Accounting for Lawyers
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Elective
Instructor:
Jim G. Creecy
An introduction to accounting theory, interpretation of
financial statements, the legal implications of an audit report. Applications of accounting theory to probate accounting and accounting for real estate closing settlements are made.
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Advanced Legal Writing
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Third/Fourth Year
Instructor:
Amy Hennemann, David L. Hudson, Jr., Marshall L. Davidson, III
This course involves the drafting of various kinds of legal instruments routinely used in the practice of law, such as legal memoranda, trial and appellate briefs, wills and contracts.
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Advanced Property
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Second Year
Instructor:
C. Dewees Berry, IV, Wesley D. Turner
A practical course in the practice of real property, mortgages and title law, with special emphasis on drafting documents, searching title to real property, preparation of title opinions and certificates of title, reading surveys, and conducting escrow closings.
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Advanced Torts
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Elective
Instructor:
Marshall L. Davidson, III
Selected federal and Tennessee tort statutes; including Tennessee's Uninsured Motorist statute, Medical Malpractice Act, wrongful death statutes, government tort liability statutes, and Products Liability Act, the federal Employer's Liability Act, the Jones Act, Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act, and the Federal Tort Claims Act.
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Banking Law
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Elective
Instructor:
Kathryn Reed Edge
Banking Law is an elective which will include a discussion of the history of American banking, including the dual banking system, bank formation, and geographic expansion of banks. The course will also deal with the regulation and structure of traditional banking
activities, as well as the provision of non-traditional financial services by banks and bank holding companies. The course will focus on both state and federal banking laws and regulations, especially
in the areas of apparent or potential conflicts and will provide the student with a basic background in bank antitrust laws, international banking, and laws relating to other providers of
financial services, including thrifts, mortgage lenders, and credit unions. Lectures on techniques useful in the representation of financial institutions before state and federal regulatory agencies will also be included.
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Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure
Credit:
2 Credit Hours
Requirement:
Elective
Instructor:
Henry E. Hildebrand, III
A survey of the rights and remedies of debtors and creditors before and during bankruptcy proceeding.
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Business Associations
Credit:
3 Credit Hours
Requirement:
Third/Fourth Year
Instructor:
Kimberley L. Reed-Bracey, Trevor W. Howell
An examination of the law of partnership emphasizing the Uniform Partnership Act and the Revised Limited Partnership Act of Tennessee with analysis of related State and Federal court decisions, followed by a study of law of corporations, emphasizing the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, the Non-Profit Corporation Act, and the Professional Corporation Act, with a review of the State and Federal Securities Acts and analysis of pertinent State and Federal court decisions.
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Civil Litigation Skills and Values
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Elective
Instructor:
Jack A. Butler
Litigation Skills and Values is a workshop in drafting pleadings and drafting and arguing motions.
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Civil Procedure
Credit:
3 Credit Hours
Requirement:
Second Year
Instructor:
Charles K. Grant, Honorable Matthew J. Sweeney
Covers subject matter and personal jurisdiction, venue, estoppel by judgment, and the Federal and Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure.
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Conflicts of Law
Credit:
2 Credit Hours
Requirement:
Third/Fourth Year
Instructor:
Honorable J. S. 'Steve' Daniel
The study of jurisdictional and choice of law issues encountered because litigation or a transaction has multistate contacts, and of the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments.
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Constitutional Criminal Law
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
First Year
Instructor:
Honorable Jerry L. Smith, Laura Dykes
A survey of Constitutional Criminal Law with emphasis on the U.S. Supreme Court's interpretation of Constitutional rights of the accused.
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Constitutional Law
Credit:
3 Credit Hours
Requirement:
Third/Fourth Year
Instructor:
Justice William C. Koch, Jr.
Covers Judicial Review, Sources of Federal Power, State and Federal relationships, State and Interstate commerce, Individual rights and liberties including due process, property rights, equal protection, state or individual First Amendment - speech, press, assembly and religion.
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Consumer Protection
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Elective
Instructor:
David J. Tarpley
This upper level elective course will provide an introduction to current law in the area of consumer protection, both federal and state, with appropriate emphasis on Tennessee law. Topics will include the FTC Act and selected trade regulation rules, consumer credit disclosure (Truth in Lending), credit discrimination, credit reporting, debt collection abuse, federal warranty protection (the Magnuson-Moss Act), selected U.C.C. issues, usury and overcharge, fraud and misrepresentation, Consumer Protection Act violations and remedies, and unconscionability.
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Contracts and Sales
Credit:
3 Credit Hours
Requirement:
First Year
Instructor:
William I. Harbison, John Lewis
Study in the development, performance and remedies for non-performance of enforceable agreements. The course is a blend of traditional common law and changes brought about by Article Two of the Uniform Commercial Code.
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Crimes
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
First Year
Instructor:
Honorable Jerry L. Smith, Laura Dykes
An examination in substantive Criminal Law with analysis of common law concepts as well as statutory revisions.
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Criminal Procedure
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
First Year
Instructor:
Laura Dykes
A study of criminal procedure with emphasis on the Tennessee Rules of Criminal and Appellate Procedure.
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Domestic Relations
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Third/Fourth Year
Instructor:
Honorable R.E. Lee Davies
A study of Domestic Relations law covering marriage, divorce, child custody, support obligations, adoptions and tax consequences.
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Employment and Labor Law
Credit:
2 Credit Hours
Requirement:
Elective
Instructor:
Trevor W. Howell
A review of the law governing regulation of the employment relationship. Age and handicap/disability prohibitions, anti-retaliation and whistleblower laws, and common law protection against wrongful discharges are covered. Race and sex discrimination prohibitions are emphasized. Legal problems incident to collective bargaining by employees at common-law and under modern federal and state legislation, Taft Hartley Act, closed shop, union shop, picketing, the strike, rights of labor and rights of management, common law rights of employees and rights under modern federal and state discrimination statutes are examined.
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Entertainment Law
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Elective
Instructor:
Robert L. Sullivan
This course studies the applicability of the present statutory and judicial structure on the entertainment industry.
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Environmental Law
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Elective
Instructor:
William L. Penny
This course offers a practical approach toward environmental law, combining theory with real life consideration. There is some federal and national material but the course is mainly focused on Tennessee environmental law.
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Estate Planning
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Third/Fourth Year
Instructor:
K. Harlan Dodson, III
This course consists of three aspects. The first aspect is a consideration of the practical, personal, and ethical considerations involved in Estate Planning. The second part of the course reviews the applicable tax provisions of Federal and Tennessee law as to how they impact planning. Finally, the course discusses the general planning concepts and techniques used in modern planning.
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Ethics and Professionalism
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
First Year
Instructor:
Laura L. Chastain
A detailed study of Tennessee statutes and Supreme Court Rules regarding ethical standards, disciplinary rules, and disciplinary procedures for lawyers and judges.
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Evidence
Credit:
3 Credit Hours
Requirement:
Second Year
Instructor:
Honorable Steve R. Dozier
A comprehensive study of all aspects of the Federal Rules, the Tennessee Rules, and the Majority Rules of Evidence.
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Federal Court Law
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Elective
Instructor:
Federal Courts is an elective that will cover selected Federal causes of action and related issues not otherwise covered in other courses.
The course will be taught from the perspective of the typical types of cases that are frequently litigated in the United States District Courts.
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Federal Crimes
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Elective
Instructor:
Honorable Joe B. Brown
A course designed to cover the primary federal statutes, including RICO, various fraud statutes such as mail wire, bank and health care fraud, public corruption cases, as well as drug and firearms violations and the elements of various offenses, the constitutional basis for federal criminal law, the interplay between state and federal statutes, and the application of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.
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First Amendment Law
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Elective
Instructor:
David L. Hudson, Jr.
This course covers the history of the First Amendment and the five basics freedoms it contains of religion, speech, press, assembly and petitions.
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Fourth Year Moot Court
Credit:
0 Credit Hours
Requirement:
Fourth Year
Instructor:
Jack A. Butler
Students receive a set of facts generally based on an actual case, and are required to participate in the actual mock trial, including all pleadings, discovery procedures, actual trial and appeal.
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Intellectual Property Law
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Elective
Instructor:
Robert L. Sullivan
An introduction to the law of patent, copyright, trademark, unfair competition, trade scret, and other regimes through which the legal system extends protection to ideas, their use, or their expression.
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Introduction to Federal Income Taxation of Business Entities and Trusts
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Elective
Instructor:
Mark H. Westlake
A survey of Tennessee and federal laws imposing federal
income tax and Tennessee excise or income tax on
corporations, partnerships, limited libability companies,
trusts and their owners, grantors and beneficiaries with
emphasis on potential income tax liabilities and
opportunities for income tax savings in the organization
and operation of business entities and trusts as well as
in the acquisition, disposition and reorganization of
business assets.
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Introduction to Federal Income Taxation of Individuals
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Elective
Instructor:
Mark H. Westlake
A survey introduction to the federal law governing income taxation of individuals including the definition of the income tax base, the qualification for allowable deducations, credits and special rates and the application of income taxation to transactions encountered in the general practice of law. Prerequisite for Introduction to Tennessee and Federal Income Taxation of Business Entities and Trusts.
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Introduction to Law and Legal Writing
Credit:
2 Credit Hours
Requirement:
First Year
Instructor:
David L. Hudson, Jr., Larry R. “Rocky” McElhaney, II, Donald Capparella
Designed to develop legal research and writing skills, problem solving and legal research techniques. Classroom instruction in court structure, types of law books, their function, and legal research methods. Practical experience requires the use of legal materials both in a traditional law library and via online research.
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Juvenile Practice And Procedure
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Elective
Instructor:
Carlton M. Lewis
Legal and philosophical bases for a separate juvenile court system, and of the state's rights as parens patriae to interfere in the parent-child relationship; juvenile court jurisdiction over the delinquent child, the status offender and the dependent and negelected child through the entire court process from investigation and arrest or summons, to adjudication and disposition, including continued supervision by the court or social worker.
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Land Use Planning
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Elective
Instructor:
George Dean
An examination of the legal constraints on the uses and allocation of land resources. This includes a consideration of federal, state and local regulatory schemes, especially subdivision regulation and zoning.
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Law Office Management
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Elective
Instructor:
John D. Kitch
This course is organized around readings, class discussions, presentations and class projects dealing with legal demographics, marketing and advertising, fees and law office accounting, bookkeeping, time management, calendar control, timekeeping, risk management, managing of trust accounts and other related issues.
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Mental Health Law
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Elective
Instructor:
Honorable Daniel B. Eisenstein
This course will provide students an opportunity to study a wide range of topics in current and past American mental health law. Topics covered may include civil commitment, guardianship and involuntary treatment; criminal prosecution and sentencing of the mentally ill, including the evaluation and weighing of claims of insanity in the criminal process.
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Mortgages
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Third/Fourth Year
Instructor:
Wesley D. Turner
A study of real estate mortgages with emphasis on the creation, validity and enforcement thereof, dealing with recording acts, restricting covenants, easements and other encumbrances that effect title to real estate.
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Negotiable Instruments
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Third/Fourth Year
Instructor:
Honorable Robert E. Corlew, III
A comprehensive study of the contractual liability of parties to a negotiable instrument and the effects of the transfer and payment of a negotiable instrument upon any underlying obligation between the parties.
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Negotiating and Counseling
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Elective
Instructor:
Kal W. Helou
A course designed to cover the relationship between lawyers and clients, in particular, interviewing and counseling; planning transactions, negotiations and preparing for dispute resolutions and drafting settlement agreements.
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Property
Credit:
3 Credit Hours
Requirement:
Second Year
Instructor:
John M. Baird, C. Dewees Berry, IV
Concept of property; estates in land and future interests; concurrent ownership; acquisition, ownership and transfer of property rights; recording and assurances of title; easements, covenants and servitudes. Introduction to land use control and the power of eminent domain; the law of landlord and tenant, including modifications by statute in Tennessee.
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Restitution and Remedies
Credit:
3 Credit Hours
Requirement:
Second Year
Instructor:
Honorable Robert E. Corlew, III, M. Clark Spoden
A study of traditional remedies employed by the courts, with major emphasis on the development of equity, its function, and its contributions to the reservoir of remedies available in modern litigation. The course includes a short study of the law of trusts.
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Secured Transactions
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Third/Fourth Year
Instructor:
Honorable Robert E. Corlew, III
A study of the law of security interests in personal property and fixtures with a primary interest on Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.
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Social Security Disability Law and Practice
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Elective
Instructor:
Mark T. Fraley
This course compares different disability programs and relates them to retirement programs and to Medicare and Medicaid. Concepts such as "insured status", "date last insured", and "means testing in SSI" will be studied. Disability will be defined, claims procedures will be explored, medical and vocational aspects considered, proof of disability claims will be studied, and the Administrative Law Judge hearing and related issues will be discussed.
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State and Local Taxation
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Elective
Instructor:
Jim G. Creecy
A study of the limitations imposed by state and federal constitutions on state taxing power, the Commerce Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Import-Export Clause, the Privileges and Immunities Clauses of the federal constitution, and Article II, Section 28 of the state constitution, including a review of the Tennessee state tax structure.
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Tennessee and Federal Taxation of Lifetime Gifts and Transfers At Death
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Elective
Instructor:
Mark H. Westlake
A survey introduction to the basic principles and policies underlying Tennessee and federal taxation of transfers by intervivos gift or at death. Students learn to identify taxable transfers, assist taxpayers with reporting and compliance and develop alternative strategies for minimizing clients' state and federal transfer liabilities.
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Tennessee Constitutional Law
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Elective
Instructor:
David L. Hudson, Jr.
Tennessee Constitutional Law covers the Constitution of Tennessee and its interpretation by the courts.
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Third Year Moot Court
Credit:
0 Credit Hours
Requirement:
Third Year
Instructor:
Thomas I. Carlton
An introduction to trial advocacy through active student participation in all activities relating to the preparation, development, and trial of civil and criminal cases at the trial court level. Students utilize previous course studies to practice the fundamental skills of legal research and writing, discovery, jury trial participation, and oral argument.
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Torts
Credit:
3 Credit Hours
Requirement:
First Year
Instructor:
Marshall L. Davidson, III
Covers intentional torts, negligence/proof, proximate cause, joint tort feasors, negligence defenses, damages, strict liability, defamation, and survival and wrongful death actions.
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Wills
Credit:
2 Credit Hours
Requirement:
Third/Fourth Year
Instructor:
Honorable David Randall Kennedy, Sr., Anne L. Russell
A study of the law of descent and distribution, will substitutes, the execution and revocation of wills, and the administration of estates from the time of the application for the appointment of a personal representative through his discharge on the completion of administration.
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Workers' Compensation
Credit:
1 Credit Hour
Requirement:
Elective
Instructor:
Nancy Krider Corley
A study of the law of Workers' Compensation, including the statutes and Tennessee cases which make up the body of Worker' Compensation law in Tennessee, plus a segment on the administrative practices of the Workers' Compensation Division of the Tennessee Department of Labor.
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