John Pelam (ficticious)

John was an education major as an undergraduate.  During his  first year, he enjoyed the experience of acting as an advocate for a client in his Advocacy class.  He believes he might want to be a litigator for a law firm or a governmental agency.  He decided to learn about many areas of the law while a law student, prepare to take a bar exam, and learn professional skills including learning about litigation and ADR.  These are the classes he selected to take during his second and third years of law school.

Second Year

Fall:

Client Counseling (required)

Corporations I

Corporations I Practice One

Evidence

Federal Courts

Law Review

Spring:

Criminal Procedure I

Law Review

Legal Ethics (required)

Negotiations

Remedies

Trial Practice

Third Year

Fall:

Electronic Discovery: Procedural and Evidentiary Issues

Federal Income Tax

Law Review

Sixth Circuit Clinic

Wills, Trusts, and Future Interests

Spring:

Administrative Law

Domestic Violence and Civil Protection Order Clinic

Law Review

Tax Policy (seminar)

Witness Preparation (short course)