Spring 2021 1L Textbooks: Home
Section B Coursebooks
Please verify your section and instructor before making any purchases. The list in this box is for Section B students only. Books for Section U students can be found further down the page. This list will be continuously updated as information becomes available, so if there are no materials listed for a particular course please check back later. Textbooks are also available for purchase on campus at the University Bookstore, and at least 2 physical copies of each required coursebook will be available on the 5th floor of the Law Library for use in the library only during the Spring Semester.
| Course Number | Course Title | Instructor | Textbooks |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAW 500 | Legal Profession | MacDonald | |
| LAW 505 | Criminal Law | Chiesa |
1. Chiesa, Substantive Criminal Law (2014) ISBN: 978-1611635287 Amazon B&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com ***Free eBook will not be available "for a few months" per publisher*** |
| LAW 507 | Property | French |
Dukeminier, Property (9th ed. 2017) ISBN: 978-1454881995 |
| LAW 511 | Constitutional Law | Gardner |
1. Gardner & Bartholomew, Legal Argument: The Structure and Language of Effective Advocacy (3d ed. 2020) ISBN: 978-1531317279 ***eBook Freely Available at: https://lexisdl.com/library/buffalolaw/title/5789215*** Amazon B&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com 2. Choose either A or B: A. Chemerinsky, Constitutional Law (5th ed. 2016) ISBN: 978-1454876472 Amazon B&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com *****OR***** B. Chemerinsky, Constitutional Law (6th ed. 2019) ISBN: 978-1543813074 Amazon B&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com 3. Coursepack available at Bookstore |
| LAW 516 | LAWR II | Reilly |
1. Rocklin, et al., An Advocate Persuades (2016) ISBN: 978-1611631500 ***eBook Freely Available at: https://lexisdl.com/library/buffalolaw/title/3573008*** Amazon B&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com 2. Wydick, Plain English for Lawyers (6th ed. 2019) ISBN: 978-1531006990 ***eBook Freely Available at: lexisdl.com/library/buffalolaw/browse/curated-1106292/page-1/title/4686053*** Amazon B&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com 3. Guberman, Point Made: How to Write Like the Nation's Top Advocates (2d ed. 2014) ISBN: 978-0199943852 ***eBook Freely Available at:https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.gate.lib.buffalo.edu/lib/buffalo/detail.action?docID=1657771 *** |
| LAW 516 | LAWR II | Odunsi |
***NEW REQUIRED TEXT***: 1. Rocklin, et al., An Advocate Persuades (2016) ISBN: 978-1611631500 ***eBook Freely Available at: https://lexisdl.com/library/buffalolaw/title/3573008*** Amazon B&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com ***RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED***: 2. Guberman, Point Made: How to Write Like the Nation's Top Advocates (2d ed. 2014) ISBN: 978-0199943852 ***eBook Freely Available at: https://search.lib.buffalo.edu/permalink/01SUNY_BUF/127vv6u/alma9938797124904803*** Amazon B&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com 3. Cohen & Olson, Legal Research in a Nutshell (12th ed. 2016) ISBN: 978-1634604628 ***eBook Freely Available at: https://subscription.westacademic.com/Book/Detail/26121*** Amazon B&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com 4. Sloan, Basic Legal Research (7th ed. 2018) ISBN: 978-1454894018 Amazon B&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com 5. Barris, Understanding and Mastering the Bluebook (4th ed. 2020) ISBN: 978-1531019150 Amazon B&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com 6. Enquist, et al., Just Writing (4th ed. 2013) ISBN: 978-1454826989 |
| LAW 516 | LAWR II | Rowan |
1. Rocklin, et al., An Advocate Persuades (2016) ISBN: 978-1611631500 ***eBook Freely Available at: https://lexisdl.com/library/buffalolaw/title/3573008*** Amazon B&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com 2. Adelman, et al., New York Legal Research (4th ed. 2020) ISBN: 978-1531016661 Amazon B&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com 3. Guberman, Point Made: How to Write Like the Nation's Top Advocates (2d ed. 2014) ISBN: 978-0199943852 ***eBook Freely Available at: https://search.lib.buffalo.edu/permalink/01SUNY_BUF/127vv6u/alma9938797124904803*** Amazon B&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com 4. Wydick, Plain English for Lawyers (6th ed. 2019) ISBN: 978-1531006990 ***eBook Freely Available at: lexisdl.com/library/buffalolaw/browse/curated-1106292/page-1/title/4686053*** 5. The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (21st ed. 2020) ISBN: 978-0578666150 AmazonB&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com ***OPTIONAL BUT NOT NOT REQUIRED***: 6. Gardner & Bartholomew, Legal Argument: The Structure and Language of Effective Advocacy (3d ed. 2020) ISBN: 978-1531317279 ***eBook Freely Available at: https://lexisdl.com/library/buffalolaw/title/5789215*** |
Section U Coursebooks
Please verify your section and instructor before making any purchases. The list in this box is for Section U students only. Books for Section B students can be found above. This list will be continuously updated as information becomes available, so if there are no materials listed for a particular course please check back later. Textbooks are also available for purchase on campus at the University Bookstore, and at least 2 physical copies of each required coursebook will be available on the 5th floor of the Law Library for use in the library only during the Spring Semester.
| Course Number | Course Title | Instructor | Textbooks |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAW 500 | Legal Profession | MacDonald | |
| LAW 501 | Civil Procedure | Bartholomew |
1. Rowe et al., Civil Procedure (5th ed. 2020) ISBN: 978-1684670383 Amazon B&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com 2. Rowe et al., 2020 Supplement to Civil Procedure ISBN: 978-1684679539 |
| LAW 507 | Property | Semet |
Kelly & Knauer, Property Law: A Context and Practice Casebook (2017) ISBN: 978-1594604997 Amazon B&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com ***eBook Freely Available at: https://lexisdl.com/library/buffalolaw/title/4531994*** |
| LAW 511 | Constitutional Law | Steilen |
Curtis, et al., Constitutional Law in Context (4th ed. 2018) ISBN: 978-1531008437 Amazon B&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com ***eBook Freely Available at: https://lexisdl.com/library/buffalolaw/title/4130475*** |
| LAW 516 | LAWR II | Paskey |
1. Rocklin, et al., An Advocate Persuades (2016) ISBN: 978-1611631500 ***eBook Freely Available at: https://lexisdl.com/library/buffalolaw/title/3573008*** Amazon B&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com 2. Gardner & Bartholomew, Legal Argument: The Structure and Language of Effective Advocacy (3d ed. 2020) ISBN: 978-1531017279 ***eBook Freely Available at: https://lexisdl.com/library/buffalolaw/title/5789215*** Amazon B&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com 3. Adelman, et al., New York Legal Research (4th ed. 2020) ISBN: 978-1531016661 Amazon B&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com |
| LAW 516 | LAWR II | McDuff |
1. Rocklin, et al., An Advocate Persuades (2016) ISBN: 978-1611631500 ***eBook Freely Available at: https://lexisdl.com/library/buffalolaw/title/3573008*** Amazon B&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com 2. Adelman, et al., New York Legal Research (4th ed. 2020) ISBN: 978-1531016661 Amazon B&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com 3. Guberman, Point Made: How to Write Like the Nation's Top Advocates (2d ed. 2014) ISBN: 978-0199943852 ***eBook Freely Available at:https://search.lib.buffalo.edu/permalink/01SUNY_BUF/127vv6u/alma9938797124904803*** Amazon B&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com 4. The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (21st ed. 2020) ISBN: 978-0578666150 |
| LAW 516 | LAWR II | Long |
1. Rocklin, et al., An Advocate Persuades (2016) ISBN: 978-1611631500 ***eBook Freely Available at: https://lexisdl.com/library/buffalolaw/title/3573008*** Amazon B&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com 2. Gardner & Bartholomew, Legal Argument: The Structure and Language of Effective Advocacy (3d ed. 2020) ISBN: 978-1531017279 ***eBook Freely Available at: https://lexisdl.com/library/buffalolaw/title/5789215*** Amazon B&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com 3. Adelman, et al., New York Legal Research (4th ed. 2020) ISBN: 978-1531016661 Amazon B&N AbeBooks eCampus Textbooks.com |