Conference Program Schedule


Friday, November 2

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Registration, lunch, and networking

1:00 – 1:45 p.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

  • Carol D. Newman, Emory University School of Law
  • Sue Payne, Emory University School of Law

2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Afternoon Session 1

At the Heart of the Matter:  Reading Contracts and Dealing with Risk

  • Tina L. Stark, Learning to Read Contracts:  It’s More Than Your ABC’'s

and

The Lawyer’s Toolbox:  Teaching Students About Risk Allocation

  • Dana Malkus, St. Louis University School of Law
  • Eric J. Gouvin, Western New England University School of Law
  • Usha Rodrigues, University of Georgia School of Law
  • Scott Stevenson, Lewis & Clark Law School

Ethical Issues:  Clinics and Clients

  • Douglas Wm. Godfrey, Chicago-Kent College of Law, The Ethical Obligations of Attorneys When They Create, Transmit, and Store Documents
  • Chaumtoli Huq, New York Law School, and David Epstein, New York Law School, Transacting for Justice:  Ethical Issues That Arise in Representing Non-Profit Clients

Business Skills:  Understanding Financial Statements

  • Robert J. Rhee, University of Maryland School of Law, Connecting Accounting to Finance to Practice

and

Tackling Arithmophobia:  How to Read, Understand, and Analyze Financial Statements

  • Eric Franklin, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law
  • Paulette J. Williams, University of Tennessee College of Law
  • Kris Anne Tobin, University of Tennessee College of Law

3:30 – 3:45 p.m.

Break

3:45 – 5:15 p.m.

Afternoon Session 2

Contract Drafting:  Teaching with Forms

  • Kimberly Y.W. Holst, Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Becoming the Master of the Form
  • Stephen L. Sepinuck, Gonzaga University School of Law, Teaching Contract Drafting Through Form Annotation

Across the Curriculum:  Integrating Transactional Skills Instruction

  • Carol Morgan, University of Georgia School of Law, Corporate Counsel Externship Inside and Out

and

Providing a Continuum of Transactional Legal Skills Instruction Across the Law School Curriculum:  Challenges and Benefits

  • Jean Whitney, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law
  • Lori D. Johnson, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law
  • Rich Rawson, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law

The First Year:  Integrating Transactional Skills

  • Lynnise Pantin, New York Law School, Integrating Transactional Skills into the First Year Curriculum
  • Sue Payne, Emory Law School, Incorporating a Contract Drafting Module into Contracts or Legal Writing Courses

Simulations:  Collaborative Experiential Learning

  • Jay Finkelstein, DLA Piper/American University, Washington College of Law, Training Law Students to be International Transactional Lawyers:  A Practical Skills Approach through the Extended Simulation Model Utilizing Collaborative Teaching Methodology
  • Karl Okamoto, Drexel University, Earle Mack School of Law, Using Technology, Experts, and the “Flipped Classroom” in Teaching Transactional Lawyering

Reception

7:00 p.m.

Dinner Honoring Tina L. Stark – Emory Conference Center Hotel

Saturday, November 3

8:30 - 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast and networking

9:00 – 9:45 a.m.

Conference Keynote Panel Discussion:

Preparing the Transactional Lawyer:  From Doctrine to Practice

  • Moderator, Carol Newman, Emory University School of Law
  • George Kuney, The University of Tennessee College of Law
  • Dean Dennis R. Honabach, Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law
  • Jan Connell, Former General Counsel; Transactional Law Adjunct, Emory Law School

9:45 – 10:00 a.m.

Break

10:00 – 11:30 a.m. 

Morning Session 1

Contract Drafting:  Teaching Critical Lawyering Skills

  • Elizabeth August, Syracuse University College of Law, Identifying and Assessing Critical Skills in an Introductory Transactional Drafting Course
  • Charles Fox, Beyond Words:  Teaching Lawyering Skills in a Contract Drafting Class
  • Katharine B. Hartland, Florida Coastal School of Law, Applying the Skills:  Supplementing the Course with a Realistic Client’s Transactions

Preparing “Main Street” Lawyers:  Practicing without Big Firm Experience

  • Lisa Reel Schmidt, Drake University Law School, Teaching Contract Drafting to Main Street Lawyers
  • Steve Garland, Wake Forest University School of Law, and John M. Flynn, Elon University School of Law, 50 Years of Transaction Practice; 5 Years of Teaching Transactions: Lessons Taught and Learned
  • Robert Statchen, Western New England University School of Law, Creating Value for Transactional Attorneys through an LLM Program

Measuring Student Progress:  Assessing and Providing Feedback

  • Stacey Bowers, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Implementing a Student Feedback Exercise
  • Karen J. Sneddon, Mercer Law School, and Susan M. Chesler, Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, It’s About Time:  Assessing Transactional Skills in Thirty Minutes or Less
  • Dana M. Warren, Loyola Law School–Los Angeles, Loyola Law School–Los Angeles, Assessing Student Progress through Graded Transactional Writing Assignments Spanning the Life Cycle of a Deal

11:30 – 11:45 a.m.

Break

11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Morning Session 2

Settlement Agreements:  Teaching Transactional Skills

  • Kirsten Dauphinais, University of North Dakota School of Law, Using an Extended Simulation to Teach Interviewing, Counseling, Negotiating, and Drafting in the First Year

Transactions and Settlements:  Creating a Balance in Legal Education

  • Gregory M. Duhl, William Mitchell College of Law
  • Jaclyn Millner, William Mitchell College of Law; Attorney, Liberty Mutual

How Are We Doing?  Outcomes and Assessments

  • Michael Woronoff, Proskauer Rose LLP/University of California–Los Angeles What Do Law Graduates Need to Know to Become Effective Transactional Lawyers (A Practitioner’s View)
  • Deborah Burand, University of Michigan Law School, What Former Students Really Think of Us:  Post-Graduation Evaluations of Transactional Courses and Curriculum

More on Doctrinal Courses:  Integrating Transactional Skills

  • Bruce G. Luna II, Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, Integrating Skills into a Sales and Secured Transactions Classroom
  • Lenné Espenschied, University of Georgia Law School Shaken, Not Stirred

1:15 – 2:15 p.m.

Lunch Roundtables:  Potential Topics

  • Interdisciplinary Transactional Programs
    • Across the Campus
    • Working with Other Universities
  • Outside the Classroom:  Working with Bar Associations, Student Organizations, and Alumni
  • Short Courses and Microspecialties
  • Transactional Competitions
  • Specialized Practice Areas
  • Concentrations
  • Integrating Transactional Training Across the Curriculum

2:15 – 3:45 p.m.

Afternoon Session

Transactional Centers and Certificate/Concentration Programs

  • William J. Delaney, Suffolk University Law School, The Emerging Companies Course

and

Case Study:  From Program Design to Student Experience

  • Joan M. Heminway, University of Tennessee College of Law
  • Brian K. Krumm, University of Tennessee College of Law
  • Michael J. Higdon, University of Tennessee College of Law

Transactional Drafting:  Teaching Tips

  • Judy Rosenbaum, Northwestern University School of Law, Teaching Contract Drafting for the First Time:  How to Avoid Re-Creating the Wheel
  • Ted Becker, University of Michigan Law School, Using Law Firm Marketing Materials as a Research Resource for Teaching Drafting

International Students:  How to Teach Transactional Skills

  • Douglas Levene, Peking University School of Transnational Law, Teaching Deals to Chinese Students in China
  • Cynthia M. Adams, Indiana University, McKinney School of Law, and Peter K. Cramer, Washington University School of Law, Teaching the U.S. Contract Narrative:  Creative Skills-Building for Nonnative English Speakers