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This guide is updated as new information becomes available. If you do not see your course listed or you have a questions regarding the materials listed for your course, contact your Student Services Librarian, Austin Waters, with the contact link on the side of the page.

Textbooks by 1L Class

Course Number

Course Title

Instructor

Textbook Links

LAW 500 Professional Development Long, P.

1. David S. Romantz. Legal Analysis: The Fundamental Skill. 3rd edition, Carolina Academic Press, 2020.

Access to Legal Analysis: The Fundamental Skill

2.. Bryan A. Garner. Black’s Law Dictionary, Pocket Edition. 6th edition, West-Thomson Reuters, 2021.

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LAW 501 Civil Procedure Giammatteo, J.

1. Stephen C. Yeazell, Civil Procedure. 11th edition. Aspen Publishing 2023.

**Will be uploaded to Brightspace Course**

LAW 501 Civil Procedure Semet, A.

1. Richard D. Freer et. al, Civil Procedure: Cases, Materials and Questions. 9th edition. Carolina Academic Press, 2024.

Access Civil Procedure: Cases, Materials, and Questions (Link Coming Soon)

LAW 503 Contracts Monestier, T.

1. Charles L. Knapp, et. al. Problems in Contract Law: Cases & Materials. 9th Edition, Aspen Publishing, 2024.

**Will be uploaded to Brightspace Course**

2. Scott, Robert E. & Jody P. Kraus. Contract Law and Theory (2023 Document Supplement). 6th edition, LexisNexis, 2024.

Access to Contract Law and Theory (2023 Document Supplement)

LAW 503 Contracts Dimick, M.

1. Scott, Robert E. & Jody P. Kraus. Contract Law in Focus. 1stEdition, Aspen Publishing, 2016.

**Will be uploaded to Brightspace Course**

LAW 509

Torts Finley, L.

1. Vetri, Dominick. Tort Law and Practice. 6th edition, Carolina Academic Press, 2020.

Access to Tort Law and Practice

LAW 509 Torts Fabra-Zamora, J.

1. John C. P. Goldberg, Tort Law: Responsibilities and Redress. 5th edition, Aspen Publishing, 2021.

**Will be uploaded to Brightspace Course**

LAW 509 Torts Masterman, C.

1. Aaron D. Twerski, Torts: Cases and Materials. 5th edition, Aspen Publishing, 2021.

**Will be uploaded to Brightspace Course**

LAW 512 Research Lab Cascio, N.

1. Amy E. Sloan. Basic Legal Research: Tools and Strategies. 8th Edition, Aspen Publishing, 2021.

**Book uploaded to Brightspace.**

LAW 512 Research Lab Chapman, R.

1. Amy E. Sloan. Basic Legal Research: Tools and Strategies. 8th Edition, Aspen Publishing, 2021.

**Book uploaded to Brightspace.**

LAW 512 Research Lab Walsh, T.

1. Amy E. Sloan. Basic Legal Research: Tools and Strategies. 8th Edition, Aspen Publishing, 2021.

**Book uploaded to Brightspace.**

LAW 512 Research Lab Detweiler, B.

1. Amy E. Sloan. Basic Legal Research: Tools and Strategies. 8th Edition, Aspen Publishing, 2021.

**Book uploaded to Brightspace.**

LAW 515 LAWR 1 Rowan, K.

1. Christine Nero Coughlin. A Lawyer Writes : A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis. 4th edition, Carolina Academic Press, 2024.

Access to A Lawyer Writes: A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis 

2. Richard C. Wydick. Plain English for Lawyers. 7th edition, Carolina Academic Press, 2024.

Access to Plain English for Lawyers

LAW 515 LAWR 1 Dinsmore, E.

1. Harvard Law Review Association. The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. 21st edition, Harvard Law Review Association, 2020.

UB Bookstore

2. Christine Nero Coughlin. A Lawyer Writes : A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis. 4th edition, Carolina Academic Press, 2024.

Access to A Lawyer Writes: A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis

3. Richard C. Wydick. Plain English for Lawyers. 7th edition, Carolina Academic Press, 2024.

Access to Plain English for Lawyers

LAW 515 LAWR 1 Barth, F. 

1. Harvard Law Review Association. The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. 21st edition, Harvard Law Review Association, 2020.

UB Bookstore

2. Christine Nero Coughlin. A Lawyer Writes : A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis. 4th edition, Carolina Academic Press, 2024.

Access to A Lawyer Writes: A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis 

3. Richard C. Wydick. Plain English for Lawyers. 7th edition, Carolina Academic Press, 2024.

Access to Plain English for Lawyers

LAW 515 LAWR 1 Schoenberger, C.

1. Harvard Law Review Association. The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. 21st edition, Harvard Law Review Association, 2020.

UB Bookstore

2. Christine Nero Coughlin. A Lawyer Writes : A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis. 4th edition, Carolina Academic Press, 2024.

Access to A Lawyer Writes: A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis

3. Richard C. Wydick. Plain English for Lawyers. 7th edition, Carolina Academic Press, 2024.

Access to Plain English for Lawyers

LAW 515 LAWR 1 Newell, P.

1. Garner, Bryan. Black’s Law Dictionary, Pocket Edition. 6th edition, Harvard Law Review Association, 2020.

UB Bookstore

2. Norton, Tracy L.M..Interactive Citation Workbook for The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. 2023 edition, LexisNexis, 2023.

Access to Interactive Citation Workbook for The Bluebook

LAW 515 LAWR 1 McDuff, A.

1. Harvard Law Review Association. The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. 21st edition, Harvard Law Review Association, 2020.

UB Bookstore

2. Christine Nero Coughlin. A Lawyer Writes : A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis. 4th edition, Carolina Academic Press, 2024.

Access to A Lawyer Writes: A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis

3. Richard C. Wydick. Plain English for Lawyers. 7th edition, Carolina Academic Press, 2024.

Access to Plain English for Lawyers

Questions/ Comments

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Austin Waters
Student Services Librarian
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University at Buffalo Law Library
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