7340 _SEM: Higher Education Law - (offered in Spring 2013)
Not open to 1Ls
6334 Accounting & Finance for Lawyers - (offered in Fall 2013)
Students must not have taken more than one semester of accounting and not more than one semester of finance at the undergraduate or graduate level. Students will certify that they comply with prerequisite.
5382 Administrative Law - (offered in Fall 2013)
This class is open to 3Ls and LLMs only. Transfer students who have not taken a first-year course in administrative law or regulation may add with consent of the instructor.
Advanced Family Law (Family Law Practice) - (offered in Spring 2013)
Marital Property Rights recommended
5271 Advanced Negotiation - (offered in Fall 2013)
Legal Negotiation, participation in the ABA Negotiation Competition, or participation in the ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition.
5297 Advanced Topics in Software Protection - (offered in Spring 2012)
IP Survey or Copyright
5309 Advanced Trial Advocacy - (offered in Spring 2014)
Trial Advocacy
6203 Bankruptcy Tax - (offered in Fall 2013)
Federal Income Tax
5353 Business Planning - (offered in Spring 2014)
LAW 5359, LAW 5459 (Federal Income Tax); and either LAW 5421 (Business Organizations) or LAW 5350 (Corporations).
5420 Civil Practice Clinic I - (offered in Spring 2014)
Completion of 45 hours.
5417 Civil Practice Clinic II - (offered in Spring 2014)
Civil Practice Clinic I.
5400 Clinic Externship I - (offered in Spring 2014)
; completion of 30 hours, a minimum GPA of 2.5, and approval of the instructor. The instructor will review the online applications and will then contact each student via his/her school email address.
6355 Clinic Externship II - (offered in Spring 2014)
Satisfactory completion of Clinical Externship I, a GPA of at least a 2.5, and approval of instructor.
5397 Computational Law - (offered in Spring 2012)
Completion of Analytical Methods for Lawyers on instructor's permission.
5352 Corporate Tax - (offered in Fall 2013)
Prerequisite: Federal Income Taxation
5422 Criminal Practice Clinic - (offered in Spring 2014)
Trial Advocacy and Evidence with a GPA of 3.0 or better.
6240 Death Penalty Clinic - (offered in Spring 2014)
Completion of Criminal Law and Constitutional Law, as well as a pre-registration interview with the course instructor (e-mail ccjeu@central.uh.edu for scheduling).
6237 Doing Deals - (offered in Spring 2014)
Completion of Business Organizations or Corporations
5297 Drafting & Negotiating Int'l Oil & Gas Agreements - (offered in Spring 2013)
Yes If you have taken International Petroleum Transactions follow normal registration procedures. If not, but you have on-the-job experience in oil and gas contracts or otherwise wish to take the course,you will need to seek approval of instructor before registering. Send an email with your business background to: norman.nadorff@bp.com.
5368 Estate Planning - (offered in Spring 2014)
Federal Income Tax and Trusts and Wills are prerequisites for this course or Trusts and Wills can be taken concurrently.
6387 Externship/Apprenticeship (2L Law Firm Apprenticeship Program) - (offered in Summer II 2013)
Student must be planning to graduate Dec. ’13, Spring ’14, or Dec. ’14, and have a minimum 2.33 GPA. Must be available to work normal business hours during the length of the program and must simultaneously be enrolled in the classroom component for this clinic, which is Small Business Practice Skills (5197; 18717).
5235 Financing the Business Transaction - (offered in Spring 2014)
Secured Financing
5411 Health Law Externship I - (offered in Spring 2013)
; completion of 30 hours, a minimum gpa of 2.7, and approval of the instructor. The instructor will review students’ online applications, then will contact you.
5413 Health Law Externships II - (offered in Spring 2013)
Satisfactory completion of Health Law Externship I, a GPA of 2.7, and approval of the instructor.
5397 Hot Topics in Children and the Law - (offered in Spring 2012)
Juvenile Law, Children and the Law, or Children's Health and the Law
5301 Immigration Clinic II - (offered in Spring 2014)
Immigration Clinic I.
5265 Income Taxation of Trusts & Estates - (offered in Spring 2013)
Federal Income Tax
6213 Innocence Investigations - (offered in Spring 2014)
Completion of Criminal Law and Constitutional Law
6333 International Intellectual Property - (offered in Fall 2013)
Prerequisite: (i) IP Survey in past semesters; (ii) two of the following - Copyright Law, Patent Law, or Trademark Law; or (iii) with the permission of the Professor.
5387 International Tax - (offered in Spring 2014)
Federal Income Tax is a prerequisite for enrollment in this course.
5328 Judicial Internship I - (offered in Spring 2014)
; completion of 30 hours, a minimum gpa of 2.7, and approval of the instructor. The instructor will review students' online applications, then will contact you.
5329 Judicial Internship II - (offered in Spring 2014)
Satisfactory completion of Judicial Internship Clinic I, a GPA of at least a 2.7, and approval of the instructor.
5116 Judicial Process - (offered in Fall 2013)
Approval of instructor and simultaneous enrollment in Judicial Internship Clinic I.
5360 Licensing & Technology Transfer - (offered in Spring 2014)
IP Survey, Patent Law, or Copyright Law
5283 Mediation Externship - (offered in Spring 2014)
Completion of AA White Mediation, and Professor approval.
5183 Mediation Process - (offered in Spring 2014)
Good Academic Standing, and enrollment in the Mediation Externship.
5230 Mergers & Acquisitions - (offered in Spring 2014)
Prerequisite: The students must have taken or be simultaneously taking Business Organizations.
5297 Offshore Leasing - (offered in Spring 2014)
Oil & Gas Law
5239 Oil & Gas Tax - (offered in Spring 2014)
Federal Income Tax
5291 Partnership Tax - (offered in Fall 2013)
Fed Tax
6205 Patent Prosecution - (offered in Fall 2013)
Patent Law
6393 Patent Remedies & Defenses - (offered in Spring 2014)
Prerequisite: LAW 5332 or consent of instructor
5223 Post Mortem Estate Planning - (offered in Spring 2014)
Federal Income Tax and Trusts and Wills
5297 Procedure of Patent Litigation - (offered in Fall 2013)
Patent Law, OR Patent Remedies & Defenses
5117 Public Interest Workplace - (offered in Fall 2013)
Approval of instructor and simultaneous enrollment in Clinical Externship I or Health Law Externship I. (Students must apply online – see the clinical webpage for more details.)
5261 Real Estate Tax - (offered in Fall 2012)
Fed Tax
5397 Reform in Oil Producing States - (offered in Spring 2013)
Introduction to Petroleum Transactions and/or professional experience in the area. See professor to waive in under the latter.
5363 Securities Regulation - (offered in Spring 2013)
Business Organizations is a prerequisite for this course. Every enrolled student must have taken, or be simultaneously taking, the course in Business Organizations.
7327 SEM: Advanced Topics in Copyright Law - (offered in Fall 2013)
Copyright (or Intellectual Property Survey, with permission of instructor)
7297 SEM: Advanced Topics in Family Law - (offered in Spring 2013)
Family Law
7307 SEM: Advanced Topics in Intellectual Property - (offered in Spring 2014)
patent law or copyright law or permission of the instructor.
7325 SEM: Civil Rights/Section 1983 - (offered in Spring 2013)
Constitutional Law
7333 SEM: Energy, Law & Policy - (offered in Spring 2014)
“At least two prior EENR courses and the permission of Prof. Weaver. Students writing a thesis should contact Prof. Weaver with their proposed topic area when seeking approval to take the course.”
7340 SEM: Higher Education Law - (offered in Spring 2014)
Not open to 1Ls
7397 SEM: Law & Religion - (offered in Spring 2012)
Prerequisite: LAW 5488 (Constitutional Law).
7335 SEM: Tax Policy - (offered in Spring 2014)
Federal Income Taxation
7397 SEM: Topics in Employment Law - (offered in Spring 2014)
Employment Law, Labor Law or Discrimination Law.
5125 Small Firm Practice Skills - (offered in Summer II 2013)
Student must be planning to graduate Dec. ’13, Spring ’14, or Dec. ’14, and have a minimum 2.33 GPA. Must be available to work normal business hours during the length of the program and must simultaneously be enrolled in both the clinical portion and the classroom component.
5259 State & Local Taxation - (offered in Fall 2013)
Federal Income Tax
5267 Tax Accounting - (offered in Spring 2014)
Federal Income Tax (Law 5359 or Law 5459)
5254 Tax Controversy & Litigation - (offered in Spring 2014)
Federal Income Tax.
5288 Tax Ethics - (offered in Fall 2013)
Federal Income Tax and Professional Responsibility
5293 Tax Fraud & Money Laundering - (offered in Spring 2013)
Federal Income Tax
5292 Tax Procedure - (offered in Fall 2013)
Fed Income Tax
5151 Tax Research - (offered in Fall 2013)
Prerequisites: Federal Tax and Corporate Tax recommended; ability to perform on-line searches in Lexis and/or Westlaw. This is an LLM class; JD students may take this course with instructor's permission.
5263 Taxation of Compensation - (offered in Spring 2014)
Federal Income Tax
5266 Taxation of Exempt Organizations - (offered in Spring 2014)
Federal Income Tax (past or concurrent enrollment)
5268 Taxation of Sales & Exchanges - (offered in Spring 2014)
Federal Income Tax or the equivalent course is required as a prerequisite. However, students who have had tax courses in Business School should be able to take the course if they request permission from the instructor or from Prof. O'Brien
5397 The Wire: Crime, Law, and Social Policy - (offered in Fall 2012) 5114 Transactional Clinic II - (offered in Spring 2014) 5386 Trial Advocacy - (offered in Spring 2014)
Viewing of the first season of the show is required prior to the start of the class.
2.5 Grade Point Average
Evidence