LAW 8850      Applied Evidence
Problems and simulations in evidence; application of the rules of evidence in many of the following topic areas: objections to the form of the question; hearsay; lay and expert opinion; authentication, the introduction of real and demonstrative evidence, rules of relevance, cross-examination and impeachment.
Credits: 1-3 hours
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LAW 8858      Consumer Protection
Protection of consumers from false advertising, unfair sales practices, and consumer credit and debt collection abuse. Topics which may be covered are Truth-in-Lending Act, Uniform Consumer Credit Code, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act; Interstate Land Sales Disclosure Act, Federal Trade Commission and Missouri Attorney General activity, Missouri consumer credit legislation, consumer warranties, consumer class actions, abusive collection practices.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8858L      Consumer Protection Lab
This course provides students with skills needed for reviewing and investigating consumer complaints; developing problem solving strategies and drafting Attorney General letters, pleadings, and other documents necessary for the enforcement of the complaint. Students work with the Missouri Attorney General's office to screen consumer complaints and recommend actions. Prerequisite: Consumer Protection.
Credits: 1 hours
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LAW 8861      Real Estate Finance
Real estate investment and development; basic financing instruments (e.g., mortgages, deeds of trusts, contracts for deed); foreclosure remedies; home finance, national housing market; financing of commercial and industrial properties; construction financing; mechanic's liens; priority disputes; bankruptcy issues affecting real estate security interests.
Credits: 2-4 hours
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LAW 8867      Social Security Administration Law Clinic
Students assist an Administrative Law Judge in performing duties handled by the Social Security Administration, including reviewing files of pending cases; conducting legal research; attending hearings and participating in conferences, as assigned; preparing recommendations for the disposition of motions and for on the record decisions; and preparing draft decisions. Students are supervised by an attorney advisor and attend regular conferences with a supervising faculty member who reviews copies of all clinic written work that may be so reviewed under Social Security Administration rules. Prerequisite: Administrative Law. Ungraded. Pass/Fail.
Credits: hours
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LAW 8867R      Social Security Administration Law Clinic
Students assist an Administrative Law Judge in performing duties handled by the Social Security Administration, including reviewing files of pending cases; conducting legal research; attending hearings and participating in conferences, as assigned; preparing recommendations for the disposition of motions and for on the record decisions; and preparing draft decisions. Students are supervised by an attorney advisor and attend regular conferences with a supervising faculty member who reviews copies of all clinic written work that may be so reviewed under Social Security Administration rules. Prerequisite: Administrative Law. Ungraded. Pass/Fail.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8868      Trusts: Planning, Drafting, Administering & Litigating
Focus on advanced planning and drafting of inter vivos private express trusts for individuals, including proper use of readily available forms (tax-related drafting limited to marital and charitable deduction forms), consideration of trustee's duties, powers and liabilities pursuant to the Missouri Trust Code and related cases, and special emphasis on the recently-adopted Uniform Investor Act and the significant changes it has introduced to Missouri trust investment law. Estates & Trusts is a prerequisite to this course, and concurrent enrollment in Estate Planning & Drafting is advised.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8870      Education Law: Government & Legal Aspects Of Education
This course is designed to give students an introduction to the major legal doctrines that affect K-12 schools, as well as the policies that underlie or are changing those doctrines. Students should gain a working understanding of the impact of federal and state law on the operation of schools, the rights and responsibilities of teachers and administrators, and the rights of the students who attend those schools.
Credits: hours
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LAW 8870R      Education Law: Government & Legal Aspects Of Education
This course is designed to give students an introduction to the major legal doctrines that affect K-12 schools, as well as the policies that underlie or are changing those doctrines. Students should gain a working understanding of the impact of federal and state law on the operation of schools, the rights and responsibilities of teachers and administrators, and the rights of the students who attend those schools.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8874      Tax-Exempt Organizations
An in-depth examination of the state and federal laws that govern the formation and operation of tax-exempt organizations, with emphasis on Sec. 501 (c) (3) charities; criteria for tax-exempt status; IRS application and reporting procedures; unrealted business income tax issues.
Credits: 2 hours
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LAW 8875      Real Estate Transactions
Practice-oriented course, including the development of drafting skills, in which questions involving basic residential and commercial real estate sales and civil and leasing transactions are considered, such as title, title insurance, contract conditions, contract remedies, commercial leasing (office and shopping center issues) and issues concerning and confronting brokers; special emphasis on Missouri and Kansas law.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8875D      Commercial Lease Drafting
Students learn terms common to commercial leases and how to draft documents. Issues and drafting assignments include letters of intent; timing issues; rent provisions; use clauses; environmental and maintenance issues; transfers; insurance; remedies; subordination and atonement; negotiation; professionalism and ethics.
Credits: 1-2 hours
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LAW 8875L      Legal Context of Real Estate Decision Making
A study of fundamental matters involved in real estate decision making, including an understanding of basic real estate terms of art; the unique attributes of commercial real estate the distinction between office, retail and industrial property leases; the significant business and legal issues that arise in lease negotiations; financing issues, including the negotiation of construction and permanent loan documents; loan application/brokerage agreements; the impact of bankruptcy on real estate transactions; an explanation of different types of insurance coverage applicable to commercial real estate; and construction issues, including how buildings are constructed and the ""green"" movement impact on current construction practices.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8877      Bankruptcy Court Clerkship
The United States Bankruptcy Courts have jurisdiction over claims arising under federal bankruptcy law. Cases in these courts present issues arising not only under the Bankruptcy Code, but also in many other areas, such as secured transactions, contract law, labor law, and tax law. Student interns will, among other duties, observe court proceedings, assist in writing legal memoranda, and draft opinions. Enrollment in the Bankruptcy Court Clerkship Program is limited to students who have completed both Secured Transactions and Debtors & Creditor's Rights. Students work at least 70 hours at the court; and attend monthly conferences with the professor in charge of the program's over site.
Credits: 2 hours
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LAW 8880      Consumer Bankruptcy
Comprehensive analysis of the options available to consumer debtors under chapters 7 and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. While the primary focus will be on the debtor's options, creditor strategies will also be considered. Recommended: DebtorCreditor Rights.
Credits: 2 hours
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LAW 8881      Seminar On The Supreme Court
Students simulate the work of the Supreme Court on nine cases presently pending before that court. The student justices study the briefs and related material filed in each case, discuss and vote on the cases, and write majority and dissenting opinions. Enrollment in the seminar is limited-fittingly--to nine justices.
Credits: 3 hours
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LAW 8882      Patent Law
This course will focus primarily on substantive U.S. patent law, including the laws governing the patentability of particular inventions, the patent procurement process, the rights granted by a patent, and patent enforcement and litigation. As time permits, the course will explore policy issues raised by the current patent system, discuss proposals for reform and international harmonization, and consider alternatives to patent protection such as trade secret and regulatory exclusivity.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8882R      Patent Prosecution
This course will focus primarily on the practical application of substantive U.S. patent law, including the laws governing the patentability of particular inventions, the patent procurement process, the rights granted by a patent, and patent enforcement and litigation. In particular, this class will focus on teaching students how to draft a patent application and how to prosecute the application in the U.S. Patent and Trademark office. This class will be designed to mirror the substantive patent law being taught in the Patent Law course. For example, the Patent Law course will present the law and theory of obviousness or novelty; the Patent Prosecution course will instruct in how to deal with and respond to an obviousness or novelty rejection from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.Pre or Co-requisite: Law 8882, Patent Law.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8883      Seminar In National Security Law
Consideration of lawyer involvement in the formulation and execution of national security policy. Concentration will be upon the practice of law in the public sector. In an interdisciplinary undertaking, this course will define national security and examine its historic and theoretical roots. Domestically, Constitutional principles and rules will be studied. Use of force will be explored from the vantage point of ethics, international law, and the law of war. Legal issues surrounding problems of control of international terrorism, low intensity conflict, planning and using rules of engagement, and supporting international peace-keeping and peace-making missions will be discussed.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8884      White Collar Crime
Examines substantive federal law in the areas of fraud, public corruption, financial crimes and conspiracy; it also includes examination of procedural and policy issues related to business and white-collar investigations. Prerequisites: Criminal Law.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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