Textbooks

Constitutional Law I (LAW 531)
Dean Martins (001) and Prof. Lindevaldsen (002)
Required: American Constitutional Law: Powers and Liberties, 7^th ed. (connected e-book), by Calvin Massey & Brannon P. Denning (Aspen, 2023), ISBN 9781543856439

Criminal Law (LAW 535)
Prof. Thompson
Required: Criminal Law: Cases, Controversies, and Problems, 2nd ed., by Joseph E. Kennedy (West Academic/American Casebook Series, 2021), ISBN 9781636596815*

 *This ISBN is for the Casebook Plus text that includes access to online quizzing (required for the course). The textbook and online resources may be purchased separately:

Textbook alone: ISBN 9781636592794/CasebookPlus alone: ISBN 9781636596846

Evidence (LAW 545)
Prof. Bell
Required: Evidence, 4^th ed., by George Fisher (Foundation Press, 2023; University Casebook Series), ISBN 9781684677931

Federal Rules of Evidence 2024 Statutory & Case Supplement to Fisher’s Evidence, by George Fisher (Foundation Press, 2024), ISBN 9798892090445

Recommended: Federal Rules of Evidence Summary Trial Guide (2024)
Available for purchase at https://elexpublishers.com/products/federal-rules-of-evidence-summary-trial-guide

Business Associations (LAW 561)
Prof. Rice (both sections)
Required: Closely Held Business Organizations: Cases, Materials, and Problems, 3rd ed., by Robert Ragazzo (West Academic, 2020), ISBN 9781683281818

Closely Held Business Organizations Cases, Materials and Problems, 3^rd ed., 2020 Statutory Supplement by Robert Ragazzo (West Academic, 2020), ISBN 9781683281825

Professional Responsibility (LAW 565)
Prof. Thompson
Required: Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law, 3rd ed., by Lisa G. Lerman & Philip G. Schrag (Aspen, 2012), ISBN 9781454803010

Lawyering Skills III (LAW 571)
Prof. Thompson, et al.
Required:

Students may purchase the 9th, 10th, or 11th editions of the following text:

• Pretrial, 9th ed., by Thomas A. Mauet & David Marcus (Wolters Kluwer, 2014), ISBN 9781454856337
• Pretrial, 10th ed., by Thomas A. Mauet & David Marcus (Wolters Kluwer, 2019), ISBN 9781543805024
• Pretrial, 11th ed., by Thomas A. Mauet & David Marcus (Aspen Publishing, 2022), ISBN 9781543857979

Taxation of Individuals (LAW 591)
Prof. Chrisman
Required: Taxation of Individual Income, 13^th ed., by J. Martin Burke & Michael K. Friel (Carolina Academic Press, 2023), ISBN 9781531025076

Selected Federal Taxation Statutes and Regulations with Motro Tax Map, 2025 ed., by Daniel J. Lathrope (West Academic, 2025), ISBN 9798892092562 (AVAILABLE JULY 12, 2024)

Wills, Trusts, and Estates (LAW 575)
Dean Todd
Required: Wills, Trusts, and Estates, 11^th ed., by Robert H. Sitkoff & Jesse Dukeminier (Aspen Law, 2021), ISBN 9781543824469

Uniform Trust and Estate Statutes, 2024–25 ed., by Thomas P. Gallanis (Foundation Press), ISBN 9798892090889

Lawyering Skills V: Trial Advocacy (LAW 595-001 through -005)
Prof. Rost, Prof. Kline, Judge Burnette, Prof. Bell
Required: Trial Techniques and Trials, custom 10^th ed., by Thomas Mauet (Wolters Kluwer, 2017), ISBN 9781454892236

Note: This is a custom book created for LUSOL; it contains the Mauet textbook (Trial Techniques and Trials, 10^th ed.) plus selected exercises from Mauet, Wolfson, and Easton’s workbook, Materials in Trial Advocacy: Problems and Cases.

Federal Rules of Evidence Summary Trial Guide (2024)
Available for purchase at https://elexpublishers.com/products/federal-rules-of-evidence-summary-trial-guide

Advanced Criminal Procedure (LAW 542)
Prof. Tompkins
Required: Criminal Procedure, 4^th ed., by Erwin Chemerinsky & Laurie Levenson (Aspen Law, 2022), ISBN 9781543846058

Criminal Procedure: 2023 Case and Statutory Supplement by Erwin Chemerinsky, ISBN 9798889061434

Children and the Law Seminar (LAW 605)  
Prof. Beale      
Required: Children and the Law: Doctrine, Policy and Practice, 7^th ed., by Douglas E. Abrams, Susan V. Mangold, & Sarah H. Ramsey (West Academic, 2020), ISBN 9781642428988

Bad Faith: When Religious Belief Undermines Modern Medicine, by Paul A. Offit (Basic Books, 2015), ISBN 9780465082964

Taxation of Estates and Gifts (LAW 615)     
Dean Todd      
There are no materials to purchase for this class; students will use the tax statutes and regulations supplement used in Taxation of Individuals (LAW 591)

Accounting & Finance for Lawyers (LAW 630)
TBD
Required: Introductory Accounting, Finance and Auditing for Lawyers, 8^th Ed., by Lawrence A. Cunningham (West Academic, 2023) ISBN 9781647085100

Basic Uniform Commercial Code (LAW 637)
Prof. Chrisman
Required: Problems and Materials on Secured Transactions, 6th ed. (Casebook Plus hardbound), by Stephen L. Sepinuck and Kara J. Bruce (West Academic, 2023), ISBN 9781685615406

Comprehensive Commercial Law: 2023 Statutory Supplement, by Ronald J. Mann, Elizabeth Warren, & Jay Lawrence Westbrook (Aspen, 2023), ISBN 9798889062158/9798889062172 (electronic version)

Bankruptcy (LAW 655)
Prof. Spaulding
Required:
Bankruptcy: Dealing with Financial Failure for Individuals and Businesses, 5th ed., by David G. Epstein, Bruce A. Markell, Steve H. Nickles, & Lawrence Ponoroff (West Academic, 2021), ISBN 9781647080723

Bankruptcy Code, Rules, and Official Forms by Charles J. Tabb, 2023 Law School Edition (West Academic, 2023), ISBN 9798887860312

Intellectual Property (LAW 661)
Prof. Connors
Required: Intellectual Property: Law & the Information Society—Cases and Materials (open casebook), 5th ed., by James Boyle & Jennifer Jenkins (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2021), ISBN 9798533923590*
*Available as a free download at https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/casebook/

Intellectual Property Law: Legal Aspects of Innovation and Competition, 2d ed. by Kurt M. Saunders (West Academic, 2022), ISBN 9781647088361

Intellectual Property Law Clinic (LAW 662)
Prof. Connors
No textbook required.

First Amendment Seminar (LAW 705)
Prof. Rhoads
No textbook required.

State and Local Government (LAW 721)      
Prof. Erwin
Required: Cases and Materials on State and Local Government Law, 9th ed., by Richard Briffault, Laurie Reynolds, Nestor Davidson, Erin Scharff, & Rick Su (West Academic, 2021), ISBN 9781647085612

School Law Seminar (LAW 725)        
Prof. Smiley
Required: The Law of Public Education, 11^th ed., by Charles J. Russo (Foundation Press, 2023), ISBN 9781684678884

International Law (LAW 741)
Prof. Mantilla
Required: International Law, Cases and Materials, 7th ed., by Lori Fisler Damrosch & Sean D. Murphy (West Academic, 2019), ISBN 9781640200678

Immigration Law (LAW 747)
Prof. Udobong
Required: Immigration and Citizenship:  Process and Policy, 9th ed., by T. Alexander Aleinikoff, David A. Martin, Hiroshi Motomura, & Maryellen Fullerton, Juliet P. Strumpf and Pratheepan Gulasekaram (West Academic, 2021), ISBN 9781684677504

Immigration and Nationality Laws of the United States: Selected Statutes, Regulations and Forms by T. Alexander Aleinikoff, David A. Martin, Hiroshi Motomura, Maryellen Fullerton, & Juliet P. Stumpf, Pratheepan Gulasekaram (West Academic, 2022), ISBN 9781636598901

Bioethics & the Law (LAW 755)
Prof. Kline
Required: Bioethics and the Law, 5th ed., by Janet Dolgin & Lois L. Shepherd (Aspen Law, 2024), ISBN 9781543847321

Disability Law (LAW 779)
Prof. Lucas
Required: Disability Law: Cases, Materials, Problems, 7th ed., by Laura Rothstein & Ann McGinley (Carolina Academic Press, 2024), ISBN 9781531028169

Disability Law Statutory Appendix: Federal Statutes and Regulations, 5th ed., by Laura Rothstein & Ann McGinley (Lexis Nexis, 2013), ISBN 9780769868851

Recommended: 2016 Supplement to the Statutory Appendix available as a free download: Disability Law Statutory Appendix 2016 Supplement

Employment Law (LAW 781)             
Prof. Tompkins
Required: TBD

Virginia Criminal Procedure (LAW 804)
Judge Puckett
Required: Virginia Criminal Benchbook for Judges and Lawyers, 2023-24, by The Benchbook Committee (LexisNexis), ISBN 9781663368898

Appellate Advocacy (LAW 831)
Prof. Enlow (001) and Prof. Stanley (002)
Required:  A Practical Guide to Appellate Advocacy, 4^th ed., by Mary Beth Beazley (Aspen, 2014), ISBN 9781454830962

Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges by Antonin Scalia & Bryan Garner (Thomson West, 2008), ISBN 9780314184719

Advanced Appellate Advocacy (LAW 832)
Prof. Thompson (both sections)
No textbook required

Trial Team (LAW 833)
Prof. Moody
No textbook required

Constitutional Litigation Clinic (LAW 851)
Prof. Rhoads
No textbook required

Prosecution Clinic (LAW 855)
Prof. Tompkins  
No textbook required

Advanced Research and Writing (LAW 904)
Prof. Moody
No textbook required