Fall 2009 Textbooks

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FIRST YEAR LAW STUDENTS

 

Foundations of Law I (Law 501) – Professor Lindevaldsen & Professor Dunbar
Required Texts:
Francis A. Schaeffer, A Christian Manifesto (Crossway Publishers) any edition is acceptable

David Barton, Original Intent The Courts, the Constitution, & Religion (Paperback) (5th ed. 2008 WallBuilders) ISBN: 9781932225631

Additional required text will be added this summer.


Contracts I (Law 505) – Professor Rice
Required Text:
American Law, Restatement of the Law (paperback volumes 1, 2, & 3) (1981 ed. American Law Institute) ISBN: Unknown

Farnsworth, Young & Sanger, Cohen & Brooks, Cases and Materials on Contracts (University Casebook Series) (7th ed. West Law) ISBN: 9781599410302

Farnsworth, Young & Sanger, Selections for Contracts: Uniform Commercial Code, Restatement 2d (2008 ed. West Law) ISBN: 9781599415291


Torts I (Law 511) – Professors Ulrich & Mouly
Required Text:
Prosser, Wade, Schwartz, Kelly, & Partlett’s, Cases and Materials on Torts (11th ed. West Law) ISBN: 9781587788741

Suggested Text:
Joseph Glannon, Law of Torts: Examples & Explanations (3rd ed. Aspen Publishers) ISBN: 9780735540248


Property I (Law 515) - Professors Osborn & Sandez
Required Text:
Linda H. Edwards, Estates in Land & Future Interests: a step by step guide (3rd ed. Aspen Publishers) ISBN: 13: 9780735576650

Freyermuth, Organ, Noble-Allgire & Winokur’s, Property & Lawyering, (American Casebook series) (2nd ed. West Law) ISBN: 13: 9780314167828

John G. Sprankling, Understanding Property Law (2nd ed. 2007 Lexis Nexis) ISBN: 9781422428528


Civil Procedure I (Law 521) – Professors Hesch & Spinden
Required Text:
Stephen C. Yeazell, Civil Procedure (7th ed. Aspen) ISBN: 9780735569256

Stephen C. Yeazell, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 2009 Statutory Supplement (Aspen) ISBN: 9780735579491

Joseph W. Glannon, Civil Procedure: Example & Explanations. (6th ed. Aspen) ISBN: 9780735570337


Lawyering Skills I (Law 525) – Professors Thompson, Kippenhan, Hesch, Lindevaldsen, Mouly, Sandez, Spinden & Kline
Required Text:
The Blue Book A Uniform System of Citation (18th ed. The Harvard Law Review, www.legalbluebook.com) ISBN: 9780661700013

Robin S. Wellford- Slocum, Legal Reasoning, Writing and Persuasive Argument (2nd ed. Lexis Nexis) ISBN: 978073576728

Amy E. Sloan, Basic Legal Research Tools & Strategies (3rd ed. Aspen, paperback) ISBN: 9780735556539

Tracy L. McGaugh & Christine Hurt, Interactive Citation Workbook for the Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. (2009 ed. LexisNexis) ISBN: 9781422429570 This textbook will not be published until mid August.

Suggested Text:
Amy E. Sloan, Basic Legal Research Workbook (3rd ed. Aspen) ISBN: 9780735569553

 

SECOND YEAR LAW STUDENTS

 

Constitutional Law I (Law 531)—Dean Tuomala
Required Text:
Calvin Massey, American Constitutional Law: Powers and Liberties (3rd ed. Aspen Publishers) ISBN: 9780735578562

Calvin Massey, American Constitutional Law 2009 Supplement (2009, Aspen Publishers) ISBN: 9780735579910

Suggested Text:
Christopher N. May & Allan Ides, Constitutional Law National Power & Federalism (4th ed. Aspen Publishers)


Criminal Law (Law 535) – Professor Gilbert
Required Text:
Joshua Dressler, Cases & Materials on Criminal Law: American Casebook Series (4th ed. West Law) ISBN: 9780314177193

Joshua Dressler, Understanding Criminal Law (paperback) (5th ed. 2009 LexisNexis) ISBN: 9781422429877


Criminal Law (Law 535) – Professor Tchividjian
Required Text:
Quentin Reynolds, Courtroom: The Story of Samuel S. Leibowitz (paperback) (Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux, www.macmillan.com) ISBN: 9780374527426

John Kaplan, Robert Weisberg, Guyora Binder, Criminal Law: Cases and Materials (6th ed. Aspen Publishers) ISBN: 9780735568358

Joshua Dressler, Understanding Criminal Law (paperback) (5th ed. 2009, LexisNexis ) ISBN: 9781422429877


Business Associations (LAW 561) – Professor Chrisman
Required Text:
Robert Ragazzo & Douglas K. Moll, Closely Held Business Organizations: Cases, Materials, and Problems (American Casebook Series) (2006 ed. West Law School) ISBN: 9780314166944

Melvin A. Eisenberg, Corporations and Other Business Organizations: Statutes, Rules, Materials and Forms (2009 ed. Foundation Press) ISBN: 9781599416984


Lawyering Skills III (Law 571) LLC – Professor Chrisman
Required Text:
CSC Virginia Laws Governing Business Entities (2008 ed. LexisNexis) ISBN: 9781422452516


Lawyering Skills III (Law 571) Negotiation – Professor Hesch
Required text:
No text required at this time


Lawyering Skills III (Law 571) Civil Motion – Professor Thompson
Required text:
Thomas A. Mauet, Pretrial-w/CD (7th ed. Aspen) ISBN: 9780735572034


Lawyering Skills III (Law 571) Legislative Drafting – Professor Kippenhan
Required text:
Required Text may be added this summer

Suggested Text:
Charles H. Rose III & James M. Underwood, Fundamental Pretrial Advocacy: A Strategic Guide to Effective Litigation (2008 ed. West Law) ISBN: 9780314181312


Taxation of Individuals (Law 591) - Professor Osterbind
Required Text:

J. Martin Burke & Michael K. Friel, Taxation of Individual Income (8th ed. 2007 LexisNexis) ISBN: 9781422417522

Daniel J. Lathrope, Selected Federal Taxation Statutes & Regulations, with Motro Tax Map (2010 ed. West Law) ISBN: 9780314907004

 

THIRD YEAR LAW STUDENTS

 

Wills, Trusts, Estates (Law 575) – Professor Manns
Required Text:
JesseDukeminier, Robert H. Sitkoff, James Lindgren, Wills, Trusts, and Estates (8th ed., Aspen Publishers) ISBN: 9780735579965

John H. Langbein Lawrence W. Waggoner, Uniform Trust and Estate Statutes (2009-2010 ed. West Law) ISBN: 9781599416328


Lawyering Skills V (Law 595) – Professor Rost
Required Text:
L. Timothy Perrin, Carol A. Chase & H. Mitchell Caldwell, Art and Science of Trial Advocacy (2003 LexisNexis) ISBN: 9781583607763

 

ELECTIVE COURSES

 

Children & the Law Seminar (Law 605) – Professor Weber
Required Text:
Douglas E. Abrams & Sarah H. Ramsey, Children and the Law: Doctrine, Policy and Practice (3rd ed. West Law) ISBN: 9780314169518

Ellen Marrus, Irene Merker Rosenberg, Children and Juvenile Justice (1st> ed. 2007 Carolina Academic Press) ISBN: 9781594600623


Taxation of Estates & Gifts (Law 615) – Professor Manns
Required Text:
No text Required


Security Regulations (LAW 644) – Professor Parrish
Required Text:
Stephen J. Choi & A.C. Pritchard, Securities Regulation: Cases and Analysis (2nd ed. Foundation Press) ISBN: 9781599413808


Bankruptcy (LAW 655) - Professor Spaulding
Required Text:

Epstein, Markell, Nickles, and Perris, Bankruptcy: 21st Century Debtor-Creditor Law (2nd ed. Thomson West) ISBN: 9780314167415


Entertainment Law (LAW 665) – Dean Wiegand
Required Text:
Sheri L. Burr & William D. Henslee, Entertainment Law, Cases and Materials on Film, Television and Music (American Casebook Series) (2004 West Law) ISBN: 9780314153951


First Amendment Seminar (LAW 705) - Professor Lindevaldsen
Required Text:

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State & Local Gov. (Law 721) – Professor Gilbert
Required Text:
Richard Briffault & Laurie Reynolds, Cases and Materials on State and Local Government Law (American Casebook Series) (7th ed. 2009 West Law) ISBN: 9780314183613


International Law (LAW 741) – Professor Ulrich
Required Text:
Mark W. Janis & John E. Noyes, Cases and Commentary on International Law (American Casebook Series) (3rd ed. 2005 West Law) ISBN: 9780314147394

Sean D. Murphy, Principles of International Law (Concise Hornbook Series) (2006 West Law) ISBN: 9780314163165


Bioethics and the Law (LAW 755) – Professor Kline
Required Text:
Janet Dolgin & Lois L. Shepherd, Bioethics and the Law (2nd ed. Aspen Publishers) ISBN: 9780735576209

Carl H. Coleman, Jerry A. Menikoff, Jesse A. Goldner & Nancy N. Dubler, The Ethics and Regulation of Research with Human Subjects (2005 LexisNexis) ISBN: 9781583607985

Suggested Text:
Mat Staver, Same Sex Marriage: Putting Every Household at Risk (Liberty Counsel)


Employment Law (Law 781) – Professor Tchividjian
Required Text:
Mark A. Rothstein & Lance Liebman, Employment Law Cases and Materials (6th ed. 2007 West Law) ISBN: 9781599411743

Mark A. Rothstein & Lance Liebman, Employment Law Cases and Materials 2009 Supplement (available July 30, 2009) (2009, West Law) ISBN: 9781599416793


Land Use & Zoning (Law 785) – Professor Osborn
Required Text:
Daniel P. Selmi, James A. Kushner, Edward H. Ziegler, Land Use Regulation: Cases & Materials (3rd ed. Aspen Publishers) ISBN: 9780735570405


Insurance Law (Law 805) – Professor Light
Required Text:
Kenneth S. Abraham, Abraham’s Insurance Law & Regulations (4th ed. Foundation Press) ISBN: 9781587788826


Appellate Advocacy (Law 831) – Professor Kippenhan
Required Text:
Antonin Scalia & Bryan A. Garner, Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges (2008 West Law) ISBN: 9780314184719

Mary Beth Beazley, A Practical Guide to Appellate Advocacy (2nd ed. Aspen Publishers) ISBN: 9780735553774