9:00-10:00

Nonprofit Organizations

Rivers-James, Rm 107

9:00-10:00

Accounting for Lawyers

Molony, Rm B106

9:00-10:00

Nonprofit Organizations

Rivers-James, Rm 107

9:00-10:00

Capstone Leadership

Leupold, Rm 211

9:00-10:00

Small Business and

Entrepreneurship Clinic

Flynn, Nussbaum Ctr for

Entrepreneurship

9:00-2:00

Advanced Legal Research:

NC

McLeod, Rm Comp Lab

9:00-12:00 (5 week course)

Elder Law Clinic

Vaughan, Elder Law Clinic

9:00-10:00

9:15 First Amendment: Speech

Gaylord, Rm 105

9:15-10:45

Remedies

Woodlief, Rm 206

9:15-10:45

First Amendment: Speech

Gaylord, Rm 105

9:15-10:45

Remedies

Woodlief, Rm 206

9:15-10:45

9:30

9:45 Legal Research (B1)

McLeod, Rm Comp Lab

9:45-10:45

10:00

10:30 Bar Exam Foundations

Barilla, Rm 207

10:30-12:30

Commercial Law: Secured Trans

Gabriel, Rm 105

10:30-12:30

Bar Exam Foundations

Barilla, Rm 207

10:30-12:30

10:35 Child Protection & the Law

Gurnee, Rm 107

10:35-12:30

10:45

11:00 Torts I (A, B1)

Grant, Rm 206

11:00-12:00

Torts I (B2, C)

Armijo, Rm 204

11:00-12:00

Criminal Procedure

Rich, Rm 207

11:00-12:30

Property I (C)

Friedland, Rm 206

11:00-12:30

Intellectual Property - Survey

Levine, Rm B106 11:00-12:30

Estate Planning

Chapman, Rm 204

11:00-12:30

Torts I (A, B1))

Grant, Rm 206

11:00-12:00

Torts I (B2, C)

Armijo, Rm 204

11:00-12:00

Criminal Procedure

Rich, Rm 207

11:00-12:30

Property I (C)

Friedland, Rm 206

11:00-12:30

Intellectual Property - Survey

Levine, Rm B106 11:00-12:30

Estate Planning

Chapman, Rm 204

11:00-12:30

Torts I (A, B1))

Grant, Rm 206

11:00-12:00

Torts I (B2, C)

Armijo, Rm 204

11:00-12:00

11:30

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MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 12:00

12:30 FACULTY MEETINGS

1:00

1:30 Civil Procedure (B, C1)

Dunham, Rm 206

1:30-3:00

Civil Procedure (A, C2)

Fink, Rm 207

1:30-3:00

Con Law I (B)

Gaylord, Rm 204

1:30-2:30

Advanced Criminal Pro

Rich, Rm 107

1:30-4:30

Entity Taxation

Haile, Rm B106

1:30 – 3:00

Contracts (A, B1)

Gabriel, Rm 207

1:30-2:30

Contracts I (B2, C)

Levine, Rm 206

1:30-2:30

Business Associations

Molony, Rm 204

1:30-3:30

Business Drafting

Flynn, Rm B106

1:30-3:30

Elder Law Clinic

Vaughan, Elder Law Clinic

1:30-3:30

Humanitarian Immig Clinic

Scavone, Immig Clinic

1:30-3:30

Civil Procedure (B, C1)

Dunham, Rm 206

1:30-3:00

Civil Procedure (A, C2)

Fink, Rm 207

1:30-3:00

Con Law I (A)

Katz, Rm 105

1:30-3:30

Con Law I (B)

Gaylord, Rm 204

1:30-2:30

Judicial Process

Exum, Rm 107

1:30-3:30

Entity Taxation

Haile, Rm B106

1:30 – 3:00

Contracts (A, B1)

Gabriel, Rm 207

1:30-2:30

Contracts I (B2, C)

Levine, Rm 206

1:30-2:30

Business Associations

Molony, Rm 204

1:30-3:30

Humanitarian Immig Clinic

Scavone, Immig Clinic

1:30 – 2:30

B106

1:45

2:00

2:15

2:30

2:45

3:00 Legal Method & Comm (A1)

Noble, Rm 211

3:00-5:00

Legal Method & Comm (B1)

Wasson, Rm 105

3:00-5:00

Legal Method & Comm (C1)

Perkins, Rm 107

3:00-5:00

Legal Const & Analysis (A2, B2, C2)

Barilla, Rm 206

3:00-5:00

Legal Method & Comm (A2)

Noble, Rm 211

3:00-5:00

Legal Method & Comm (B2)

Perkins, Rm 107

3:00-5:00

Legal Const & Analysis (A1, B1, C1)

Splawn, Rm 206

3:00-5:00

General Externship

Kantlehner, Rm 105

3:00-4:00

3:15 Legal Research (C1)Hirsch,

Rm Comp Lab

3:15-4:15

Int’l Law: Refugee & Asylum

Grant, Rm 211

3:15 – 4:15

Legal Research (B2)

Watson, Rm Comp Lab

3:15-4:15

Int’l Law: Refugee & Asylum

Grant, Rm 211

3:15 – 4:15

3:30

3:45 Wills & Trust

Chapman, Rm 207

3:45-5:15

State and Local Government

Vaughan, Rm 204

3:45-5:45

Wills & Trust

Chapman, Rm 207

3:45-5:15

4:00

4:25 Int’l Humanitarian Law

Crowe, Rm 105

4:25 – 5:55

Int’l Humanitarian Law

Crowe, Rm 105

4:25 – 5:55

4:30 Administrative Law

Armijo, Rm 204

4:30-5:30

Legal Research (C2)

Hirsch, Rm Comp Lab

4:30-5:30

Administrative Law

Armijo, Rm 204

4:30-5:30

4:45

5:00 Moot Court

Woodlief, Rm 211

5:00-6:00

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MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Law Review

Fink, Rm 107

5:00-6:00

5:15

5:30 Criminal Pretrial Practice

Meinecke, Rm 204

5:30-8:30

5:45

6:00 In-House Corporate Counsel

Genzer, Rm 204

6:00-8:00

Deposition Workshop

Hoffman, Rm 204

6:00-9:00

Semester-in-Practice

Kantlehner, Rm 107

6:00-8:00

Trial Practice & Procedure

Dunham, CR, Rms 105, 107

6:00-9:00

Insurance Law

Rotenstreich, Rm 204

6:00-8:00

6:15

6:30

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First-Year Course Descriptions

Fall 2014

Civil Procedure I, 3 credits (Professors Dunham and Fink) LAW 610

A basic procedure course which explores the techniques for attaining judicial enforcement of

substantive rights. Topics such as venue, pleadings, joinder of claims and parties, discovery, res

judicata, trial and appellate review will be covered. Federal and state jurisdiction will also be examined,

including the Constitutional aspects of such jurisdiction.

Contracts I, 2 credits (Professors Gabriel and Levine) LAW 620

A comprehensive study of the creation, transfer and termination of contract rights and duties.

Fundamental common law principles such as capacity to contract, mutual assent, consideration and

legality of subject matter will be addressed. Pertinent portions of the Uniform Commercial Code,

particularly Article 2 dealing with sales, will be covered.

Legal Construction and Analysis, 1 credit (Professor Barilla) LAW 665

This course establishes a foundation for understanding law and assists students in developing the

analytical skills necessary for success in law school and on the bar exam. In this course, students will

develop (i) their understanding of the foundations for the study of law; (ii) the ability to understand and

utilize court opinions; (iii) the ability to deconstruct, understand, and apply rules of law; (iv) the skills

involved in accurately identifying legal issues; (v) the ability to identify critical facts and evaluate them

appropriately and effectively in an examination setting; and (vi) the ability to effectively express ideas

and understanding regarding legal issues in a clear, well defined manner. Students will also develop an

understanding of the skills necessary to flourish in law school, on the bar exam, and in practice. This is a

one unit, graded course. It will meet for eight weeks.

Legal Method and Communication I, 3 credits LAW668

(Professors Wasson, Noble, Perkins, Connors)

This course introduces students to the essential skills of legal analysis and legal research, and to the

unique requirements of written and oral communication in the legal profession. Topics include reading

legal authorities, understanding the structure of legal rules, rule-based reasoning, case synthesis, factual

analysis, and common law and statutory analysis. Students write a number of assignments of increasing

complexity on which they receive comprehensive individualized feedback. Students also learn to

conduct legal research using both print and electronic research resources, how to develop a research

strategy and choose among available research tools, and how to cite legal authorities.

Legal Research (Dean McLeod, Librarians Watson, Hirsch and Pal) LAW659

This is the research component of the Legal Method and Communication I class; it is taught by the law

librarians.

Property I, 3 credits (Professors Friedland and Parrish) LAW 640

A study of property rights and interests in personal property and real property. Topics covered include

the acquisition of rights in property, possessory and non-possessory interests, estates in land, concurrent ownership, landlord-tenant relations and land-use regulation.

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Torts I, 3 credits (Professors Grant and Armijo) LAW 650

A study of the legal rules which determine whether non-contractual civil liability arises from conduct

resulting in harm to others. Topics covered include intentional wrongs and negligence, as well as

defenses commonly asserted in tort actions.

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Spring 2015

Civil Procedure II, 3 credits (Professors Dunham and Fink) LAW611

Civil Procedure II is a continuation of Civil Procedure I.

Contracts II, 3 credits (Professors Gabriel and Levine) LAW621

A continuation of the study of the creation, transfer, and termination of contract rights and duties.

Fundamental principles relating to performance, enforceability, contract defenses, and remedies will be

addressed.

Criminal Law, 3 credits (Professors Exum and Rich)

LAW630

A study of substantive criminal law, including an examination of crimes and their elements. Specific

common law and statutory crimes will be covered. Available defenses will also be explored.

Legal Method & Communication II, 2 credits (Professors Wasson, Noble,

Perkins, Flynn, and Connors) LAW669

A continuation of Legal Method & Communication I, this course introduces students to advanced analytical

and writing skills such as persuasive writing techniques, classical rhetorical devices, types of legal argument,

and various forms of legal drafting. Students consider the effect that lawyers’ ethical responsibilities have on

their written assignments. Students also practice and deliver at least one oral research report or in-class

presentation, and at least one formal oral argument on a motion or appeal. As in the first semester course,

students receive comprehensive feedback on a number of increasingly complex written assignments.

Property II, 2 credits (Professors Friedland and Parrish)

Property II is a continuation of Property I. LAW641

Torts II, 2 credits (Professors Grant and Armijo) LAW651

Torts II is a continuation of Torts I and its consideration of the legal rules which determine whether non-

contractual civil liability arises from conduct resulting in harm to others.

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Final Exam Schedule

Fall 2014

(Subject to Change)

Date Time Class

Professor

Computer

Takers

Hand

Writers

November 21, 2014 1:00 P Bar Exam Foundations Barilla 207 206

W December 3, 2014 9:00 A Property I (A, C) Friedland 207 211

9:15 A Property I (B) Parrish 206 107

2:00 P

2:15 P Con Law I (A) Katz 207 204

2:30 P Con Law I (B) Gaylord 206 107

TH December 4, 2014 9:00 A Non-Profit Organizations Rivers-James 105 107

9:15 A Accounting for Lawyers Molony 206 204

2:00 P Family Law Morgenstern 207 204

2:15 P Judicial Process Exum 105 107

F December 5, 2014 9:00 A Intellectual Property Levine 206 204

9:15 A Secured Transactions Gabriel 207 107

2:00 P Insurance Law Rotenstreich 105 107

2:15 P

S December 6, 2014 9:00 A

9:15 A

2:00 P

2:15 P

M December 8, 2014 9:00 A Evidence Hoffman 207 204

9:15 A Remedies Woodlief 206 107

2:00 P Torts I (A, B1) Grant 207 105

2:30 P Torts I (B2, C) Armijo 204 211

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Date Time Class

Professor

Computer

Takers

Hand

Writers

T December 9, 2014 9:00 A First Amend: Speech Gaylord 206 204

9:15 A Criminal Procedure Rich 207 105

2:00 P Advanced Criminal Procedure Rich 105 107

2:15 P

W December 10, 2014 9:00 A

9:15 A

2:00 P Wills & Trust Chapman 207 204

2:15 P

TH December 11, 2014 9:00 A Entity Tax Haile 207 204

9:15 A Int’l Law: Refugee & Asylum Grant 206 107

2:00 P Contracts (A, B1) Gabriel 207 204

2:15 P Contracts (B2, C) Levine 206 107

F December 12, 2014 9:00 A Administrative Law Armijo 105 107

9:15 A

2:00 P Professional Responsibility Fink 207 206

2:15 P

S December 13, 2014 9:00 A

9:15 A

2:00 P

2:15 P

M December 15, 2014 9:00 A Civil Procedure I (B, C1) Dunham 207 105

9:15 A Civil Procedure I (A, C2) Fink 206 204

2:00 P Business Associations Molony 207 204

2:15 P

2:30 P

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Date Time Class

Professor

Computer

Takers

Hand

Writers

T December 16, 2014 9:00 A

9:15 A

2:00 P

2:15 P

W December 17, 2014 9:00 A

9:15 A

2:00 P

2:15 P

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Textbook List

Fall 2014

Civil Procedure I, 3 credits (Professor Dunham) LAW 610 B, C1

Civil Procedure: Cases and Problems

Ides, May

West Publishing

2012 Edition (4th)

978-1454806967

RECOMMENDED:

Skills and Values: Civil Procedure

Dunham, Peters

LexisNexis

2nd Edition

978-0769854960

Civil Procedure: Examples & Explanations

Glannon

Aspen Publishers

7th Edition (2013)

978-1454815488

Civil Procedure I, 3 credits (Professor Fink) LAW 610 A, C2

Learning Civil Procedure

Stempel, Baicker-McKee, Coleman, Herr, Kaufman

West Publishing

2013 Edition

978-0314278777

RECOMMENDED:

Civil Procedure: Examples & Explanations

Glannon

Aspen Publishers

7th Edition (2013)

978-1454815488

Contracts I, 2 credits (Professor Gabriel) LAW 620 A, B1

Cases and Materials on Contracts

Farnsworth, Sanger, Cohen, Brooks, Garvin

West Publishing

8th Edition (2013)

978-1609300975

Selection for Contracts

Farnsworth, Sanger, Cohen, Brooks, Garvin

West Publishing

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2013 Edition

978-19609303617

Contracts I, 2 credits (Professor Levine) LAW 620 B2, C

Contracts: Cases, Discussion and Problems

Blum, Bushaw

Aspen Publishers

3rd Edition (2012)

978-1454810001

Legal Construction and Analysis, 1 credit (Professor Barilla and Instructor Splawn)

LAW 665

Packets can be purchased from the Registrar’s office

Legal Method and Communication I, 3 credits LAW668 B1, B2, C1, C2

(Professors Wasson, Perkins, Connors)

A Practical Guide to Legal Writing and Legal Method

Dernbach, Singleton, Wharton, Ruhtenberg, Wasson

Aspen Publishers

5th Edition

978-1454826996

The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation

Columbia Law Review, Harvard Law Review, University of Pennsylvania Law Review and

Yale Law Journal

Harvard Law Review Association

19th Edition (2010)

978-0615361161

**Order online at www.legalbluebook.com. Click on “buy the book in print”.

Core Grammar for Lawyers

McKinney, Pryal

Carolina Academic Press

2011 Edition

978-1611635843

**This is an online program; students will be given written instructions regarding how to

purchase before or during orientation**

Legal Method and Communication I, 3 credits (Professor Noble) LAW668A1, A2

A Practical Guide to Legal Writing and Legal Method

Dernbach, Singleton, Wharton, Ruhtenberg, Wasson

Aspen Publishers

5th Edition

978-1454826996

The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation

Columbia Law Review, Harvard Law Review, University of Pennsylvania Law Review and

Yale Law Journal

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Harvard Law Review Association

19th Edition (2010)

978-0615361161

**Order online at www.legalbluebook.com. Click on “buy the book in print”.

Core Grammar for Lawyers

McKinney, Pryal

Carolina Academic Press

2011 Edition

978-1611635843

**This is an online program; students will be given written instructions regarding how to

purchase before or during orientation**

Understanding and Mastering the Bluebook

Barris

Carolina Academic Press

2nd Edition (2011)

978-1594607332

Legal Research (Dean McLeod, Librarians Watson, Hirsch and Pal) LAW659

No Required Textbook

Recommended Study Guide:

Legal Research in a Nutshell

Cohen, Olson

West Publishing

2013 Edition

978-0314286659

Property I, 3 credits (Professor Friedland) LAW 640 A, C

Property Law: Rules, Policies, and Practices

Singer, Berger, Davidson, Penalver

Wolters Kluwer

6th Edition (2014)

978-1454837619

Property I, 3 credits (Professor Parrish) LAW 640 B

Property, A Contemporary Approach

Sprankling, Coletta

West Academics

2nd Edition (2012)

978-0314275547

Torts I, 3 credits (Professor Grant) LAW 650 A, B1

Basic Tort Law: Cases, Statutes and Problems

Best, Barnes

Wolters Kluwer

4th Edition

978-1454849360

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Torts I, 3 credits (Professor Armijo) LAW 650 B2, C

Basic Tort Law: Cases, Statutes and Problems

Best, Barnes

Wolters Kluwer

4th Edition

978-1454849360