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Fall 2020
5420 Civil Practice Clinic I - HEPPARD/MCMANUS- 11966

Professor(s): Janet Heppard (CLINICAL FACULTY [405(b)])
Diane McManus (OTHER FACULTY)

Credits: 4

Course Areas: Practice Skills - Clinics and Externships 

Time: 4:00p-5:30p  TTH  Location:  

Course Outline: Students will represent clients in the following civil practice areas: family (including domestic violence, divorce and custody), probate, guardianships, bankruptcy and landlord/tenant. Representation will include court/trial appearances, mediation, negotiation, document drafting and case investigation.

Students must apply to the Clinic by submitting the online application at https://uhlc.wufoo.com/forms/m1263f5v0xj9tln/.

Students should not attempt to enroll themselves in these courses via PeopleSoft: if you’re accepted, the Clinic Program Manager will enroll you via the Office of Student Services.

The Civil Practice Clinic has a classroom component that meets for 3.0 hours a week over the course of the semester.

Students must work in the Clinic 50 hours per course credit hour.

Course Syllabus: Syllabus

Course Notes:   Quota= 11

Accepted students must attend a mandatory 2 ½ day orientation held from Wednesday to Friday before the first day of school. A Clinic student group picture will be taken during orientation. Students will receive a separate email with additional information.

Prerequisites: Yes  - Completion of 45 hours. Good Academic Standing.

First Day Assignments:

Final Exam Schedule:    

This course will have:
Exam:
Paper:

Satisfies Skills Course Requirement: Yes
Satisfies Senior Upper Level Writing Requirement: No

Experiential Course Type: clinic

Bar Course: No

DistanceEd ABA 306:

Pass-Fail Student Election: