THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW
Summer 2016 Registration Information
(Distributed: February 2016)
Attached is the Summer 2016 Schedule of Classes
Please read all endnotes attached to the Schedule of Classes
The Summer 2016 Course Descriptions
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Important Summer 2016 Notices:
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Please note that the dates for Summer Law classes are different than the rest
of the University. This also affects refund dates!
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Summer 2016 Academic Calendar:
Summer 2016:
Intersession I:
Sunday – Sunday, May 15 – 29, 2016
Summer I – 5-week:
Memorial Day Holiday:
Summer I 5-week begins:
Summer I 5-week ends:
Monday, May 30, 2016
*Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Friday, July 1, 2016
*Due to Memorial Day Holiday:
Mon/Wed/Fri. classes will meet for the first time on
Tuesday, May 31, 2016.
Summer I – 10 week:
Memorial Day Holiday:
Independence Day Holiday:
Summer 1 10-week begins:
Summer I 10-week ends:
Monday, May 30, 2016
**Monday, July 4, 2016
*Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Friday, August 5, 2016
*Due to Memorial Day Holiday:
Mon/Wed/Fri. classes will meet for the first time on
Tuesday, May 31, 2016.
**Due to the Fourth of July Holiday:
Mon/Wed/Fri. classes will meet on Tuesday, July 5, 2016.
Summer II – 5-week:
Independence Day Holiday:
Summer II 5-week begins:
Summer II 5-week ends:
*Monday, July 4, 2016
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Friday, August 5, 2016
*Due to the Fourth of July Holiday:
Mon/Wed/Fri. classes will meet on Tuesday, July 5, 2016.
Intersession II:
Sunday – Sunday, August 7 – 21, 2016
Priority Registration Dates:
The priority registration breakdown has been enhanced to make YOU a priority in
priority registration.
The Summer 2016 registration period begins on Monday, March 7, 2016.
LLM, D3, E4, D2, E3 and Military
Monday, March 7, 2016
5:00 PM
D1, E2 and E1
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
5:00 PM
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Summer 2016 Course Add/Drop Dates
IntI
5wk1
10wk
5wk2
Int2
May 16
May 31
June 3
July 6
August 8
May 17
June 3
June 8
July 11
August 9
May 17
June 3
June 8
July 11
August 9
Drop:
Last Day to Drop without “WD”
appearing on academic record:
May 17
June 3
June 8
July 11
August 9
Withdraw:
Last Day for Law Students to
Withdraw from Classes:
May 23
June 14
June 30
July 19
August 15
Add:
Last Day to add without
signatures:
Late Registration adds with
Instructor and Asst. Dean
signatures end on:
Last Day to add LAW Classes:
Refunds
If you withdraw from class(es), you may receive a partial refund. Partial refunds
are determined by the date of class withdrawal. If you drop a class on a class day,
it is considered a completed day for the purposes of the refund calculation.
Important Note: Days are measured in actual days, NOT business day. All refund
calculations are determined by class length percentage, not by class meetings
attended or class meetings percentage. Class length is defined as the number of
days between and including the first day of classes and the last instructional day of
any given term/session (including weekend days and holidays). Short classes are
prorated based on class length and time before withdrawal. It may be necessary
for you to drop the class before the class start date in order to receive a full refund.
If you have questions regarding your refunds please contact:
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Student Accounts/Bursar: 330-972-5100
Financial Aid: 330-972-7032
For additional information please visit: www.uakron.edu/student-accounts/refunds
Credit Hour Enrollment Limits:
Enrollment is limited to a maximum of 4 credit hours at any one time per
each five week summer session with a maximum of 9 credit hours for the
entire summer. If you are a joint degree student this includes the
combination of your law and graduate level courses. This also includes any
undergraduate work. Any requests for overloads (over 9 summer credits and/or
over 4 credits per session) must be submitted in writing to Assistant Director
Misty Franklin via [email protected] prior to the beginning of Summer I! In
the event your request is not approved, you will be required to adjust your
schedule immediately.
Summer 2016 Course Offerings Course # Couse Name Intersession I – Sunday, May 15 – Sunday, May 29, 2016 665‐401 Problem Solving Workshop (Lee) (2 cr.) Meeting Dates/Time May 16 – 20, 2016 1:00P – 4:00P May 23 – 27, 2016 1:00P – 4:00P Grading Method = Other Priority to first year law students. This course introduces law students to the context in which legal problems arise and are solved. Working with case simulations in which the full facts are not available, legal issues are not clearly or narrowly identified, and client goals are not always expressly stated, students working in teams will produce written work product under deadline. This course will help students understand how legal knowledge and skills are applied to help clients, and will introduce them to the professional skills required to do so effectively. This is an intensive workshop. Students attending this course should expect to spend significant time outside of class after each class session preparing for the next day’s session. Depending upon demand, we may add another section of this course, to be taught by Prof. Lavoie, schedule 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM each weekday. Summer I 5 week ‐ *Tuesday, May 31, 2016 – Friday, July 1, 2016 *Due to Memorial Day holiday, Mon/Wed/Fri. classes will for the first time on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. 612‐481 Professional Responsibility (Sahl) (3 cr.) MWF 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM Saturday class included TBA Grading Method = Exam Second Year Required Course. This course discusses legal profession as an institution. Responsibilities of lawyers. Duties and privileges. Professional qualifications. 626‐481 Basic Business Association (Huhn) (3 cr.) MWF 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM Grading Method = Exam This is a Bar Track course. We will discuss the law of Agency, which defines the legally effective ways you can act through others. We will also discuss the law of Partnership, which defines the rights and obligations of co‐owners in a business for profit. Finally, we will discuss unincorporated limited liability entities, including the popular Limited Liability Company. Throughout the course we will focus not only on the relevant law, but also discuss how effectively the law balances the often competing interests of the various involved parties. 684‐483 Health Law Clinic (Curry) (3 cr.) TBD The Health Law & Policy Clinic offers students the opportunity to work as part of the medical‐legal partnership team to assist clients with poverty law issues that impact health. Students meet and interview clients onsite at medical facilities, and then assist with various legal aspects of the clients’ concerns like inadequate access to education services, poor housing conditions, imminent eviction, improper denial or reduction in public benefits, lack of health insurance, or need for a simple will and other estate planning documents. Students will also engage in advocacy related to systemic health law or health policy issues, addressing questions of health equity, delivery reform, education, housing, or public benefits. This off‐site clinic takes place at Community Legal Aid in downtown Akron, supervise3d by a legal aid attorney. For summer, the expectation is for a commitment of 35 hours per week for 10 weeks. Students enroll in 6 credits of the Health Law Clinic (3 credits Summer I and 3 credits Summer II), with the remaining hours counting towards the pro bono requirement. Interested students should apply first to the clinic director by Page 1 of 7 Summer 2016 Course Offerings submitting a resume and transcript to attorney and clinic director Marie Curry at [email protected]. Students selected for the program will then be registered for the course by Student Services. 684‐ Sem: School Law I (Markling) (1 cr.) *See Schedule below This course studies selected principles of school law as it relates to pupils. Class – Saturday, June 4, 2016 from 9:00 AM to noon and 12:45 PM to 4:00 PM Class – Saturday, June 11, 2016 from 9:00 AM to noon and 12:45 PM to 4:00 PM School Law Case Study Assignments – Tuesday, May 31, 2016 through Saturday, June 18, 2016. School Law Case Study Assignments Due – Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 4:00 PM. 685‐481 Wills, Trusts & Estates I (Newman) (3 cr.) MWF 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM Grading Method = Exam This is a Bar Track course. This is the first of two courses on the law of wills, trusts and estates. This course focuses primarily on the law of wills and intestate succession. We will also look at some of the common arrangements under which property passes at the death of a decedent other than under the terms of a will (if the decedent died testate), or the intestacy laws (if the decedent died intestate), including revocable trusts, life insurance, retirement plan interests, and joint tenancies. Although this course is not designed to be a course on Ohio law, we will from time to time look at how Ohio addresses particular issues we are studying. This course, along with the second one, also will serve as an introduction to estate planning. 688‐481 Legal Drafting (Cohen) (2 cr.) TTh 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM Grading Method = Other Prerequisites: LARW I & LARW II This course covers the basics of contract drafting. Students draft three contracts. Depending upon demand, we may offer another section of Legal Drafting, to be taught by Prof. Strong and focused on litigation drafting. 810‐481 Cyberlaw (Vyas) (3 cr.) MWF 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM Grading Method = Exam This course covers the various aspects of law related to the all‐pervasive internet. The topics range from privacy and data security, which are frequently in the news, to cutting‐
edge business developments such as Uber and Lyft. The fascinating legal questions include who has jurisdiction over the internet or a particular internet transaction, what law applies, what can be protected as intellectual property, and how do you protect it. Any student with an interest in this area can benefit from this course, regardless of the extent of (or lack of) knowledge of computers. Summer 10 Week – Tuesday, May 31, 2016 – Friday, August 5, 2016 *Due to Memorial Day holiday, Mon/Wed/Fri. classes will for the first time on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. **Due to the Fourth of July holiday, Mon/Wed/Fri. classes will meet on Tuesday, July 5, 2016. 610‐201 GWR: Miscellaneous (Jordan) (0 cr.)– Must complete Application to Enroll in Misc. GWR 610‐202 GWR: ISR (Jordan) (0 cr.)– Must complete Application to Enroll in ISR 610‐204 GWR: LL.M. Thesis (Vacca) (0 cr.) The General Writing Requirement is a 0 credit hour course required for graduation. This course may be repeated as is graded credit/non‐credit. Please review the GWR Standard Requirements located on the Student Services website. Page 2 of 7 Summer 2016 Course Offerings 683‐281 684‐281 684‐283 SEED Clinic (2 cr.) Registration by permission of the Director of SEED Prerequisite: Students must have completed twenty‐eight (28) credit hours, and have taken Basic Business Association and Corporation. Enrollment requires completion of an admission application, execution of confidentiality agreement and an interview with the Director of SEED. The Small Entrepreneur of Economic Development (SEED) Legal Clinic provides low‐cost legal and business assistance to small and emerging businesses in the local community. Under the supervision of a licensed attorney, second and third year law students provide non‐litigation, transactional legal, and business advice including business planning, employment, contract/lease, and entity formation information. SEED provides advice and counsel to new or emerging businesses that would otherwise be unable to hire outside counsel. The clinic is beginning to expand their influence into the community by working with the Akron Global; Business Accelerator, assisting non‐profit organizations, and working with various entrepreneurial organizations in UA’s College of Business Administration and Kent State. These are real people with real issues. SEED is 98% practical, 2% theory, and 100% useful to you if you want to know anything about the legal practices of small businesses. Students are able to network with organizations within the community and make presentations in various forums. Domestic Relations Clinic (Thomas, Tim) (3 cr.) TBD Grading Method: Other Prerequisite: Family Law, Family Law Practicum, Juvenile Law or other equivalent family law experience. Completed 59 credit hours of the JD program. Students in this litigation clinic handle family law matters in the Portage County Domestic Relations Court under the supervision of an experienced practicing attorney. These matters include child support contempt, dissolutions, and civil protection order for domestic violence. Students appear in court, argue hearings, prepare briefings, and advise clients of modest means referred by the Portage County Bar Association. Students must obtain their State of Ohio Certification as Legal Intern. Interested students must apply by sending their resume and statement of interest to Associate Dean Tracy Thomas at [email protected]. Reentry Clinic (Sahl/Zindle)(2 cr.) May 16, 17 & 19 6:00P‐9:00P, additional dates TBA The Reentry Clinic introduces students to the practice of law by assisting “real” clients whose convictions operate as an impediment to employment, housing and other benefits. The Reentry Clinic will give students a wide‐range of opportunities to explore the issues reentry clients face. Students will represent clients in course proceedings and participate in outreach clinics. Students will have the opportunity to work on projects with statewide impact, including legislation and administrative agency policy and regulations. In addition, students will gain a perspective into the criminal process and the alternatives to incarceration by visiting and assisting inmates in local jails along with visits to reentry courts and other specialty courts. Students can expect to meet with local judges and/or legislators. Students will be required to attend three Saturday outreach clinics during the summer semester. Page 3 of 7 Summer 2016 Course Offerings 696‐281 696‐282 697‐281 697‐282 698‐201 698‐202 850‐201 896‐281 Externship Program (2 cr.) TBD Externship Program (3 cr.) TBD Prerequisite: Successful completion of 28 credit hours and approval of Clinical coordinator. External Placement is the class component to an external placement. You will receive 2 or 3 credits for your externship placement. You can work in any public or non‐profit placement where there is an attorney to supervise you. The class compliments your placement by focusing on ethics and practice. This class allows you to experience the practice of law in a supervised setting. It gives you the opportunity to explore different practice areas before committing to a particular area of law. Externship Program II (2 cr.) TBD Externship Program II (3 cr.) TBD Prerequisite: Externship Program. This is a continuation of the Externship Program. Individual Studies & Research (2 cr.) – Must complete Application to Enroll in ISR Individual Studies & Research (3 cr.) – Must complete Application to Enroll in ISR Prerequisite: Successful completion of first year of law studies (full‐time) or second year (part‐time). The purpose of this course is to stimulate individual research of a problem mutually agreeable to the student and the faculty member with home the student works. The student will be required to define clearly the problem (thesis) to be developed, and to analyze and critically evaluate legal authority and other reasoning in support of the student’s thesis. The problem should result in a written paper that approaches in form and quality a leading article in a leading law review. Special problems, projects or research may be taken for credit under the supervision of a member of the faculty. Please review the Regulations for Individual Studies and Research located on the Student Services website. IP Masters Thesis (Vacca) (6 cr.) Requires approval of Faculty advisor. This activity involves research and writing a “law review” quality paper on a legal or policy issue relating to intellectual property law. Topics must be approved by a faculty advisor in advance. Trademark Clinic (Thomason) (2 cr.) TBD Grading Method = Other Prerequisite: One of the following Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law, Trademark Law, Trademark Prosecution and successful completion of 28 credit hours or permission of Instructor. This Clinic is conducted within a pilot program of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. It will be beneficial not only for a student focusing upon an Intellectual Property Curriculum but for someone practicing in the area of business law, which frequently involves trademark and copyright issues. The program emphasizes the practical legal skills of interviewing, researching, fact investigation, counseling and drafting. Students will utilize the likelihood of confusion test for trademark examination, other Section 2 rejection bases, analyze fame and dilution and levels of distinctiveness and disclaimer practice. Students will become familiar with the trademark and copyright application processes, how marks are evaluated by trademark examiners, the scope of typical searches and the attorney Page 4 of 7 Summer 2016 Course Offerings ethical rules of practice in the IP area. In short, the students will perform many, if not most, of the functions of a practitioner in the IP area. Summer II 5 week – *Tuesday, July 5, 2016 – Friday, August 5, 2016 *Due to the Fourth of July holiday, Mon/Wed/Fri. classes will meet for the first time on Tuesday, July 5, 2016. 629‐481 Secured Transactions (Lavoie) (3 cr.) MWF 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM Grading Method = Exam Prerequisite: Students must complete at least 14 credit hours. This is a Bar Track course. The law of secured transactions under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code includes an examination of the impact of the federal bankruptcy law and the Federal Tax Lien Act on Articles 9 security interests. 633‐481 Corporations (Gaughan) (3 cr.) MWF 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM Grading Method = Exam. This is a Bar Track course. The corporation can be understand as a solution to the problem of encouraging investment in socially beneficial ventures in spite of high risk. By separating ownership from control, the corporate vehicle limited investor risk to the amount of their investment. This innovation, together with the limitless duration of the corporate entity and free transferability of its ownership interests, has led to the current global dominance of the corporate form as a capital accumulation device. This “corporate solution” has given rise to its own problems, however. These can be broadly divided into three categories: (1) the “agency problem” of aligning managerial interests with those of the shareholders/owners: (2) the problem of unfair domination of minority shareholders by majority shareholders; and (3) the problem of protecting the interest of corporate stakeholders such as employees, creditors, and the general community, without unduly limiting the corporation’s growth potential. This course will examine the ways in which the law seeks to balance these often competing interests. 669‐481 UCC‐Sales (Dessin) (3 cr.) WWW MWF 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Grading Method = Exam Prerequisite: Contracts Missing U.C.C. Article 2 since Contracts class ended? Feeling blue because you haven’t thought about 2‐207 for a while? Consider taking the 3‐credit sales course that’s being offered in the summer semester as a synchronous online course. This important subject is frequently tested on the multistate and every state’s bar exam except Louisiana. This course will be presented in a problem format that simulates real‐life sales transactions. And, as an added bonus, instead of the usual casebook plus statute book, we will be using electronic materials that will cost around $50.00 – these will provide you with the relevant portions of the U.C.C. as well as problems, cases and other materials. 684‐481 Oil & Gas‐Regulatory Issues (Johnson‐Phillips) (2 cr.) TTh 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM. The first class will meet Thurs. July 7. Grading Method = Exam This seminar is taught by a recent Akron Law alumna who has worked in the Ohio oil and gas industry for ten years. She offers students a ‘peak behind the curtains’ into how the oil and gas industry operates, which is invaluable for any future oil and gas practitioner. She teaches with a very practical, “in the trenches” approach. This course complements the Spring semester’s Oil and Gas Law course, but does not require it as a perquisite. While Oil Page 5 of 7 Summer 2016 Course Offerings and Gas Law examines ownership of mineral rights and contracts executed by landowners, this seminar takes a look at the producer’s side of the equation. This seminar examines three things: regulatory issues, pipeline law and producer contracts. The oil and gas industry is one of the most highly contested, highly regulated industries out there. From drilling, fracking to building pipelines, to fresh water protection, regulatory issues abound. Pipeline law is one of the most profitable and pervasive topics in the oil and gas industry today. Our in depth look at pipeline law will cover the massive economic returns pipeline companies realize, the relevant contracts landowners execute, and the threat of both state and federal eminent domain powers. Finally, students will gain practical knowledge of those contracts producers utilize between themselves when forming drilling partnerships, selling assets and forming areas of mutual interest. Students will be responsible for class participation (10%), a written brief (20%), oral arguments (20%) and a final exam (50%). 684‐484 Health Law Clinic (Curry) (3 cr.) TBD The Health Law & Policy Clinic offers students the opportunity to work as part of the medical‐legal partnership team to assist clients with poverty law issues that impact health. Students meet and interview clients onsite at medical facilities, and then assist with various legal aspects of the clients’ concerns like inadequate access to education services, poor housing conditions, imminent eviction, improper denial or reduction in public benefits, lack of health insurance, or need for a simple will and other estate planning documents. Students will also engage in advocacy related to systemic health law or health policy issues, addressing questions of health equity, delivery reform, education, housing, or public benefits. This off‐site clinic takes place at Community Legal Aid in downtown Akron, supervise3d by a legal aid attorney. For summer, the expectation is for a commitment of 35 hours per week for 10 weeks. Students enroll in 6 credits of the Health Law Clinic (3 credits Summer I and 3 credits Summer II), with the remaining hours counting towards the pro bono requirement. Interested students should apply first to the clinic director by submitting a resume and transcript to attorney and clinic director Marie Curry at [email protected]. Students selected for the program will then be registered for the course by Student Services. 684 Sem: School Law II (Markling) (1 cr.) *See Schedule below This course studies selected principles of school law as it relates to boards and employees. Class – Saturday, July 9, 2016, 9:00 AM to noon and 12:45 PM to 4:00 PM Class – Saturday, July 16, 2016, 9:00 AM to noon and 12:45 PM to 4:00 PM School Law Case Study Assignments – Tuesday, July 5 through Saturday, July 23, 2016 School Law Case Study Assignments Due – Saturday, July 23, 2016 at 4:00 PM Intersession II – Sunday, August 7 – Sunday, August 21, 2016 642‐401 Alternative Dispute Resolution (Thomas) (3 cr.) Mon. Aug. 8 – Fri. Aug. 12 MTWThF 9:00AM – 5:00P Grading Method = Other Alternative Dispute Resolution is a skills course teaching negotiations, mediation, and arbitration. The summer course is taught in one, week long program, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday through Friday. The goal of the course is to develop the professional skills necessary to engage in this key part of practice. The workshop format integrates theory and practice including short lectures on the theory and methods; demonstration and observation of others; and participation in simulated group conferences. The course is Page 6 of 7 Summer 2016 Course Offerings graded on the basis of two short papers, a negotiations paper (2 – 3 pages) and a mediation statement (7 – 10 pages), and effective class participation. 681‐401 Summer Trial Academy (3 cr.) *See Schedule below Grading Method = Other Prerequisite: Evidence. If you have taken Trial Advocacy I you cannot take Summer Trial Academy. The Summer Trial Academy is a specialized intensive course spanning two weeks that enlists leading trial attorneys from around the region to instruct, guide, and direct you in the art and practice of trial advocacy. The course culminates in a full‐day jury trial before a real judge in the judge’s courtroom. *2016 Schedule  Mon. Aug. 15 – Thurs. Aug. 18: o 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM (plenary session) o 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM (small group session)  Fri. Aug. 19: 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM (plenary session only, no small group sessions)  Mon. Aug. 22 – Wed. Aug. 24: o 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM (plenary session) o 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM (small group session)  Thurs. Aug. 25: 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM (plenary session only, no small group session)  Fri. Aug. 26: 8:30AM – 12:00 PM and 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM (final trials) Study Abroad Courses 905‐501 International Negotiations (Wilson) (1 cr.) July 17 – 31 in Japan 906‐501 Global Issues in Tort Law (Cravens) (2 cr.) July 17 – 31 in Japan 907‐501 International Contracting Strategies (2 cr.) August 1 – 13 in South Korea 908‐501 International Commercial Arbitration (1 cr.) August 1 – 13 in South Korea Page 7 of 7