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Textbooks by 1Upper-Level Class
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Course Number |
Course Title |
Instructor |
Textbook Links |
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| LAW 517 | LAWR III | Brown, G. |
1. Harvard Law Review, The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. 21st edition. Harvard Law Review Association, 2020. 2. Linda J. Barris. Understanding and Mastering the Bluebook. 4th edition, Carolina Academic Press, 2020. Access to Understanding and Mastering the Bluebook 3. Kuney, George W. & Donna C. Looper. Mastering Legal Analysis and Drafting. 2nd edition, Carolina Academic Press, 2024. Access to Mastering Legal Analysis and Drafting 4. Romantz, David S. Legal Analysis: The Fundamental Skill. 3rd edition, Carolina Academic Press, 2020. Access to Legal Analysis: The Fundamental Skill 5. Coughlin, Christine Nero. A lawyer writes : a practical guide to legal analysis. 3rd edition, Carolina Academic Press, 2020. Access to A lawyer writes : a practical guide to legal analysis 6. Gardner, James. Legal Argument: The Structure and Language of Effective Advocacy. 3rd edition, Carolina Academic Press, 2020. Access to Legal Argument: The Structure and Language of Effective Advocacy 7. John, Margaret. Professional Writing for Lawyers : Skills and Responsibilities. 2nd edition, Carolina Academic Press, 2012. Access to Professional Writing for Lawyers: Skills and Responsibilities
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| LAW 517 | LAWR III | Paskey, S. |
1. Kuney, George W. & Donna C. Looper. Mastering Legal Analysis and Drafting. 2nd edition, Carolina Academic Press, 2024. Access to Mastering Legal Analysis and Drafting 2. Neumann, Richard K., Jr & J. Lyn Entrikin. Legal Drafting by Design: A Unified Approach. 1st edition, Aspen, 2018. Access to Legal Drafting by Design: A Unified Approach 3. McCarl, Ryan, Elegant Legal Writing .1st edition. Univ. of Cal Press, 2024. Access to Elegant Legal Writing 4. Osbeck, Mark K., Impeccable research : a concise guide to mastering legal research skills .3rd edition. West Academic, 2022. Find Impeccable research: a concise guide to mastering legal research skills at West Academic
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| LAW 519 | Transactional Writing | Brown, G. |
1. Charles Fox, Working with Contracts, What Law School Doesn’t Teach You. 2nd edition. Practising Law Institute, 2008. 2. Stephen Sepinuck, Transactional Skills: How to Structure and Document a Deal. 3rd edition. West Academic, 2022. Find Transactional Skills: How to Structure and Document a Deal at West Academic
2. Bryan Garner, Garner’s Coursebook on Drafting & Editing Contracts . 1st edition. West Academic, 2020. Find Garner’s Coursebook on Drafting & Editing Contracts at West Academic
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| LAW 564 | Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility | Milles, J. |
1. Lisa Lerman, Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law. 6th edition. Aspen Publishing, 2022. **Will be uploaded to Brightspace Course** 2. Lisa Lerman, Jefferson, Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law: Model Rules, State Variations and Practice Questions. 2025/2026 edition. Aspen Publishing, 2024. **Will be uploaded to Brightspace Course**
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| LAW 564 | Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility | Mohun, M. |
1. Renee Knake Jefferson, Professional Responsibility: A Contemporary Approach. 5th edition. West Academic, 2023. Find Professional Responsibility at West Academic 2. Ellen J. Bennett, Helen W. Gunnarsson, Nancy G. Kisicki. Annotated Model Rules of Professional Conduct. 10th edition, ABA, 2023.
3. ABA. Restatement of the Law - The Law Governing Lawyers. West Academic. **On Westlaw Precision**
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| LAW 604 | Sports Law | Drew, H. |
1. Mark Poloncarz. Beyond the Xs and Os: keeping the Bills in Buffalo . 7th edition, Excelsior Editions, 2019.
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| LAW 608 | Federal Income Tax | Forman, H. |
1. Martin J. Burke. Taxation of Individual Income. 13th edition, Carolina Academic Press, 2023. Access to Taxation of Individual Income 2. Daniel J Lathorpe. Selected Federal Taxation Statutes and Regulations, 2025 with Motro Tax Map. 2025 edition, West Academic Publishing, 2025. Find Selected Federal Taxation Statutes and Regulations at West Academic |
| LAW 612 | Constitutional Law II | Melish, T. |
1. Chemerinsky, Erwin. Constitutional Law . 7th Edition, Wolters Kluwer, 2023. **Will be uploaded to Brightspace Course**
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| LAW 613 | Evidence | Bartholomew, C. |
1. Nicolas, Peter. Evidence: A Problem-Based and Comparative Approach. 4th Edition, Carolina Academic Press, 2018. 2. Nicolas, Peter. Evidence: 2021 Statutory Supplement. 4th Edition, Carolina Academic Press, 20121.
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LAW 617 |
Gratuitous Transfers | Forman, H. |
1. Jesse Dukeminier & Robert H. Sitkoff. Wills, Trusts and Estates. 11th edition, Aspen Publishing, 2021. **Will be uploaded to Brightspace Course** |
| LAW 630 | The UCC | Coleman, T. |
1. Douglas Whaley. Wills, Problems and Materials on the Sale and Lease of Goods. 9th edition, Aspen Publishing, 2023. **Will be uploaded to Brightspace Course** 2. LoPucki and Warren, Wills, Commercial Transactions: A Systems Approach. 8th edition, Aspen Publishing, 2024. **Will be uploaded to Brightspace Course** 3. Sepinuck & Bruce, Problems and Materials on Secured Transactions, 6th edition, West Academic Publishing, 2023. Find Fundamental Trial Advocacy at West Academic
4. Stone and Adams, Uniform Commercial Code in a Nutshell, 9th edition, West Academic Publishing, 2023. Find Uniform Commercial Code in a Nutshell at West Study Aids |
| LAW 632 | Academic Legal Writing I | O'Rourke, A. |
1. Eugene, Volokh, Academic Legal Writing: Law Review Articles, Student Notes, Seminar Notes, Seminar Papers, and Getting on Law Review. 5th Edition, Foundation Press, 2016. |
| LAW 633 | Renew Energy Law | Ayano, M. |
1. Troy Rule, Renewable Energy: Law, Policy and Practice. 2nd Edition, West Academic, 2021. |
| LAW 638 | Trial Technique | Maxwell Barnes, S. |
1. Charles Rose, Fundamental Trial Advocacy, 3rd edition, West Academic Publishing, 2015. Find Fundamental Trial Advocacy at West Academic 2. Anthony J. Bocchino, Federal Rules of Evidence with Objections, 16th edition, Aspen Publishing, 2024. **On Lexis+ and Westlaw Precision** 3. Boals, Elizabeth I, State v. Peyton: Case File, Trial Materials, 3rd edition, NITA. 4. Boals, Elizabeth I, Addison v. Peyton: Case File, 3rd edition, NITA, 2022. 5. David Nelmark, Championship Mock Trial: The Guide for Students and Coaches, ABA, 2022. |
| LAW 638 | Trial Technique | Portis, B. |
1. Charles Rose, Fundamental Trial Advocacy, 3rd edition, West Academic Publishing, 2015. Find Fundamental Trial Advocacy at West Academic 2. Anthony J. Bocchino, Federal Rules of Evidence with Objections, 16th edition, Aspen Publishing, 2024. **On Lexis+ and Westlaw Precision** 3. Boals, Elizabeth I, State v. Peyton: Case File, Trial Materials, 3rd edition, NITA. 4. Boals, Elizabeth I, Addison v. Peyton: Case File, 3rd edition, NITA, 2022. 5. David Nelmark, Championship Mock Trial: The Guide for Students and Coaches, ABA, 2022.
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| LAW 638 | Trial Technique | Scharf, J. and Murray, M. |
1. Charles Rose, Fundamental Trial Advocacy, 3rd edition, West Academic Publishing, 2015. Find Fundamental Trial Advocacy at West Academic 2. Anthony J. Bocchino, Federal Rules of Evidence with Objections, 16th edition, Aspen Publishing, 2024.
**On Lexis+ and Westlaw Precision** 3. Boals, Elizabeth I, State v. Peyton: Case File, Trial Materials, 3rd edition, NITA. 4. Boals, Elizabeth I, Addison v. Peyton: Case File, 3rd edition, NITA, 2022. 5. David Nelmark, Championship Mock Trial: The Guide for Students and Coaches, ABA, 2022.
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| LAW 638 | Trial Advocacy | Runfola, J. |
1. Charles Rose, Fundamental Trial Advocacy, 3rd edition, West Academic Publishing, 2015. Find Fundamental Trial Advocacy at West Academic 2. Anthony J. Bocchino, Federal Rules of Evidence with Objections, 16th edition, Aspen Publishing, 2024.
**On Lexis+ and Westlaw Precision** 3. Boals, Elizabeth I, State v. Peyton: Case File, Trial Materials, 3rd edition, NITA. 4. Boals, Elizabeth I, Addison v. Peyton: Case File, 3rd edition, NITA, 2022. 5. David Nelmark, Championship Mock Trial: The Guide for Students and Coaches, ABA, 2022.
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| LAW 638 | Trial Technique | Schnirel, R. |
1. Charles Rose, Fundamental Trial Advocacy, 3rd edition, West Academic Publishing, 2015. Find Fundamental Trial Advocacy at West Academic 2. Anthony J. Bocchino, Federal Rules of Evidence with Objections, 16th edition, Aspen Publishing, 2024.
**On Lexis+ and Westlaw Precision** 3. Boals, Elizabeth I, State v. Peyton: Case File, Trial Materials, 3rd edition, NITA. 4. Boals, Elizabeth I, Addison v. Peyton: Case File, 3rd edition, NITA, 2022. 5. David Nelmark, Championship Mock Trial: The Guide for Students and Coaches, ABA, 2022.
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| LAW 640 | Real Estate Litigation | Brown, M. |
1. Malloy et. al.., Real Estate Transactions: Problems, Cases, & Materials, 6th Edition, Aspen Publishing, 2024. **Will be uploaded to Brightspace Course** |
| LAW 646 | Professional Identity | Long, P. |
1. White, J., The Legal Imagination: 45th Anniversary Edition, Aspen Publishing, 2018. |
| LAW 654 | Business Associations | Mutua, A. |
1. David Epstein, Business Structures, 6th edition, West Academic Publishing, 2024. |
| LAW 657 | Election Law | Mate, M |
1. Lowenstein. Election Law: Cases and Materials. 7th edition, Carolina Academic Press, 2022. |
| LAW 682 | Child Abuse and Neglect | Olin, J. |
1. Abrams et. al., Children and the Law, Doctrine, Policy and Practice, 8th edition, West Academic Publishing, 2024. Find Children and the Law, Doctrine, Policy and Practice at West Academic
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| LAW 690 | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Civiletto, C. |
1. Moffitt, Michael L. & Robert C. Bardone. The Handbook of Dispute Resolution. 1st edition, Jossey-Bass, 2005.
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| LAW 694 | Criminal Adjudication | O'Rourke, A. |
1. Allen, Ronald et al. Comprehensive Criminal Procedure. 5th edition, Aspen Publishing, 2020. **Will be uploaded to Brightspace Course** |
| LAW 695 | Land Use Planning | Murrary, W. |
1. John R. Nolon, Land Use & Sustainable Development Law, Cases & Materials, 9th edition, West Academic Publishing, 2017. |
| LAW 717 | Remedies | Coleman, T. |
1.Laycock, Douglas.Modern American Remedies: Cases and Materials Concise, 5th edition, Aspen, 2018. **Will be uploaded to Brightspace Course**
2. Love, Jean, Remedies: Classic & Contemporary Cases, 1st edition, West Academic Publishing, 2023. Find Remedies: Classic & Contemporary Cases at West Academic
3. Dobbs, D., Law of Remedies: Damages, Equity, Restitution, 3rd edition, West Academic Publishing, 2018. Find Law of Remedies: Damages, Equity, Restitution and Practice at West Academic
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LAW 722 |
Mediation Theory & Practice | Sugarman. S. |
1. Roger Fisher. Getting to yes: negotiating agreement without giving in. 3rd edition, Penguin, 2011. *12 User Limit at one Time* 2. Jennifer Beer. The Mediator's Handbook: Revised & Expanded. 4th edition, New Society Publishers, 2012. Access The Mediator's Handbook on EBook Central 3. Frenkel & Stark. The Practice of Mediation: a Video Integrated Text. 4th edition, Wolters Kluwer, 2025. **Will be uploaded to Brightspace Course** 4. Himmelstein & Friedman, Challenging Conflict: Mediation Through Understanding. 1st edition, ABA, 2008. Access Challenging Conflict on EBook Central *Choose UA (unlimited user) link*
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| LAW 745 | US Legal Research & Writing | Rowan, K. |
1. Richard C. Wydick. Plain English for Lawyers. 7th edition, Carolina Academic Press, 2024. Access to Plain English for Lawyers
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
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| LAW 746 | Patent Law | Semet, A. |
1. Masur, J., Patent Law: Cases, Problems, and Materials 4th Edition 2025: Black & White Version, 4th edition, Independently Published, 2025.
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| LAW 778 | Cross-Border Dispute Resolution | Lewis, M. |
1.Meredith Lewis, Cross-Border Dispute Resolution: Custom Edition. Aspen Publishing, 1st edition, 2021. **Will be uploaded to Brightspace Course**
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| LAW 786 | Supreme Court and Public Policy | Mate, M. |
1. Greenhouse Linda, U. S. Supreme Court: a Very Short Introduction, 3rd edition, Oxford University Press, 2012. Access The U.S. Supreme Court : a very short introduction
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| LAW 881 | Entrepreneurship Law Clinic | Pelkey, M. |
1. Alvarez, Alicia, Introduction to Transactional Lawyering Practice, 2nd edition, West Academic Publishing, 2022. Find Introduction to Transactional Lawyering Practice at West Academic 2. Feld, Brad. Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist. 4th edition, Wiley, 2019. Access Venture Deals on EBook Central
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| LAW 896 | Family Violence & Women's Rights Clinic | Olin, J. |
1. Deborah Epstein, The Clinic Seminar, West Academic, 2014. Find The Clinic Seminar at West Academic
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| LAW 956 | Introduction to Appellate Advocacy | Doyle, V. |
1. Harvard Law Review, The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. 21st edition. Harvard Law Review Association, 2020.
2. Berry, Carole C. & Raymond Michael Ripple, Effective Appellate Advocacy: Brief Writing and Oral Argument, 5th, West Academic, 2016. 3. Scalia, Antonin, Making your case: the art of persuading judges. Thomson/West.
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