Summer 2025 Class Descriptions: Upper-Division Required
Professional Responsibility (Synchronous Distance Education) (LWAA580)
Instructor(s): Joe Villasenor
3 credit(s), Letter Graded
The roles of the lawyer in society and the obligations implied in those roles are examined. Topics include disciplinary standards and procedures, the history and organization of the legal profession; avoiding conflict of interest; obligations to clients, the courts, and society, and conflicts presented by the adversary system for settlements of disputes; and responsibilities of lawyers as public servants and citizens. American Bar standards will be reviewed.
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This is a synchronous distance education course for Summer 2025 session. Classes will be taught via Zoom.
Tax I (Asynchronous Distance Education) (LWAA590)
Instructor(s): Miranda Perry Fleischer
3 credit(s), Letter Graded
Concentration(s): Taxation (LLMUS), Taxation (MSLS)
Tax I provides an overview of the major structural components of the federal individual income tax system, including income; exclusions, deductions, and credits; cost recovery concepts; capital gains preferences; tax accounting issues; and tax expenditures. It also discusses basic principles of tax policy, as well as teaching students to read and interpret statutory and regulatory provisions.
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This course is an asynchronous distance education course and the course content will be available through Canvas.