Law

LAW 601 introduces the American common law tradition and the American legal system to eligible LLM students.

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LAW 602: LEGAL SOURCES provides an overview of U.S. legal document creation, library organization, and common law case analysis.

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Covers the creation of promissory liability, interpretation of conduct, and remedies for breach, including unfairness as a reason for avoiding liability.

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CIVIL PROCEDURE covers the development of the modern civil action, including pleading, discovery, trial, motions, appeals, and state and federal procedures.

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LAW 722 teaches legal analysis, advocacy, and writing skills including issue formulation, fact analysis, legal research, and written communication.

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LAW 725 covers various aspects of criminal procedure and criminal justice administration, focusing on constitutional limitations upon criminal justice practices.

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LAW 726 examines the theoretical problems of defining criminal conduct and the limitations of criminal law in preventing undesirable behavior.

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LAW 730 studies the relationships and sovereign scopes between Federal, state, and tribal governments.

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Covers basic legal elements of real estate transfer, finance, contracts, and recording systems.

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LAW 734 covers the legal and practical aspects of property transmission at death, including wills, trusts, and estate taxation.

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LAW 736 teaches the legal framework of secured transactions under UCC Article 9, with additional coverage of bulk sales and documents of title.

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LAW 742 (Taxation I) covers federal income taxation, including its basic rules, theory, and policy.

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LAW 743: NEGOTIATIONS examines lawyer negotiation processes for various disputes and participation of parties like mediators and judges.

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LAW 744 ADMINSTRATIVE LAW examines the administrative process, common powers and procedures, and inter-agency relationships in public policy development.

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Broadly explores the role of law in policy development and regulation of the individual employment relationship.

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Covers law relating to trade regulation, anti-trust, and laws dealing with monopoly and unfair competition.

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Introduction to intellectual property law covering patents, copyrights, trade secrets, and trademarks.

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Survey of common uses of trusts in estate planning, with a focus on drafting of appropriate provisions to accomplish estate planning objectives.

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LAW 795 examines the allocation of authority between state and local governments, covering constitutions, home rule, preemption, and financing.

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LAW 798 covers the Wisconsin Rules of Professional Conduct as applied to criminal defense practice, including confidentiality, witness interviewing, and handling evidence.

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Covers relevancy, hearsay, exclusionary rules, witness examination, and procedural considerations.

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Advanced Legal Writing uses simulated practice scenarios to teach students how to analyze the law and convey that legal analysis in a precise, accurate, clear, and concise manner.

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LAW 810 teaches effective legal writing and analysis strategies for bar exam essays and performance tasks under deadline pressure.

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LAW 811 teaches the principles of accounting specifically tailored for legal professionals.

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Teaches appellate research, writing, and simulated oral argument skills.

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LAW 817 covers the law of agency, partnership, limited liability companies, and closely held corporations.

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LAW 821 covers bankruptcy law, consumer credit regulation, and related enforcement mechanisms like attachments and fraudulent conveyances.

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LAW 825 covers the substantive law of property, life, and liability insurance, including specific policy forms and the regulation of insurance companies.

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INTERNATIONAL LAW covers problems in private and governmental practice affected by international relations.

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Examines problems in international commercial transactions, including risks and assumptions of foreign business.

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