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Course Criteria
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2.00 Credits
A limited enrollment seminar (9 or 18 students) in which students assume the role of United States Supreme Court justices. The seminar entails arguing and deciding cases currently pending before the Supreme Court. Once decided, a student is assigned to write the Court's opinion. Each student is responsible for one substantial majority opinion and perhaps an occasional concurrence or dissent. The grade is based on both the written component (opinion) and oral participation. Attendance at all class meetings is mandatory.
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2.00 Credits
Students in this course seek to develop those skills necessary to establish appropriate professional relationships with clients. Specifically, the class engages in exercises that encourage students (i) to recognize and use different questioning techniques; (ii) to develop the skills to counsel clients in a manner that encourages full client participation in decision-making; and (iii) to recognize and resolve potential ethical issues related to the attorney/client relationship. In-class exercises are supplemented by assigned readings.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
A one quarter externship experience in one of the following environmental agencies upon approval by the Associate Dean: State Office of Administrative Hearings, Enviornmental Protection Agency, or Texas Parks Wildlife Department.
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2.00 Credits
A study of the role and responsibility of the legal profession. Subjects covered include the disciplinary rules of professional conduct, client relations, pro bono services, professionalism, and economics of the profession.
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2.00 Credits
A comprehensive introduction to the legal doctrines that shape the entertainment industry in its many forms. We will learn about the structure and "power relationships" within the industry including but not limited to the issues of credit/billing, creative control and the sale/transfer of creative talent or product.
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2.00 Credits
A one quarter externship experience in one of the following environmental agencies upon approval by the Associate Dean: State Office of Administrative Hearings, Enviornmental Protection Agency, or Texas Parks Wildlife Department.
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2.00 Credits
This course will cover tax consequences relating to "pass through" entities, focusing primarily on creation and operation of partnerships and limited liability companies.Topics covered will include tax issues that need to be considered before creating a pass through entity and the corresponding tax language that needs to be included in partnership agreements and other operating/owner agreements.Other topics include issues relating to sale or distribution of partnership assets or partnership interests.Prerequisite: Basic Tax Accounting for Lawyers
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2.00 Credits
A course to enhance the students’ ability to represent clients in non-judicial dispute resolution proceedings, particularly negotiation, mediation and arbitration.This is a legal practice-oriented course that examines the process of concluding disputes from interpersonal negotiation through documenting an enforceable agreement as another dimension of effective advocacy.Prerequisite: Alternative Dispute Resolution
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2.00 Credits
A study of the techniques, goals, and methods of negotiating, as well as other forms of dispute resolution, including mediation. The primary teaching method is the use of simulated problems in which the students seek to negotiate resolutions to disputes involving a variety of factual settings and legal theories. Enrollment is usually limited to 36 students.
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2.00 Credits
Overview of the legal practice and policy relating to aging individuals and older society. Issues covered are: ethics in representing the elderly, Social Security, Supplemental Social, Social Security Disability, Medicare, Medicaid, introduction to retirement plans, property management issues, surrogate decision-making, guardianships, mental health matters, grandparents' rights, and end-of-life decisions.
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