Textbooks

A Top Hat subscription is required for all 1L students. It can be purchased at the campus bookstore in the fall, and the cost for a one-year access code is $44.85.

Foundations of Law (LAW 501-001 and 501-002) – Dean Martins (both sections)
Required:

God, Man, and Law: The Biblical Principles by Herbert Titus (Institute of Basic Life Principles, 1994), ISBN 9780916888176

Contracts I (LAW 505-001 and 505-002) – Prof. Lindevaldsen and Prof. Rice
Required:

Contracts: A Contemporary Approach, 3rd ed., by Christina Lynn Kunz, Carol Lynn Chomsky, Jennifer S. Martin, & Elizabeth R. Schiltz (West Academic), ISBN 9781683288152

Torts I (LAW 511-001 and 511-002) – Prof. Mouly and Prof. Bell
Required:

Prosser, Wade, and Schwartz’s Torts, Cases and Materials, 14^th ed., by Victor E. Schwartz, Kathryn Kelly, & David F. Partlett (Foundation Press, 2020), ISBN 9781684674077

Recommended:

Law of Torts: Examples and Explanations, 5^th ed., by Joseph Glannon (Aspen Law), ISBN 9781454850113

Property I (LAW 515-001 and 515-002) – Prof. Lucas (both sections)
Required:

Property and Lawyering, 3^rd ed., by R. Wilson Freyermuth, Jerome M. Organ, & Alice M. Noble-Allgire (West Academic, 2011; American Casebook Series), ISBN 9780314210135

Estates in Land and Future Interests: A Step-by-Step Guide, 5^th ed., by Linda H. Edwards (Aspen Law, 2017), ISBN 9781454886389

Civil Procedure I (LAW 521-001 and 521-002) – Prof. Hesch (both sections)
Required:

Civil Procedure, 9^th ed., by Stephen C. Yeazell & Joanna C. Schwartz* (Aspen Law), ISBN 9781454868347 (hardcover edition) 

2021 Federal Civil Rules Booklet (available from LegalPub.com), ISBN 9781934852415.

*Note: There are many used books of this textbook edition available online; simply search by the ISBN number. Be sure it is the 9th edition textbook by Professor Yeazell and published by Aspen Law, as paid advertisers on the Internet suggest similar books by other publishers. There is a 10th edition available, but we will continue to use the 9th edition. E-mail Professor Hesch at jhesch@liberty.edu if you have trouble finding a 9th edition, and he will ask upper-class members to sell you a used book. 

Lawyering Skills I (LAW 525, sections -001 through -009) – Profs. Rost, Thompson, Lindevaldsen, Connors, Rhoads, Johnson, Western, Ferenczy, TBD
Required:

The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, 21st ed. (Harvard Law Review Association; www.legalbluebook.com), ISBN 9780578666150

Interactive Citation Workbook for The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation by Tracy McGaugh Norton, Christine Hurt, & Jeffrey D. Jackson (LexisNexis, 2021), ISBN 9781663300607

Legal Reasoning, Writing, and Other Lawyering Skills, 3rd ed., by Robin Wellford Slocum (LexisNexis, 2019), ISBN 9781422481561

 Core Grammar for Lawyers, 4^th ed., by Ruth Ann McKinney & Katie Rose Guest Pryal (Carolina Academic Press, 2019), https://www.coregrammarforlawyers.com (online subscription*)

*Note: An online subscription to Core Grammar for Lawyers is required, but subscriptions will be set up for new students during orientation, and the cost of those subscriptions will be covered by LU School of Law.

Constitutional Law I (LAW 531-001 and -002) – Prof. Tuomala
Required:
American Constitutional Law: Powers and Liberties, 6^th ed., by Calvin Massey & Brannon P. Denning (Wolters Kluwer, 2019; Aspen Casebook Series), ISBN 9781543801484

Note: Because of a publication delay, the supplement originally ordered by the campus bookstore for this course will not be ready in time for Fall 2021. Prof. Tuomala will be in touch through Canvas about a backup plan.

Criminal Law (LAW 535-001) –  Prof. Johnson
Required:                                                                                                                                                                                      Criminal Law: Cases, Controversies and Problems, 1st ed., by Joseph E. Kennedy (West Academic, 2019; American Casebook Series), CasebookPlus ISBN: 9781684671717 (for the textbook and online resources, including online quizzes)

Note: If you elect to purchase a used textbook, the CasebookPlus features can be purchased for $39. The ISBN for the textbook alone is 9781640200715.

 Evidence (LAW 545-001) – Prof.  Bell
Required:
Evidence, 3^rd ed., by George Fisher (Foundation Press, 2012; University Casebook Series), ISBN 9781609390609

Federal Rules of Evidence 2020–21 Statutory & Case Supplement by George Fisher (Foundation Press, 2020), ISBN 9781642429411

Federal Rules of Evidence Summary Trial Guide (Elex Publishers; available from elexpublishers.com, 800-546-3539)

 Business Associations (LAW 561-001, -002) – Prof. Rice
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

Taxation of Individuals (LAW 591-001) – Prof. Chrisman
Required:
Taxation of Individual Income, 12^th ed., by J. Martin Burke & Michael K. Friel (LexisNexis, 2018), ISBN 9781531008727
Note: Either the looseleaf or the hardback edition is acceptable.

Selected Federal Taxation Statutes and Regulations with Motro Tax Map, 2022 ed., by Daniel J. Lathrope (West Academic; due out in July 2021), ISBN 9781636592633

Lawyering Skills III (LAW 571-001) – Prof.  Hesch, Prof. Thompson, & Prof. Chrisman
Required:
Pretrial, 9th ed., by Thomas A. Mauet & David Marcus (Aspen Law), ISBN 9781454856337

Wills, Trusts, and Estates (LAW 575-001) – Dean Todd
Required:
Wills, Trusts, and Estates, 10^th ed., by Jesse Dukeminier & Robert H. Sitkoff (Aspen Law, 2017), ISBN 9781454876427

Uniform Trust and Estate Statutes, 2021–22 ed., by Thomas P. Gallanis (Foundation Press), ISBN 9781647089016

Lawyering Skills V: Trial Advocacy (LAW 595-001, 595-002, 595-003, 595-004) – Prof. Rost, Prof. Kline, Judge Burnette, Prof. Kline
Required:
Trial Techniques, custom 10^th ed., by Thomas Mauet (Aspen Law/Wolters Kluwer), 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
(Elex Publishers; available from elexpublishers.com, 800-546-3539)

Advanced Criminal Procedure (LAW 542) – Prof. Tompkins
Required:
Criminal Procedure, 3rd ed., by Erwin Chemerinsky & Laurie Levenson (Aspen Law, 2018), ISBN 9781454876656

Criminal Procedure: 2021 Case and Statutory Supplement by Erwin Chemerinsky, ISBN 9781543844658

Children and the Law Seminar (LAW 605) – Prof. Beale
Required:
Children and the Law: Doctrine, Policy and Practice, 6^th ed., by Douglas E. Abrams, Susan V. Mangold, & Sarah H. Ramsey (West Academic, 2017), ISBN 9781634604888

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
Required:
There are no materials to purchase. However, students should retain, for use in this class, the tax statutes and regulations supplement used in income tax class.

Basic Uniform Commercial Code (LAW 637) – Prof. Chrisman
Required:
Problems and Materials on Secured Transactions, 5th ed. (Casebook Plus hardbound), by Stephen L. Sepinuck & Kara J. Bruce (West Academic, 2021), ISBN 9781684679362

Comprehensive Commercial Law: 2021 Statutory Supplement, by Ronald J. Mann, Elizabeth Warren, & Jay Lawrence Westbrook (Wolters Kluwer), ISBN 9781543844597

Bankruptcy (LAW 655) – Dean 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, 2021 law school edition (West Academic, 2021), ISBN 9781647088903

Intellectual Property (LAW 661) – Prof. Connors
Required:
Open Intellectual Property Casebook, 3^rd ed., by James Boyle & Jennifer Jenkins (paperback; CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016), ISBN 9781535598163

Note: The Boyle & Jenkins open casebook is also available as a free download from https://law.duke.edu/cspd/openip/

Intellectual Property Law: Legal Aspects of Innovation and Competition by Kurt M. Saunders (West Academic), ISBN 9781634596985

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: TBD

International Law (LAW 741) – Prof. Mantilla
Required:
International Dispute Resolution: Cases and Materials, 3rd ed., by Mary Ellen O’Connell, Anna Spain Bradley, & Amy Cohen (Carolina Academic Press, 2021), ISBN 9781531018771

International Law Frameworks, 4th ed., by David J. Bederman & Chimene Keitner (Foundation Press),
ISBN 9781634592932

Immigration Law (LAW 747) – Prof. Udobong
Required:
Immigration and Citizenship:  Process and Policy, 9^th ed., by T. Alexander Aleinikoff, David A. Martin, Hiroshi Motomura, Maryellen Fullerton, Juliet P. Stumpf, & Pratheepan Gulasekaram (West Academic,  2020), ISBN 9781684677504

Immigration and Nationality Laws of the United States: Selected Statutes, Regulations and Forms, 2020, by T. Alexander Aleinikoff, David A. Martin, Hiroshi Motomura, Maryellen Fullerton, Juliet P. Stumpf, & Pratheepan Gulasekaram (West Academic, 2020), ISBN 9781684679690

Disability Law (LAW 779) – Prof. Lucas
Required:
Disability Law: Cases, Materials, Problems, 6th ed., by Laura Rothstein & Ann McGinley (Carolina Academic Press, 2017), ISBN 9781531002893

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

Employment Law (LAW 781) – Prof. Tompkins
Required:
Employment Law, Cases and Materials, concise 8^th ed., by Mark A. Rothstein & Lance M. Liebman (Foundation Press, 2015), ISBN 9781609304508

Land Use and Zoning (LAW 785) – Prof. Light
Required:
Land Use Regulation, 2^nd ed., by Stewart E. Sterk, Eduardo M. Penalver, & Sara C. Bronin (Foundation Press, 2016), ISBN 9781628101294

Virginia Criminal Procedure (LAW 804) – Prof. Puckett
Required:
Virginia Criminal Benchbook for Judges and Lawyers, 2020–21, by The Benchbook Committee (LexisNexis), ISBN 9781663305411

Virginia Legal Aid Clinic I (LAW 810) – Prof. Smith
No textbook required.

Appellate Advocacy (LAW 831) – Prof. Thompson
Required:
A Practical Guide to Appellate Advocacy, 4^th ed., by Mary Beth Beazley (Wolters Kluwer, 2014; Aspen Casebook Series), ISBN 9781454830962

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

Advanced Appellate Advocacy (LAW 832-001 and 832-002) – Prof. Thompson
No textbook required.

Trial Team (LAW 833) – Prof. Bell
No textbook required.

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

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

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