Book Lists and Reading Assignments
Book Lists, First Assignments, and Syllabi
Fall 2025
Animals and the Law — Winders
Appellate Advocacy — Campos
Appellate Advocacy — Johnson
Bail to Jail — Kruska
Business Associations — Varadi
Civil Procedure — Hoffmann
Civil Procedure — McCormack
Civil Procedure — Smith
Civil Procedure (OHJD) — Dykstra
Climate Change and the Law — Jones
Climate Change: The Power of Taxes — Milne
Constitutional Criminal Procedure — Campos
Constitutional Law — Teachout
Contracts — Brennan
Contracts — Firestone
Federal Income Taxation — Cartier
Foundations of Legal Analysis — Brennan
Foundations of Legal Analysis — Xiaoyu Zhang
Introduction to Policy Research & Writing — Bromberg and Sekula
Introduction to Start-up Law — Killoran
Land Use Regulation — Milne
Legal Research and Writing — Ireland
Legal Research and Writing — Johnson
Legal Research and Writing — Sekula
Legal Research and Writing — Woldow
Legal Research and Writing (OHJD) — Dykstra
Legislation & Regulation — Lewis
Natural Resources Law — Winders
Non-profit Organizations — Varadi
Professional Responsibility — Killoran
Property — Guanchi Zhang
Race and the Law — Jefferson
Small Business Law Clinic — Killoran
State and Local Government — Guanchi Zhang
Torts — Clark
Torts (OHJD) — Clark
Summer 2025
Animal Undercover Investigations — Leahy
Animal Welfare Science and Ethics — Rally
Biodiversity Protection — Takacs
Climate and Environmental Sustainability — McGaffey
Ecology — Poleman and Lautzenheiser
Environmental Justice — Eady
Farmworkers and the Law — Scott
Federal Environmental Policy Under Trump II — Donahue
Global Environmental Governance – Percival
International Climate Litigation — Wirth
Intro to the Farm Bill — Coppess
Intro to Global Energy Law and Policy — Penttinen
Land Conservation Law — Jay
Ocean and Coastal Law — Eagle
Offshore Wind Energy — Belcher
Prosecuting Environmental Crimes — Harris
The Rights of Nature — Salzman
Three Essentials of the Electric Grid – Engineering Essentials — Root
Three Essentials of the Electric Grid – Business Essentials — Letendre
Three Essentials of the Electric Grid – Legal Essentials — Reiser
Trends in Employment Law — Jones
Spring 2025
Criminal Law—Smith
Embedded Racism in the Law—Jefferson
Ethics and Restorative Justice—Clark
European Union Law—Teachout
Intellectual Property Law—Goodenough
Legal Methods—Dayna Smith
Legal Writing II—Connolly
Legal Writing II—Johnson
Legal Writing II—Smith
Mental Disabilities and the Law—Perlin
OHJD Contracts—Brennan
Trial Practice—Masterson
Water Quality—Skogen
Fall 2024
Alternative Dispute Resolution—Vogel
Animal Ethics—Laura Ireland
Appellate Advocacy—Greg Johnson
Appellate Advocacy—Anna F. Connolly
Appellate Advocacy—Chester Harper
Appellate Advocacy—Fregosi
Bail to Jail—Elizabeth Kruska
Business Associations—Benjamin C. Varadi
Civil Procedure—Dayna Smith
Civil Procedure—Pamela Vesilind
Civil Procedure – OHJD—Stephanie Clark
Constitutional Criminal Procedure—Shannon Heery
Contracts—Dean Brennan
Contracts—David Firestone
Criminal Law—Shannon Heery
Debtor-Creditor Law and Bankruptcy—Tavian Mayer
Energy Policy in a Carbon Constrained World—Mark James
Entrepreneurial Legal Lab—Killoran, Eicks, Goodenough, and Bailey
ESG Fundamentals—Siu Tip Lam
Estates—Stephanie J. Willbanks
Evidence—Barbara A. Masterson
Federal Income Taxation—Stephanie J. Willbanks
Food Regulation and Policy—Laurie Beyranevand
Introduction to Public Policy—Pimpare
Intro to Policy Research & Writing—Dan Bromberg & Jennifer Sekula
Intro to Start-Up Law— Nicole Killoran
Juvenile Justice and the Law—Marshall Pahl
Land Use Regulation—Milne
Legal Research and Writing—Woldow
Legal Research and Writing—Jennifer Sekula
Legal Research and Writing—Fregosi
Legal Research and Writing—Grant Smith
Legal Research and Writing—Fordyce-Ruff
Legal Research and Writing: An Integrated Approach—Greg Johnson
Legal Research and Writing: An Integrated Approach—Michael Kovac
Legislation & Regulation—Cynthia Lewis
Native Americans & the Law—Mia Montoya Hammersley
Non-profit Organizations—Benjamin C. Varadi
Oil & Gas Development & the Environment—Mark James
Professional Identity Formation—Melissa Racki
Professional Identity Formation—Stephanie Clark
Professional Responsibility—Margaret Olnek
Quantitative Analysis—Tao Sun
Race and the Law Seminar—Shirley A. Jefferson
Torts—Stephanie A. Clark
Torts—Guanchi Zhang
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U.S. Law and Legal Analysis—Xiaoyu Zhang
Summer 2024
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AJD Torts—Dayna Smith
Appellate Advocacy—Catherine Fregosi
Appellate Advocacy—Greg Johnson
Family Law—Margaret Olnek
Legal Research and Writing—Greg Johnson
Legislation and Regulation—Catherine Fregosi
Spring 2024
Animal Ethics—Laura Ireland
Reading Assignment (additional videos and assignments will be added)
Animal Protection Policy—Winders
Climate Change & the Law—Rushlow
Comparative Law—Zhang
Constitutional Law—Johnson
Corporations and Other Business Associations—Varadi
Criminal Law—Brown
Environmental Law—Firestone
European Union Law—Teachout and Ali
First Assignment
Family Law—Olnek
Fundamentals of Climate Change—Gottlieb
Legal Writing II (Section 2 Smith)
Legal Writing II (Section 5 Johnson)
Legal Writing II (Section 6 Smith)
Natural Resources Law—Winders
OHJD Civ Pro II—Stephanie Clark
Professional Responsibility—Varadi
PUB 7580 State and Local Government—Zhang
REQ 7160 Property—Zhang
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Trial Practice—Levine
Syllabus
Advanced Environmental Legal Research (WRI7380)—Chris Ryan
Cannabis Law (FAA5310)—Benjamin Varadi and Timothy Fair
Ecology (ENV5430)—Walter Poleman and Tom Lautzenheiser
The Essentials of the Electric Grid: Business Essentials (ENV5511)—James Cater
The Essentials of the Electric Grid: Engineering Essentials (ENG5510)—Christopher Root
The Essentials of the Electric Grid: Legal Essentials (ENG5512)—Samantha Williams
Ocean and Coastal Law (ENV5423)—Lizzie Lewis, Michael Jasny, Sarah M. Reiter, and Caroline Park
Offshore Wind Energy (ENG5402)—Joshua Belcher
Protecting Family Land (Heirs’ Property) (ENV5901)—Mavis Gragg
Undercover Investigations of Animal Operations (ANM5902)—Meg York
Animal Welfare Law (ANI5422)—Heather Rally and Mary Hollingsworth
Environmental Appeals (ENV5247)—Sean Donahue
Environmental Justice (EJU5446)—Barry Hill
Global Energy Law & Policy (ENG5230)—Anna Marhold
Land Conservation Law (ENV5474)—Jessica Jay
Law of Ecosystem Management (ENV5472)—J.B. Ruhl and James Salzman
Balancing Perspectives in Coastal Resource Management: Maine Field Study (ENV5323)— Benjamin Leoni ’11 and Lindsay Leoni Bourgoine MELP’15
Biodiversity Protection Law (ENV5412)—David Takacs
Environmental Governance in the Developing World (ENV5223)—Robert Percival
Environmental Governance and the Private Sector (ENV5233)—Victor Flatt
The International Law of Food (INT7435)—David Wirth
Racial Equity in Land, Farms & Food Systems (EJU5901.01)—Dãnia Davy
Sustainable Social Enterprises for the Fossil-Free Economy (ENV5339)—Melissa Scanlan
Toxic Exposure and Health: Communities on the Front Lines (EJU5211)—Daniel Rosenberg
Reading Assignment
Syllabus
The Farm Bill—Coppess, Adamo
Clean Transportation Law and Policy—Joe Halso
Environmental Crimes—Deborah Harris
Farmworkers and the Law (FAA5350)—Emma Scott
Global Energy Law and Policy—Arturo Brandt
Maine Field Study—Lindsay Leoni Bourgoine and Benjamin Leoni
Public Lands Management: Montana Field Study (ENV5462)—Chelsea Colwyn