523. Panetta Fellows Internship — Magliozzi
The Panetta Fellowship Program is a joint venture between Santa Clara University School of Law and the Leon & Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy in Monterey, California. The Panetta Fellowship Program was developed to provide an educational opportunity for law students interested in the law and government, political science, or public policy to work with Leon and Sylvia Panetta, and other professional staff at The Panetta Institute, on matters within the public mission and service of the Institute. Students will complete 140 hours of field work at The Panetta Institute focusing on the area of law and public policy under the guidance and supervision of School of Law alumnus Leon Panetta and the staff at the Institute, and attend regular meetings with the Director of Law Externship Programs or another member of the School of Law faculty throughout the semester of participation in the Program. Graded credit/no credit. (2 units)
237. Patent Law Practice — Taylor
Administration of the patent law system. Appeals from the Board of Appeals to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit or the District Court, reissues, citation of prior art, public use proceedings, re-examination, and interference proceedings under Public Law 98-622. Prerequisite: 233 Patents. High Tech Law, and International High Tech Law (List A) Certificate course. Approved IP LL.M. course. (3 units)
253. Patent Litigation — Galloway
Course blends substantive patent law knowledge with practical application of the law in a litigation context. Designed for students who have taken introductory courses regarding litigation or intellectual property litigation and whose career plans may include a focus on patent procurement and/or enforcement. This course will be of particular interest to those who plan to practice in the areas of patent litigation, patent prosecution, or intellectual property licensing. The course will be conducted as a lecture (with some guest lecturers). Pre- or co-requisite: 233. Patents. High Tech Law, and International High Tech Law (List A) Certificate course. Approved IP LL.M. course. (2 units)
636. Patent Prosecution —North, Weber
This seminar covers practical aspects of foreign and domestic patent prosecution. Topics covered include the creation of a patent application, claim drafting and construction, international patent practice focusing primarily on PCT procedure, corresponding with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the strategic development of a patent portfolio. A basic understanding of patent law is recommended for this course. High Tech Law, and International High Tech Law (List A) Certificate course. Approved IP LL.M. course. (1-2 units)
233. Patents —Chien, Schatzel
Foundational course in US patent law and policy. Covers the statutes, legal doctrines, and important decisions in patent law jurisprudence from the Supreme Court, Federal Circuit, and lower courts. In-depth coverage of the major aspects of patent validity and patent enforcement. High Tech Law and International High Tech Law (List A) Certificate course. Approved IP LLM course. (3 units)
208. Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes — Toman
Classical forms of the peaceful settlement: negotiation, good offices, mediation, inquiry, conciliation, arbitration and judicial settlement of interstate disputes. These subjects will be treated in historical evolution with numerous examples of their application and with the practical implementation. Particular attention will be paid to the International Court of Justice, role of the United Nations, peace-keeping operations, role of the regional organizations: OAU, OAS, NATO, Council of Europe and new forms of the settlement of international disputes according to the Law of the Sea Convention and international trade disputes within the World Trade Organization. International Law, International High Tech Law (List B), and Public Interest and Social Justice Law Certificate course. (3 units)
428. Persuasion and Advocacy — Scheflin
Formerly "Forensic Persuasion Seminar". Introduction to a variety of persuasion skills, including logic, reasoning (inductive, deductive, analogical, circular, paradoxical, metaphorical). Interviewing and interrogation techniques; listening skills; nonverbal behavior and the detection of deception; hypnotic communication technique; salesmanship; juror assessment techniques; and lawyers’ styles, tactics, and strategies. Special emphasis on the relationships among persuasion, truth, ethics, and justice. Public Interest and Social Justice Law Certificate course. (3 units)
791. Pretrial Litigation Techniques — Galloway
Skills related to pretrial civil litigation. The objectives of the course are to teach students basic skills needed in federal pretrial civil litigation practice, to develop knowledge of applicable pretrial rules, to develop skills in the discovery process, and to develop written and oral advocacy skills using modules relating to prefiling considerations, pleadings, motion practice, discovery, and the pretrial conference. The course will meet for lecture and skills-based exercises. During the skills session, students will learn by doing and receive feedback and critique from the instructor and/or practitioners. The course will use one civil, high tech fact pattern over the course of the semester. Students will meet with clients; interview witnesses; draft and respond to discovery; take and defend depositions; and draft, oppose and argue motions. One fact pattern will be used throughout the course so that the emphasis remains on skills development rather than learning additional fact patterns or substantive areas of law. Limited enrollment. 100 percent attendance required. Prerequisite: 114 Pleading and Civil Procedure. Pre- or Co-requisite: 320 Evidence. High Tech Law, International High Tech Law (List A), and Public Interest and Social Justice Law Certificate course. Approved IP LL.M. course. (3 units)
344. The Prison System — Ball
California currently spends about 8 percent of its budget on corrections, yet it has the worst recidivism rate, and the largest prison population, in the country. African-American boys born today have a one-in-three lifetime chance of going to prison. This class will focus primarily on the legal issues surrounding prison administration—including parole and probation—but it will situate those legal issues within the social and political context that shapes the issue. The course will have a particular emphasis on California corrections: the move to change sentencing and parole. Topics will include the justification of and legal challenges to prison receivership; prisoner’s rights to legal, educational, and health care access; the history of the penitentiary movement; indeterminate sentencing and parole; female prisoners and prisoners with children; statistical studies on the efficacy of corrections on the crime rate; the Prison Litigation Reform Act; ex-felon disenfranchisement; supermax facilities; alternatives to incarceration, civil commitment; and policy proposals relating to all of the above. Students will be graded on class participation and will be required to complete a final paper on a legal or policy issue relating to corrections. Some students will be eligible for the Supervised Analytical Writing Requirement. Public Interest and Social Justice Law Certificate course. (3 units)
410. Privacy Law Seminar — Glancy
Legal rights and remedies associated with privacy. An exploration of the constitutional, statutory, and common-law doctrines that give individuals control over personal information and decisions. Practical application of these privacy doctrines in judicial, legislative, and administrative contexts to protect and to vindicate individual privacy. High Tech Law, International High Tech Law (List A), and Public Interest and Social Justice Law Certificate course. Approved IP LL.M. course. (3 units)
386. Protection of Intellectual Property — Powers
Protecting high technology. Focuses on intellectual property law that controls the ownership of inventions: patent, copyright, trade secret, and contractual arrangements such as employment relationships. Practical steps for protecting inventive work from the time the inventor seeks legal advice. Students simulate a law office setting by preparing legal memoranda, negotiating, engaging in other practical exercises, and learning to understand technology and to work cooperatively with inventive persons. High Tech Law, and International High Tech Law (List A) Certificate course. Approved IP LL.M. course. (3 units)
408. Public Interest and Social Justice Practice — Russell, E. Wright, N. Wright
The Public Interest Practice Seminar will provide an overview of the public interest problems confronting low income, multi-ethnic communities, including the availability of legal services (or the lack thereof). Throughout the semester, we will look at a variety of approaches to deal with public interest law problems such as litigation, legislation, media work, coalition building and community education and organizing. The Seminar will also offer some introductory training in lawyering skills including interviewing, counseling and fact and theory development. As part of the Seminar, each student will complete a written project trying to develop creative strategies for dealing with some problem area involving public interest law. We encourage students to work in pairs on these projects. Potential project areas might include child abuse, civil rights, consumer law, domestic violence, education law, elderly law, employment law, homelessness, housing, human rights, immigration law and juvenile rights. These projects can fulfill the Supervised Analytical Writing Requirement. There is no final examination for this course, rather the class will be graded based on your Seminar participation and your presentation and written project. Public Interest and Social Justice Law Certificate course. (3 units)
317. Race and the Law — Armstrong
This course has three themes: (1) understanding and critiquing American racism and the role law plays in perpetuating it; (2) understanding and critiquing popular and legal conceptions of “race” itself; and (3) understanding and critiquing the ways that people have struggled against racism and sought equal opportunity through law. These themes will be examined in the historical context in which concepts of race and racism arose, but half the class will be devoted to contemporary issues. Materials are designed to provoke both scholarly and pragmatic discussions of these themes. Public Interest and Social Justice Law Certificate course. (2-3 units)
543. Real Estate Conveyancing — Armstrong
An overview of real estate conveyancing principles. The real estate purchase contract, escrows, recording acts, title insurance, delivery of deeds and covenants of title are among the topics to be covered in this course. The course will cover Common Law and California statutory modifications. (2 units)
652. Real Estate Development — Mertens
Examination of real estate development form the inception of a project to its completion from the standpoint of a lawyer involved in representing the developer. It will specifically cover the following components: relationship with the real estate broker; the commercial real estate purchase and sale agreement; the use of options; selection of the ownership entity; commercial leasing issues; ground leasing; title insurance issues, loan commitments; construction financing; lender liability; overview of tax issues. Students draft portions of several documents used in commercial real estate transactions. Limited enrollment. (2-3 units)
284. Real Estate Finance — Mertens
An examination of the real estate transactions from their inception, including a discussion of the roles of the real estate broker and escrows. Course primarily covers the various methods of financing real estate acquisitions, with particular emphasis on lender remedies and debtor protections related to deeds of trust and other security instruments. Predatory lending and consumer rights issues also addressed. Emphasis on current California law and the practical application of legal doctrines. (3 units)
444. Regulation of Energy Providers — Julian
Regulation of the providers of energy service is a particularly dynamic and contentious area of the law that seeks to control the outcomes of transactions involving essential public services of high economic value. The course will acquaint students with the major topics in the law of electricity and natural gas regulation, focusing on reading representative state public utility laws (primarily California) and the major federal statutes that govern energy providers, and significant judicial and agency decisions interpreting these statutes. The emphasis will be on acquiring practical knowledge of the legal texts and legal concepts as they are deployed in current policy and legal controversies. Public Interest and Social Justice Law Certificate course. (3 units)
217. Regulation of International Business Transactions — Diamond
The recent expansion of international economic activity is being met by an important set of challenges. These range from the volatility and fragility of global financial markets to the crisis of the Asian tigers to the protests and disorder that disrupted the 1999 meetings of the World Trade Organization. A wide-ranging debate about the appropriate norms, rules, laws and institutions required by the new era has broken out in think tanks, legislatures and academia. Issues under discussion include the structure of corporate governance, the impact of new capital markets, and the need to address concerns about human rights, labor standards and environmental protection. Lawyers can, and should, play an important role in this debate. In addition, the outcome of this debate and the possible establishment of a new institutional framework will shape the environment of business and economic activity for the next generation. This course will explore the major institutions that impact on this environment, including the WTO, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. We look at cross border securities offerings as well as mergers and acquisitions. Grades will be based largely on the final exam, which is usually three hours and open book. Students interested in the spring seminar on Globalization and Rule of Law will find this course a very helpful introduction to the material issues. International Law, International High Tech Law (List B), and High Tech Law Certificate course. Approved IP LL.M. course. (3 units)
324. Remedies — Bostian, Chien, Love, Schwartz
An overview of the remedial system and its relationship to civil litigation. The first half of the course establishes the basic principles underlying damages, equity, and restitution. The second half compares and contrasts those remedies in specific contexts, such as trespass, franchise agreements, copyright and trademark infringement, and civil rights cases. Bar Course. (3 units)
476. Representing the Public Technology Company — Klein
The legal and strategic business problems of the mature technology company beginning with its initial public offering. Students learn the legal issues involved in representing the public technology company, including corporate governance, selecting the underwriter for the company’s IPO, the IPO due diligence process, company-side and underwriter-side IPO responsibilities; formal and information disclosure issues post-IPO, insider trading, IP strategies for the public company, licensing and pricing strategies, sales and distribution issues, employee and consultant equity compensation, mergers and acquisitions strategies, competitive business practices, accounting issues (revenue recognition, cheap stock), doing business internationally (and selected tax, IP, and securities matters), responsibilities of the in-house general counsel; selected litigation exposure issues. Prerequisites: 248 Business Organizations and 258 Securities Regulation. High Tech Law, High Tech Law (Corporate Transactions track) and International High Tech Law (List A) Certificate course. Approved IP LL.M. course. (2 units)
346. Righting Wrongful Convictions: Policy and Legislative Reform — Ridolfi
This course will begin with an overview of the history and development of the innocence movement. With this background and perspective students will be better able to understand the context in which current reform efforts aimed at addressing problems of wrongful conviction are being made and considered. Students will explore the political and social context in which the first DNA exonerations occurred, shifting public perceptions of the accuracy and fairness of America’s criminal justice system and the continuing impact that increased numbers of exonerations are having. Unlike the NCIP course, which includes a broad survey of the leading causes of wrongful conviction and the complex litigation of wrongful convictions cases, this course delves into select issues and focuses on legislative and non-legislative remedies for reform. One of the goals of the course is to provide students a balanced and practical perspective of the issues raised by problems of wrongful conviction and enable them to appreciate the often conflicting but legitimate concerns of diverse interest groups, the role of lobbyists and the press and the effect social and political tensions have on the legislative process. Pending legislation designed to address problems of wrongful conviction in California will be analyzed and compared with legislative reforms adopted by other states and the Innocence Network’s model legislation. Representative of diverse interest groups will share their perspectives with the class, greatly enriching the debate. Public Interest and Social Justice Law Certificate course. (3 units)
375. Rights of Publicity — Ochoa
Analysis of statutory and case law recognizing a right of celebrities and others to control the use of their names and likenesses for commercial purposes. Topics include the scope of the right, identification, infringement, federal preemption and defenses, including First Amendment implications. High Tech Law and International High Tech Law (List A) Certificate course. Approved IP LL.M. course. (2 units)
258. Securities Regulation — Diamond
This course explores the legal issues implicated when a corporation attempts to raise money by selling securities, such as common stock, preferred stock, and fixed-income instruments. The primary focus is on the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with some attention to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as well as the rules and interpretations associated with those statutes issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The course is transaction oriented. The aim is to train students to represent companies and their senior officers so that they can successfully negotiate the capital raising process. There is a strong emphasis on the problems of technology companies in this process. This course is most useful to students who plan to work for corporate law firms as either transactional lawyers or litigators, or who plan to work in house for startups or publicly traded companies. An interest in financial issues and theory is helpful. Grades will be based largely on the final exam, which is usually a three-hour open book exam. Prerequisite: 248 Business Organizations. High Tech Law and International High Tech Law (List A) Certificate course. Approved IP LL.M. course. (3 units)
315. Sexuality and the Law — Cain
Formerly “Sexual Orientation and the Law”. An overview of legal issues relating to sexual orientation and gender identity, including: employment discrimination; family law issues, including marriage, domestic partnership, child custody and adoption; school-based issues, including anti-gay peer harassment, gay student clubs, and the rights of transsexual students; first amendment issues; and immigration and asylum. In addition to providing an overview of the gay and transgender civil rights movements, the course provides students with a foundation in several basic constitutional doctrines (privacy/substantive due process, equal protection, and the first amendment). The emphasis is on close readings of key cases, as well as on exploring a variety of doctrinal themes, such as the intersection of gender- and sexual orientation-based discrimination, the use of social science research in litigation, and the role of morality in law. Public Interest and Social Justice Law Certificate course. (2-3 units)
552. Social Change through Local Government Law — Ravel
Topics include Impact Litigation, Power of the State vs. the Local Entity, Pre-emption, Mandate, Fiscal Control, Redevelopment, Inter-Relationships of Cities and Counties, Local Government Obligations to Citizens, Brown Act, Public Records Act, Public Lawyer Issues, Authority of County Counsel and District Attorney, Global Warming, Environmental Issues, Family Issues, and Public Health. ( 2units)
267. Social Justice Workshop — Ancheta, Diamond, Oberman, Player, Van Schaack
Faculty members rotate teaching this unique seminar that gives students a chance to explore with faculty contemporary, cutting-edge issues in social justice law. Past seminars have addressed Wealth & Inequality and Post-911 Constitutional Issues. Each course begins with an introduction defining the terms of the contemporary debate. Throughout the semester nationally prominent speakers and faculty members present papers to the seminar for discussion. Lectures by featured speakers are open to the University community. Limited enrollment. Public Interest and Social Justice Law Certificate course. (2-3 units)
424. Sports Law Seminar — Morgan, Silberman
An overview of the impact of different aspects of the law on the sports industry. Focuses on professional and amateur sports and their relationship to contracts, labor law, antitrust, ethics, criminal law, torts, and constitutional law. (2 units)
609. Statutory Analysis — E. Wright
Introduction to the various approaches used to interpret statutes. Students are asked to develop the “ideal approach” to statutory interpretation. Public Interest and Social Justice Law Certificate course. (1-3 units)
536. Strategy, Tactics, and Diplomacy in Dispute Resolution — Kornblum
This course will integrate civil procedure, evidence, legal ethics issues into various aspects of the advocacy process. This will be done through a series of problems or cases that will be the subject of each session. The seminar will sit as a law firm case management group to evaluate, strategize and discuss the case and consider alternatives for case management and problem solving in litigation. Issues will be identified and approaches outlined. Each session will have a student designated to perform exercises, such as a direct and cross-examination of a lay or expert witness, participate in a mediation session or negotiation, confer on case strategy, create a discovery plan or other litigation related activity which will be based on a fact pattern, and which will pose problems in negotiation, preparation, ethics, evidence and/or civil procedure. Public Interest and Social Justice Law Certificate course. (2 units)
431. Supreme Court Seminar — Joondeph
The operation of the United States Supreme Court, using cases slated for argument and decision during the Court’s current docket as the primary focus of study. Four weeks of the course will involve reading and discussing scholarship about the Court, e.g., the certiorari process, the selection of Justices, and how the Court decides cases. Ten weeks of the course will be devoted to the oral argument and decision of cases on the Court’s current docket. At each such class meeting, some students will act as attorneys in the case and present oral arguments. The remaining students will act as justices, questioning the attorneys during argument and then meeting in conference to decide the case. For each case, at least two students will write opinions, which will subsequently be circulated to the entire class for discussion. By the end of the semester, each student will argue at least one case and write two opinions. For these ten class meetings, every student will be required to read the actual briefs that have been filed with the Supreme Court, as well as some of the important precedent cases. Consequently, this course requires more reading than the average law school class. In addition, students’ written opinions will be reviewed and discussed by their peers. Students uncomfortable with either of these aspects of the class should consider other courses. Grading will be based on, in order of importance, students’ written opinions, their oral arguments, and their general class participation. Prerequisite: 200 Constitutional Law I. (3 units)
275. Tax Policy — Morse
Explores tax policy issues using themes of fairness, welfare, the political process and taxpayer behavior. Class paper can satisfy the Supervised Analytic Writing Requirement. Pre- or co-requisite: Federal Personal Income Tax. (2 units)
647. Technology and the Regulation of Competition — Compton
An introductory survey of laws regulating competition in technology industries. Antitrust law is the major focus of the course; topics of discussion will include market power, network effects, standard-setting, monopolization, joint ventures and licensing antitrust issues. Recent cases such as those involving Microsoft and Intel will serve as vehicles for discussion. The enforcement attitudes of the Antitrust Agencies will also be reviewed, as reflected in various formal guidelines, such as the 1995 Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property. Related concepts will include the doctrine of intellectual property misuse, state and federal unfair competition laws, and common law causes of action. High Tech Law, and International High Tech Law (List A) Certificate course. Approved IP LL.M. course. (2 units)
228. Technology Licensing — Grandolfo, Han, Jevens
The process of technology licensing. Includes topics such as motivations for licensing, types of agreements used in licensing transactions, provisions commonly used in licensing contracts, and special considerations of international licensing. Actual negotiation sessions with scenarios provided and exercises in drafting specific provisions used in technology licensing contracts. High Tech Law, and International High Tech Law (List A) Certificate course. Approved IP LL.M. course. (2 units)
478. Trade Secret Law and Policy — Smithers, Stone
Examination of the laws and policies of trade secrets-an integral component of intellectual property. The primary focus of the course will be substantive trade secret law, including relevant policies, state statutes based on the Uniform Trade Secret Act (UTSA), and judicial opinions. The interface between trade secret law and other types of intellectual property law, especially patent law, will be emphasized. Substantive differences between the UTSA and California’s version thereof will also be examined. The course will offer some tangential coverage of transnational aspects of trade secret law, such as agreements involving trade secrets and practical aspects of trade secret protection. High Tech Law, and International High Tech Law (List A) Certificate course. Approved IP LL.M. course. (2 units)
535. Trademark Law — Glancy
This trademark law course is focused, practical exploration of how intellectual property rights in Trademarks operate in the United States. Although much of trademark law is related to unfair competition law, neither general unfair competition law nor Federal Trade Commission regulation will be part of the course. This class counts as a High Tech Law Certificate ELECTIVE course. This class does NOT fulfill the certificate core requirement. Students enrolled in this course may not take Law 227 Trademarks and Unfair Competition. Covers protection afforded trademarks, and related “branding” techniques such as service marks, trade dress and certification marks. In addition to requirements for state and federal trademark registration, dilution and disparagement of brands, and trade-mark elated aspects of deceptive advertising are included in the course. High Tech Law, and International High Tech Law (List A) Certificate course. Approved IP LL.M. course. (2 units)
227. Trademarks and Unfair Competition — Ochoa, Schatzel, Scher
Methods of regulating business competition and practices. Protection afforded trademarks and trade names and the requirements of state and federal registration thereof; protection of ideas and trade secrets; aspects of patent and copyright protection; interference with contractual relationships; disparagement of product and title; and deceptive advertising. Rules and procedures of the Federal Trade Commission. Students enrolled in this class cannot take 535 Trademark Law. High Tech Law, and International High Tech Law (List A) Certificate course. Approved IP LL.M. course. (3 units)
325. Trial Techniques — Kreitzberg, Bonini
An intensive approach to learning trial skills. Each student is required to prepare and participate in a series of trial problems. Each student also conducts one complete trial. Lecture, demonstration, and critique by instructor and other experienced litigators. Prerequisites: 320 Evidence. Graded credit/no credit. Public Interest and Social Justice Law Certificate course. (3 units)
550. U.S. Foreign Relations Law Seminar — Sloss
A body of law that influences the conduct of U.S. foreign policy. Includes treaties, customary international law, domestic constitutional law, and domestic statutes. This seminar will explore selected topics in the field of U.S. foreign relations law. (2 units)
499. Understanding Capital Punishment Law — Kreitzberg
A study of Capital Punishment in the United States is largely a study of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. Topics covered will include: The Great Debate Over Capital Punishment; Methods of Execution; Early Constitutional Challenges; Constitutional Limitations on Death Eligibility; Death Qualification of a Capital Jury; The Role of Aggravating Circumstances; The Role of Mitigating Evidence; The Sentencing Decision; The Special Issues of Volunteers; Psychiatric Evidence; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Race, Gender and the Death Penalty; Federal Habeas Corpus Review; and International Aspects of Capital Punishment. Public Interest and Social Justice Law Certificate course. (3 units)
229. Venture Capital — Kornegay
The role of venture capital in the organization and development of the start-up technology company, with emphasis on both the legal and business perspectives. The first part of the course will provide an overview of the venture capital industry in general and the motivations and financial objectives that shape the typical venture fund in its approach to a start-up investment. The course will then shift in focus to the wide range of business, legal, tax, and accounting issues that typically need to be addressed by the venture-backed technology company. These issues will be considered for the entire life cycle of the technology start-up, from the organizational stage through the seed and venture financing rounds, with some discussions in conclusion on the process and issues associated with accessing the public equity markets through an IPO. Consideration will also be given to the related topics, including corporate capitalization structures, customary equity incentive arrangements for employees, and the terms and conditions of a typical venture capital investment. The course will include case studies of technology companies in Silicon Valley to illustrate the legal and business principles discussed. The course will also feature a number of guest speakers to share their experience from a real-world perspective, including venture capitalists from Silicon Valley-based venture capital funds, executives from existing venture-backed technology companies, attorneys from local law firms that concentrate in the technology area and others. Prerequisite: 248. Business Organizations. High Tech Law (Corporate Transactions Track), and International High Technology Law (List A) Certificate course. Approved I.P. LL.M. course. (2 units)
289. Water Law — Sandino
Legal principles, practices, and processes governing allocation of water among competing beneficial uses. Property systems in water, federal-state relations and powers, interstate disputes, water-right transfers, groundwater management, pollution control, and the public trust doctrine. Public Interest and Social Justice Law Certificate course. (3 units)
281. Wills and Trusts — Cain, Goda, Schneider, Spitko
Fundamentals of nontax estate planning. Intestate succession and the basics of wills, including mental capacity and undue influence; execution formalities; holographic wills; revocation; lapse; ademption and satisfaction; and rights of spouses and children. Also surveys other methods of estate planning, with an emphasis on trusts. Topics include trust formation, modification, and termination; revocable living trusts; spendthrift, support, and discretionary trusts; charitable trusts; powers of appointment; and powers and duties of trustees. Bar course. (3 units)