The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law Washington, DC 20064 Tentative Spring 2017 COURSE SCHEDULE (UPPER DIVISION) As of July 29, 2016 Day Division Required Courses CATALOG CLASS SEMESTER NBR NBR COURSE TITLE CR DIV. DAY TIME INSTRUCTOR ROOM Spring 2017 423 Criminal Procedure: The Investigative Process 3 All MW 11:00-12:15PM Drinan 205 Spring 2017 422 Professional Responsibility 3 All MW 2:00-3:15PM Duggin 305 Day Division Staple Courses Spring 2017 201 Administrative Law 3 All TTh 4:00-5:15PM Breger 204 Spring 2017 519 Agency and Partnership 2 All M 4:00-5:50PM Scordato Spring 2017 407 Conflict of Laws 3 All MW 2:00-3:15PM Destro Spring 2017 704 Family Law 3 All TTh 2:00-3:15PM O'Brien 211 Spring 2017 229 Federal Income Taxation 4 All MW 9:00-10:50AM Jefferson Spring 2017 568 Sales and Leases 3 All MW 11:00-12:15PM Miles Evening Division Required Courses Spring 2017 272 Constitutional Law II 7 3 All MW 6:15-7:30PM Duggin 213 Spring 2017 283 Evidence 4 All MW 7:45-9:35PM Leary, M. 213 Spring 2017 461 Professional Responsibility 24 3 All TTh 7:45-9:00PM Breger 204 Evening Division Staple Courses Spring 2017 471 Conflict of Laws 3 All MW 7:45-9:00PM Destro Spring 2017 465 Commercial Transactions 3 All MW 6:15-7:30PM Miles 204 Spring 2017 455 Trusts & Estates 4 All TTh 5:45-7:35PM O'Brien 305 Elective Courses Spring 2017 669 Advanced Criminal Procedure: Anatomy of a Homicide 1,4,18,85 3 All MW 7:45-9:00PM Zachem 208 Spring 2017 628 Alternative Dispute Resolution Techniques 1,13,76,78 2 All Th 11:00-12:50PM Woods 208 Spring 2017 581 Antitrust 3 All TTh 6:15-7:30PM Greaney/Stern 208 Spring 2017 401 Appellate Advocacy 1,11 2 All W 7:45-9:35PM Fair 312D Spring 2017 746 Applied Legal Studies 4 All TTh 3:45-5:35PM Scordato, et. al 307 Spring 2017 311 Art Law 13 3 All TTh 9:00-10:15AM Fischer 217
Spring 2017 769 Bar Preparation-Maryland and other jurisdictions 30,82 3 All Th 6:00-8:50PM Flinn 213 Spring 2017 927A Becoming a Lawyer, Sec 1 74 2 All W 5:45-7:35PM Jordan/Jordan 303 Spring 2017 927A Becoming a Lawyer, Sec 2 74 2 All T 11:10-1:00PM Singer 312D Spring 2017 459 Campaign Finance Law 2 All T 7:45-9:35PM McCurry 312D Spring 2017 970 CCLS: Advo for the Elderly Clinic 2,15,17,18,25,26,32,76 4 Eve W 6:15-8:15PM McGonnigal Spring 2017 972 CCLS: Advo for the Elderly Clinic 2,15,17,18,25,26,32,76 5 Eve W 6:15-8:15PM McGonnigal Spring 2017 968 CCLS: Advo for the Elderly Clinic 2,15,17,18,25,26,27,32,76 6 Eve W 6:15-8:15PM McGonnigal Spring 2017 902 CCLS: Civil Practice Clinic 2,15,17,18,20,26,32,33,40,76 3 Day T 1:00-3:35PM Brustin/Mullen 220 Spring 2017 904 CCLS: Civil Practice Clinic 2,15,17,18,26,27,32,33,40,76 6 Day T 1:00-3:35PM Brustin/Mullen 220 Spring 2017 906 CCLS: Civil Practice Clinic 2,15,17,18,26,27,32,33,40,76 7 Day T 1:00-3:35PM Brustin/Mullen 220 Spring 2017 943 CCLS: Families & the Law Clinic 2,15,17,18,21,26,32,33,40,76 1 Day T 1:00-3:35PM Klein/Martin 217 Spring 2017 944 CCLS: Families & the Law Clinic 2,15,17,18,21,26,32,33,40,76 3 Day T 1:00-3:35PM Klein/Martin 217 Spring 2017 948 CCLS: Families & the Law Clinic 2,15,17,18,26,27,32,33,40,76 6 Day T 1:00-3:35PM Klein/Martin 217 Spring 2017 891 CCLS: Low Income Tax Clinic 2,15,17,18,26,32,33,76,81 4 All T 1:00-3:35PM Kurth 303 Spring 2017 891A CCLS: Low Income Tax Clinic 2,15,17,18,26,32,33,76,81 5 All T 1:00-3:35PM Kurth 303 Spring 2017 891B CCLS: Low Income Tax Clinic 2,15,17,18,26,32,33,76,81 6 All T 1:00-3:35PM Kurth 303 Spring 2017 648 Civil Rights Law 3 All TTh 4:00-5:15PM Malveaux Spring 2017 809A Communications Law Practicum 5,18 1 All T 7:45-8:35PM Harold/Tramont 311 Spring 2017 672 Comparative & International Trade 2 All MW 11:00-11:50AM Ludwikowski Spring 2017 405B Compliance & Corporate Responsibility 2 All Th 9:00-10:50AM Lacovara 208 Spring 2017 542 Copyright Law 3 All TTh 4:00-5:15PM Fischer Spring 2017 716 Corporate Finance Seminar 2 All W 4:00-5:50PM Lipton 303 Spring 2017 664 Criminal Procedure II: Post-Investigative Process 3 All MW 4:00-5:15PM Zachem Spring 2017 974 Criminal Prosecution Clinic, Sec. 1 (Montgomery County) 2,15,30,31,76 4 All W 6:15-8:05PM Chase Spring 2017 974 Criminal Prosecution Clinic, Sec. 2 (Prince George's County) 2,15,30,31,76 4 All W 6:15-8:05PM Glynn 253 Spring 2017 424A Cybercrime and Criminal Enforcement 2 All T 7:45-9:35PM Bailey/Downing 307 Spring 2017 942 Directed Research 14,38 2 All FACULTY Spring 2017 759 ERISA: Labor Management Perspective 3 All MW 6:15-7:30PM Leary, J. 311 Spring 2017 633 Federal Courts 39 3 All TTh 2:00-3:15PM Hartley 211 Spring 2017 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 29 1 All W 5:45-7:35PM Steinman Spring 2017 Foreign Relations and National Security Law 19 3 All MW 2:00-3:15PM Perez Spring 2017 686 Government Contracts 2 All Th 7:45-9:35PM Flesch 305 Spring 2017 794 Health Law 13,36 2 All T 11:00-12:50PM Smith, G. 217 Spring 2017 410B Humanitarian Assistance and International Development Law 2 All M 7:45-9:35PM Jin/Khardori/Young 217 Spring 2017 419 Human Trafficking Seminar 1,13 2 All T 11:00-12:50PM Leary, M. Spring 2017 650A Immigration Law: Employment, Family and Naturalization 10 2 All M 4:00-5:50PM Mooers 220 Spring 2017 426A Information Privacy 2 All T 5:45-7:35PM Savage 208 Spring 2017 476 In-House Counsel 2 All Th 5:45-7:35PM Burkhart/Lee 312D Spring 2017 569A Innocence Project Clinic and Clemency Project 2,5,15,17,18,26,76 3 All W 4:00-5:50PM Ogilvy 312D Spring 2017 776 Intellectual Property Capstone 3,4,76 3 All MW 7:45-9:00PM Fuhrer/Pivnick 303 Spring 2017 788 Interviewing, Counseling & Negotiating Skills 1,76 3 All TTh 6:15-7:30PM Woods 307
Spring 2017 667 Juvenile Law 2 All M 2:00-3:50PM Drinan Spring 2017 585C Labor and Employment Litigation Capstone 3,4,18,76 3 All M 7:45-10:15PM Higgins/Woodward 211 Spring 2017 920 Law Journal Editing (Law and Technology) 5,16,34 1 All Harmon Spring 2017 919 Law Journal Editing (Law and Technology) 5,16,34 2 All Harmon Spring 2017 957 Law Journal Editing (Law Review) 5,16,34 1 All Harmon Spring 2017 955 Law Journal Editing (Law Review) 5,16,34 2 All Harmon Spring 2017 992 Law Journal Writing (Law and Technology) 5,16,35 1 All Harmon Spring 2017 917 Law Journal Writing (Law and Technology) 5,16,35 2 All Harmon Spring 2017 992 Law Journal Writing (Law Review) 5,16,35 1 All Harmon Spring 2017 953 Law Journal Writing (Law Review) 5,16,35 2 All Harmon Spring 2017 721 Law of the European Union 2 All TTh 11:00-11:50AM Ludwikowski Spring 2017 535A Legal Drafting Seminar - Contract Drafting 1,36,78 3 All TTh 9:00-10:15AM Everhart Spring 2017 535 Legal Drafting Seminar - General Drafting 1,36,78 3 All TTh 7:45-9:00PM Danzig 312D Spring 2017 735 Legal Drafting Seminar - Legislation 1,36,78 3 All MW 6:15-7:30PM Hitchens 305 Spring 2017 Legal Ethics and the Government Sector 35,28 1 All TTh 2:00-2:50PM Breger 313 Spring 2017 927D Legal Externship, Sec. 1 30,75 2/3 All Martin/Frost Spring 2017 587 Legislation: The Making of a Federal Statute 4,18 3 All TTh 11:00-12:15PM Colinvaux 303 Spring 2017 946A Master of Legal Studies Final Project 22 2/3 MLS FACULTY Spring 2017 729 Mediation and Arbitration Skills, Sec N-1 1,76 3 All Th 6:15-9:00PM Pope 220 Spring 2017 989 Moot Court: National Appellate Advocacy Comp 16,30 2 All TBA TBA FACULTY Spring 2017 990 Moot Court Trial National Team 16,30 2 All SaSu 9:00-3:00PM Mervis/Sharifi 249 Spring 2017 699 Natural Resources Law 2 All Th 7:45-9:35PM Barsky/Mergen Spring 2017 722 Partnership Tax 6 2 All W 4:00-5:50PM Jefferson 217 Spring 2017 576 Public Policy Practicum 8,13,71 2 All M 7:45-9:35PM Favreau/Netram 220 Spring 2017 937 S.E.C. Student Honors Prog. 15,17,23,30 3 All Frost Spring 2017 534B Securities Regulation: Civil Litigation 18 2 All W 5:45-7:35PM Borden 313 Spring 2017 531C Securities Regulation: Compliance 4,76 3 All MW 7:45-9:00PM Lanza 217 Spring 2017 540 Securities Regulation: Enforcement Proc & Issues 6,84 2 All Th 5:45-7:35PM Brenner 311 Spring 2017 534 Securities Regulation: Trading 3 All TThF 11:00-11:50AM Lipton 303 Spring 2017 590 Sports & the Law 2 All M 5:45-7:35PM Haase 211 Spring 2017 817 Starting and Managing a Solo Law Practice 30,79 1 All Sa 10:00-12:30PM Clark/Nichols 307 Spring 2017 570 Trademarks & Unfair Competition 3 All MW 6:15-7:30PM Winston 208 Spring 2017 599 Trial Practice: Advanced 1,4,76 3 All MW 6:15-7:30PM Mervis/Sharifi 257/249 Spring 2017 445 Trial Skills: A Criminal Case 1,4,6,30,76 3 All T 6:15-9:00PM Barger 249 Spring 2017 753A Virginia Law Survey 30,80 3 All T 6:00-8:50PM Flinn 213 Spring 2017 800 Wealth Management 2 All W 5:45-7:35PM Griffin 208 Spring 2017 506 White Collar & Business Crimes 2 All M 5:45-7:35PM Berthiaume 305 1 Limited enrollment course. 2 This course fulfills the Transition to Practice graduation requirement.
3 This course is limited to 3rd year or 4th year students. 4 If this course is taken during a student's 3rd year or 4th year, then this course satisfies the Transition to Practice graduation requirement. 5 Year-long course; must be taken for two semesters in order to receive credit. 6 Prerequisites are listed in the Announcements. 7 Required of all second year evening students. 8 Limited to LPP certificate students graduating in May 2017; other upper-class students may enroll on a space available basis during the add/drop period. 9 Students may choose this course for 2 or 3 credits. Students choosing 3 credits will write a qualifying course paper. 10 Students who have previously taken the Immigration Law and Policy course are eligible to take Immigration Law: Deportation and Asylum. 11 The Agency Law course will be counted as fulfilling one of the six bar staple course requirements (just as Agency & Partnership will). 12 Exam/Paper option, at option of student. Qualifying course paper. 13 Qualifying course paper. 14 Approved topic registration for Directed Research must be submitted to the Academic Dean s office, Room 343, no later than the last day of the add/drop period. 15 Students seeking to participate in more than one clinical program per semester must have the permission of Professor Martin, the Director of Experiential Education. Some of these clinical offerings are only possible for students who can participate during the day. 16 Open only to selected students. 17 Open only to selected students. A pre-application is required. For more information, please contact the following individuals: for the CCLS clinics - Prof. Paul Kurth, CCLS Managing Attorney; for the Innocence Project Clinic & Clemency Project - Prof. Sandy Ogilvy; for the Criminal Prosecution and Criminal Defense clinics - Prof. Lisa Martin; for the S.E.C. Student Honors Program - Prof. David Lipton 18 Some writing in this course may be used to satisfy one or more of the three products required for the Applied Legal Writing Portfolio option of the upper-level writing requirement. 19 Students who have previously taken the National Security Law and Policy course cannot also take the Foreign Relations and National Security Law class. 20 Enrollment in this course is limited to students who have satisfactorily completed a minimum of six credits of CCLS: Civil Practice Clinic. Registration in this course requires prior approval of Professors Mullen or Brustin.
21 Enrollment in this course is limited to students who have satisfactorily completed a minimum of six credits of CCLS: Families & the Law Clinic. Registration in this course requires prior approval of Professors Klein or Martin. 22 This course is restricted to Master of Legal Studies students in their final semester. 23 Please see the Experiential Education Coordinator (Room 343) or Professor Lipton for details regarding application deadlines. Meets at S.E.C. S.E.C. classroom lectures are mandatory for any first time Honors Program participant who has not previously taken Becoming a Lawyer. The S.E.C. will notify students of the schedule of these lectures. 24 This course is open to all upper-level students in the appropriate division. Students must complete this course prior to graduation. 25 Preference will be given to evening division students. 26 Participants who have completed Evidence, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law, and Criminal Procedure: The Investigative Process and a minimum of 41 credit hours may be certified under the Student Practice Rule of the District of Columbia to represent clients in court. Upper-class students who do not meet the certification requirements also can take course. 27 Enrolled students are expected to spend a minimum of 20 hours weekly on clinic work, including instructional time. 28 This course will meet for only the second half of the semester. 29 This course will meet for only the first half of the semester. 30 This course is graded on a Pass/Fail basis. 31 Participants must be eligible for certification under the Maryland Student Practice rule. Please see Professor Leary for details. 32 With faculty permission, students may opt to take this course pass/fail. The selection of this option must be made by the end of the add/drop period. Please e-mail the registrar to select this option; failure to exercise an option by the deadline will result in default to a letter grade. 33 Evening students may enroll on a space available basis. Please see the appropriate instructor(s) for approval. 34 This course may satisfy one of the two upper-level writing requirements; however, a student may not count both this course and the Law Journal Writing course toward the fulfillment of the two upper-level writing requirements. 35 This course may satisfy one of the two upper-level writing requirements; however, a student may not count both this course and the Law Journal Editing course toward the fulfillment of the two upper-level writing requirements. 36 Successful completion of this course may satisfy one of the two upper-level writing requirements. 37 Limited to 5 students. This class meets at George Washington University. Students who are registered in the course must contact Professor Creighton (andrewcreighton@me.com) prior to the first class meeting. The first class meeting will be announced via e-mail. 38 Directed Research may satisfy one of the two upper-level writing requirements. It is a two-credit course that may be completed in one or two semesters, at the option of the instructor.
39 Prerequisites: Constitutional Law I and Constitutional Law II (or 5 credit Con. Law for students who started prior to Fall 2013). 40 Students who enroll in either the Families and the Law Clinic or Civil Practice Clinic should keep their Thursdays clear for the scheduling of court hearings and other clinic-related activities. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58
59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 Students who enroll in either the Families and the Law Clinic or Civil Practice Clinic should keep their Thursdays clear for the scheduling of court hearings and other clinic-related activities. 69 Reserved 70 Reserved 71 This course is required for students who are in the Law and Public Policy Program. Day students must take this class during their third year. Evening students may take the class during their third or fourth year. Students taking the Public Policy Practicum must also register for a Legal externship for three credits or for one of the live-client clinical courses (Families and the Law, Civil Practice, Elder Law, Innocence Project, Criminal Prosecution Clinic or Immigration Litigation Clinic) during the Fall semester. 72 Reserved 73 This course requires students to pay a mandatory license fee for the use of the sample Multistate Bar Examination questions. This fee was $50 in the 2015 Spring semester. No textbooks are required for this course. 74 This course is offerred as a two-credit graded seminar. All students who enroll in this course must also enroll in Legal Externship to obtain two or three credits for fieldwork. Students who are enrolling in their first externship for credit must enroll in one of the Becoming a Lawyer seminars during the same semester as the fieldwork. 75 Students enrolling in their first externship should register for 2 or 3 credits of Legal Externship and must also enroll in one of the Becoming a Lawyer seminars. Students in their second or greater externship should only register for 2 or 3 credits of Legal Externship. Approval of externship, by Director of Experiential Education, required prior to registration in Cardinal Station.
76 This course fulfills the Professional Skills requirement. 77 Enrollment in this one credit course is limited to students in the Comparative and International Law Certificate Program. All students who enroll in this course should also enroll in Legal Externship to obtain two or three credits for fieldwork. 78 This course can fulfill either one of the two upper division writing requirements or the Professional Skills requirement, but may not be used to satisfy both. 79 This course will meet 5 times over the course of the Spring 2016 semester (Jan. 16 & 30; Feb. 13 & 27, Mar. 19). 80 Students taking this course cannot also take the Maryland Bar Preparation course. 81 Limited to an aggregate total of 8 students in all sections of CCLS: Low Income Tax Clinic 82 Students taking this course cannot also take the Virginia Bar Preparation course. 83 Students have the option of taking this course in-class or viewing on-line taped lectures. 84 For non-securities program students, this is an exam course. For those students, this course does not satisfy the upper-level writing requirement. Only students in the Securities Institute or concentration may be given a portfolio writing option. Those selecting the writing option would also take the exam, but it would count proportionally less toward the final grade. 85 Prerequisite: Criminal Procedure: The Investigative Process. Recommended for students to have completed or taking concurrently Criminal Procedure: Post Investigative Process. 86 Open only to selected students (year-long course). For more information, please contact Professor Dree Collopy. 87 This class will meet as a group two times during the semester.