Fall 2025 First Day Assignments
| Name | Professor | Assignment |
|---|---|---|
| ADMINISTRATIVE LAW | CORTEZ | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| ADVANCED ANALYTICAL LEGAL WRITING | SIMS | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| ADVANCED LEGAL RESEARCH | WOLFF | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| ADVOCACY WORKSHOP | CAUGHFIELD | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION | MADRID | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| ANIMAL LAW | BOBOSKY | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| ARITIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & LAW | REYES | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| AVIATION LAW | KRAUSE | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| BANKING LAW | HUDSON |
The assignment for the first day of class is the first two chapters of The Keys to Banking Law: A Handbook for Lawyers (3d. Ed.) by Karol Sparks. Please focus your attention on the following 37 or so pages: 1-4, 9-18, 19-29, 37-45, and 47-53. |
| BANKRUPTCY | JERNIGAN | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS FOR LLMS | CAMP | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (001) | CHATMAN | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (002) | SAUTTER | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| BUSINESS LAW BOOT CAMP | HINTON | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE IN MURDER TRIALS | BIRMINGHAM | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| CIVIL LITIGATION & MOTION PRACTICE | GAITHER | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| CIVIL PROCEDURE (SEC 1) | MANCE | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| CIVIL PROCEDURE (SEC 2) | BENNETT | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| CIVIL PROCEDURE (SEC 3) | COLANGELO | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| CONSTITUTIONAL CRIM. PRO: INVESTIGATION | TURNER | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II (001) | BENNETT | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II (002) | CARPENTER | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| CONSTRUCTION LAW | DOYLE | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| CONTRACTS I (SEC 1) | MAZZURCO | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| CONTRACTS I (SEC 2) | TAYLOR | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| CONTRACTS I (SEC 3) | SHISHA | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| CORPORATE & TRANSACTIONAL LEGAL RESEARCH | GALLINA | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| CORPORATE COMPLIANCE: BOOT CAMP | HINTON | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| CORPORATE COUNSEL EXTERN PROGRAM | YEAGER | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| CORPORATE TAX | MAZUR | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| DISCOVERY IN ACTION | BARNHOUSE | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| EDUCATION LAW | HENRY | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| ENTREPRENEURSHIP, RACE, & INEQUALITY | CHATMAN | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
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ENVIRONMENTAL LAW |
MANCE | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| ESATATE, GIFT, & INCOME TAX | BEARD | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| EVIDENCE (001) | OFFIT | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| EVIDENCE (002) | ABELSON | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| FAMILY LAW | WEAVER | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| FASHION LAW | MATTHEWS/PARLEY | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| FEDERAL JUDICIAL EXTERN PROGRAM | FITZWATER/DUREUS | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| FEDERAL TAX PROCEDURE I | COFFIN/GAIR | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| FRANCHISING AND DISTRIBUTION LAW | VERNON | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC INTEREST EXTERN PROGRAM | BURSTEIN | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| IMMIGRATION LAW | HUNKER/WEISS | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| INCOME TAXATION | HANNA |
Our first class is Monday, August 25th at 8:15am. The two required texts are: (1) Lind, Lathrope and Field, Fundamentals of Federal Income Taxation (20th ed. 2022) and (2) Selected Federal Taxation: Statutes and Regulations 2026 (or 2025) Edition. Read chapter 1 and pages 39-56 of chapter 2. We will focus (i.e., cover in class) on pages 18-32, 39-56. Work problems 1 and 3 on page 56. Please bring both texts to class. |
| INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | PEGUES | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN LEGAL RESEARCH | KIMBROUGH | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS NEGOTIATIONS | FINKELSTEIN/WULFF | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | CARSTENS | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| INTERNATIONAL LAW | TURNER | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| INTERNATIONAL OIL & GAS NEGOTIATIONS | SULLIVAN | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM TRANSACTIONS | SULLIVAN | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS | COLANGELO | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| INERNATIONAL TAX I | WYMA | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| LAW & MEDICINE: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE | VAN WEY/METZLER | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| LAWR (LEGAL WRITING - ALL SECTIONS) | ALL LAWR PROFS | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| LAWYERING SKILLS | SIMS | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| LITIGATION PRACTICE: DRAFTING | LANG | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| LITIGATION PRACTICUM: EMPLOYMENT LAW | SUMOSKI | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| LITIGATION PRACTICUM: FAMILY LAW | SUMOSKI | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| LR&W FOR INT'L LLM STUDENTS | ISHIHARA | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| M&A CONTRACT DRAFTING | WEST | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS | SAUTTER | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| NATURAL RESOURCES LAW & PROPERTY | EHRMAN | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| OIL AND GAS | EHRMAN | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| PATENT LAW | TAYLOR | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| PERSPECTIVES OF THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM | ISHIHARA | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING & FINANCE FOR LAWYERS | SHUFF | Read the introduction and chapter 1 of my text, Essential Concepts of Business for Lawyers, covering pages 1-19. |
| PRIVATE EQUITY PLAYBOOK | ORIEN/WILSON | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY & DEVELOPMENT | BIRDSONG/DAVIS | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (001) | UNGERMAN | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (701) | COX | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| REFLECTIONS OF GLOBAL PRIVACY IN BLACK MIRROR | KOPLOW | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES & THE LAW | MOHAPATRA | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| RICO ACT: CIVIL & CRIMINAL LIABILITY | GRELL | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| SECOND AMENDMENT & WEAPONS REGULATION | RUBEN | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| SECURED TRANSACTIONS | TOSATO | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| SECURITIES LITIGATION & ENFORCEMENT | STEINBERG |
Textbook - pages 3-23 (skim) pages 31-58, 64-92 |
| SECURITIES REGULATION | STEINBERG |
Textbook - pages 3-23 (skim) pages 31-58 |
| SELECTED TOPICS IN FAMILY LAW: RACE & THE FAMILY | WEAVER | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| SELECTED TOPICS IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | SHISHA | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| SENTENCING & THE DEATH PENALTY | KOBRE |
An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course.
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| TAX ACCOUNTING | MONTOPOLI | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| TEXAS CRIMINAL PROCEDURE | REED | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| TEXAS PRE-TRIAL PROCEDURE | PARKER | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| TORTS (SEC 1) | BAVLI | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| TORTS (SEC 2) | RYAN | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| TORTS (SEC 3) | MOHAPATRA | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| TRADE SECRETS & BUSINESS TORTS | HOSCH | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| TRIAL AD | HALPERN | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |
| TRUSTS AND ESTATES | KELSO | An assignment has not yet been posted. Please check back later and/or check the Canvas page (if applicable) for the course. |