Book Lists and Reading Assignments

Book Lists, First Assignments, and Syllabi

Fall 2024

Alternative Dispute Resolution—Vogel
First Assignment

Animal Ethics—Laura Ireland
Syllabus
First Assignment

Appellate Advocacy—Greg Johnson
Syllabus
First Assignment

Appellate Advocacy—Anna F. Connolly
Syllabus

Appellate Advocacy—Chester Harper
Syllabus
First Assignment

Appellate Advocacy—Fregosi
Syllabus
Course Schedule
First Assignment

Bail to Jail—Elizabeth Kruska
First Assignment

Business Associations—Benjamin C. Varadi
Syllabus
First Assignment

Civil Procedure—Dayna Smith
Syllabus
First Assignment

Civil Procedure—Pamela Vesilind
Syllabus

Civil Procedure – OHJD—Stephanie Clark
Syllabus
First Assignment

Constitutional Criminal Procedure—Shannon Heery
Syllabus
First Assignment
Readings

Contracts—Dean Brennan
Syllabus

Contracts—David Firestone
Syllabus
First Assignment

Criminal Law—Shannon Heery
Syllabus
First Assignment
Readings

Debtor-Creditor Law and Bankruptcy—Tavian Mayer
Syllabus

Energy Policy in a Carbon Constrained World—Mark James
Syllabus
First Assignment

Entrepreneurial Legal Lab—Killoran, Eicks, Goodenough, and Bailey
Syllabus

ESG Fundamentals—Siu Tip Lam
First Assignment

Estates—Stephanie J. Willbanks
Syllabus
First Assignment

Evidence—Barbara A. Masterson
Syllabus
First Assignment

Federal Income Taxation—Stephanie J. Willbanks
Syllabus
First Assignment

Food Regulation and Policy—Laurie Beyranevand
Syllabus

Introduction to Public Policy—Pimpare
Syllabus

Intro to Policy Research & Writing—Dan Bromberg & Jennifer Sekula
First Assignment

Intro to Start-Up Law— Nicole Killoran
Syllabus

Juvenile Justice and the Law—Marshall Pahl
Syllabus

Land Use Regulation—Milne
Syllabus
First Assignment

Legal Research and Writing—Woldow
First Assignment

Legal Research and Writing—Jennifer Sekula
First Assignment

Legal Research and Writing—Fregosi
Syllabus
First Assignment

Legal Research and Writing—Grant Smith
Syllabus
First Assignment

Legal Research and Writing—Fordyce-Ruff
Syllabus
First Assignment

Legal Research and Writing: An Integrated Approach—Greg Johnson
Syllabus
First Assignment

Legal Research and Writing: An Integrated Approach—Michael Kovac
Syllabus – Wednesday Class
Syllabus – Thursday Class
First Assignment

Legislation & Regulation—Cynthia Lewis
Syllabus – Monday Class
Syllabus – Tuesday Class
First Assignment

Native Americans & the Law—Mia Montoya Hammersley
Syllabus

Non-profit Organizations—Benjamin C. Varadi
Syllabus
First Assignment

Oil & Gas Development & the Environment—Mark James
Syllabus
First Assignment

Professional Identity Formation—Melissa Racki
Syllabus

Professional Identity Formation—Stephanie Clark
Syllabus
Reading Assignment

Professional Responsibility—Margaret Olnek
First Assignment

Quantitative Analysis—Tao Sun
Syllabus
Module Assignment
Module Discussion

Race and the Law Seminar—Shirley A. Jefferson
Syllabus
First Assignment

Torts—Stephanie A. Clark
Syllabus
First Assignment

Torts—Guanchi Zhang
Syllabus

Torts—Pollvogt
Syllabus

U.S. Law and Legal Analysis—Xiaoyu Zhang
Syllabus
First Assignment

Summer 2024

AJD Torts—Dayna Smith
Reading Assignment

Appellate Advocacy—Catherine Fregosi
Reading Assignment
Schedule
Syllabus

Appellate Advocacy—Greg Johnson
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Family Law—Margaret Olnek
Reading Assignment

Legal Research and Writing—Greg Johnson
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Legislation and Regulation—Catherine Fregosi
Reading Assignment
Schedule and Syllabus

Spring 2024

Animal Ethics—Laura Ireland
Reading Assignment (additional videos and assignments will be added)

Animal Protection Policy—Winders
Syllabus

Climate Change & the Law—Rushlow
Syllabus

Comparative Law—Zhang
Syllabus

Constitutional Law—Johnson
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Corporations and Other Business Associations—Varadi
Reading Assignment
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Criminal Law—Brown
First Assignment
Syllabus Schedule
Syllabus Intro

Environmental Law—Firestone
Syllabus
First Assignment

European Union Law—Teachout and Ali
First Assignment

Family Law—Olnek
First Assignment

Fundamentals of Climate Change—Gottlieb
Syllabus

Legal Writing II (Section 2 Smith)
Syllabus

Legal Writing II (Section 5 Johnson)
Syllabus

Legal Writing II (Section 6 Smith)
Syllabus

Natural Resources Law—Winders
Syllabus

OHJD Civ Pro II—Stephanie Clark
Syllabus – CIVIL PROCEDURE II
Syllabus – CIVIL PROCEDURE II
Reading Assignments – CIVIL PROCEDURE II
Reading Assignments – CIVIL PROCEDURE II

Professional Responsibility—Varadi
Syllabus

PUB 7580 State and Local Government—Zhang
Syllabus

REQ 7160 Property—Zhang
Syllabus

Sales—Firestone
Syllabus
First Reading Assignment

Trial Practice—Levine
Syllabus

Advanced Environmental Legal Research (WRI7380)—Chris Ryan
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Cannabis Law (FAA5310)—Benjamin Varadi and Timothy Fair
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Ecology (ENV5430)—Walter Poleman and Tom Lautzenheiser
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

The Essentials of the Electric Grid: Business Essentials (ENV5511)—James Cater
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

The Essentials of the Electric Grid: Engineering Essentials (ENG5510)—Christopher Root
Syllabus

The Essentials of the Electric Grid: Legal Essentials (ENG5512)—Samantha Williams
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Ocean and Coastal Law (ENV5423)—Lizzie Lewis, Michael Jasny, Sarah M. Reiter, and Caroline Park
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Offshore Wind Energy (ENG5402)—Joshua Belcher
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Protecting Family Land (Heirs’ Property) (ENV5901)—Mavis Gragg
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Undercover Investigations of Animal Operations (ANM5902)—Meg York
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Animal Welfare Law (ANI5422)—Heather Rally and Mary Hollingsworth
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Environmental Appeals (ENV5247)—Sean Donahue
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Environmental Justice (EJU5446)—Barry Hill
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Global Energy Law & Policy (ENG5230)—Anna Marhold
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Land Conservation Law (ENV5474)—Jessica Jay
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Law of Ecosystem Management (ENV5472)—J.B. Ruhl and James Salzman
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Balancing Perspectives in Coastal Resource Management: Maine Field Study (ENV5323)— Benjamin Leoni ’11 and Lindsay Leoni Bourgoine MELP’15
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Biodiversity Protection Law (ENV5412)—David Takacs
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Environmental Governance in the Developing World (ENV5223)—Robert Percival
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Environmental Governance and the Private Sector (ENV5233)—Victor Flatt
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

The International Law of Food (INT7435)—David Wirth
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Racial Equity in Land, Farms & Food Systems (EJU5901.01)—Dãnia Davy
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Sustainable Social Enterprises for the Fossil-Free Economy (ENV5339)—Melissa Scanlan
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Toxic Exposure and Health: Communities on the Front Lines (EJU5211)—Daniel Rosenberg
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

The Farm Bill—Coppess, Adamo
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Clean Transportation Law and Policy—Joe Halso
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Environmental Crimes—Deborah Harris
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Farmworkers and the Law (FAA5350)—Emma Scott
Reading Assignment
Syllabus

Global Energy Law and Policy—Arturo Brandt
Syllabus

Maine Field Study—Lindsay Leoni Bourgoine and Benjamin Leoni
Syllabus

Public Lands Management: Montana Field Study (ENV5462)—Chelsea Colwyn
Reading Assignment
Syllabus