Administrative Law - LAW 6205
3 credits
An analysis of the processes by which administrative agencies of government seek to carry out the regulatory and social welfare tasks delegated to them by legislatures. The course examines the source and scope of administrative agency authority, the formal and informal powers and procedures used in the implementation of that authority, and the statutory and constitutional controls on the exercise of agency authority. Upper-level. Credit Type A.

Advanced Civil Procedure - LAW 6210
3 Credits
A further examination of procedural issues arising in civil litigation.  This course expands upon the concepts covered in Civil Practice and Procedure.  Among the concepts addressed are complex litigation, joinder, class actions, multi-district litigation, discovery, issue and claim preclusion, and common-law writs.  Students in the Advocacy track must take LAW 6210 or LAW 6215. Upper-level. Credit Type A.

Advanced Criminal Law - LAW 6215
3 credits
An examination of some of the major issues in federal criminal litigation. Among the subjects covered will be federal criminal jurisdiction, fraud and political corruption, RICO (Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations), drug trafficking, money laundering, anti-terrorism measures, and sentencing guidelines.  Students in the Advocacy track must take LAW 6210 or LAW 6215. Upper-level. Credit Type A.

ADR for the Litigator - LAW 6200
3 credits
This course provides a basic survey of methods of dispute resolution with an emphasis on representing clients in the pretrial setting.  It will introduce students to a variety of ADR processes and concepts and critically analyze each to better understand its advantages, disadvantages, opportunities, and limitations. Among the processes covered are arbitration, mediation, negotiation, and other methods of systematic dispute avoidance. A significant portion of class time is devoted to the analysis of simulated performances.  Ethical issues raised by various ADR methods will also be discussed. First-year. Credit Type B.

Appellate Practice and Procedure - LAW 6220
2 credits
Includes the role and function of appellate courts, appealability, preserving issues for appeal, the rules of appellate procedure both federal and state, effective brief writing and oral argument, problems of appellate courts such as limitations on oral argument and writing and publication of opinions, techniques of limiting appeals such as settlement conferences, and when to appeal. The emphasis in this course is on the construction of legal arguments using a problem- oriented approach which exposes the student to the adversary process, the role of lawyer as advocate, and written and oral advocacy skills at the trial and appellate levels. Upper-level. Credit Type A.

Civil Trial/Evidence Lab - LAW 6226
2 credits
This course is to be taken concurrently with LAW 6225, Evidence for the  Litigator. Each aspect of civil trial will be examined. This course will meet for three hours a week and will include Evidence exercises which require the students to apply the doctrinal material covered during the meetings of Evidence for the Litigator. As part of the exercises the students would be required to demonstrate their knowledge of Evidence doctrine.  Students in the Advocacy track must take LAW 6226 or LAW 6227. Upper-level. Credit Type B.

Criminal Trial/Evidence Lab - LAW 6227 
2 credits
This course is to be taken concurrently with LAW 6225, Evidence for the Litigator.  Each aspect of the criminal trial will be examined. This course will meet for three hours a week and will include Evidence exercises which require the students to apply the doctrinal material covered during the meetings of Evidence for the Litigator. As part of the exercises the students would be required to demonstrate their knowledge of Evidence doctrine. Students in the Advocacy track must take LAW 6226 or LAW 6227. Upper-level. Credit Type B.