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Changes to the Spring 2008 Schedule
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USD SCHOOL OF LAW - SPRING 2008 CLASS SCHEDULE

FIRST YEAR REQUIRED
No. Course Instructor Cr. Typ. Prereq. Days Time Room
SECTION A
AA 511 01A Civil Procedure II Henning 3     WF 10:30-11:45am  
AA 515 01A Constitutional Law I Alexander 4     MW 8:30-10:20am  
AA 520 01A Contracts McGowan, D 4     TTH 10:00-11:50am  
AA 540 01A Torts Ursin 4     MWTH 1:00-2:07pm  
SECTION B
AA 511 01B Civil Procedure II Martin 3     TTH 2:30-3:45pm  
AA 515 01B Constitutional Law I Ramsey, M 4     TTH 10:00-11:50am  
AA 520 01B Contracts Kelly 4     MWF 9:00-10:07am  
AA 525 01B Criminal Law Dripps 4     TWTH 1:00-2:07pm  
SECTION C
AA 511 01C Civil Procedure II Brooks 3     TTH 2:30-3:45pm  
AA 515 01C Constitutional Law I Smith, S 4     MW 1:00-2:50pm  
AA 520 01C Contracts Smith, T 4     MW 10:00-11:50am  
AA 540 01C Torts McGowan, M 4     TF 10:00-11:50am  
SECTION E
AA 520 01E Contracts Dessent 4     TTH 5:30-7:20pm  
AA 525 01E Criminal Law Strong 4     MW 5:30-7:20pm  
FIRST YEAR REQUIRED
No. Course Instructor Cr. Typ. Prereq. Days Time Room
AA 545 01A Lawyering Skills I Panikowski 1     T 1:00-2:15pm  
AA 545 02A Lawyering Skills I Semitsu 1     T 1:00-2:15pm  
AA 545 03A Lawyering Skills I Semitsu 1     T 2:30-3:45pm  
                 
AA 545 04B Lawyering Skills I Kean 1     W 10:30-11:45am  
AA 545 05B Lawyering Skills I Panikowski 1     W 10:30-11:45am  
AA 545 06B Lawyering Skills I Greene 1     W 10:30-11:45am  
                 
AA 545 07C Lawyering Skills I Greene 1     TH 10:30-11:45am  
AA 545 08C Lawyering Skills I Kean 1     W 8:30-9:45am  
AA 545 09C Lawyering Skills I Cannon 1     TH 1:00-2:15pm  
                 
AA 545 01E Lawyering Skills I Bellin 1     W 4:00-5:15pm  
AA 545 02E Lawyering Skills I Brandes 1     T 7:30-8:45pm  
AA 545 03E Lawyering Skills I Brandes 1     W 7:30-8:45pm  
                 
UPPER-CLASS REQUIRED
No. Course Instructor Cr. Typ. Prereq. Days Time Room
AA 551 01E Civil Procedure II Schwarzschild 3     TTH 7:30-8:45pm  
AA 580 01A Professional Responsibility Strong 3     TTH 1:00-2:15pm  
AA 580 01E Professional Responsibility Peck 3     MW 5:30-6:45pm  
AA 590 01A Tax I Burke 3     MW 1:00-2:15pm  
                 
ELECTIVES  
No. Course Instructor Cr. Typ. Prereq. Days Time Room
BC 501 01A Adv. Corp Law Seminar Dallas 3 P Corporations M 1:00-3:50pm  
GC 505 01A Adv. Legal Writing Sperow 1   Permission Req. M 4:30-5:20pm  
BC 504 01A Adv. Securities Regulation       Krause 3     TTH 9:00-10:15am  
LP 515 01A Adv. Trial Advocacy Snyder, A 3   LSII & Evidence T 4:00-5:00pm  
    Washington       TH 5:30-7:20pm  
LP 515 02A Adv. Trial Advocacy Snyder, A 3   LSII & Evidence T 4:00-5:00pm  
    Lasry       TH 5:30-7:20pm  
LP 515 03A Adv. Trial Advocacy Snyder, A 3   LSII & Evidence T 4:00-5:00pm  
    Snyder, A       TH 5:30-7:20pm  
LP 517 01A Alternative Dispute Resolution Schulman 2     M 8:30-10:20am  
BC 503 01A Antitrust Mogin 3     M 2:30-5:20pm  
BC 510 01A Bankruptcy Giacinti 3     MW 8:30-9:45am  
IP 512 01E Biotech Patent Law Mullen 2     W 7:00-8:50pm  
BC 515 01E Bus Immigration Law Leibl 2     M 7:00-8:50pm  
BC 520 01A Business Planning Friedman 3 P Corp. & Tax I T 9:00-11:50am  
BC 524 01E Business Torts Horton 3     TTH 5:30-6:45pm  
BC 546 01A Business Trans in PRC Folsom 3 P   F 9:00-11:50am  
EV 503 01A Climate Change Law & Policy1 McAllister 2     F 9:20-11:50am  
IP 523 01A Constitution and the Internet1.6 McKeown 1   Con Law I M 3:00-5:20pm  
PP 523 01A Constitutional History Rappaport 3     TTH 10:30-11:45am  
PP 525 01A Constitutional Law II Schwarzschild 3   Con Law I TTH 4:00-5:15pm  
EV 510 01A Comp Water Law Issues Minan 3 P   TTH 2:30-3:45pm  
IP 525 01E Copyright Law Henning 3     TTH 7:30-8:45pm  
BC 530 01A Corporate Finance Partnoy 3     MW 2:30-3:45pm  
BC 545 01A Corporations Wonnell 4     TTH 2:30-4:20pm  
BC 545 01B Corporations Friedman 4     MW 8:30-10:20am  
CR 520 01A Criminal Procedure I Kamisar 3     TTH 10:30-11:45am  
CR 525 01E Criminal Procedure II Huffman 3 P Crim Pro I MW 7:30-8:45pm  
CR 525 02E Criminal Procedure II Huffman 3   Crim Pro I MW 7:30-8:45pm  
PP 535 01A Employment Discrimination McGowan, M 3     TTH 2:30-3:45pm  
EV 520 01A Environmental Law McAllister 4     MW 10:00-11:50am  
EV 523 01A Environmental Law Seminar Richardson/Waterman 3     Sat 9:00-11:50am  
LP 529 01A Evidence Ramirez 4     MW 2:30-4:20pm  
LP 529 01E Evidence Dripps 4     TTH 5:30-7:20pm  
PP 545 01A Federal Courts Law 4     MW 2:30-4:20pm  
CR 535 01E Federal Crimes Rice 2     T 7:30-9:20pm  
IC 523 01E Foreign Relations Law Ramsey, M 2 P   T 7:00-8:50pm  
BC 587 01A High Technology Start-Ups Smith, T 2 P Corporations TH 10:00-11:50am  
IP 540 01A Intellectual Property Seminar Ramsey, L 3 P See course description TH 2:30-5:20pm  
IC 530 01A International Arbitration Page 2     T 10:00-11:50am  
IC 540 01A Int'l Environmental Law Seminar1.7 Stewart 1     FSat 9:00-12:15pm  
IC 543 01A International Human Rights Vargas 2 P   T 2:30-4:20pm  
IP 545 01A Int'l Intellectual Property Ramsey, L 3     MW 4:00-5:15pm  
IC 545 01A International Investment - Legal Issues1.5 Forry 3     WTHF 9:00-11:50am  
                 
ELECTIVES  
No. Course Instructor Cr. Typ. Prereq. Days Time Room
IC 549 01A International Negotiation-JD1.1 Wiggins, C 3     TH 9:00-11:50am
IC 549 01B International Negotiation-LLM1.1 Wiggins, C 3     TH 9:00-11:50am
IC 553 01A Int'l Redress for Human Injustice Brooks 3 P   W 1:00-3:50pm  
IC 555 01A International Sales Trans Lawrence 3     MW 10:30-11:45am  
IC 558 01A International Trade Folsom 3 P   TTH 1:00-2:15pm
LP 535 01E Interviewing & Counseling Player 3     MW 7:00-8:15pm  
GC 530 01A Intro to US Law Devitt 2     MW 10:30-11:45am  
GC 532 01A Judgment & Decision-Making Murr 2     TU 1:00-2:50pm  
IC 559 01A  Latin American Law & Institutions1.4 Spector 1 P   T 9:00-10:30am  
PP 513 01A Law & Political Science1.2 Law 2   Permission Req. T 3:00-4:50pm  
PP 556 01E Law & Politics of Educ Policy Kemerer 3   Education Law TH 5:30-8:20pm  
JT 540 01A Law & Socio-Economics Dallas 3 P   W 2:30-5:20pm  
PP 560 01A Law of American Democracy Auerbach 3 P   TTH 1:00-2:15pm  
LP 550 01A Lawyerings Skills II Snyder, A 3   Evidence TH 2:30-4:20pm  
    Johnson       M 5:30-7:20pm  
LP 550 02A Lawyering Skills II Snyder, A 3   Evidence TH 2:30-4:20pm  
    Maund       M 5:30-7:20pm  
LP 550 03A Lawyering Skills II Snyder, A 3   Evidence TH 2:30-4:20pm  
    Wright       T 5:30-7:20pm  
LP 550 04A Lawyering Skills II Snyder, A 3   Evidence TH 2:30-4:20pm  
    Staff       T 5:30-7:20pm  
LP 550 05A Lawyering Skills II Snyder, A 3   Evidence TH 2:30-4:20pm  
    Staff       T 5:30-7:20pm  
LP 550 06A Lawyering Skills II Snyder, A 3   Evidence TH 2:30-4:20pm  
    Staff       W 5:30-7:20pm  
LP 550 07A Lawyering Skills II Snyder, A 3   Evidence TH 2:30-4:20pm  
    Staff       W 5:30-7:20pm  
GC 560 01A Lawyering Skills LLMC Greene 1     T 8:30-9:45am  
IC 565 01E Mexican Law Vargas 3 P   MW 5:30-6:45pm  
LP 560 01A Negotiation Hartwell 3     MW 9:00-10:15am  
LP 560 01B Negotiation Hartwell 3     MW 1:00-2:15pm  
TE 547 01E Pensions Rand 2   Tax I W 6:00-7:50pm  
LP 565 01A Practicum - Civil Wharton 3   Evidence TTH 4:00-5:15pm  
PP 570 01A Pub Interest Law & Practice2 Fellmeth, R 2     M 4:00-5:00pm  
PP 570 02A Pub Interest Law & Practice2 Fellmeth, R 3     M 4:00-5:00pm  
PP 570 03A Pub Interest Law & Practice2 Fellmeth, R 2     M 4:00-5:00pm  
GC 580 01A   Race and the Law Semitsu 3P   Con Law II W 9:00-11:50am  
BC 575 01A Real Estate Finance Raushenbush 2     T 2:30-4:20pm  
LP 570 01E Remedies Fink 4     MW 7:00-8:50pm  
CR 570 01E Scientific Evidence Shore 3 P   T 6:00-8:50pm  
PP 578 01A Special Ed and the Law Dalton 2     T 8:30-10:20am  
BC 585 01A Sports Law Simon 2     TH 10:00-11:50am  
PP 579 01E Statutory Interpretation McCubbins 2 P   M 5:00-6:50pm  
TE 560 01A Tax II1.3 Laro 3     TTH 10:30-12:55am  
TE 554 01A T & E: Community Property Wesley 3     MW 10:30-11:45am  
TE 555 01E T & E: Wills & Trusts Lilly 3     TTH 5:30-6:45pm  
BC 592 01E UCC: Sales Kelleher 3     MW 7:00-8:15pm  
BC 595 01E White Collar Crime Attanasio 2     M 7:00-8:50pm  
PP 591 01A Work, Welfare & Justice Lobel 3 P   T 1:00-3:50pm  
                 
1Class meets for 10 weeks              
1.1Must attend 2 additional all-day Saturday classes. Class dates TBA at first class meeting.              
1.2Some class meetings will be held at UCSD Dept of Political Science              
1.3Class meets for 10 weeks              
1.4Class meets for 6 weeks.  2 additional classes to be held during 1/14 -1/25 TBA              
1.5Class meets Jan. 16-18; Feb. 20-22; Mar. 12-14 & April 1-4.  Additional Tuesday class has been added to the last session of classes              
1.7Class meets on Jan. 25-26, Feb. 29 & Mar. 1.  Final exam is March 7, 2008.              
1.6Class meets on Jan. 7 & 14, Feb. 4 & 25 and March 3 & 10, 2008              
2Year long course.              
 
ADVANCED TAX COURSES
**All courses below have prerequistes. Please see course descriptions.
Permission form required for JD enrollment.
Submit completed permission form to Graduate Programs office (WH207) for approval.
No. Course Instructor Cr. Typ. Prereq. Days Time Room
TE 508 01E Adv. Corp. Tax Problems3 Shaw 2   Tax II M 5:30-8:20pm  
TE 510 01A Corporate Reorganization Ferguson 2   Tax I MW 2:30-3:45pm  
TE 518 01A ERISA Wolds 2   Tax I W 8:30-10:20am  
TE 520 01A Estate Planning Lilly 3   See course descrip TTH 9:00-10:15am  
TE 536 01E Income Tax of T & E Harris 3   Tax I,T & E: Wills TH 6:00-8:50pm  
TE 540 01A Int'l Tax Policy Rhoades 2 P Tax I F 10:00-11:50pm  
TE 539 01A Int'l Taxation & Tax Planning staff 4   Tax I MW 10:30-12:20pm  
TE 565 01E Tax Litigation Carpenter 2   Tax I T 5:30-7:20pm  
TE 570 01E Tax Policy3.1 Laro 2 P Tax I T 5:30-8:00pm  
TE 580 01E Tax Research & Comm Keiser 3   Tax I W 5:30-8:20pm  
TE 584 01A Transfer Pricing3.2 Vidano 1   Tax I & II TF 1:00-2:50pm  
TE 585 01A Valuation3.1 Laro 2   Tax I & II TH 3:00-5:29pm  
                 
3Class meets for 10 sessions TBA.
3.1Class meets for 10 weeks.
3.2Class begins Jan. 15 and ends Feb. 5, 2008.
CLINICS, INTERNSHIPS AND EXTERNSHIPS (All students must apply for each clinic)
No. Course Instructor Cr.   Prereq. Days Time Room
VL 503  04A  Child Adv. Clinic Delinquency I Fellmeth   4   See course descrip. TBD As Arranged  
VL 504 00A Child Adv. Clinic Delinquency II Fellmeth 1-4   see course description TBD As arranged  
VL 505 00A Child Adv. Clinic: Policy I Fellmeth 1-3   Child Rights & Remedies TBD As arranged  
VL 506 00A Child Adv. Clinic: Policy II Fellmeth 1-3   Child Rights & Remedies TBD As arranged  
VL 507 04A Child Adv. Clinic: Depnd I Fellmeth 4   See course descrip TBD As arranged  
VL 508 00A Child Adv. Clinic Depnd II Fellmeth 1-4   See course descrip TBA As arranged  
VL 510 00A Civil Clinic I Player/Gruber 3-4   Evi, Civ Pro & LSII or Prac. TTH 4:00-5:55pm BA218
VL 511 00A Civil Clinic II Player/Gruber 2-4   Evi, Civ Pro & LSII or Prac. TTH 4:00-5:55pm BA218
VL 515 04A Criminal Clinic I Berend 4   Evi, Civ Pro & LSII or Prac. TH 10:00-11:50am  
VL 516 00A Criminal Clinic II Berend 2-6   Evi, Civ Pro & LSII or Prac.   As arranged  
VL 518 00A Energy Law & Policy Clinic Staff 1-3   Energy Law   As Arranged  
VL 520 00A Entrepreneurship Clinic I Matias 2-4     M 12:30-2:25pm BA218
VL 521 00A Entrepreneurship Clinic II Matias 2-4     M 12:30-2:25pm BA218
VL 525 04A Environmental Clinic I Wharton 4   Environ Law W 4:00-5:20pm  
VL 526 00A Environmental Clinic II Wharton 1-5   Environ Law   As arranged  
VL 530 00E Immigration Clinic Bejar 2-4     W 6:05-9:00pm BA305
VL 531 00E Immigration Clinic II Bejar 2-4   Immigration Clinic W 6:05-9:00pm BA305
VL 535 00A Land Use Clinic I Quinn 2-4     W 4:00-5:55pm BA305
VL 536 00A Land Use Clinic II Quinn 2-4     W 4:00-5:55pm BA305
VL 537 00A  Landlord Tenant Clinic I Gruber 3-4     TH 1:30-3:30pm BA305
VL 595 02A Mediation Internship Wiggins, C 2       As arranged  
VL 540 00A Mental Health Clinic I Lynch 2-4     TH 12:00-1:30pm BA304
VL 541 00A Mental Health Clinic II Lynch 2-4     TH 12:00-1:30pm BA304
VL 542 03A Perspectives in Criminal Justice Berend 3     W 10:30-11:45am  
VL 544 00A Public Interest Law Clinic Fellmeth  1-3       As arranged  
VL 545 00A Small Claims Clinic I Simone 2-4     M 4:30-6:25pm BA305
VL 546 00A Small Claims Clinic II Simone 2-4     M 4:30-6:25pm BA305
VL 550 00A Special Education Clinic I Dalton  2-4     W 1:00-3:30pm BA305
VL 551 00A Special Education Clinic II Dalton 1-4     W 1:00-3:30pm BA305
VL 551 00A Special Education Clinic II Dalton 2-3       TBA BA305
VL 560 02A State Tax Clinic I Shaltes 2     F 10:00am-12:00pm BA305
VL 555 04A Tax Clinic Carpenter 2-4   Tax 1 T 1:00-3:00pm BA305
VL 596 00A Agency Internships Alvord  1-3       As arranged  
VL 598 00A Judicial Internships Horton  1-6       As arranged  
                 
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH, JOURNALS, MOCK TRIAL, MOOT COURT  
No. Course Instructor Cr. Typ. Prereq. Days Time Room
WI 515 01A Int'l Law Journal Casenote Staff 1       As arranged  
WI 525 01A JCLI Casenote Staff 1       As arranged  
WI 545 01A Law Review Casenote Staff 1       As arranged  
WI 550 01A Mock Trial Wharton 2   Permission Req. MTTH 5:30-8:20pm  
WI 555 01A Moot Court Devitt 1       As arranged  
WI 559 00A Moot Court Hon. Comp.4.1 Devitt 0     F 12:00-1:30pm  
WI 559 01A Moot Court Hon. Comp.4.1 Devitt 1     F 12:00-1:30pm  
WI 599 00A Indep Supervised Research Staff 1-2       As arranged  
                 
4.1Class meets for 4 weeks.Only students who earned 1 unit in the past for this course may enroll for 0 units.