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FALL 2020
Many In-Person courses have online components. Please read the full course description to learn how a course will be taught in-person.

Fall 2020 Courses

Format / Unique #	Class Title	Instructor	Meeting	Credits
27845 27846	Administrative Law	GOLDEN, J.	MON, TUE 2:40 - 3:55 pm TNH 2.114	3
Description The 27845 section of this course will be taught in person but with the option of occasional remote participation via Zoom. If students require all remote participation, they must register for the 27846 section of this course, which is identical but web-based. This course provides an introduction ... Evaluation Method Take-home up to 8 hrs - 12/15/20 Additional Information Course ID: 361 Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective Grading Method: Pass/Fail Allowed Will use floating mean GPA if applicable Full course display
27850 27851	Administrative Law, Texas	BENNETT, C.	MON, WED 4:15 - 5:30 pm TNH 2.123	3
Description The 27850 section of this course will be taught in person but with the option of occasional remote participation via Zoom. If students require all remote participation, they must register for the 27851 section of this course, which is identical but web-based. A study of how government regulat... Evaluation Method Midterm - 11/11/20 - 4:15 pm Paper Additional Information Course ID: 361E Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective Grading Method: Pass/Fail Allowed Will use floating mean GPA if applicable Professor keeps his/her own waitlist Full course display
27995	Admiralty Law	STURLEY, M.	MON, WED, THU 2:40 - 3:50 pm ONLINE	3
Description This course will be taught entirely online via Zoom. Anything that happens on or near a body of navigable water is liable to call forth the admiralty jurisdiction of the federal courts and the application of the federal maritime law. The practice of admiralty and maritime law is somewhat specialize... Evaluation Method Floating Additional Information Course ID: 377 Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective Grading Method: Pass/Fail Allowed Will use floating mean GPA if applicable Professor keeps his/her own waitlist Full course display
27525	Advanced Legal Writing Workshop	SCHIESS, W.	FRI 1:00 - 8:30 pm ONLINE SAT 9:00 am - 4:10 pm ONLINE	1
Description This course will be taught entirely online via Zoom. This 2-day course (5.75 hours each day) covers two broad legal-writing topics. Day one covers mechanics: common mistakes in word usage, grammar, and punctuation—and how to avoid and fix them—plus the most challenging advanced topics in the me... Evaluation Method Paper Additional Information Course ID: 132D Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective Grading Method: Pass/Fail Mandatory Short course from 9/25/20 through 9/26/20 Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement Full course display
28181	Advanced Problem Solving Techniques	MCCORMACK, T. AEBERSOLD, E.	MON, WED 6:25 - 9:25 pm ONLINE	1
Description This course will be taught entirely online via Zoom. Successful lawyers of all types are able to craft solutions to clients’ seemingly intractable problems. Sophisticated clients have already explored solutions with their in-house legal staff before bringing their case or problem to you. Finding... Evaluation Method Other Additional Information Course ID: 179P Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective Grading Method: Pass/Fail Mandatory Short course from 8/26/20 through 9/14/20 1 credit counts toward ABA Experiential Learning Requirement Full course display
27910	Advanced Research in Criminal Justice	DEITCH, M.	THU 2:00 - 5:00 pm ONLINE	3
Description This is an LBJ School course, cross-listed with the Law School. This course will be taught online. Contact the professor for details. This course will function much like a one-semester Policy Research Project (PRP) insofar as the focus of the class will be a group research effort guided by the inst... Additional Information Course ID: 371V Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective Grading Method: Pass/Fail Allowed Will not use floating mean GPA Cross-listed with other school Full course display
28005 28006	Advanced Strategic Planning in Civil Litigation	BECK, D.	THU 10:35 am - 12:25 pm TNH 3.140	1
Description The 28005 section of this course will be taught in person but with the option of occasional remote participation via Zoom. If students require all remote participation, they must register for the 28006 section of this course, which is identical but web-based. This course meets for the first seven... Evaluation Method Other Additional Information Course ID: 179M Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective Grading Method: Pass/Fail Not Allowed Will use floating mean GPA if applicable Short course from 8/27/20 through 10/8/20 Full course display
27975 27976	Advocacy Survey	GOLDEN, M. GONZALEZ, D. LEIN, D.	MON, WED 12:00 - 1:15 pm CCJ 2.306	3
Description The 27975 section of this course will be taught in person but with the option of occasional remote participation via Zoom. If students require all remote participation, they must register for the 27976 section of this course, which is identical but web-based. This class has a mandatory evening sk... Evaluation Method Floating Additional Information Course ID: 376M Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective Grading Method: Pass/Fail Allowed Will use floating mean GPA if applicable Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement 3 credits count toward ABA Experiential Learning Requirement Corresponding Classes Advocacy Survey: Skills (27986) Advocacy Survey: Skills (27981) Full course display
27981	Advocacy Survey: Skills	BLEDSOE, M. WILLIAMS, A. RAJENDRAN, E.	WED 6:25 - 9:25 pm ONLINE	1
Description This course will be taught entirely online via Zoom. This course meets September 21 - November 4, 2020. Evaluation Method Other Additional Information Course ID: 176N Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective Grading Method: Pass/Fail Mandatory Short course from 9/21/20 through 11/4/20 Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement 1 credit counts toward ABA Experiential Learning Requirement Corresponding Classes Advocacy Survey (27975) Full course display
27986	Advocacy Survey: Skills	GONZALEZ, D. KELLY, C. SHEPPERD, E. WINTERS, J. GONZALEZ, G.	MON 6:25 - 9:25 pm ONLINE	1
Description This course will be taught entirely online via Zoom. This course meets September 21 - November 4, 2020. Evaluation Method Other Additional Information Course ID: 176N Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective Grading Method: Pass/Fail Mandatory Short course from 9/21/20 through 11/4/20 Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement 1 credit counts toward ABA Experiential Learning Requirement Corresponding Classes Advocacy Survey (27975) Full course display
28260 28264	Alternative Dispute Resolution	SCHESKE, J.	WED, THU 2:40 - 3:55 pm TNH 3.142	3
Description The 28260 section of this course will be taught in person but with the option of occasional remote participation via Zoom. If students require all remote participation, they must register for the 28264 section of this course, which is identical but web-based. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (3 HOU... Evaluation Method Paper Additional Information Course ID: 381R Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective Grading Method: Pass/Fail Allowed Will use floating mean GPA if applicable Reversed Priority Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement 3 credits count toward ABA Experiential Learning Requirement Full course display
27840	Antitrust	WICKELGREN, A.	TUE, WED 9:00 - 10:15 am ONLINE	3
Description This course will be taught entirely online via Zoom. The course studies the development, interpretation, and application of the antitrust laws of the United States, specifically the Sherman Act, Clayton Act, FTC Act and other laws designed to protect consumers by ensuring competition in the marketp... Evaluation Method Final - 12/9/20 Additional Information Course ID: 360K Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective Grading Method: Pass/Fail Not Allowed Will use floating mean GPA if applicable Full course display
27990	Appellate Advocacy	ROACH, R. CAMPBELL, D. SCHUMACHER, A.	THU 4:15 - 7:05 pm ONLINE	3
Description This course will be taught entirely online via Zoom. This three-hour course teaches advanced, judge-centered, jurisprudence-driven appellate advocacy. Students represent an assigned party in a hypothetical case that progresses from final judgment in the trial court, through the court of appeals, to... Evaluation Method Other Additional Information Course ID: 376U Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective Grading Method: Pass/Fail Allowed Will not use floating mean GPA Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement 3 credits count toward ABA Experiential Learning Requirement Full course display
27935	Business Associations	GANOR, M.	MON, WED, THU 2:40 - 3:47 pm ONLINE	4
Description This course will be taught entirely online via Zoom. This course is an introduction to the basic legal rules governing corporations. The course will focus on publicly held corporations. Among the topics covered will be fiduciary duties, conflict-of-interest transactions, executive compensation, reo... Evaluation Method Final - 12/15/20 Additional Information Course ID: 474K Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective Grading Method: Pass/Fail Allowed Will use floating mean GPA if applicable Reversed Priority Full course display
27940	Business Associations	SOKOLOW, D.	MON, TUE, WED, THU 10:35 - 11:25 am ONLINE	4
Description This course will be taught entirely online via Zoom. This is the basic introductory course in business organizations. It considers issues relating to the selection of business form (partnership, limited partnership, corporation, and limited liability company), as well as the formation, financing, o... Evaluation Method Final - 12/15/20 Additional Information Course ID: 474K Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective Grading Method: Pass/Fail Not Allowed Will use floating mean GPA if applicable Reversed Priority Full course display
27950 27951	Business Associations (Enriched)	HU, H.	MON, TUE, WED, THU 7:44 - 8:50 am TNH 2.123	5
Description The 27950 section of this course will be taught in person but with the option of occasional remote participation via Zoom. If students require all remote participation, they must register for the 27951 section of this course, which is identical but web-based. This is an enriched, five-unit versio... Evaluation Method Final - 12/15/20 Additional Information Course ID: 574K Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective Grading Method: Pass/Fail Not Allowed Will use floating mean GPA if applicable Reversed Priority Full course display
28070	Capital Markets and Financial Intermediation	SPINDLER, J.	TUE, THU 3:30 - 5:00 pm ONLINE	3
Description This course will be taught entirely online via Zoom. This course uses economic analysis to understand the institutional workings of the securities and investment business and its legal regulation (especially recent developments therein). The main focus of this course is on securities intermediaries... Additional Information Course ID: 379M Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective Grading Method: Pass/Fail Not Allowed Will use floating mean GPA if applicable Professor keeps his/her own waitlist Cross-listed with other school Full course display
28000 28001	Capital Punishment	MARCUS, J. SCHONEMANN, R.	TUE, THU 2:40 - 3:55 pm TNH 2.138	3
Description The 28000 section of this course will be taught in person but with the option of occasional remote participation via Zoom. If students require all remote participation, they must register for the 28001 section of this course, which is identical but web-based. This course taught in seminar style w... Evaluation Method Final - 12/15/20 Additional Information Course ID: 378R Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective Grading Method: Pass/Fail Allowed Will use floating mean GPA if applicable Reversed Priority Full course display
27660 27661	Civil Procedure	KOVARSKY, L.	MON, TUE, WED, THU 1:10 - 2:00 pm TNH 2.137	4
Description The 27660 section of this course will be taught in person but with the option of occasional remote participation via Zoom. If students require all remote participation, they must register for the 27661 section of this course, which is identical but web-based. Introduction to the civil adjudicativ... Evaluation Method Final - 12/17/20 Additional Information Course ID: 433 Classification Required: 1L-only required Grading Method: Pass/Fail Not Allowed Full course display
27663	Civil Procedure	DICKERSON, M.	TUE, WED, THU, FRI 11:40 am - 12:30 pm ONLINE	4
Description This course will be taught in person but this section will allow students entirely remote participation via Zoom. If students require in-person or hybrid participation, they must register for the 27664 section of this course, which is identical but in-person. Introduction to the civil adjudica... Evaluation Method Take-home up to 8 hrs - 12/17/20 Additional Information Course ID: 433 Classification Required: 1L-only required Grading Method: Pass/Fail Not Allowed Full course display
27665	Civil Procedure	MULLENIX, L.	MON, TUE, WED, THU 9:10 - 10:00 am ONLINE	5
Description This course will be taught entirely online via Zoom. Introduction to the civil adjudicative process, primarily that of the federal courts, including jurisdiction, pleading, dispositive motions, discovery, and trial procedure. Evaluation Method Final - 12/17/20 Additional Information Course ID: 533 Classification Required: 1L-only required Grading Method: Pass/Fail Not Allowed Full course display
27675	Civil Procedure	SILVER, C.	MON, TUE, WED, THU 9:10 - 10:00 am ONLINE	5
Description This course will be taught entirely online via Zoom. Introduction to the civil adjudicative process, primarily that of the federal courts, including jurisdiction, pleading, dispositive motions, discovery, and trial procedure. Evaluation Method Final - 12/17/20 Additional Information Course ID: 533 Classification Required: 1L-only required Grading Method: Pass/Fail Not Allowed Full course display
27785 27786	Civil Rights Litigation	EDWARDS, J.	THU 4:15 - 6:05 pm TNH 2.114	2
Description The 27785 section of this course will be taught in person but with the option of occasional remote participation via Zoom. If students require all remote participation, they must register for the 27786 section of this course, which is identical but web-based. The course will be a review of feder... Evaluation Method Paper Additional Information Course ID: 248C Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective Grading Method: Pass/Fail Allowed Will not use floating mean GPA Full course display
28635	Clinic, Advanced		TBD	1
Description No description text available. Evaluation Method Other Additional Information Course ID: 197W Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective Clinic Grading Method: Pass/Fail Mandatory Full course display
28640	Clinic, Advanced		TBD	2
Description No description text available. Evaluation Method Other Additional Information Course ID: 297W Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective Clinic Grading Method: Pass/Fail Mandatory Full course display