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  1. Legal Profession

    Credits: 3 Instructor(s): Allan Johnson Jenny Rodriguez-Fee '08 James M. Fischer This course examines the lawyer's individual and professional obligations to clients, to other lawyers, to the courts, and to the larger society. Special attention is given …

  2. Property

    Credits: 4 Instructor(s): John Heilman Roman J. Hoyos Ira L. Shafiroff '80 This course provides an introduction to the basic concepts of property law with an emphasis on real property law. Topics covered include adverse possession, landlord-tenant, …

  3. Support Southwestern

    Financial support from alumni and friends enables Southwestern to provide its students with the best legal education possible. There are myriad ways to contribute to the law school's development and success, from alumni organizations and volunteer …

  4. Torts

    Credits: 4 Instructor(s): Christopher J. Robinette Richard Lorren Jolly John Heilman Byron G. Stier This four-unit, single-semester course examines civil wrongs not arising from a breach of contract. It explores several theories for holding such …

  5. Community Property

    Credits: 2 Instructor(s): John Heilman Jacquelyn Rogers '15 Dov A. Waisman Robert Popovich This course is devoted primarily to the study of the differences between community and separate property, which determines how property is classified as one or the …

  6. Survey of Federal Income Tax

    Credits: 3 Instructor(s): William Wood Students in this course will study the taxation of personal income from employment, investments and the operation of sole proprietorships (but not the taxation of partnerships, corporations or limited liability …

  7. Wills and Trusts

    Credits: 4 Instructor(s): Romy S. Rahmanian '09 Joerg W. Knipprath Robert Popovich Michael J. Berger '79 This course combines the study of the transmission of property at death, including: the rules of intestate succession with inter vivos gifts; the …

  8. Bankruptcy

    Credits: 3 Instructor(s): Lovee Sarenas '99 This course is primarily concerned with Title 11, United States Code, including the comprehensive amendments under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA). Some reference is …

  9. Immigration Law

    Credits: 2 Instructor(s): Veronica Jeffers Extensive analyses of the administrative decisions, judicial decisions, statutes, regulations, and informal practices of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, U.S. Consulate, and Manpower Administration are …

  10. White Collar Crime

    Credits: 3 Instructor(s): Hon. Angela J. Davis This course explores the substantive and procedural problems connected with the federal prosecution and defense of white collar crime. It also examines selected federal statutes including the …