2010

Fall Semester Courses

 The Fall Semester Orientation and Classes  

Begin Monday, September 20, 2010 at 6:30 pm

At our new location in the south bay only minutes

From Hwys. 237, 101, 680, and 880

just off the Warren Ave. exit at

2722 Bayview Drive

Fremont, CA 94538

 

 

First Year & Entering Students

Will take the following courses:

 

1. Contract Law

 

2. Torts

 

3. Criminal Law

 

NOTE:  Courses shown above equal three units each during this semester. 

Please, order your books as soon as possible, so you can receive them in time. 

Use the links below for NEW books or find bargain and USED books at online bookstores.

 

Book list …

 

1.  Contracts Cases and Materials,   By:  Farnsworth & Young - 7th Edition ( 2008)  Publisher: West

 

2.  Selections for Contracts, By E. Allan Farnsworth – (either 2009 or 2010 Edition is O.K.),  Publisher: West 

 

3.  Torts Cases and Materials, By Prosser, Wade & Schwartz - 11th Edition ( 2005) Publisher: West

 

4.  Cases and Materials on Criminal Law, By: Joshua Dressler – 4th Edition  (2007)  Publisher:  West

 

5.  Law Dictionary.

            Law students must have use of a law dictionary while studying their cases.  Listed below are some recommended titles; 

 

            a.    Black’s Law Dictionary   (Most used by attorneys, though not the least expensive.) - or - 

b,    Barron’s Law Dictionary  - or –

c.       Dictionary of Legal Terms, By Steven H. Gifis

 

 

 

All books are available online at various websites, such as Amazon.com*, Barnes & Noble online, TheLawBookStore.Com, half.com, and other online book sellers.  To buy used books, Amazon.com, thelawbookstore.com, half.com, and several other online bookstores often have used books that can be a real cost saver.  To save money on your study aids, Ebay is a great place to find used study aids as well. 

 

**Caveat;  If you purchase used books, please, be sure you are purchasing the correct editions for your classes *(e.g.  Amazon and other sellers sometimes list older editions for sale and if not very careful when you order, you could be ordering the wrong edition.) 

 

Also, you may rent books from the publishers.   If you prefer to order new books directly from the publishers contact West Group Publishing at (800) 313-9378; Foundation Press Publishing at (877) 888-1330; Aspen Publishers is (800) 950-5259 or LexisNexis (800) 227-4908, (800) 833–9844.  If you would like to preview the books and study aids in person, local law book stores at Stanford and Santa Clara Universities may have some titles and a visit to their book stores will give you the opportunity to browse through additional books, materials and study aids that are available to assist your studies.

 

 

 

                             

Upper Class & Continuing Students

 Will take the following courses:

 

1. Criminal Procedure

 

2. Professional Responsibility

 

3. Constitutional Law

 

NOTE:  Courses shown above equal three units each during this semester. 

Please, order your books as soon as possible, so you can receive them in time. 

Use the links below for NEW books or find bargain and USED books at online bookstores.

 

Book list …

 

 1.  Whitebread and Siobogin's Criminal Procedure, An Analysis of Cases and Concepts, 5th  (Softcover is less expensive) (University Textbook Series)

 

2.    Whitebread and Siobogin's Criminal Procedure, 5th, 2010 Supplement (University Textbook Series)

 

3.    Professional Responsibility,  By: Crystal, - 4th Edition (2008) - Publisher:  Aspen

      

4.    Constitutional Law,  By:  Sullivan & Gunther – 17th Edition (2010) - Publisher:  Foundation Press/West