Conference Materials
The Emory Center for Transactional Law and Practice is delighted to make available audio recordings and the materials from the 2010 Conference. Video recordings will be available later this summer.
Speaker Materials by Panel
Conference handouts and PowerPoint presentations are provided where available. Please click on the links to review materials.
All About the First Year of Law School
- Michael Hunter Schwartz, Washburn University School of Law Teaching Contracts from a Transactional Perspective
- Jessica Rubin, University of Connecticut School of Law Teaching Interviewing, Negotiation, Counseling, and Drafting Second Semester
- Chaim Saiman, Villanova Law School Adjuncts Teaching a One-credit Add-on to Contracts
Contract Drafting in 90 Minutes
- Charles Fox, Pace Law School/Fox Professional Development LLC Contract Drafting in 90 Minutes
- Jane Scott, St. Johns University School of Law The Key Contract Concepts
Ethical Issues in Business and the Lawyers Role
- Tamar Frankel, Boston University School of Law Trust and Honesty, an Interdisciplinary Course in Law, Business and Public Policy
- Carol Morgan, The University of Georgia School of Law Integrating the Teaching of Business Ethics into Transactional Skills Courses: Examples of Ethics Situations for Discussion
- Robert Rhee, The University of Maryland School of Law Teaching Corporate Ethics: Theory and Application
Exercise Showcase
- Miriam Albert, Hofstra University School of Law Bridging the Gap: Integrating Skills into Doctrinal Learning
- Lenne Espenschied, The University of Georgia School of Law Demonstrating the Allocation of Risk
- Grace M. Giesel, University of Louisville, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law Teaching Ethics in a Drafting Course
Innovative Transactional Pedagogies
- Joan Heminway, The University of Tennessee College of Law Corporate Finance as Advanced Contract Drafting
- Lyman P. Q. Johnson, Washington and Lee University School of Law In-office Meetings and Analytical Memos to Teach Substance and Skill in Drafting
- Michael A. Woronoff, Proskauer Rose LLP/UCLA School of Law Teaching Numeracy
Interdisciplinary Transactional Courses
- William A. Kell, UC Berkley School of Law Plays Well with Others
- Anthony J. Luppino, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law - Learning from the Growth of Law School-Business School Collaborations
- Eric J. Gouvin, Western New England College School of Law
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- Robert Statchen, Western New England College School of Law
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Legal Writing Professors Morphing into Contract Drafting Professors
- Ted Becker, University of Michigan Law School Rookie Mistakes to Avoid (No Materials)
- Carolyn Broering-Jacobs, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Team-teaching with an Adjunct
- Grace Hum, University of San Francisco School of Law Unfounded Fears
- Barbara Lentz and Miki Felsenburg, Wake Forest University School of Law Strategies for Improving Student Learning Outcomes and Advice for New Teachers
- Karl S. Okamoto, The Earle Macke School of Law at Drexel University The Transactional Lawyering Meet (No Materials)
- David East, South Texas College of Law - All about Adjuncts (No Materials)
- Richard K. Neumann, Hofstra University School of Law Challenges of Legal Writing Professors Who Teach Contract Drafting and How to Meet Them (No Materials)
Negotiations
- Howard Katz and Jacki Knapman, Elon University School of Law Negotiation as a Foundational Skills Course
- Tina L. Stark, Emory University School of Law Contract Drafting: A Prerequisite to Teaching Transactional Negotiation
- Richard K. Neumann, Hofstra University School of Law - What We Dont Know About Deal Negotiation by Lawyers (No Materials)
New Ways to Teach Drafting and Drafting Ethics
- Susan Chesler, Arizona State University, Sandra Day OConnor College of Law and Karen Sneddon, Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law Teaching Drafting Ethics Using Video Vignettes
- Susan Duncan, University of Louisville, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law and Dennis Thomson, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law Teaching Drafting On-Line
- Lisa Penland, Drake University School of Law Teaching Contract Drafting in Two Weeks
Outcomes and Assessment
- Rosemary Dillon, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law Assessing Drafting Assignments in a First-year Writing Course
- Barbara Lentz, Wake Forest University School of Law Developing Effective Assessment Methods for a Contract Drafting Course
- Sue Payne, Northwestern University School of Law Voice Commenting on a Contract
- Howard P. Walthall, Cumberland Law School How to Write and Assess Learning Outcomes in a Transactional Course
Simulations in Clinics, Contract Drafting, and Upper-level Courses
- Danny Bogart, Chapman University School of Law Commercial Lease Practice Simulation Tenants Review of Lease
- David Epstein, New York Law School Simulations in Contract Drafting
- Carole Heyward, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Simulations in Clinics
- Helen Scott, New York University School of Law Simulations in Upper-level Courses (No Materials)
Teaching Transactional Skills and Law in an International Context
- Deborah Burand, University of Michigan Law School Early Lessons in Launching an International Transactions Clinic
- Peter Linzer, University of Houston Law Center Teaching an International Contracting Simulation Course (No materials)
- Kojo Yelpaala, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law Planning and Strategy in International Transactions
Teaching Transactional Skills and Tasks Other than Contract Drafting
- W. David East, South Texas College of Law Legal Opinions
- Douglas Wm. Godfrey, Chicago-Kent College of Law Teaching Presentation Skills
- Carol D. Newman, Bryan Cave LLP/Emory University School of Law The Deal Skills Course: Integrating Transactional Skills and Tasks with Doctrinal Foundation
Teaching Contract Drafting Using Real Contracts
- Shelley Dunck, Loyola University Chicago School of Law Teaching Contract Drafting and Negotiation Using Real Contracts
- Brian Krumm, The University of Tennessee College of Law - Using Real Contracts to Teach Contract Drafting
- Sharon Pocock, Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center Integrating MacCrate Skills and Substantive Issues in a Drafting Class
Transactional Centers and Certificate Programs
- John J. Worley, South Texas College of Law (No materials)
- Sherry Porter, Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law
- Karl S. Okamoto, The Earle Macke School of Law at Drexel University (No materials)
Upper-level Courses: Three Exemplars
- Mark Fagan, Mossavar‐Rahmani Center for Business and Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government (Harvard) Securitization and Asset-backed Securities
- Eric J. Gouvin, Western New England College School of Law Secured Transactions (No materials)
- Kathy Z. Heller, Chapman University School of Law Teaching Deals through a Focus on the Entertainment Industry