This course aims at developing student's legal research and writing abilities through writing exercises and research topics related to the drafting of memoranda.

This course aims at developing student's legal research and writing abilities through writing exercises and research topics related to the drafting of memoranda.

Continues the development of students' legal research and writing abilities through writing exercises and research topics related to the drafting of memoranda, motions and other documents.

Continues the development of students' legal research and writing abilities through writing exercises and research topics related to the drafting of memoranda, motions and other documents.

This course addresses the lawyer's ethical obligations under the ABA Rules of Professional Conduct. Lawyers are governed by professional rules and are subject to disciplinary sanctions for non-compliance. But the lawyer's duty to act ethically and professionally goes beyond the model rules. In addition to discussion of the ethical behavior demanded, the course will examine the rules of professional conduct and the values and responsibilities promoted through the rules. The course will explore how the rules' ethical requirements interplay with conscience and moral beliefs, and how adherence to the rules can create social, familial and religious dilemmas for attorneys.

Examines the basic forms of business organizations, including the law of sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations. Topics include the authority and responsibility of partners and the relationship between corporate directors, officers, shareholders, and creditors. The course will also cover the principles of agency law.