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Course Descriptionsand Faculty GuideAcademic Year: September 2002—August 2003The CurriculumConcord Law School provides rigorous and dynamicinstruction leading to a Juris Doctor or Executive J.D. SMdegree. As the nation’s premier online law school, theConcord curriculum corresponds to that of most leadingU.S. law programs. The casebooks and textbooks assignedat Concord are those regularly used in fixed-facilityclassrooms. However, unlike most of its fixed-facilitycounterparts, Concord utilizes innovative Internettechnology and teaching tools to communicate thematerial and facilitate the learning process. Studentsaccess lectures, perform research in the law library, andinteract with professors and classmatesover the Web, 24 hours aday, 7 days a week, from any partof the globe.The Juris Doctor program is a 92-unit, four-year, part-time programrequiring no less than 48 and nomore than 52 weeks of consecutivestudy each year. Underthe rules of the Committee of BarExaminers of the State Bar ofCalifornia, graduates of thisprogram meet the legal educationrequirement of the State Bar andmay apply for admission to theState Bar of California.THE NATION’S PREMIER ONLINE LAW SCHOOLThe Executive J.D. SM program ismade up of 72 units and givesstudents the option of setting thepace for their studies. SinceExecutive J.D. SM graduates do not sit for the bar exam andare not subject to the statutorily mandated part-timestudy requirements, students may complete the programin as little as three years or may elect a pace that will allowthem six years for their studies.The Executive J.D. SM program also includes the option ofa health law track, which requires 16 units of health lawrelatedcourses. J.D. students may obtain a Health LawCertificate by concentrating their electives in the healthlaw area. Please see the tables on the next page for thestudy plan options for each program.

Program OfferingsJuris Doctor ProgramCoursesUnitsFIRST YEARContracts 8Torts 8Criminal Law 6Legal Writing and Test-Taking Skills 2SECOND YEARCivil Procedure 6Constitutional Law 6Criminal Procedure 4Real Property 8THIRD YEARCorporations 4Evidence 6Legal Analysis and Writing 4Legal Research 2Professional Responsibility 4Elective 2-4FOURTH YEARCommunity Property 4Remedies/Advanced Legal Analysis 6Wills and Trusts 6Electives (choose 6-8 units)*Health Law 4Federal Taxation 4Intellectual Property 4Cyberlaw 4Externship 4Advocacy —Theories, Tactics, 3& TechniquesAdvanced Advocacy 3Social Security Law 3* For additional Health Law electives, see Executive J.D. SM Health Law Track.Tuition and FeesCoursesExecutive J.D. SM ProgramFIRST YEARUnitsContracts 8Torts 8Criminal Law 6Legal Writing and Test-Taking Skills 2SECOND YEARCivil Procedure 6Constitutional Law 6Electives 12THIRD YEAREvidence 6Legal Analysis and Writing 2Legal Research 2Ethics 2Electives 12ElectivesThe total number of units required for the Juris Doctor degree is 92completed over four years with tuition paid annually. The currentannual tuition for the Juris Doctor program is $7,000. (The annualtuition is subject to change.) The entire tuition for the Executive J.D. SMdegree is $21,000 (three years at $7,000 per year) with tuition due at thecommencement of the program. The yearly tuition includes a $100non refundable registration fee. In addition to the tuition, there is anon refundable student services fee for the Juris Doctor program that ischarged each academic year. The current student services fee forstudents starting their academic year in September 2002 or continuingtheir enrollment through September 2002 is $175. For subsequent classstarts or continuing enrollment, students must pay the student servicesfee effective at that time. Any units taken above 24 units annually arecharged at the rate of $275 per unit.Corporations 4Health Law 4Criminal Procedure 4Federal Taxation 4Community Property 4Wills and Trusts 6Intellectual Property 4Cyberlaw 4Real Property 8Executive J.D. SM Health Law TrackCoursesUnitsFIRST YEARContracts 8Torts 8Criminal Law 6Legal Writing and Test-Taking Skills 2SECOND YEARConstitutional Law 6Legal Analysis and Writing 2Legal Research 2Health Law 4Electives 10THIRD YEAREthics (may be taken second or third year) 2Electives 22Electives (At least 12 units must come from thecourses below for which the required HealthLaw course is a prerequisite; the remaining 10units may come from other Executive J.D. SMelectives or required courses.)Bioethics 4Health Care Policy 4Health Care Organizations and Finance 4Risk Management in Health Care 2Administrative Law for theHealth Care Practioner2Externship 2E-Health and Telemedicine 2Products Liability (Health) 2Medical Malpractice/Professional Liability2The tuition fee does not include the student’s own costs, whichinclude: textbooks ($300-500 per year); MS Word TM (market rate) orWordPerfect TM (student rate $70); computer equipment ($1,000);Personal Verisign Digital Certificate ($14.95 per year); and an InternetService Provider to access the curriculum ($23.90 per month).Additional optional charges: A Concord Student Identification Cardis $10; a Concord transcript is $5.Two forms of financing are available: Concord Tuition Financing,which offers convenient monthly payments after a down payment; andSallie Mae Financing (through SLM Corporation), which allowsstudents to finance the entire tuition.1To view the Concord catalog, including a description of courses and schoolpolicies, please refer to the Concord Law School website atwww.concordlawschool.com

Course DescriptionsFirst Year Courses:Contracts (8 Units)Required: All programsThis course examines the legal theories and principles relating to partiesand agreements and their resultant obligations or benefits. Coveredtopics include: Formation, Conditions, and Remedies of Contracts;Bargained for Consideration; Third-Party Contracts (includingAssignments and Delegations); Statute of Frauds; Parole Evidence;Impossibility of Performance; and Frustration of Purpose.Criminal Law (6 Units)Required: All programsThis course examines the state’s ability to punish individuals for wrongscommitted. Homicide, Theft (including Robbery and Burglary), Assault,Rape, Kidnapping, and Arson as well as Attempts, Conspiracies, andSolicitation are covered in depth. The state of mind required to commita crime, including Justifications and Excuses, is thoroughly covered.Legal Writing and Test-Taking Skills (2 Units)Required: All programsThis course is designed to teach the ability to spot legal issues in factualsituations and form legal arguments and theories. Additionally,students demonstrate factual analysis and reasoning to buttress theirarguments and conclusions.Torts (8 Units)Required: All programsThis course explores the study of civil liability relating to intentionalacts and violation of duties imposed by law. Additionally, legalwrongs committed by a private person upon the person or property ofanother independent of a contractual relationship are covered indetail in this course. Topics include: Intentional Torts, Negligence,Strict Liability, Product Liability, Nuisance, Defamation, Invasion ofPrivacy, and Misrepresentation.Upper Division Courses:Administrative Law for theHealth Care Practitioner (2 Units)Elective: Juris Doctor; Executive J.D. SM Health, Prerequisite: Health LawThis course reviews administrative law, particularly where related tohealth care administrative agencies. It compares federal and statelicensing, permits, and appeals processes, as well as the adoption,modification, and judicial review of agency rules and decisions.Students analyze the process of adjudication of benefits and penaltiesand evaluate strategies to prepare for inspections and subpoenas fromfederal and state administrative agencies.Advanced Advocacy (3 Units)Elective: Juris Doctor, Prerequisite: Advocacy—Theories,Tactics,and TechniquesOffered at the William Mitchell College of Law (WMCL) Summer SkillsProgram in St. Paul, Minnesota, this is an eight (8) day, in-person course.The course is an intense, learning-by-doing trial skills course. Studentscontinually perform and are critiqued live and on videotape byexperienced trial lawyers. Topics include: Case Analysis; OpeningStatements; Direct and Cross Examinations; Examination of Layand Expert Witnesses; Impeachment, Rehabilitation, and RefreshingRecollection; Introduction of Evidence and DemonstrativeExhibits; Closing Arguments; Jury Selection; and Ethics andProfessional Responsibility.Please Note: Students register directly with and pay tuition (at the WMCL J.D.rate) directly to the William Mitchell College of Law. The course is gradedon a pass/fail basis by WMCL. The units are fully transferable to Concord.Advocacy—Theories, Tactics,and Techniques (3 Units)Elective: Juris Doctor, Prerequisite to Advanced AdvocacyOffered online in partnership with the William Mitchell College of Law,this course introduces students to the fundamentals of the courtroomand oral advocacy. Interactive modules allow students to study thefoundation of effective advocacy and to learn by doing. Students areexposed to trial tactics and techniques including: opening statements;direct and cross examinations; introduction of evidence; and closingarguments. Students are assessed and receive feedback on theirperformances via videotape presentations.Please Note: In addition to Concord tuition per unit, students will berequired to pay a $500 program fee. Students must have access or arrangeaccess to videotaping equipment (VHS) to tape their own performances.Students are also responsible for shipment of videotape performances toWMCL faculty.Bioethics (4 Units)Elective: Juris Doctor; Executive J.D. SM Health, Prerequisite: Health LawThis course examines the legal, ethical, and political implications ofbiological and technological advances in the following areas: humanreproduction, fetal-maternal decision making, surrogacy, humangenetics, death and dying of children and adults, physician-assisteddeath, human subjects research, and distributive justice in health care.These issues are addressed from the standpoint of the stakeholders –—patients, health care providers, and government policy makers.Civil Procedure (6 Units)Required: Juris Doctor; Executive J.D. SM , Elective: Executive J.D. SM HealthAccess to the U.S. court system is the focus of this course. ProperJurisdiction and Venue (including Long Arm Statutes and MinimumContacts) are covered in detail. Other topics include: Pleadings, Joinder ofParties and Claims, Class Actions, Discovery, Summary Judgment,Directed Verdict, Res Judicata, Collateral Estoppel, and the Appeal Process.Community Property (4 Units)Required: Juris Doctor, Elective: Executive J.D. SM / Executive J.D. SM HealthThis course covers the law of Community Property and Division ofMarital Assets in California. Specific topics include: theCharacterization of Property as Separate or Community, Creditors’Rights, Third-Party Transfers, and the Resolving of Disputes upon theTermination of a Relationship or the Death of a Party.2

Constitutional Law (6 Units)Required: All programsThis course examines the organization and framework of the federalgovernment, the distribution of political and governmental authoritiesand functions, and the fundamental principles that regulate therelationship between the government and its citizens. Specific topicsinclude the Source of Judicial Review, the Powers of Legislative andExecutive Branches, the Authority Reserved for the States, Due Process,Equal Protection, and First Amendment Freedoms.Corporations (4 Units)Required: Juris Doctor, Elective: Executive J.D. SM /Executive J.D. SM HealthThis course covers the area of law relating to artificial persons or legalentities consisting of members acting with a common purpose.Particular emphasis is placed on the Formation of the Corporate Unit,the Sale of Shares (including Federal Securities Law), the Operation andManagement of the Corporation, and the law covering Dividends,Repurchases, and Redemptions.Criminal Procedure (4 Units)Required: Juris Doctor, Elective: Executive J.D. SM /Executive J.D. SM HealthThis course focuses on the law governing the rights of the accused. Thetopics of Arrest, Search, Seizure, Confession, Self-Incrimination, PoliceLineups, Guilty Pleas, Double Jeopardy, Right to Counsel, andIneffective Assistance of Counsel are covered in detail.Cyberlaw (4 Units)Elective: All programsThis broad survey course is designed to explore the legal, ethical, andtechnological issues involved in working in cyberspace. Topics include:Internet history; policy development; governance and regulation;jurisdiction; First Amendment and privacy; copyright and fair use;trademark and domain names; cybercrime and Internet security;electronic commerce and virtual transactions; discovery of electronicevidence; and legal practice issues on the Internet.E-Health and Telemedicine (2 Units)Elective: Juris Doctor; Executive J.D. SM Health, Prerequisite: Health LawThis course analyzes the implications and emerging legal issues relatedto electronic delivery of care, privacy of electronic patient records,reimbursement for health care, and health care education viateleconferencing, satellite/cable, and the Internet.Ethics (2 Units)Required: Executive J.D. SM /Executive J.D. SM HealthThis survey course examines the law relating to the ethical standardsthat govern attorneys and judges. Select sections of the ABA Rules ofProfessional Conduct, the Model Rules, and the ABA Code of JudicialEthics are covered.Evidence (6 Units)Required: Juris Doctor; Executive J.D. SM , Elective: Executive J.D. SM HealthThis course covers the substance of and means by which allegedmatters of fact are proved or disproved in court. Central topics includethe Requirements for the Introduction and Impeachment of Evidence,Relevancy, Character Evidence, Expert Testimony, Privileges, andHearsay. The course also covers the Requirements of the Originals andRoles of Judges and Juries in the evaluation of evidence.Externship (4 Units)Elective: Juris DoctorThe Legal Education Experience Program (LEEP) provides studentswith the opportunity to experience the law in a practical setting.Students work under a supervising attorney in a judicial, law firm,public law office, corporate, or government setting. The student workswith the director of LEEP to identify an appropriate externship inhis/her location. This elective also requires additional course workincluding lectures, discussion groups, and writing assignments.Federal Taxation (4 Units)Elective: All programsThis course examines the fundamental concepts underlying the federalincome tax system, with emphasis on its history and current operation.Major topics explored include determination of gross income anddeductions, timing issues, and disposition of property, with emphasison taxation of the individual.Health Care Organizations and Finance (4 Units)Elective: Juris Doctor; Executive J.D. SM Health, Prerequisites: Health Law,CorporationsThis course analyzes forms of health care business enterprises, specificstructures of health care organizations, and the interrelationshipbetween these health care structures, their financial incentives, andcompliance requirements.Health Care Policy (4 Units)Elective: Juris Doctor; Executive J.D. SM Health, Prerequisite: Health LawThis course provides an introduction to the field of policy analysis,and the various techniques and concepts that are employed in thatfield. Examples of applications of those techniques to a variety ofhealth policy problems are explored.Health Law (4 Units)Required: Executive J.D. SM Health, Elective: Juris Doctor; Executive J.D. SMThis course introduces students to legal issues involving the healthcare system and health care providers. Areas covered include: thelegal issues surrounding licensing, quality control regulations,patient-professional relationships, health care organizations andstructures, bioethical issues, and liability of health care professionalsand institutions.Intellectual Property (4 Units)Elective: All programsThis is a survey course in the field of intellectual property law. Topicsinclude patent, copyright, and trademark law.3

Legal Analysis and Writing (2 Units)Required: Executive J.D. SM Health, Elective: Executive J.D. SMThis course is designed to allow students to apply their legal knowledgeto a series of writing exercises. In addition to having an opportunity torefresh writing skills, students will learn the basic forms of correct legalcitation. The documents students will prepare are the kinds a paralegalor a business or health care consultant with a legal background mightbe asked to complete.Legal Analysis and Writing (4 Units)Required: Juris DoctorThis course covers the practical basis of how to write the kind ofdocuments that make up a lawyer’s traditional practice: a Client AdviceLetter, an Office (Research) Memorandum, and a Memorandum of Lawin Support of or in Opposition to a dispositive motion— for example, aMotion for Summary Judgment. The course will also include an OralArgument.Legal Research (2 Units)Required: All programsThis course focuses on research skills and techniques, including the useof an online library. Students will be assigned various research projectsto be completed under the tutelage of their instructor.Medical Malpractice/Professional Liability (2 Units)Elective: Juris Doctor; Executive J.D. SM Health, Prerequisite: Health LawThis course examines the duty of health care professionals andorganizations to provide appropriate care by addressing specific tortissues, practice guidelines and standards, applicable regulations, anddata bank issues.Products Liability (Health) (2 Units)Elective: Juris Doctor; Executive J.D. SM Health, Prerequisite: Health LawThis course explores the legal aspects of health-related products,including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and genetically engineeredtreatment modalities, as well as applicable toxic tort issues.Professional Responsibility (4 Units)Required: Juris DoctorThe law relating to the ethical standards that govern attorneys andjudges is the focus of this course. It covers the ABA Rules of ProfessionalConduct, the Model Rules, and the ABA Code of Judicial Ethics.Real Property (8 Units)Required: Juris Doctor, Elective: Executive J.D. SM /Executive J.D. SM HealthThe law governing all aspects of Real Property and the Creation ofRights is the focus of this course. Additional topics include: OwnershipRights (including Present Estates), Co-Tenancy, Future Interests, andthe Relations between Landlord and Tenant. Real Property Contracts,Statute of Fraud Problems, Real Property Mortgages, Conveyancing,and Adverse Possession are also discussed.Remedies/Advanced Legal Analysis (6 Units)Required: Juris DoctorThis course reviews both Legal and Equitable Remedies, focusing on theUnderlying Liability Theories that give rise to the Remedy and theRemedy itself. Special attention is given to Contract and Tort Remedies.Students will be exposed to the types of problems that they mayencounter in law practice, with particular emphasis on ones that cross avariety of disciplines. Final papers are similar to the performance testscurrently administered by the State Bar of California.Risk Management in Health Care (2 Units)Elective: Juris Doctor; Executive J.D. SM Health, Prerequisite: Health LawThis course explores various models and trends in risk managementprograms along with their components. The course will focus on allforms of risk and risk management in health care environments, frominitiation of care through completion of care.Social Security Law (3 Units)Elective: Juris DoctorOffered online through Cornell Law School, the course focusesespecially on how Social Security’s benefit rules relate to employment,families, and household composition, and how its procedures addressthe challenge of adjudicating the massive numbers of benefit claimsthat arise each year. The course introduces the general features of theSocial Security Act’s entitlement, benefit formulae, and proceduralrules; highlights those that pose the greatest difficulty to administratorsand advocates; and surveys current proposals for change.Please Note: This course must be completed in a traditional semesterformat (24–26 weeks), from January to June 2003, and will be offered onlyon the Cornell website. Law students throughout the country willparticipate in the program. Students who satisfactorily complete the courseand pass the final examination will receive certification by Cornell andcredit granted by Concord. In addition to Concord tuition per unit, studentswill be required to pay a $500 program fee.Wills and Trusts (6 Units)Required: Juris Doctor, Elective: Executive J.D. SM /Executive J.D. SM HealthThis course covers the law of Estates and Trusts as applied in Californiaand gives a general overview of how it applies in the rest of the country.Issues dealing with the Validity and Revocation of Wills are examined,particularly as they may affect Distribution of Assets of an Estate.Additionally, the laws of Express Trusts (including Creation andAdministration), Charitable Trusts, and Consecutive Trusts are covered.Please Note: Course offerings are subject to change.SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSThe computer equipment utilized to access the Internet program mustmeet the minimum requirements below:Hardware/OS: Pentium 200MHz; 32MB or more of RAM; Windows® 95,Windows® 98 (suggested), Windows® 2000ME (final release versiononly), or Windows® NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4 or greater; 33.6 Kbps orbetter modem; 16 bit sound card and speakers; and 65,000-color orbetter video display card.Software: Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher or Netscape TM 4.7or higher; MS Word TM 6.0/95 or higher or WordPerfect 6 or higher; thefree version of the RealPlayer version 8.0 or higher (downloaded fromthe Internet); and the free version of Adobe® Acrobat® Reader TM 4.0 orhigher (downloaded from the Internet).4

Deans, Faculty, and LecturersDeans and DirectorsAssociate Dean, Dean of Students, Director ofAcademic Support, and Professor of Law; B.A.,University of Wisconsin; Ed.D., Harvard University;J.D., Harvard Law School. Member, State Bar ofMassachusetts. Courses: Legal Analysis and Writing.Associate Dean, First Year Programs and Professor ofLaw; B.A., University of California at Los Angeles;J.D., Whittier College of Law. Member, State Bar ofCalifornia. Courses: Contracts, Criminal Law, Torts,and Real Property.Jack R. GoetzPresident and DeanThe founding dean of Concord Law School, Jack R.Goetz is a recognized expert in the field of distancelearning. His vision and expertise contributed greatly tothe creation of Concord in 1998 and under his leadership,Concord has grown to serve a student body of more than1000 adults worldwide. Dean Goetz oversees all aspects ofthe Concord education, including curriculumdevelopment, faculty hiring, student services, academicsupport and counseling, career services, operations, andmanagement of accreditation issues.Martha SiegelAssociate DeanDean of StudentsDirector ofAcademic SupportProfessor of LawGregory BrandesAssociate Deanof FacultyProfessor of LawDean Siegel received her doctorate in educationfrom Harvard University and is a graduate ofHarvard Law School. She has an extensive backgroundin developing legal writing curriculumincluding as the former director of the WritingAssistance and Academic Support Program and theLegal Practice Skills Program at Suffolk UniversityLaw School. Dean Siegel directs the legal writing andacademic support programs at Concord.Associate Dean of Faculty and Professor of Law;B.A., Marycrest College; J.D., Loyola University ofChicago Law School. Member, State Bars of Illinoisand Colorado. Courses: Contracts, Criminal Law,Criminal Procedure, and Torts.Dean Brandes is a graduate of Loyola Universityof Chicago Law School and has taught law studentsthroughout the last decade. He has lectured extensivelyon contract, business, privacy, and employmentlaw, and, among other written works, hasrecently published Straight Talk on Workplace Law.Steven BracciAssociate DeanFirst Year ProgramsProfessor of LawCassandra ColchagoffAssociate DeanProfessor of LawDean Bracci is a well-known lecturer and hasbeen teaching law since 1979. A graduate ofWhittier College of Law, he has served as theacademic director for law school divisions of anumber of legal publishers. He is an expert inexamination technique and has conducted writingand test-taking seminars nationwide.Associate Dean and Professor of Law; B.A.,University of Toledo; J.D., University of TulsaCollege of Law. Member, State Bar of Oklahoma.Courses: Contracts, Criminal Law, and Torts.Dean Colchagoff is a graduate of the Universityof Tulsa College of Law, where she was the articleseditor on the Law Journal. Professor Colchagoff hasbeen in private practice in a general litigation andappellate practice and is also involved in continuinglegal education programs.In April 2002, the Distance Education and TrainingCouncil (DETC) recognized Dean Goetz for his e-learningexpertise with a Distinguished Recognition Award foroutstanding contributions to the advancement of distanceeducation. Dean Goetz served on the DETC Board ofTrustees from 2000 to 2002, has worked with on-site DETCaccreditation teams, and currently serves on the DETCTask Force on Assessment of Learning Outcomes. In May2002, Dean Goetz was named chair of the BusinessStandards Committee as well as vice-chair of theEducational Standards Committee.Craig GoldDirector of LibraryServicesProfessor of LawDirector of Library Services and Professor of Law;B.S., Arizona State University; J.D., University ofArizona College of Law. Member, State Bar ofCalifornia. Courses: Legal Research and Cyberlaw.Professor Gold is a graduate of the University ofArizona College of Law and is an expert in distancelearning. He has developed a number of Internetbasedprograms, particularly legal research and educationprograms, for practitioners and law students.His work has assisted thousands of law students andlawyers in passing the bar examination or meetingtheir continuing legal education requirements.Douglas HoldenAssistant Dean ofFaculty DevelopmentProfessor of LawAssistant Dean of Faculty Development andProfessor of Law; B.S., Regis College; J.D.,Pepperdine University School of Law. Member, StateBar of Colorado. Courses: Contracts, Criminal Law,Torts, and Corporations.In addition to having maintained an active practice,Dean Holden has extensive experience in distanceeducation, including developing and teachingbusiness law courses for the University of Phoenix.In addition, the Board of Bar Governors of the State Barof California appointed Dean Goetz to a three-year term asa member of the Law School Council, which advises theCommittee of Bar Examiners on various law schooleducation matters. Dean Goetz also serves as a member ofthe State Bar of California Committee of Bar ExaminersTask Force on Accreditation of Online Law Schools.5A frequent speaker at distance education and legalconferences, Dean Goetz has delivered presentations onConcord’s innovative education model, accreditationissues, faculty training and evaluation, and studentretention.Dean Goetz has more than 20 years of experience asa legal educator, including professorial as well asadministrative and supervisory experience. While personallyteaching Evidence, Remedies, and Legal Alalysis andWriting, he has also directed law faculty nationwide on thedevelopment and delivery of legal education programs,including classes for state bar examinations that haveserved tens of thousands of students.Dean Goetz received his B.A. in 1976 from San DiegoState University, his J.D. in 1979 from Boston UniversitySchool of Law, and his M.B.A. in 1990 from PepperdineUniversity. He has been a member of the California Barsince 1979 and was admitted to the Federal Court CentralDistrict of California in 1983.Robert A. HullAssistant Deanof AcademicsProfessor of LawKathleen ReaganAssistant Deanof StudentsProfessor of LawAndrew TallmerAssistant Directorof ExaminationsProfessor of LawAssistant Dean of Academics and Professor ofLaw; B.A., San Diego State University; J.D.,University of San Diego School of Law. Member,State Bars of California, Arizona, Missouri, andNevada. Courses: Contracts, Criminal Law, Torts,and Constitutional Law.Dean Hull writes extensively on legal topics, andhis substantive law guides and practice materialshave been used by law students and practitionersnationwide. He is a cum laude graduate of theUniversity of San Diego School of Law and hastaught for 14 years. His expertise includes curriculumdevelopment and writing testing materials.Assistant Dean of Students and Professor of Law;B.A., University of Virginia; J.D., Tulane Law School.Member, State Bar of Massachusetts.Dean Reagan was an assistant district attorney,running a prosecuting unit and doing appellatework. In addition to her Concord responsibilities,she is a freelance writer.Assistant Director of Examinations and Professor ofLaw; B.A., Union College of Union University; J.D.,Albany Law School. Member, State Bars of NorthCarolina and New York. Courses: Contracts,Criminal Law, and Torts.Professor Tallmer has been involved in the publicpolicy arena for much of his career, including havingtaught and developed legal training for public safetyagencies at the North Carolina Justice Academy. Heis also an experienced trial attorney, having workedas an assistant district attorney in New York.Candace Elliott PersonDirector ofHealth Law ProgramAssistant Dean ofHealth Law LL.M.ProgramProfessor of LawStacey SharpDirector of ExecutiveJ.D. ProgramAssistant Deanof StudentsProfessor of LawWilliam I. WestonAssociate Deanof Program DevelopmentProfessor of LawDirector of Health Law Program, Assistant Dean ofthe Health Law LL.M. Program, and Professor of Law;B.S.N., University of Iowa; M.S., University ofMinnesota; J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School.Member, State Bar of Michigan. Courses: Health Law.Professor Person has extensive experience in thehealth care field as a clinical practitioner, in management,and as an educator. As a graduate of theThomas M. Cooley Law School, the focus of herpractice and teaching is in the areas of health law,cyberlaw, and legal education. Professor Person hasdeveloped judicial education programs and is a consultanton legal and policy issues related to theInternet and Web technology.Director of Executive J.D. Program, Assistant Dean ofStudents, and Professor of Law; B.A., University ofSouthern California; J.D., Thomas Jefferson School ofLaw. Member, State Bar of California.Dean Sharp is a graduate of Thomas JeffersonSchool of Law. In addition to her work in privatepractice, she has many years of experience assistinglaw students in developing legal analysis andwriting skills.Associate Dean of Program Development andProfessor of Law; A.B.M.L., Loyola College ofMaryland; J.D., University of Maryland. Member,State Bars of Maryland and the District ofColumbia. Courses: Contracts, Criminal Law, Torts,and Legal Education Experience Program.Dean Weston has been a law school professor forover 25 years at the University of Baltimore and atFlorida Coastal School of Law. On both faculties heheld dean positions, including director of professionalskills education at Florida Coastal. Dean Weston isactive in ethics and professionalism committees atthe state level and with the ABA. He has writtenextensively in the family law and legal ethics areas.

ProfessorsH. Beau Baez, IIIProfessor of LawProfessor of Law; B.A., Liberty University; J.D.,LL.M., Georgetown University. Member, State Barsof Virginia and the District of Columbia. Courses:Civil Procedure, Taxation, Contracts, Criminal Law,and Torts.Professor Baez is counsel to the National NexusProgram at the Multistate Tax Commission inWashington, D.C. He has also served as a legal writerfor various tax publishers. His LL.M. fromGeorgetown University Law Center is in taxation.Sara Berman-BarrettProfessor of LawProfessor of Law; B.A., University of CaliforniaSanta Barbara; J.D., University of California, LosAngeles. Member, State Bar of California. Courses:Criminal Procedure and Community Property.Professor Berman-Barrett has been teaching lawstudents since 1991 in fixed-facility law schools aswell as through legal writing programs she has developed.Jason M. BurkProfessor of LawProfessor of Law; B.A., University of Illinois; J.D.,Drake University Law School. Member, State Bar ofNevada. Courses: Contracts, Criminal Law, and Torts.Professor Burk is a graduate of Drake UniversityLaw School. In addition to his teaching, he is apartner in a law firm specializing in medicalmalpractice and insurance defense litigation.James W. Claflin, Jr.Professor of LawProfessor of Law; B.A., J.D., Brigham YoungUniversity. Member, State Bars of Utah andArizona. Courses: Contracts, Criminal Lawand Torts.Professor of Law; B.S., California State University;J.D., University of La Verne College of Law. Member,State Bar of California. Courses: Real Property andLegal Analysis and Writing.Professor of Law; B.S., University of Illinois; J.D.,Southern Illinois University. Member, State Bar ofIllinois. Courses: Contracts, Criminal Law, Torts, andWills and Trusts.Professor Claflin maintains an active generalbusiness litigation practice in addition to histeaching. As an adjunct faculty member atBrigham Young University Law School, he teacheslegal research and writing in the advocacyprogram. Professor Claflin is a graduate of BYULaw School where he was the articles editor of theLaw Review.Alana J. DeGarmoProfessor of LawProfessor DeGarmo is a sole practitioner whospecializes in legal research. A former officer in theU.S. Air Force, she is also an adjunct law professor ina legal research and writing program.James W. DodgeProfessor of LawProfessor Dodge serves in the Illinois senateminority leader’s office as legal counsel to the judiciarycommittee. He has worked in various state legaloffices including the Illinois Attorney General’soffice. In addition, Professor Dodge is an instructorin paralegal and continuing education programs.Joseph P. GaughanProfessor of LawProfessor of Law; B.S., Northeastern University; J.D.,Suffolk University School of Law. Member, State Barof Massachusetts. Courses: Criminal Procedure.Professor Gaughan has an extensive record as adistrict attorney and prosecutor. He has been thelead prosecutor in over 50 major felony trials, as wellas a speaker at many district attorney and triallawyer conferences and an adjunct professor in legaleducation programs.Linda J. HiemerProfessor of LawProfessor of Law; B.A., Lafayette College; J.D.,Dickinson School of Law. Member State Barsof Alaska and Idaho. Courses: Legal Analysisand Writing.Professor Hiemer is in private practice andfocuses on business law, including mergersand acquisitions, venture capital, securities,and commercial litigation.Shaun G. JamisonProfessor of LawProfessor of Law; B.S., National College; J.D.,University of North Dakota. Member, State Bar ofMinnesota. Course: Real Property.Professor Jamison is a reference attorney coordinatorfor West Group, where he is involved in attorneytraining and support. He also trains West referenceattorneys and has taught law and businesscourses in undergraduate and paralegal programs.Professor Jamison has taught and written fornumerous continuing legal education coursesand publications.Scott F. JohnsonProfessor of LawProfessor of Law; B.A., University of North Carolinaat Charlotte; J.D., Franklin Pierce Law Center.Member, State Bar of New Hampshire. Courses:Constitutional Law and Civil Procedure.Professor Johnson is in private practice with afocus in education law, health law, employment law,and civil rights law. He also works with and is a legalpanel member of the New Hampshire CivilLiberties Union.Marc A. JonesProfessor of LawProfessor of Law; B.A., Northeastern IllinoisUniversity; J.D., Howard University School of Law;LL.M., George Washington University School ofLaw. Member, State Bar of Illinois. Courses:Criminal Procedure.Professor Jones is an appellate defense attorneywith the U.S. Air Force. He also serves as an adjunctfaculty advisor to various courses and workshops.Professor of Law; B.A., J.D., University of Maryland.Member, State Bars of Pennsylvania and Maryland.Courses: Constitutional Law, Evidence, andCriminal Procedure.Professor Kaufman has extensive experience withthe criminal justice system both as a trial attorneyMark A. Kaufman and as teacher. He has worked at the trial andProfessor of Law appellate level on a wide range of family, criminal,and poverty/welfare law issues. Professor Kaufmanhas taught at Villanova University School of Law,where he developed a cooperative clinical educationprogram, and at Widener University in its criminaljustice program.Robert J. LandryProfessor of LawProfessor of Law; B.A., University of NorthAlabama; J.D., University of Alabama School of Law.Member, State Bar of Alabama. Courses: Contracts,Criminal Law, Torts, and Real Property.Professor Landry is the Assistant U.S.Bankruptcy Administrator for the Northern Districtof Alabama. He has also worked as a bankruptcyattorney and has written and taught extensively inthe field.Professor of Law; B.A., M.B.A, Cleveland StateUniversity; J.D., Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.Member, State Bar of Ohio. Courses: Federal TaxationProfessor Monsour has extensive teaching experiencein the taxation field. In addition to hisConcord courses, he teaches in the Golden GateEdward L. Monsour University Masters of Taxation Program.Professor of Law Additionally, Professor Monsour teaches at theUniversity of California, Irvine, in its GraduateSchool of Management. He has also taught in taxationprograms for accounting professionals.Professor of Law; B.A., Berry College; J.D., StetsonUniversity College of Law. Member, State Bars ofFlorida and Georgia. Courses: Contracts, CriminalLaw, Torts, and Intellectual Property.Professor Palmer is a legal editor. She has been astaff attorney with the Thirteenth Judicial CircuitMeredith L. Palmer and a litigator in private practice. Professor PalmerProfessor of Law also teaches business law as an adjunct at theUniversity of Phoenix.Professor of Law; B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.S.S.I.,Defense Intelligence College; J.D., Stetson UniversityCollege of Law. Member, State Bar of Colorado.Courses: Criminal Procedure and Civil Procedure.Professor of Law; B.A., State University of New Yorkat Buffalo; J.D., Hofstra University School of Law.Member, State Bars of California, New York, and theDistrict of Columbia. Courses: Health Law.Professor of Law; B.A., Union College; J.D., AlbanyLaw School. Member, State Bars of New York andGeorgia. Courses: Contracts, Criminal Law, Torts, andCivil Procedure.Professor Pleasant is in private practice concentratingon federal criminal defense and probateTimothy W. Pleasant work. Following law school, he was a Federal JudicialProfessor of Law Intern for the U.S. District Court, Middle District ofFlorida. He also has taught history and was a commissionedofficer in the U.S. Marine Corps.Judith SackProfessor of LawProfessor Sack maintains a private practice specializingin various aspects of elder, disability, andemployment law. She has previously worked for thefederal government, including the U.S. Departmentof Justice. Professor Sack has also taught and developeddistance learning programs.Professor Van Detta has been in private practicefor 20 years and is currently of counsel to his firm. InJeffrey A. Van Detta his practice he has concentrated on labor law,Professor of Law employment discrimination, and federal court litigation,and has written extensively on related issues.Additionally, he teaches at the John Marshall LawSchool in Atlanta, Georgia.6

Visiting and Supplementary LecturersMary M. ChehSubjects:Constitutional LawProfessor Cheh joined the faculty at GeorgeWashington University National Law Center, whereshe is the Elyce Zenoff Research Professor of Law, in1979. A leading constitutional and national securitylaw specialist, she is widely published on subjectssuch as the First Amendment and criminal law andhas been a frequent speaker and media commentatoron legal affairs. Professor Cheh was a member of theD.C. Circuit Task Force on Gender Bias in the Courtsand has served as a consultant to the President’sCommission on Organized Crime.Rafael GuzmanSubjects:Criminal Law,Criminal Procedure,EvidenceProfessor Guzman is considered one of the nation’sleading lecturers in criminal law. He has taught at theUniversity of Arkansas since 1967 and is a memberof the Arkansas Criminal Code Revision Committeeand the Arkansas Standards of Criminal JusticeProject. He has also co-authored PsychiatricEvaluation in Criminal Cases.Marci KellySubjects: Taxation,Wills and TrustsProfessor Kelly is a graduate of University of VirginiaSchool of Law and received her LL.M. from NewYork University School of Law. She is an associatedean and professor at Golden Gate University Schoolof Law. Professor Kelly is the author of several articlesand book chapters and a frequent lecturer. Shehas served as chair of the Education Committee ofthe California State Bar. An expert in the fields ofwills and trusts and taxation, Professor Kelly willoversee the curriculum for those subjects.Lawrence LevineSubjects: TortsProfessor Levine is a recognized authority on tortlaw. He has taught at both McGeorge School of Lawand the University of California, Hastings College ofthe Law since 1982. His published works include ATorts Anthology (co-authored with Davies andKionka) and Understanding Torts (co-authored withDiamond and Madden).Arthur R. MillerSubjects:Civil Procedure,Intellectual PropertyProfessor Miller has taught at Harvard Law Schoolsince 1971. He is nationally known for his work oncourt procedure, copyright and unfair competition,and remedies. The courses he teaches include CivilProcedure, Copyright, and Complex Litigation; inrecent years he has also co-taught a seminar on law,information, and technology. Professor Miller is anacknowledged expert in the right to privacy, a subjecton which he has written, testified, debated, andhelped formulate legislation. He is involved in avariety of televised legal educational programs,including as the former legal editor for ABC’s GoodMorning America. He is widely published and hisworks include Civil Procedure (with Fridenthal andKane) and Civil Procedure Cases and Materials (withCound, Friedenthal, and Sexton).John E. MoyeSubjects:Contracts, CorporationsProfessor Moye is an international lawyer who lecturesand teaches in commercial banking and businessorganization law throughout the United States.During his seven years teaching at the University ofDenver, he was voted Professor of the Year on fouroccasions. His written work includes CommercialTransactions Under the Uniform Commercial CodeProblem Series, The Law of Business Organizations, andMoye’s Loan Documentation Manual.Professor Peck is a former California State Bar Courttrial judge and has long practiced in the field of legalethics and professional responsibility. She served asethics counsel to the State Bar of California and theAmerican Bar Association, was a member of theState Bar Commission to revise the Rules ofProfessional Conduct, and has taught in a number ofEllen Peck law schools.Subjects:Professional Responsibility1133 Westwood Boulevard, Suite 2010 • Los Angeles, California 90024Application Information: Tel: 1-800-439-4794 (Toll Free) • Fax: 1-888-564-6745 (Toll Free)Website: www.concordlawschool.com • Email: infoconcord@concordlawschool.com© Copyright 2002 Concord Law SchoolM-CL-COURSE 09/02