Negotiation is a practice skill utilized by lawyers on a daily basis. This course will introduce you to modern negotiation theories and techniques in numerous contexts, from resolving minor disputes to completing complex transactions. You will apply the theories and practice the techniques through simulations and writing exercises.

For our first class please read chapter 1 of the Korobkin text and be prepared to discuss Korobkin Discussion Question (KDQ) number 2 on page 23. You may also now register for our course web page on TWEN. See you on Wednesday the 11th at 6:00 in Room 155.

Welcome to Employment Law. For the first class, please read the introduction to the text book (pp. xxv-xxviii) and the following newspaper article:

Joann S. Lublin, Job Counselor Revises Advice for Unemployed After His Own Layoff, Wall Street Journal, Aug. 7, 2007, B1.

You can obtain the text of the article from any online resource (make sure that you get the full text rather than just the abstract), pick up a hard copy from the 415 office suite administrative pod, or link to the article from the course webpage hosted by TWEN.

I look forward to a productive class, designed to make you competent practitioners of administrative law.

Ed Felter (1-11-12)

I am looking forward to working with you in LAWS 4452 (Environmental Economics). In order to make the most of our in-class time, please read the following materials prior to the first day of the course (Friday, January 27):

1) Keske, C.M.H., 2011, Anaerobic Digestions Technology: How Agricultural Producers—and the Environment—Might Profit from Nuisance Lawsuits. Natural Resources Journal. 52(2). This article is attached.

2) Krugman and Wells. Macroeconomics. Chapters 1-6, including appendices. This is an undergraduate text and it should go quickly. It is a required text. It will be review for some of you. We will review and apply several principles in class.

3) Laitos, Zellmer, Wood, and Cole. Natural Resources Law. Pages 1-56. Also a required text.

Attachment

John Phillip Reid, Law and History, 27 LOY. L.A. L. REV. 193 (1993).
Laura Kalman, Border Patrol: Reflections on the Turn to History in Legal Scholarship, 66 FORDHAM L. REV. 87 (1997).
Harold P. Sutherland, The Case for American History in the Law School Curriculum, 29 W. New Eng. L. Rev. 661 (2007).

I look forward to an exciting semester!

Professor Romero

1. A TurningPoint clicker is required for this course. The clicker will be used to take attendance AND to make the class discussion more interactive while increasing you substantive knowledge and retention of the material. New and used clickers as well as licenses to use on your computer or smartphone may be obtained at the DU Bookstore or online. Please register your clicker athttp://student.turningtechnologies.com/. Attendance and other clicking begins the very first class. Please be ready!

2. Readings

1/12/12:

1. Robert Neuwirth,Shadow Cities, Preface, Prologue, and Chapter 9.
2. TWEN:
Sheila R. Foster and Daniel Bonilla,The Social Function of Property: A Comparative Law Perspective, 80Fordham L. Rev. __ (2011 Forthcoming)

1/13/12: Please Read in Order:
Callies, et al,Concise Introduction to Property Law(hereafter “Casebook”): Please read in order: Pages 342-353, 3-5, 9-10
TWEN:
Johnson’s & Graham’s Lessee v. M’Intosh, 21U.S.(8 Wheat.) 543 (1823) **Read this case in relation to the issues presented in pages 24-32 in the casebook.
Casebook: 366-373

Advance Reading: Fisher and Ury Getting to Yes, Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
(1981) 3rd Edition Penguin Books Begin reading. To be discussed during class on January 24, 2012 and from time to time thereafter.

Folberg et. al chapter 1.