| School of Law E. Edwin Eck, Dean
John L. Horwich, Associate Dean
The Law School is accredited by the American Bar Association and the
Association of American Law Schools, and offers the degree of Juris Doctor (J.D.). A
prerequisite for admission to the Law School is a baccalaureate degree.
For detailed information concerning the Law School's admission
criteria, application procedures, facilities, and official course descriptions, consult
the Law School Catalog, which may be obtained by calling (406)243-4311.
The Law School's administrative regulations are contained in the Law
School Student Handbook, which is published annually for use by currently registered law
students.
Academic Year Calendar
Autumn Semester 1998
August 19 (Wednesday) Registration Finalization
August 20 (Thursday) Classes begin
September 7 (Monday) Labor Day (Holiday)
November 3 (Tuesday) Election Day (Holiday)
November 11 (Wednesday) Veterans Day (Holiday)
November 25-27 (Wednesday-Friday) Thanksgiving Holiday
December 4 (Friday) Last day of classes
December 5-7 (Saturday-Monday) Reading period prior to exams
December 8-18 (Tuesday-Friday) Final exams
Spring Semester 1999
January 22 (Friday) Registration Finalization
January 25 (Monday) Classes begin
February 15 (Monday) President's Day (Holiday)
March 15-19 (Monday-Friday) Spring Vacation
May 7 (Friday) Last day of classes
May 8-10 (Saturday-Monday) Reading period prior to exams
May 11-21 (Tuesday-Friday) Final exams
May 15 (Saturday)UM Commencement
May 22 (Saturday) Law School Hooding Ceremony
Required Curriculum
| First Year |
| 500 Civil Procedure I |
3 |
| 501 Civil Procedure II |
2 |
| 502 Contracts I |
3 |
| 503 Contracts II |
2 |
| 504 Pretrial Advocacy I |
2 |
| 505 Pretrial Advocacy II |
1 |
| 506 Legal Research |
2 |
| 508 Legal Analysis |
1 |
| 509 Legal Writing I |
3 |
| 510 Criminal Law & Proc I |
2 |
| 511 Criminal Law & Proc II |
3 |
| 512 Torts I |
2 |
| 513 Torts II |
3 |
| 514 Clinical Training I |
1-4 |
| Second Year |
| 550 Property I |
3 |
| 551 Property II |
2 |
| 552 Federal Tax (may be
taken third year) |
3 |
| 553 Estate Planning (may
be taken third year) |
3 |
| 554 Business Organizations |
3 |
| 555 Professional Responsibility |
2 |
| 556 Practicum |
3 |
| 557 Trial Practice |
2 |
| 558 Constitutional Law I |
2 |
| 559 Constitutional Law II |
2 |
| 560 Evidence |
3 |
| *Electives |
| Third Year |
| 599 Clinical Training II |
1-4 |
| 600 Clinical Training III |
1-4 |
| 601 Clinical Training IV |
1-4 |
| *Electives |
| *Elective offerings vary from year to year |
Elective Courses
Administrative Law
Advanced Criminal Procedure
Advanced Environmental Law
Advanced Legal Research
Advanced Legal Issues in Higher Education
Advanced Legislation
Advanced Problems in Federal Indian Law
Advanced Problems in Public Land and Resources Law
Advanced Trial Advocacy
Agricultural Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Appellate Advocacy
Bankruptcy
Business Planning
Client Counseling Team
Consumer Transactions
Contemporary Problems in Constitutional Law
Copyright Law
Elder Law
Employment Discrimination and Civil Rights Litigation
Family Law
Federal Courts
Federal Indian Law
Gender and the Law
Independent Study
Insurance Law
Intellectual Property
International Business & Trade
Introduction to Environmental Law
Labor Law
Law Practice
Law Review I, II, III, IV
Legal History
Local Government
Moot Court
Natural Resource Development
Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
Negotiation Team
Partnership Tax
Philosophy of Law
Problems in Estate Planning
Product Liability
Public International Law
Public Land and Resources Law
Public Regulation of Business
Real Estate Transactions
Remedies
Sales & Leases
Secured Transactions
Sentencing
Special Topics in Criminal Law
Taxation of Corporations and Corporate Distributions
Taxation of Estates & Gifts
Taxation of Property Transactions
Tribal Courts/Tribal Law
Tribal/State Relations
Water Law
White Collar Crime
Workers' Compensation |
(Law 665, 3 credits)
(Law 690, 2 credits)
(Law 649, 3 credits)
(Law 615, 2 credits)
(Law 686, 1-3 credits)
(Law 652, 3 credits)
(Law 617, 2 credits)
(Law 619, 2 credits)
(Law 685, 1 credit)
(Law 656, 2 credits)
(Law 614, 3 credits)
(Law 616, 2 credits)
(Law 621, 2 credits)
(Law 623, 3 credits)
(Law 638, 2 credits)
(Law 645, 3 credits)
(Law 618, 2 credits)
(Law 682, 3 credits)
(Law 620, 3 credits)
(Law 622, 3 credits)
(Law 669, 3 credits)
(Law 671, 2 credits)
(Law 648, 3 credits)
(Law 625, 3 credits)
(Law 660/1, 1-2 credits)
(Law 624, 2 credits)
(Law 627, 3 credits)
(Law 629, 2 credits)
(Law 650, 3 credits)
(Law 643, 3 credits)
(Law 631, 1 credit)
(Law 564/5, Law 602/3, 1-2 credits)
(Law 626, 2 credits)
(Law 646, 3 credits)
(Law 666, 2 credits)
(Law 633, 3 credits)
(Law 641, 2 credits)
(Law 642, 2 credits)
(Law 635, 2 credits)
(Law 664, 3 credits)
(Law 630, 2 credits)
(Law 637, 2 credits)
(Law 634, 3 credits)
(Law 654, 3 credits)
(Law 632, 3 credits)
(Law 658, 2 credits)
(Law 628, 3 credits)
(Law 692, 2 credits)
(Law 636, 2 credits)
(Law 639, 2 credits)
(Law 667, 2 credits)
(Law 647, 3 credits)
(Law 655, 3 credits)
(Law 640, 2 credits)
(Law 688, 2 credits)
(Law 694, 2 credits)
(Law 663, 3 credits)
(Law 644, 3 credits)
(Law 662, 3 credits) |
Faculty
Professors
Bari R. Burke, J.D., University of California, Davis, 1979
J. Martin Burke, LL.M., New York University, 1982
Scott J. Burnham, LL.M., New York University, 1981
William J. Corbett, LL.M., Harvard University, 1971
Gardner Cromwell, S.J.D., University of Michigan, 1958 (Emeritus)
William F. Crowley, LL.M., New York University, 1951
E. Edwin Eck II, L.L.M., Georgetown University (Dean)
Larry M. Elison, S.J.D., University of Michigan, 1962
Cynthia Ford, J.D., Cornell Law School, 1978
Melissa Harrison, J.D., Vanderbilt University, 1984
John L. Horwich, J.D., Cornell Law School, 1975 (Associate Dean)
Gregory S. Munro, J.D., The University of Montana, 1975
Robert G. Natelson, J.D., Cornell Law School, 1973
David J. Patterson, LL.M., University of Michigan, 1966
Lester R. Rusoff, LL.M., University of Michigan, 1952 (Emeritus)
Robert E. Sullivan, J.D., Notre Dame, 1946 (Dean Emeritus)
Associate Professors
Raymond Cross, J.D., Yale, 1973
Assistant Professors
Carole A. Granger, M.L.S., University of Washington, 1971 (Assistant Law Librarian)
Larry Howell, J.D., M.A., The University of Montana, 1992
Kathleen Magone, J.D., The University of Montana, 1989
Mary Helen McNeal, J.D., University of Maryland, 1986
Maylinn Smith, J.D., The University of Montana, 1987
Fritz Snyder, J.D., Washburn School of Law, 1979
Margaret A. Tonon, J.D., The University of Montana, 1974
Sally R. Weaver, J.D., Vanderbilt University, 1981
Lecturer
Thomas P. Huff, Ph.D., Rice University, 1968
Adjunct Faculty
John W. McDonald, J.D., The University of Montana, 1961
Jeffrey T. Renz, J.D., The University of Montana, 1979
Larry E. Riley, J.D., The University of Montana, 1966
Klaus Sitte, J.D., The University of Montana, 1972
Frances L. Wells, J.D., Southern Methodist University, 1973
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