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Excellence
A Sense of PurposeDavid L. Boren. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
The Study of LawAndrew M. Coats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
OpportunityMurray Tabb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
AttitudeStanley Evans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
CommunityLiesa Richter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Your FutureDavid A. Poarch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Our Goal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
The University of Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Life at the Law Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Academic Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Program of Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Graduation Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Grades and Rank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Course Listings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Emphasis Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
A Diverse Student Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Admissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Tuition and Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Awards and Prizes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Clinical Education Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Law Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Office of Professional and Career Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Competitions Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Alumni and Public Affairs Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
International Study Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Native American Law Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Academic Journals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Student Organizations and Extracurricular Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Our History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Important Phone Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Inside Back Cover
Directions and Map to The College of Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Inside Back Cover
Application Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Center Section
Confirmation Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Center Section

Contents

Welcome to the University of Oklahoma College

of Law! You are choosing a college with a tradition of
excellence, which will be celebrated when the college
marks its 100-year anniversary in 2009. The OU Col-
lege of Law has one of the highest bar passage rates in
the nation and an equally impressive placement rate
following graduation. We recently dedicated a new $19
million law library and addition to the College of Law,
which is spectacular. It is an exciting time to be part of
the OU College of Law!
As you become stewards of the law, you will realize
even more the importance of the continuity of the law.
The rule of the law is preserved only if each succeeding
generation is committed to it. Upon your actions in the
years ahead will rest the vitality of our own constitu-
tional system, which provides a firm foundation for our
society while constantly evolving and adapting as our
knowledge of human needs and social organizations
deepens.
We cannot be a society founded on the rule of law
without the faithfulness, integrity and stewardship of
generations of attorneys, advocates and judges. We are
a government not only of laws, but also of men and
women. It is the moral courage of those who implement
the law which assures equal treatment for all.
With the passage of time, those who have entered,
and will enter into, the legal profession are no longer
members of a small elite group in our society. The legal
profession now reflects our entire society and underlines
the duty of all Americans to maintain the rule of law,
each generation in its own time.
As a graduate of the OU College of Law, I challenge
you to cherish and preserve the law passed on by ear-
lier generations and to improve its administration and
broaden its meaning for those who follow.
Sincerely,
David L. Boren
President and 1968 Law Graduate
The University of Oklahoma
President David L. Boren
Class of 1968

A Sense of Purpose

I appreciate your interest in the study of law at the

University of Oklahoma College of Law. This is a great
law school with a wonderful tradition of excellence in
legal education. During the more than 90 years of our
existence, our 9,000-plus graduates have taken their plac-
es of leadership in government, business and industry,
banking, the legal profession and the administration of
justice across Oklahoma and the nation. The fact that the
University of Oklahoma College of Law provides a first-
class legal education for our students is demonstrated by
the very high percentage of our graduates who pass the
Bar examinations in Oklahoma and in other states across
the country. Our graduates are highly sought-after by law
firms, corporate legal departments and governmental
entities throughout the southwest.
A law degree from the University of Oklahoma
College of Law carries great prestige and receives great
respect. I can state these things from personal knowledge
because I graduated from the College of Law in 1963 and
have always been very proud of my legal education. After
I returned from the Navy in 1960, I faced the same deci-
sion that you are facing now, which law school to attend.
I had been admitted to several of the better known east
and west coast law schools. I chose the University of
Oklahoma, and I have always been glad that I did. My
law school classmates have been among my best friends
for all the years since we graduated together. Over the
35 years that I spent as a trial lawyer, I had many oppor-
tunities to compare my legal education and training
with lawyers from other law schools. I truly believe that
the education I received was as complete as any in the
world...and the legal education and training we provide
today is even better!
It is also important for you to know that our law
school is very user friendly. Our outstanding faculty
and very able staff are dedicated to our law students. All
of us will do all that we can to help you succeed in the
study of law and in your later career. Your success is our
fondest wish. Our small classes (more than 90 percent
of our classes have 15-50 students); our magnificent
law library (our library collection contains more than
350,000 volumes); our computer labs (we have new
computers and a very skilled computer services sup-
port staff); our legal aid and criminal law clinics (stu-
dents representing real clients under the supervision of
real lawyers); our international programs (a summer at
Oxford or a semester at universities around the world)
and our new writing program (staffed by experienced
Dean Andrew M. Coats
Class of 196
lawyers who are skilled brief writers) all combine with a
solid basic legal education to provide our students with
an outstanding law school experience.
In these pages you will come to know a lot about
our law school, our University and our community. We
hope you will join us in the fascinating and challenging
study of law.
Sincerely,

Andrew M. Coats
Dean and 1963 Law Graduate
The University of Oklahoma

The Study of Law

Why consider the University of Oklahoma College

of Law as the place to begin your professional career?
There are approximately 180 law schools in the United
States, each with varying programmatic emphases and
reputations, yet you must choose which school offers
you the very best combination of opportunity, educa-
tion, and value. In my years of service as Associate Dean
of Students and now as Associate Dean for Academics, I
have spoken to literally thousands of students who have
asked those important questions. Ultimately, many of
those who decided to attend OU did so primarily for one
key reasonthe people.
Our faculty, staff and administration are deeply
committed to ensuring that each one of our students
experience success in law school and beyond. All objec-
tive signs over the last decade affirm that success, as sta-
tistically 95-100% of those who matriculate will gradu-
ate, pass the bar examination on their first attempt, and
find jobs in the field of their choice. In short, although
our admissions standards are very high, we do every-
thing possible to help our students succeed. Some of the
attributes that make OU Law distinctive and which help
achieve that success include: all of our first year courses
are taught in a small section format by regular, tenured
and tenure-track faculty; our faculty maintain an open
door policy to facilitate interaction with students; we
have a strong mentoring program available to all first
year students through our Deans Council initiative and
faculty advisors; and our professional career counsel-
ing center provides personal attention and guidance on
planning and reaching your own goals. Our 11.8-1 stu-
dent-faculty ratio ranks as one of the best in the nation.
When choosing a school, it is also important to con-
sider its history as well as its future. The University of
Oklahoma College of Law will be celebrating its 100th
anniversary in 2009. Our graduates have been state and
national leaders in politics, industry, and law and are
located in all 50 states and 14 foreign countries.
Our recent theme, Generations of Excellence, reflects
our proud heritage and the great traditions of our his-
tory. For example, the Law School is one of the select
schools nationally which qualifies for the prestigious
Order of the Coif and Order of the Barristers honorary
organizations, and is a charter member of the American
Bar Association and the American Association of Law
William M. Tabb
Associate Dean for Academics

Opportunity
Schools. The students who gravitate to OU Law School
often are those who seek to contribute to the improve-
ment of society and the legal profession, whether through
pro bono work, participating in one of our legal clinics,
or taking an active role in one of the many service proj-
ects offered through our student organizations. We wel-
come you to OU Law and hope that you will become part
of this heritage and share in our future.
Sincerely,
William M. Tabb
Associate Dean for Academics

Being a lawyer is about attitudean attitude of ser-

vice and an attitude of being a servant.
A lawyers purpose is to advise or to represent some-
ones interests. In either case, the lawyer must be confi-
dent in his own skills and this confidence must emanate
as he or she performs her duties.
This does not imply that a lawyer must be one who
steps on others to get his way, but instead, it emphasizes
a lawyer with skillsone who is highly trained and has a
sense of compassion as he or she serves the client.
The right kind of lawyer is highly competitivenot
a winner because he or she beats up on other people
but a winner because he has skills; an in-depth under-
standing of the law; a built-in desire to be the best that
he or she can be; and to provide the absolute best repre-
sentation. The University of Oklahoma College of Law
is dedicated to developing this kind of lawyer!
We begin with your individual treatment as you
apply to law school. We will know you, we will talk with
you, we will advise youeven before you come here!
We want you to visit OU Law. We want you to see
our top-flight facilities, but more importantly, we want
you to see how you will be treated here. We will build a
support system around you that will demand excellence,
but at the same time will assist you if you falter.
We are a tough school with absolutely high stan-
dards, as demonstrated by our bar passage rates (97+
percentfirst attempt) and our hire rates (96+ percent).
When you arrive, we will demand that you meet the
rigid standards required of a top-notch college of law.
We are a compassionate and caring school too. This
is demonstrated by our 94-percent retention rate. We
will pay attention to you and your welfareand put
emphasis on dealing with you on an individual basis.
We feel strongly that setting this attitude in law school
will present a broad role model to our students about the
kind of lawyers that we are committed to producing!
Our purpose is not focused on just getting you into
our law school to fill a seat. Our purpose is to produce
the kinds of lawyers that will be leaders in the future of
America. We welcome you to challenge us! We will
challenge you into being the best that you can be.
Positive attitude breeds positive attitude!
Sincerely,


Stanley L. Evans
Assistant Dean for Students and 2003 Law Graduate
The University of Oklahoma
Stanley L. Evans
Assistant Dean for Students
Class of 00

Attitude

It is easy to measure the tangible trademarks of excel-

lence at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. Our
students boast top academic credentials from more than
one hundred colleges and universities throughout the
country. They have excelled in education, the arts, athlet-
ics, business, military service and in community service
and leadership both nationally and internationally. The
College of Law has a superb rate of retaining students to
graduation ninety-four percent of the students who
matriculate stay and graduate. In addition to the first-year
fundamental courses, the College of Law offers significant
opportunities in the areas of Oil and Gas Law, Corporate
and Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Procedure,
Skills Training, Taxation, Intellectual Property, Environ-
mental Law and Indian Law. In fact, our Indian Law
Program is the premiere certificate-conferring program in
the nation. We offer students significant opportunities to
hone the practical skills every lawyer needs upon gradua-
tion through skills courses, our clinical program, our pro
bono program and our extensive participation in national
moot court competitions. All of our programs and
courses are run by a diverse group of accomplished faculty
and knowledgeable staff from around the state and the
country. After three years of top-notch legal education at
the OU College of Law, ninety-seven percent of our gradu-
ates pass the bar examination on their first attempt (2008).
Within nine months of graduation, ninety-six percent of
our graduates have the legal jobs of their choice. OU Law
graduates are succeeding in all fifty states and in fourteen
foreign countries.
We urge you to look beyond these tangible trademarks
of excellence for the real secret of the OU College of Laws
success. It is the pervasive culture of community that we
feel sets OU Law apart from any other legal education pro-
gram in the region. Even before a prospective student has
completed an OU Law application, he or she will encoun-
ter a welcoming and responsive admissions department
willing to devote significant time and energy to shepherd
him or her through the admissions process. During the
challenging first year of law school, OU students will
participate in small classes where professors take time to
get acquainted with students and to provide them with
personal attention. In addition, all 1-L students are sup-
ported by mentors from the upper classes who can offer
advice and encouragement during that crucial first year
experience. At all levels of the curriculum, OU students
benefit from a faculty and administration willing to listen
and assist open doors are the norm at OU Law. As stu-
dents become ready to enter the job market, the dynamic
professionals in our Office of Professional and Career
Development provide extensive programming to educate
students about career avenues and opportunities. In addi-
tion to running on-campus interviewing for legal jobs,
the Office of Professional and Career Development assists
students with interviewing skills and resume preparation.
Most impressively, the Office initiates tracking of the few
students post-graduation still in the job market to provide
all support possible in a job search. It is difficult to find a
law school that provides this level of support and personal
attention to its applicants, students and alumnae. It is this
spirit of community and caring that allows the OU College
of Law to attract, retain and graduate ethical, top-notch
professionals year after year.
We encourage you to visit our state-of-the-art facilities
to observe this community atmosphere of which we are
all so proud. While some might think that the benefits of
community in legal education are intangible, I think you
will feel them in the air as you walk our halls. We hope to
see you soon!
Sincerely.
Liesa Richter
Associate Dean for Admissions,
Scholarships and Recruiting
Liesa Richter
Associate Dean for Admissions,
Scholarships and Recruiting

Community
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Congratulations! Youre about to begin a promising
future!
You are about to become one of more than nine thou-
sand others who have earned a legal education at the Uni-
versity of Oklahoma since 1909. In a mere 36 months you
will be one of the many proud OU Law alumni who are
found across the nation and around the world engaged in
the private practice of law, working in business, serving as
elected officials, employ ed as public servants and educa-
tors, or using the legal education they obtained here in a
wide variety of other challenging pursuits.
Regardless of your personal reasons for coming to law
school, your professional future will be shaped by your
experiences here. The legal education you earn at OU Law
will provide you with a solid intellectual base upon which
your future business life will be built. You will leave here
better equipped to meet the many challenges life has to
offer, and help others do the same.
In addition to the intellectual growth you will under-
go, you will find your personal life changed. Your future
best friends are here at OU Law. Among them are success-
ful people just like you on their way to a winning future.
Among them are tomorrows lawyers, judges, business
leaders, politicians, and educators. Some will graduate to
live and work in large cities for big firms or companies.
Some will follow the path back home to become civic and
business leaders in smaller communities across the State
around the nation.
As a 1977 graduate of the OU College of Law I know
these things from personal experience. My legal education
has served me well in a variety of capacities throughout
my professional life. And of the many friendships I have
today, those that began here in law school are among my
closest. Whether as an Assistant United States Attorney,
as a lawyer in private practice, a businessman, municipal
judge, or educator, the journey I began here has been end-
lessly rewarding, and yours will too.
Congratulations. Youre making a wise choice when
you choose OU Law. And like all of those before you,
youre about to begin a promising future.
Sincerely,
David A. Poarch
Assistant Dean for External Affairs and 1977 Law Graduate
The University of Oklahoma
David A. Poarch
Assistant Dean for External Affairs
Class of 1977

Your Future . . .
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The Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher
Garden is a tribute to the first Afri-
can-American to be admitted to the
University of Oklahoma College of
Law. As portrayed in the play Halls
of Ivory, Mrs. Fisher, represented
by then-NAACP attorney, and later
Supreme Court Justice Thurgood
Marshall, took her fight for admit-
tance all the way to the U.S. Supreme
Court in Sipuel v. Board of Regents.
Mrs. Fisher was admitted, and later
graduated from the OU College of
Law in 1951. She later served as a
member of the Universitys Board of
Regents.
Ms. Fishers case has historical
significance because her entry into
the University of Oklahoma College
of Law marked the first break in the
graduate education segregation bar-
rier in the South and was the fore-
runner of Brown vs. Board of Educa-
tion for public schools.
Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher and Thurgood Marshall,
1948-1951
Portrait by Evelyn Petroski.
A gift to the College of Law from the Class of 1996.
The University of Oklahoma College of Law, as part of the Andrew M.
Coats Law Center, seeks to provide a dynamic intellectual community dedicated
to teaching and learning, research and service in the pursuit of law and justice,
as its students prepare for leadership positions in the state, the nation, and the
world.

Our Goal
Society as a whole benefits immeasurably from a climate in
which all persons, regardless of gender, may have the opportunity
to earn respect, responsibility, advancement and remuneration
based on ability.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Sandra Day OConnor
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The University of Oklahoma
Created by the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature in 1890, the
University of Oklahoma is a doctoral degree-granting research
university serving the educational, cultural, economic and
health-care needs of the state, region and nation. The Nor-
man campus serves as home to all of the universitys academic
programs except health-related fields. Both the Norman and
Health Sciences Center colleges offer programs at the Schuster-
man Center, the site of OU-Tulsa. The OU Health Sciences
Center, which is located in Oklahoma City, is one of only four
comprehensive academic health centers in the nation with
seven professional colleges. OU enrolls almost 30,000 students,
has more than 2,300 full-time faculty members, and has 20 col-
leges offering 154 majors at the baccalaureate level, 160 majors
at the masters level, 85 majors at the doctoral level, 39 majors
at the first professional level, and 18 graduate certificates. The
universitys annual operating budget is $1.46 billion. The Uni-
versity of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution.
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Life at The Law Center
Value
The University of Oklahoma provides a com-
prehensive, nationally respected legal education
for a very competitive rate. One national publica-
tion ranked the College of Law in the top 15 in
the country for best value in the category ABA
Law SchoolsProgram Achievement Ratings. See
Thomas E. Brennan and Don DeLucs Judging
the Law Schools, 2004 edition.
Success
The benchmark of excellence
in legal education is the success
of our students. According to a
recent survey, 94 percent of the
University of Oklahoma College of
Law students graduated, 96 percent
obtained employment within nine
months of graduation, and more
than 97 percent passed the bar
examination on their first attempt.
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Diversity
With a place for every student, more than 150 undergraduate colleges are represented at the University
of Oklahoma College of Law. The College of Law has the largest Native American student body of any public
university law school in the nation. Our student body is split almost equally between women and men. Stu-
dents are encouraged each spring to participate in Diversity Day at the College of Law, a day where prospective
students from across Oklahoma are invited to the Law Center to explore and learn about our programs and
curriculum. The diversity of course offerings at the University of Oklahoma College of Law is matched by the
diversity in the student body.
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Degrees Offered

Juris Doctor (J.D.) Degree
To qualify for the juris doctor degree, a student must:
(1) successfully complete all required courses;
(2) successfully complete one rigorous writing course
during the second or third year of law study under
the direct supervision of a faculty member;
(3) successfully complete additional work sufficient to
total 90 semester hours;
(4) attain a cumulative grade point average of at least a
4.00 (C minus) in all work taken in the College of Law
and a grade of C on all work taken at other approved
law schools;
(5) complete the last academic year (30 hours) in resi-
dence in the College of Law;
(6) complete all degree requirements within seven years
of initial enrollment; and
(7) file an official Application for Graduation. The stu-
dent is responsible for ascertaining whether these
requirements are fulfilled.

Dual Juris Doctor (J.D.) / Master of Business
Administration (M.B.A.)
The business administration requirements for the
dual J.D./M.B.A. degree are identical to the College of
Business Administrations M.B.A. requirements, with
one exception: instead of taking 18 credit hours of elec-
tive business courses as normally required, the candidate
will take 9 credit hours from a list of business-related law
courses. The law requirements for the dual degree are
identical to the College of Laws J.D. requirements, with
two exceptions: (1) 80 rather than 90 hours are required;
and (2) a student may receive no more than four credit
hours in approved curricular activities.
Persons interested in pursuing the dual J.D./ M.B.A.
program must make regular application for admission
to and be accepted by both the College of Law and the
Graduate College. For further information on the M.B.A.
program, contact the University of Oklahoma, Price Col-
lege of Business Administration Graduate Office, Robert-
son Hall, 731 Elm Avenue, Norman, Oklahoma 73019-
2115, e-mail GradInfo@ou.edu, website gradweb.ou.edu.

College of Law / College of Public Health Dual
Degree Programs
The College of Law and the College of Public Health at
the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Depart-
ment of Health Administration and Policy currently offer
a 114-credit hour dual degree program leading to both the
J.D. and Master of Public Health in Health Administration
and Policy. The objective of the program is to offer students
at the College of Law who are interested in a public health
law specialty the opportunity to combine into four years
of study the three-year J.D. program offered by the College
of Law and the two-year M.P.H. offered by the College of
Public Health. The program is designed to offer the student
who plans to practice law in the public health arena or to
enter public health directly, a thorough academic grounding
in both disciplines with emphasis on increasing the conver-
gence of these professional areas.
Under the dual-degree program, the J.D. course of
study is substantially unchanged except that 80 rather than
90 hours is required and four courses (12 hours) are added
to the normal 40 hours of required courses for J.D. candi-
dates. A student is not permitted to enroll in courses in the
Department of Health Administration and Policy during
the first year of law school study. The student will complete
34-36 hours toward the M.P.H. in the College of Public
Health, and ten hours from the College of Law course work
is accepted as elective course work within the M.P.H. pro-
gram to complete the 44 credit hour degree. These elective
courses are selected by the student with the approval of an
Oversight Committee comprised of one faculty from each
college. One of the law course electives replaces the Public
Health Law and Regulations course normally required for
the M.P.H. Students must complete an M.P.H. Practicum
in accordance with all of the practicum policies of the Col-
lege of Public Health, and perform satisfactorily on the
M.P.H. culminating experience examination at the end of
the M.P.H. program.
The program awards both degrees upon completion
of the 114-hour curriculum. Students interested in the
dual program must be accepted by both colleges, and both
degrees are awarded during the same academic session.
Those students who desire more information should con-
tact Dr. David Johnson, david-johnson@ouhsc.edu.

Dual Juris Doctor (J.D.) / Master of Science or
Arts (M.S. or M.A.)
The College of Law permits students to pursue
unique dual degree programs through other colleges of
the University of Oklahoma. Applicants must be admit-
ted separately to the graduate program on the Norman
Campus. Students wishing to pursue such a program
should contact the College of Law Office of Student Ser-
vices early on in the application process to obtain a sug-
gested course of action.

Academic Programs
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A total of 90 hours of course work are necessary to receive the J.D. degree. Required courses are listed below.
First Year Total Credits Fall Spring
Civil Procedure I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . X
Civil Procedure II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
Constitutional Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . X
Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . X
Criminal Law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
Legal Research & Writing I . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . X
Legal Research & Writing II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
Torts I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . X
Torts II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

Upper Class Elective Menus
In addition to required courses, the faculty has iden-
tified certain basic courses that are recommended or
desirable for all law students. During the second or third
year of study, each student must take at least four elec-
tives from a menu of substantive core courses and one
course from a menu of skills courses.
Substantive Core Course Menu Courses are: Admin-
istrative Law, Bankruptcy, Conflict of Laws, Corpora-
tions, Family Law, Federal Courts, First Amendment,
Individual Income Tax, Real Estate Transactions, Rem-
edies, Secured Transactions, and Wills and Trusts.
Skills Menu Courses are: Alternative Dispute Resolu-
tion, Civil Clinic, Civil Pretrial Litigation, Criminal Clin-
ic, Interviewing, Counseling and Negotiation, Litigation
Skills, and Trial Techniques.

Supplementary Curricular Activities
A student may receive up to eight credit hours
toward graduation (four credit hours for dual degree stu-
dents) for approved curricular activities. These include
the following:
(1) Competitions. One hour credit per semester is
awarded for participation as a member of a moot court
team. The team must be selected and supervised by the
Second or Third Year
Criminal Procedure I
Professional Responsibility
Evidence
Graduation Writing Requirement
Four courses from Substantive Core Course Menu:
Conflict of Laws Corporations
Administrative Law Bankruptcy
Family Law Federal Courts
First Amendment Individual Income Tax
Real Estate Transactions Remedies
Secured Transactions Wills & Trusts
One course from Skills Menu
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Civil Clinic Civil Pretrial Litigation
Criminal Clinic Interviewing, Counseling
& Negotiation Litigation Skills
Trial Techniques

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Director of Competitions. A maximum of three credit
hours may be counted toward graduation.
(2) Law Review and Directed Legal Research. A
maximum of four hours credit may be counted toward
graduation in one of the following: American Indian Law
Review, Oklahoma Law Review or Oklahoma Journal of
Law and Technology. A student may not receive credit for
more than one law review in the same semester.
(3) Directed Legal Research. A maximum of two
hours credit will be counted toward graduation.
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Early Graduation
The American Bar Association requires that law stu-
dents complete in residence at their law school a course
of study that extends over not fewer than three academic
years for full-time students. An academic year is at least
139 days, usually divided into two semesters of at least 69
days of instruction.
Some students plan to graduate early in December of
their third year or after two-and-a-half academic years. A
student may be permitted to graduate in fewer than three
academic years by taking summer courses if the sum-
mer instructional programs in which the student enrolls
total 66 semester days over two or more summers during
which classes are regularly scheduled at the law school.
At the College of Law, summer sessions held in Nor-
man are scheduled for 33 days. However, the summer
session held at Oxford in England provides only 20 days
of instruction. Thus, if a law student is attempting to
accelerate his or her graduation in order to graduate after
two-and-a-half years, he or she must complete two sepa-
rate summer sessions on the Norman campus.
A student cannot graduate early if one of his or
her summer sessions is achieved by only attending the
Oxford summer session. Students planning to graduate
early and also attend the Oxford Program should discuss
alternatives, such as intersession or other summer pro-
grams, with College of Law Student Services.

Code of Academic Responsibility
Those who enter the legal profession must be persons
of integrity who merit at all times the trust and confi-
dence of clients, associates, the public and other mem-
bers of the bar. The conduct of students in the College of
Law is governed by a Code of Academic Responsibility.
Each student is to abide by the Code, which is represen-
tative of the ethical standards of the legal profession. The
complete text of the Code of Academic Responsibility
is included in the first-year orientation materials, and is
also available in the Student Services Office.

Academic Appeals
The University of Oklahomas Joint Statement:
Rights and Freedoms of Students provides that students
shall have protection through orderly procedures
against prejudiced or capricious academic evaluation.
The rules of procedure governing proceedings before the
Academic Appeals Board are provided in the Law Stu-
dent Handbook.

Regulations of the College of Law and
University
The law faculty has adopted regulations govern-
ing academic performance at the College of Law. The
complete statement of regulations is included in the Law
Student Handbook. Copies of the College of Laws Code
of Academic Responsibility are provided in first-year
orientation materials. Other College rules and policies,
including the Regulations of the College of Law, Rules of
Procedure Governing Proceedings Before the Academic
Appeals Board, Discrimination Policy, Racial and Ethnic
Harassment Policy, Sexual Harassment/Sexual Assault
Policy, Consensual Sexual Relationships Policy, and
Grievance Procedure, may be found in the Law Students
Handbook.

Skills Classes
To promote the development of our law students
abilities to become immediately effective upon gradua-
tion, the College of Law has developed a wide range of
skills courses. These classes often are set up like labs or
seminars where students may practice or develop specific
techniques that will strengthen their credentials.
Available Skills Courses:
Advanced Legal Research
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Child Abuse Clinic
Litigation Skills
Civil Clinic
Civil Pre-Trial Litigation
Criminal Justice Clinic
Forensic Evidence Seminar
Health Care Organization Delivery and Management
Interviewing and Counseling
Trial Techniques
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DATE: ____________________________________________
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Current Enrollment: _________________________________
Expected Graduation Date: ____________________________
Hours need to graduate: ______________________________
Courses Needed: ____________________________________
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First Year Required Second or Third Year Menu
Substantive Core Course Menu
(At least required)
____ Civil Procedure I ____ Administrative Law
____ Civil Procedure II ____ Bankruptcy
____ Constitutional Law ____ Conflict of Laws
____ Contracts ____ Corporations
____ Criminal Law ____ Family Law
____ Legal Research & Writing I ____ Federal Courts
____ Legal Research & Writing II ____ First Amendment
____ Property ____ Individual Income Tax
____ Torts I ____ Real Estate Transactions
____ Torts II ____ Remedies
____ Secured Transactions
____ Wills & Trusts
Second or Third Year Required Skills Menu
(At least 1 required)
____ Criminal Procedure I
____ Evidence ____ Alternative Dispute Resolution
____ Professional Responsibility ____ Civil Clinic
____ Graduation Writing Requirement ____ Civil Pretrial Litigation
____ Criminal Clinic
____ Interviewing, Counseling & Neg.
____ Litigation Skills
____ Trial Techniques
APPROVED CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
(Maximum of 8 hours; 4 hours for Dual Degree Students)
A. Approved Competitions (Maximum of 3 hours). _____
B. Law Review & Directed Legal Research (Maximum of 4 hours)
1. American Indian Law Review _____
2. Oklahoma Law Review _____
3. Oklahoma Journal of Law & Technology _____
4. Directed Legal Research (Max. of 2 hours) _____
TOTAL OF ALL APPROVED CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: _____
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Grades
The grades in the College of Law and the numerical grade point
value of each are as follows:
A+ 12 C+ 6
A 11 C 5
A- 10 C- 4
B+ 9 D+ 3
B 8 D 2
B- 7 D- 1
F 0
Other Grades: The following grades, which have no numerical value,
are not included in the calculation of a students grade point average:
(I) Incomplete, (W) Withdrawal Passing, (S) Satisfactory, and (U)
Unsatisfactory.
An I is given when a student is unable to complete certain
requirements of the course by the end of the term for reasons satis-
factory to the instructor. A student receiving an I should contact
the instructor, who will indicate what must be done to complete the
course. If a grade of I is not changed within one year, it will become
permanent, and a student will be required to re-enroll in the course to
receive credit.
A W is received when a student withdraws from a course and
in the opinion of the instructor is passing at the time of withdrawal. If
a student is not passing at the time of withdrawal the grade imposed
should be F.
Certain courses are designated by the College of Law faculty
to be graded on an S/U basis. Students do not have the option to
choose satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading.

Auditing
A student may audit all courses (as space permits) if the student
is otherwise qualified and regularly enrolled. Fees for enrollment as an
auditor are the same as fees for enrollment for credit.

Attendance
Regular attendance in courses is considered indispensable. Each
professor must adopt and announce an attendance policy that meets
the requirements of the American Bar Association and the Associa-
tion of American Law Schools.
When a student is absent an excessive number of times, the
professor may withdraw the student from the course, or the professor
may lower the students grade (even to failing) in the course.
Since the College of Law operates only on a full-time basis,
students are expected to devote substantial time to the study of law.
Excessive outside work is discouraged. Official interpretation of
Accreditation Standard 304 of the American Bar Association states
that a student may not work in excess of 20 hours per week in any
week in which the student is enrolled in more than twelve class hours..
First-year students are urged to forego any substantial outside activi-
ties until they have had ample opportunity to measure the demands of
legal study upon their time and energy.

Courseload
The College of Law limits the number of hours in which a stu-
dent may enroll during a semester, thus assuring each student the
opportunity for sufficient concentration on each subject. First-year
students may enroll only in prescribed first-year courses. Second- and
third-year students may enroll in a maximum of 17 credit hours in a
regular semester and a maximum of nine credit hours in a summer
session. Courseloads in excess of these hours must be approved by the
Associate Dean for Academics.

Class Rank
A students class ranking is available when grades are processed
each semester.
Grades are available online at the Law Student Intranet link
which can be found at www.law.ou.edu, approximately six weeks
after finals. Class rank is usually available within seven days following
the distribution of grades.

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Course Listings

First-Year Required Courses
5103/5203 CIVIL PROCEDURE I/II
(6 hours). Civil Procedure in state and federal courts; introduc-
tory survey of procedures by which questions of substantive law
commonly are raised and determined; procedural and remedial
background; law governing controversies in federal courts; details of
procedure in a lawsuit, including forum selection, pleading, joinder
of claims and parties, discovery, the pretrial conference, disposi-
tion without trial, trial before a judge or jury, post-trial motions and
appeals; issue and claim preclusion.
5134 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
(4 hours). Selected issues, including: judicial review; the judicial
process in construing and applying the United States Constitution;
federal and state powers, federalism and separation of powers; an
introduction to the concepts of equal protection and due process.
5114 CONTRACTS
(4 hours). This first year survey course will explore the nature
and enforceability of promises. Subjects include contract formation,
performance, termination of contracts, material breach, remedies for
breach of contract, mistake and excuse for nonperformance, statute
of frauds, interpretation of contract language, conditions, assignment
and delegation, and third party beneficiaries.
5223 CRIMINAL LAW
(3 hours). General principles of criminal responsibility and the
elements of common law, statutory crimes, and defenses. Emphasis is
placed on the subject of criminal intent.
5122/5202 LEGAL RESEARCH, WRITING & ADVOCACY I, II
(4 hours). Instruction in the methods of legal research in various
media integrated with legal writing and oral advocacy. Writings will
include legal memoranda, briefs, motions, pleadings and other prac-
tice legal documents.
5234 PROPERTY
(4 hours). Introduction to basic property concepts, including:
adverse possession; estates in land; landlord and tenant; concurrent
estates; nonpossessory interests (including easements, licenses, cov-
enants and equitable servitudes); and real estate transactions.
5133/5143 TORTS I/II
(6 hours). Introduction to basic principles of civil liability, with
study of selected issues, including intentional wrongs, negligence,
strict liability, vicarious liability, defenses and immunities, compara-
tive fault, assessment of damages, nuisance, products liability, mis-
representation, injuries to reputation, and alternative compensation
systems.

Upper Division Required Courses
5303 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE I
(3 hours). The administration of criminal justice, including
rights of accused persons; initiation of prosecution; preliminary
examinations; and an overview of procedural steps. Emphasis is
placed on the privilege against self-incrimination, rules on arrest,
search and seizure, and the exclusionary rule.
5314 EVIDENCE
(4 hours). Presentation of evidence; judicial control and legal
reasoning in the determination of issues of fact; the admissibility of
evidence, including relevancy; testimonial and real evidence; and the
exclusion of evidence, including hearsay and privileged communica-
tions.
5323 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
(3 hours). The nature of law as a profession; problems facing the
profession and the individual lawyer. Fundamentals of legal ethics and
responsibilities, with emphasis on the Model Rules of Professional
Conduct of the American Bar Association.

Elective Courses
5702 AGENCY & PARTNERSHIP
(2 hours). Legal principles concerning association in business by
agency, partnership, and other unincorporated forms.
6500 AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY LAW
(2 or 3 hours). Law and Policy related to agricultural biotechnol-
ogy. Topics include intellectual property rights, domestic regulation
of agricultural biotechnology, comparison with European laws, and
international agricultural biotechnology issues. No prerequisites.
6500 AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
(2 or 3 hours). Addresses environmental issues in the agricultural
sector. Topics include wetlands, concentrated animal feeding opera-
tions, agricultural non-point source pollution, farm bill environmen-
tal programs (e.g. conservation reserve, swampbuster, sodbuster), and
pesticide regulation. This course complements and deepens under-
standing of the environmental laws studied in the Environmental Law
survey course. However, there are no pre-requisites for enrollment.
5520 ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
(2 or 3 hours). Negotiation, mediation and arbitration: includes
court-ordered arbitration, mini-trials, summary jury trials and other
formal and informal means of resolving disputes short of formal court
adjudication.
6311 AMERICAN INDIAN LAW REVIEW
(1 hour). Prerequisite: American Indian Law Review member-
ship. Production of a written note or comment for the Review or other
approved activities associated with production of the Review.
5600 AMERICAN INDIAN LAW SEMINAR-SELECTED LEGAL
PROBLEMS
5913 AMERICAN LEGAL HISTORY
(3 hours). The development and characteristics of American
legal institutions and basic themes in American law and legal philoso-
phy.
5703 ANTITRUST LAW
(3 hours). Federal and state antitrust laws approached on the
basis of type of conduct, i.e., monopolies; mergers; price control by
private business; exclusive dealing contracts; fair trade pricing; agree-
ments not to compete; discrimination in distribution and refusals to
deal; and unfair trade practices.
6100 ANTITRUST II
(3 hours). Prerequisite: Antitrust. Study of the Robinson-Patman
Act regarding price discrimination; mergers and acquisitions; public
and private enforcement of the antitrust laws; how one prepares an
antitrust case for trial, how it is tried and what happens after the trial
is completed. The course is a mixture of academic matters and practi-
cal matters (enforcement).
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5602 COMPARATIVE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES LAW SEMINAR
(2 hours). The seminar will examine the differences and similari-
ties between Canadian, United States, Australian and New Zealand
laws affecting native peoples. Participants in the seminar will include
students from the University of Ottawa Law School, University of
Saskatchewan, Aukland University, and Monash University attending
via television. Professors from these schools will co-moderate. Paper
required. Federal Indian Law is not a prerequisite, but recommended.
6321 COMPETITIONS
(1 hour). Students who participate on a trial or appellate advo-
cacy competition team sponsored by the College of Law and directly
supervised by the Competition Director may enroll in this course.
5920 COMPLEX LITIGATION
(3 hours). This course covers class actions and other forms of
multiparty litigation. It will examine jurisdiction and removal of class
actions, class certification, and the management and trial of complex
cases. It will also address federal multidistrict litigation and federal/
state coordination of complex litigation.
5533 CONFLICT OF LAWS
(3 hours). The law relating to transactions with elements in more
than one state or nation, jurisdiction of courts and enforcement of
foreign judgments, choice of law problems, constitutional issues, and
the theoretical basis of choice of law, including an introduction to the
problems of renvoi and characterization.
6700 CORPORATE FINANCE SEMINAR
(2 hours). This course will explore the legal principles involved
in obtaining capital through private and public stock offerings and
by issuing corporate bonds. The course also includes understanding
and analyzing financial statements, and the basics of valuation, as well
as the examination of capital structures, debt instruments, preferred
stock, convertible debt and options. The course will explain the dif-
ferent types of mergers and acquisitions, takeovers and tender offers,
the fiduciary duties of corporate directors and officers, and oppres-
sion of minority shareholders.
5433 CORPORATIONS
(3 hours). This course provides an introduction to corporate
law. Brief coverage is given to factors bearing on the choice of orga-
nization, the process of corporate formation, and corporate capital
structure. Close examination is given to the governance structure of
the corporation and the fiduciary obligations of directors and officers.
The course also addresses forces that serve to discipline directors and
officers, such as voting rights and the market for corporate control.
6323 CRIMINAL DEFENSE CLINIC
(3 hours). Prerequisites: Civil Procedure, Evidence, Professional
Responsibility, and Legal Intern License. Clinical experience
providing students opportunity to represent indigent defendants
charged with municipal, misdemeanor and felony offenses in
Cleveland and McClain Counties. Students handle every aspect of
the defense of a criminal case, including interviewing, investigating,
negotiating, litigating motions and conducting the trial.
5830 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE II
(3 hours). Prerequisites: Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure I.
This course covers the criminal justice process from the arrest to post-
conviction issues. It addresses federal constitutional provisions, and
the policies underlying these requirements and their impact on the
roles of the prosecutor and defense counsel. Topics include: effective
assistance of counsel; prosecutorial discretion; preliminary hearings;
pre-trial motions; joinder and severance; discovery; exculpatory mate-
rial; speedy trial; impartial jury; confrontation; plea bargaining and
guilty pleas; sentencing; double jeopardy; and post-conviction mat-
ters.
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(3 or 4 hours). Rights and remedies of debtors and creditors;
bankruptcy including liquidation, reorganization, and wage earner
plans; attachment; judgment execution; garnishment; fraudulent con-
veyances; bulk sales and collection remedies including compositions
and assignments.
6700 BIOETHICS & LAW SEMINAR
(2 hours). This seminar examines selected legal, ethical, social
and policy problems posed by advances in biomedical technologies.
Specific coverage and paper topics will depend upon student interest.
Typically, coverage includes issues concerning human reproduction
and birth, human genetics, organ transplantation, definition of death
and life and death decisions, and regulation of research involving
human subjects. All students must submit a paper meeting the Col-
lege of Laws graduation writing requirement.
5810 CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AND THE JUDICIAL PROCESS
(2 or 3 hours). The study of the death penalty in the United
States, including: the history of capital punishment; arguments sup-
porting and opposing capital punishment; constitutional issues under
the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments; the role of mitigating and
aggravating evidence in guiding the sentencers decision to impose;
exclusion of jurors; use of psychiatric experts in capital trials; state
post-conviction remedies; the scope of federal habeas review; consti-
tutional challenges to the arbitrary imposition of the death sentence of
those deserving of death; the recently-expanded federal death penalty;
and international law and capital punishment.
6313 CHILD ABUSE CLINIC
(3 hours). Prerequisite: prior completion of, or concurrent
enrollment in Family Law and Children and the Law. Each student
enrolls for an entire academic year for three hours each semester.
6113 CHILDREN AND THE LAW
(3 hours). Prerequisites: Family Law and Constitutional Law.
Children and their relationship with parents and the state in reference
to a childs name, education and health care; neglect; abuse; termina-
tion of parental rights; adoption; and new reproductive technologies.
6602 CHURCH-STATE RELATIONS SEMINAR
(2 hours). The Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses; histori-
cal and current relationships between government and religious, secu-
lar, and anti-religious interests.
6100 CIVIL APPELLATE PROCEDURE
(2 hours). Rules of Procedure in Oklahoma which govern appeals
and certiorari proceedings and the principles of advocacy in noncrim-
inal cases.
6363 CIVIL CLINIC
(3 hours). Prerequisites: Civil Procedure, Evidence, Profes-
sional Responsibility, and a Legal Intern License. Student interns,
working from an office located in the Law Center, participate in the
actual representation of low-income clients in civil matters. Experi-
ence is acquired through court appearances, jury and non-jury trials,
interviewing, discovery, drafting of pleadings and appeals under the
supervision of the clinical legal education staff. Students are required
to maintain an active caseload and office hours.
5530 CIVIL PRETRIAL LITIGATION
(2 or 3 hours). The study of litigation tactics and techniques
prior to trial. Included are discovery, motion practice, witness prepa-
ration, settlement, alternate dispute resolution, pretrial conferences,
mini-trials, summary jury trials, and other related areas.
6020 COMPARATIVE LAW
(2 or 3 hours). A comparison of the corresponding features of
the American system of law and the systems of law of other nations.
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6320 DIRECTED LEGAL RESEARCH
(1 or 2 hours). Legal research and writing under the supervision
of a faculty member. The student must write a paper of sufficient
quality to be considered for publication in a law review or other publi-
cation. A student may enroll in one or two credit hours with supervis-
ing faculty members permission.
6130 EDUCATION LAW
(2 or 3 hours). A survey of legal issues affecting education,
including students rights, teachers rights, desegregation, special edu-
cation, educational finance, and church-state relations.
6700 EMPLOYMENT LAW SEMINAR
(2 hours). This seminar provides an overview of state and federal
employment law regulating the private and public sectors, including
major trends in the applicable laws, and allows students the oppor-
tunity to participate fully in both the presentation and discussion of
relevant topics.
6010 ENGLISH LEGAL SYSTEM
(1 hour). This course covers Englands contemporary legal sys-
tem. Topics covered include the courts, the organization of the legal
profession, the nature of the practice of law in England, access to civil
and criminal justice and alternative dispute resolution.
6523 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
(3 hours). This is a survey course designed to introduce students
to the common law and statutory approaches pertaining to envi-
ronmental issues such as population, economic growth, energy and
pollution. The primary focus is on the major federal environmental
protection statutes including the National Environmental Policy Act,
Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act, and Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and
Liability Act, as well as statutes regulating pesticides and dealing with
the testing of hazardous substances. Course coverage also includes
examination of the administrative process and the role of courts in
environmental litigation. Certain recurring themes animating the
development of federal environmental law are emphasized, including
the role of public interest, economics, scientific uncertainties and risk
factors, and the governments need for relevant information regarding
the effects of pollution on the environment in order to regulate effec-
tively.
6150 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
(3 hours). Federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination,
including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and federal regula-
tions mandating affirmative action by federal contractors.
6810 ESTATE PLANNING
(3 hours). Prerequisites: Wealth Transfer Taxation. Maximiza-
tion, preservation, and administration of wealth and its tax-conscious
transfer through use of wills, trusts, future interests, and inter vivos
gifts.
6030 EUROPEAN UNION LAW
1 or 2 hours). Oxford. This course covers the legal status of the
European Union and the sources, implementation, and enforcement
of community law. Emphasis will be placed on the competition law of
the European Union.
6000 EUROPEAN UNION LAW
(3 hours). Introduction to the legal system of the European
Union, with primary emphasis on the European Community that
makes up one of the EUs three pillars. The course covers consti-
tutional and institutional aspects, as well as selected substantive law
issues such as the free movement of goods, persons, services and capi-
tal. Particular emphasis is placed on the relationship between EU laws
and institutions and those of the member states.
6400 EXTERN PLACEMENT
(3 hours). This course allows students the opportunity to
observe and assist in various legal settings. Placement opportunities
will include courts and governmental agencies. Mediation train-
ing and placements also offered. Students will be required to spend
at least 12 hours a week at their placement; submit weekly journal
entries; bi-monthly meetings with the clinical director; and submit
a final paper. Enrollment in the Issues in Professionalism course is
required.
5443 FAMILY LAW
(3 hours). The rights, obligations, and liabilities arising from
marital and nonmarital relations; divorce; marital property, alimony;
and child support.
5543 FEDERAL COURTS
(3 hours) Examines concepts of case or controversy; federal sub-
ject-matter jurisdiction; supplemental jurisdiction; venue; removal;
substantive law applied in federal courts; the relationship of Congress
and the federal courts; and the relationship of the state and federal
courts.
5610 FEDERAL INDIAN LAW
(2 or 3 hours). The law governing the relationship between the
Indian tribes, the states and the United States. Topics include the his-
tory of federal Indian law and policy; the federal-tribal relationship;
tribal sovereignty, federal supremacy and states rights; the jurisdic-
tional framework; criminal jurisdiction; civil jurisdiction; taxation and
regulation of reservation economic development, including environ-
mental regulation and regulation of Indian gaming; Indian religion
and culture; water rights; fishing and hunting rights.
6400 FEDERAL INDIAN LAW EXTERNSHIP
(Up to 12 hours). This clinical program allows students to work
for one semester for federal attorneys engaged in Indian law litigation
and policymaking in Washington, D.C. Students have interned at the
United States Department of Justice and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Interns are expected to participate in weekly substantive presenta-
tions and meetings on significant litigation and policy matters and are
required to complete two independent writing projects.
5753 FEDERAL SECURITIES REGULATION
(3 hours). Recommended: Prior or concurrent enrollment in
Corporations. This course provides an introduction to the regulation
of the issuance and trading of securities. Topics include requirements
regarding the registration of securities, exemptions from registration,
and civil liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, with special attention to liability for fraud and
insider trading.
6700 FEMINIST JURISPRUDENCE SEMINAR
(2 hours). Historical background of feminist legal theory and
development of a constitutional standard for sex equality; theoretical
approaches to gender in equality; coverage of specific topics and paper
topics depends on student interest but typically includes family and
intimate relations, crime, athletics, and military topics. The course
paper satisfies the Graduation Writing Requirement.
5450 FIRST AMENDMENT
(3 hours). Prerequisite: Constitutional Law. Individual rights of
expression, assembly, association and religion; permissible govern-
ment restrictions and regulations in relation to activities protected by
the First Amendment.
5820 FORENSIC EVIDENCE SEMINAR
(2 hours). Prerequisite: Evidence. A study of technical and legal
aspects of the use of forensic science techniques in criminal law cases.
Specific topics may include forensic pathology, ballistics, forensic
serology, fingerprint analysis, and the various tests for intoxication.
Legal issues of admissibility and of limitations of the permissible
forms of expert testimony will be explained in depth.
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6170 GENDER-BASED DISCRIMINATION
(3 hours). Survey course on the law of gender, or sex-based dis-
crimination, including constitutional standards, family, employment,
education and criminal law.
6180 HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION, DELIVERY &
MANAGEMENT
(2 or 3 hours). Legal problems connected with health care orga-
nization, delivery and management; problems encountered by prac-
ticing business or corporate lawyers in the health care field; private
and public health insurance; Medicare, Medicaid and other complex
regulatory environments created by federal and state health care pro-
grams.
6190 HEALTH LAW
(2 or 3 hours). The legal aspects of medicine; civil liability of
medical professionals and health care providers; organization and
regulation of the medical profession; uses of medical science in litiga-
tion; selected health sciences and public policy issues such as human
reproduction, right to treatment, and mental health problems.
6210 IMMIGRATION LAW
(3 hours). Constitutional, statutory, and regulatory framework
for the admission, exclusion, and deportation of non-citizens who
seek immigrant and non-immigrant status in the United States; refu-
gee and asylum law and policy; citizenship acquisition.
6820 INCOME TAXATION OF CORPORATIONS
(3 hours). Prerequisite: Income Taxation of Individuals.
Advanced study of the federal income tax with emphasis on taxation
of the organization, operation, reorganization, and liquidation of cor-
porations and business entities.
6822 INCOME TAXATION OF TRUSTS & ESTATES
(2 hours). Prerequisite: Income Tax. Subchapter J of the Internal
Revenue Code, involving income taxation of trusts, estates, and ben-
eficiaries.
5463 INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX
(3 hours). Structure of the federal income tax with emphasis on
operation of the system through use of concepts such as income, basis,
gains and losses, realization and recognition, exclusions and deduc-
tions.
5732 INSURANCE
(2 hours). Life, health, property, and liability insurance, includ-
ing the nature of insurance, insurance interest, interests of the named
insured and others, subrogation, the insured event, exceptions, war-
ranties, representations, concealment, formation of the contract,
waiver and estoppel.
6520 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
(2 or 3 hours). The nature of the rights; acquisition and enforce-
ment of, and property and contract interests in, patents, trademarks,
and copyrights.
6040 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
(3 hours). This course will focus on the legal aspects of business
activity that takes place in two or more countries. It will examine the
sale of goods and services across national boundaries, licensing of
intellectual property, foreign investment, and the resolution of inter-
national business disputes. Although regulation of international trade
(the World Trade Organization, NAFTA, etc.) is an element in the
course, it is not the central focus. The course includes study of funda-
mental principles of international taxation and antitrust law.
6000 INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
(2 or 3 hours). This course analyzes international treaties and
common law applicable to environmental and natural resource issues
affecting the international community. Illustrative topics include
transboundary air and water pollution problems, ocean resources,
environmental disasters, disposal of hazardous wastes and trade in
hazardous chemicals, ozone depletion, climate change, conservation
of natural resources with special attention to biological diversity,
management of international rivers, and environmental protection
and economic development. This course examines relevant theoreti-
cal literatures from political science, law, and policy analysis, in order
to characterize the systemic problems of making and implementing
international policy to manage collective risks and resources. Special
attention is given to developing a framework of analysis and to exam-
ining implementation and compliance issues.
6700 INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SEMINAR
(2 hours). This seminar has a broad scope to allow students to
seek expertise in an area of intellectual property law that most inter-
ests them. Thus, the seminar deals with advanced issues in Intellec-
tual Property rights (both theoretical and practice oriented) as well as
issues relating to intellectual property and trade.
6552 INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM TRANSACTIONS
(2 hours). This course considers the legal issues and transactions
relating to the exploration, production, and marketing of petroleum-
the largest and most important commodity traded worldwide. Cov-
erage includes how countries settle competing claims to oil and gas
reserves, how host governments or state-owned oil and gas companies
contract with private companies to explore and develop oil and gas
resources, and the contracts that parties engaged in such activities
enter into with each other. This course also covers the international
marketing of crude oil and natural gas.
6060 INTERNATIONAL LAW FOUNDATIONS
(3 hours). Public International Law, sometimes also called the
Law of Nations, is concerned with the definition of legal rights and
duties among nation states (including those individuals who act on
their behalf) and international organizations. This course offers a
survey of the norms, rules and institutions that make up the interna-
tional legal system and which regulate interaction among states, and
between states and individuals. An understanding of the basic prin-
ciples of public international law is fundamental for anyone interested
in taking further courses in international law.
6000 INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW
(3 hours). The multilateral rules and institutions that regulate
the conduct of states and other public entities as they in turn regulate
cross-border commerce in goods, services, and the use of intellectual
property rights. The primary focus is on the World Trade Organiza-
tion, with attention also paid to NAFTA, the European Community,
and other regional systems. Although the subject matter of the course
is of great importance to transactions between private parties, the
course (unlike the course in International Business Transactions), is
not devoted to detailed study of private conduct.
6360 INTERVIEWING, COUNSELING AND NEGOTIATION
(3 hours). Theoretical and practical aspects of interviewing,
counseling and negotiation, including simulation of situations calling
for these skills. Taught in a lecture-workshop format with a lecture
and demonstration on a particular topic each week, followed by small
workshops in which students take the lawyers role.
6400 ISSUES IN PROFESSIONALISM
(2 hours). This course will involve discussions drawn from con-
temporary readings about issues presented in the practice of law; ethi-
cal dilemmas; and the judicial system. A final paper will be required.
This course is required for externship placement. S/U graded.
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5932 JURISPRUDENCE SEMINAR
(2 hours). The nature and purpose of law, its relations to civiliza-
tion and the social order; nature of legal principles; legal philosophies
from primitive to modern times.
6530 LAND USE CONTROL
(3 hours). Judicial, statutory, and administrative restrictions on
use and development of land; zoning; restrictive covenants; subdivi-
sion regulations; land use planning; doctrines of nuisance and emi-
nent domain; utilization of air space; and historic preservation.
6700 LAND USE & PROPERTY RIGHTS SEMINAR
(2 hours). This seminar studies governmental control of private land
use through zoning, regulation, and urban renewal; (2) constitutional
doctrines that limit the governments ability to take private property
by eminent domain or regulation; (3) the importance to a nations
economic development of legally-recognized private land use rights;
(4) recourse for purchasers unable to make the use for which they
purchased a parcel of land; (5) private land use control via easements,
covenants, and equitable servitudes; and other topics involving land
use and property rights proposed by students and accepted by the
professor.
6163 LAWYERING IN THE 21ST CENTURY
(3 hours). Advanced course in law and ethics of lawyering, with
primary focus on issues at the forefront of the modern legal profes-
sion, worldwide, nationally and locally. Selection of specific topics
will vary with student interest, but will likely include: expanding con-
fidentiality exceptions and other revisions to the ABA Model Rules;
application to lawyers of federal legislation, including the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act and Federal Trade Commission activities to relax anti-com-
petitive ethics restrictions; multi-disciplinary and multi-jurisdictional
practices; innovations in delivery of legal services; lawyer discipline;
legal malpractice and judicial ethics.
6400 LAWYERING SKILLS
(4 hours). This course is team taught by members of the practic-
ing bar and the bench, covering important areas of practice for the
single practitioner and small office practitioner. This course addresses
law office management, ethics, civility, and practical drafting, plus
practice pointers by specialists in areas of general practice in which
the new attorney may be involved if he or she practices alone or with
one or two other lawyers.
6100 LEGAL METHODS
(2 hours). This course is an introduction to the study of law.
Students will learn to interpret statutes and to analyze and synthesize
judicial decisions. The course does not focus on the substantive or
procedural law of a particular legal field. Instead, students are taught
the methods of studying the law through the analysis of a broad array
of legal materials. During the course students will begin to develop a
vocabulary appropriate to the study of law, and will be introduced to
foundational concepts of our legal system.
6700 LINCOLNS CONSTITUTION AND THE CRISIS OF UNION
(2 hours). This seminar will focus on the national debate over
slavery, Union and human rights, including: the Dred Scott case and
Lincoln-[Stephen] Douglas debates about the infamous Supreme
Court decision; the Lincoln-[Frederick] Douglass debates about the
limited constitutional commitment to human rights in the pre-1868
Constitution; the antebellum constitutional arguments about human
rights issues leading to emancipation and the Reconstruction consti-
tutional amendments; the Souths claim of a constitutional right to
secede; Lincolns claim of presidential authority to resist secession;
and civil liberties during the Civil War.
6700 LITIGATION PRACTICE SEMINAR
(2 hours). This course focuses on several basic skills used in a
litigation practice. The course will approach litigation practice in a
practical manner and will be taught in a mentoring style. Upon suc-
cessful completion of this course, the student will be able to: identify
basic skills used in a litigation practice, understand the use and limi-
tation of various negotiation styles, identify principles of persuasive
legal writing, understand the essential need for ethical legal practice,
demonstrate the use of discovery tools, and develop an understanding
of the organization of a legal case.
6400 LITIGATION SKILLS
(2 hours). This skills course utilizes simulations and observa-
tions exposing students to aspects of criminal and civil representation
of clients. Students will perform exercises including interviewing,
negotiation, counseling, court hearings and other exercises.
5763 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
(3 hours). Prerequisites: Prior or concurrent enrollment in Cor-
porations. Recommended Federal Securities Regulation. The course
provides an understanding of the issues arising in business acquisition
(and divestiture) transactions. Coverage is given to theories underly-
ing acquisitions, alternative acquisition techniques and planning con-
siderations that bear on the choice among those techniques.
6100 MINERAL TITLE EXAMINATION
(2 hours). This course examines the encompassing comparative
laws of Oklahoma, Texas, and other oil producing states. The course
examines the study of relevant law and preparation of a mineral title
opinion.
5633 NATIVE AMERICAN NATURAL RESOURCES
(3 hours). After an overview of the history of U.S. native policy
and the basic doctrines of Indian law, this course covers a variety of
issues relating to tribal interests in and jurisdiction over environmen-
tal resources. Course coverage includes tribal rights to land; land use
and environmental protection in Indian country; economic and natu-
ral resource development issues (including grazing, minerals, timber
and taxation); water rights; hunting and fishing rights; as well as
international perspectives on indigenous resources. Throughout the
course, students will consider the roles of the tribal, federal, and state
governments in resource regulation and use.
6540 OIL AND GAS
(3 or 4 hours). Nature of property interests in oil and gas; con-
veyancing of interests in oil and gas; legal interests created by oil and
gas leases; validity of leases; habendum, drilling, and rental clauses;
assignment of interests of lessor and lessee; rents and royalties; and
conservation of oil and gas.
6550 OIL AND GAS CONTRACTS
(2 or 3 hours). Examination of contracts used in the oil and gas
industry for exploration, production, and development of oil and gas
properties and for investment; the nature of the relationships created
by such contracts; the rights and duties of the parties; income tax con-
sequences and governmental regulation of such contracts.
6100 OIL AND GAS PRACTICE
(2 hours). This course is an examination of, and practical skills
approach into, oil and gas practice in Oklahoma. This course will
examine how oil and gas wells are drilled in Oklahoma and the impor-
tant rules, regulations and statutes that govern many facets of oil
and gas exploration and conservation. From the filing of the Intent
to Drill; to settling surface damages; permitting wells through the
Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC); the jurisdiction of the
OCC; the OCC Rules of Practice; and additional developmental drill-
ing; pipelines; horizontal drilling; negotiated agreements; unitization;
underground storage; environmental issues and water law will all be
covered along with an examination of the relevant case law.
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(OKJOLT)
(1 hour). Electronically published law review dedicated to the
convergence of law and technology.
6391 OKLAHOMA LAW REVIEW
(1 hour). Prerequisite: Oklahoma Law Review membership.
Production of a written note or comment for the Review or other
approved activities associated with production of the Review.
6100 PATENTS
(3 hours). This course provides a comprehensive introduction
to basic concepts of patent law and policy. No technical background
is required. The course addresses the history of patents as well as the
policy arguments for and against using patents as a mechanism for
inducing innovation. Students learn the basics of patent drafting and
prosecution, patent claims, and claim construction. The class then
addresses in depth the central patentability criteria of subject matter,
utility, nonobviousness, and disclosure. Other topics of importance
that are covered in the class include: the relationship between patents
and other forms of intellectual property protection, particularly trade
secrecy and copyright; the intersection of patent and antitrust law;
the role of the two major institutions responsible for administering
the patent system, the Patent and Trademark Office and the Court
of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; and the role of patents in the two
major industries of the knowledge-based economy, information tech-
nology and biotechnology.
5740 PAYMENT SYSTEMS
(2 or 3 hours). This course is an introduction to the laws govern-
ing the transmission of value through the economy. How do people
pay for things? The answers in the 21st century are complex involving
a blend of traditional paper based systems and new higher technol-
ogy options. The course covers the checking system, the credit and
debit card system, electronic funds transfer, letters of credit, internet
payments, evolving payment methods, negotiable instruments and
the securities trading and settlement system. Substantive law covered
will be Articles 3, 4 and 4A (and to a lesser extent 5 and 8) of the UCC
as well as federal legislation such as the Expedited Funds Availabil-
ity Act, parts of the Truth in Lending Act and the Electronic Funds
Transfer Act (and implementing Regulations). Skills developed will
be the reading of statutes, navigating areas where both state and fed-
eral law operate without complete pre-emption, creatively applying
traditional law to novel forms of transactions.
6830 PENSIONS AND HEALTH BENEFITS
(2 or 3 hours). Planning, establishment, and administration of
pension, health care and other employee benefit plans under the tax
and labor laws.
5742 PRIVATE EQUITY LAW AND PRACTICE SEMINAR
(2 hours). This seminar presents an opportunity to learn about
private equity funds, which have attracted increasingly large invest-
ments and which may fund start-ups, buyouts, and privatizations.
Because of its focus on an industry, the seminar will address a variety
of legal disciplines, including the law of corporations, partnerships,
tax, employee benefits, antitrust, securities, secured transactions, and
negotiable instruments. Though there are no prerequisites, students
may benefit from prior or concurrent enrollment in courses touching
on any of the preceding subject matters.
6712 PRODUCTS LIABILITY SEMINAR
(2 hours). Regulation and civil liability of manufacturers and dis-
tributors of defective products. Development of the concept of recov-
ery for injuries caused by products; survey of civil actions for harm
resulting from defective and dangerous products; study of problems
associated with hazard identification and the process of evaluation
of risk; government regulation of dangerous and defective products;
review of Consumer Products Safety Act and current legislation deal-
ing with injuries and remedies in specific areas.
6570 REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
(3 hours). The first two-thirds of the course studies the terms and
legal issues involved in drafting, executing, and enforcing residential
real estate contracts, including obtaining and evaluating title evidence
prior to closing and recovery for breach of title guarantees. The last
third of the course introduces certain basic commercial real estate
transactions, including processes and issues involved in housing sub-
divisions, condominiums, shopping centers, and commercial leases.
5553 REMEDIES
(3 hours). The basic purpose of this course is to develop an
understanding of the anatomy of a lawsuit in law or in equity by
focusing on the legal evaluation of facts, the characterization of causes
of action, and determination of selection of the most efficacious reme-
dial alternative available. The study of Remedies considers the com-
mon law, statutory, and constitutional sources of legal and equitable
rights and the means by which rights are enforced and violations of
rights are prevented, redressed, or compensated. The course involves
analysis of the four principal remedies available at law and in equity:
(a) injunctions and specific performance, (b) compensatory and puni-
tive damages, (c) restitution, and (d) declaratory relief. The defenses,
adjustments, and limitations on those remedies are also considered as
well as the study of the right to jury trial and attorneys fees.
5750 SECURED TRANSACTIONS
(2 or 3 hours). This course will cover Article 9 of the Uniform
Commercial Code. Topics covered include the establishment and
perfection of security interests pursuant to credit sales contracts,
problems focusing on the interface between Article 9 and federal
bankruptcy law, priority disputes among collateral claimants, default,
and rights after default. Emphasis will be placed on developing an
understanding of and facility with the codes statutory scheme.
6100 SELECTED LEGAL PROBLEMS
(1 to 4 hours). Subject matter and course credit will be included
with the enrollment instructions.
6400 SELECTED LEGAL PROBLEMS OF APPLIED NATURE
(1 to 4 hours). The subject matter and course credit will be
announced.
6700 SELECTED LEGAL PROBLEMS SEMINAR
(1 to 4 hours). Subject matter and course credit will be included
with the enrollment instructions.
6000 SELECTED PROBLEMS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW
(1 to 4 hours). Subject matter and course credit will be
announced.
6700 SPECIAL EDUCATION LAW SEMINAR
(2 hours). This course will familiarize students with current
issues in the field of special education law. Student will gain an appre-
ciation for the contemporary public debate over the nature of the
states relationship to students with special needs education in educa-
tion.
6100 SUPREME COURT DECISION MAKING
(3 hours). An advanced constitutional law, jurisprudence, and
appellate advocacy course. Students act in turn as law clerks, review-
ing certiorari petitions pending in the U.S. Supreme Court; as lawyers,
arguing cases currently before the Court; as justices, hearing those
cases and drafting judicial opinions; and as scholars, studying the
processes and theories of the Courts decision making. This is at once
a substantive course focused on key legal questions facing the Court,
a theoretical course focused on the rules and principles guiding the
Courts decisions, and a skills course focused on appellate advocacy
and opinion writing.
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SEMINAR
(2 hours). This course focuses on a wide range of issues related to
terrorism and governmental responses. Topics include the framework
of separate branches of government with shared national security
power; fighting terrorists and international criminals; and protecting
national security information in a democratic society.
6560 TITLE EXAMINATION AND ASSURANCE
(2 or 3 hours). Conveyances, with emphasis on the examination
of abstracts of title to real property.
6920 TORTS III ADVANCED TORTS
(2 or 3 hours). This course is for the major areas of tort law not
covered in the first year torts course-primarily economic [business]
torts, interference with family relationships, rights of privacy and pub-
licity, remedies for misuse of legal process [malicious prosecution and
abuse of process], and interference with common law civil rights. The
economic or business torts, which take up about half of the course,
include interference with business, interference with contracts, unfair
competition, injurious falsehood, common law rights to literary and
commercial creations and ideas [common law intellectual property],
and trade secrets.
6100 TRADEMARKS
(2 or 3 hours). This course provides in-depth treatment of law
and practice related to trademarks and unfair competition includ-
ing complex areas like trade dress, dilution and cyber squatting. The
focus will be on both substantive and procedural aspects of this area of
law covering the theories, precedents and practice perspectives.
6410 TRIAL TECHNIQUES
(2 or 3 hours). Prerequisite: Evidence. An introduction to basic
trial techniques under simulated trial situations.
6580 WATER LAW
(2 or 3 hours). The system of water rights; riparian, appropria-
tion, and prescriptive rights; stream, surface, and ground water; trans-
fer and termination of rights; injuries caused by water; development
of water supplies; federal-state, interstate, and intrastate conflicts;
water pollution control; federal and Indian rights; and federal water
resource problems.
6843 WEALTH TRANSFER TAXATION
(3 hours). Federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer
taxes, applicable to gratuitous transfers.
5470 WILLS & TRUSTS
(3 or 4 hours). Intestate succession; execution, interpretation,
amendment, revocation and contest of wills; rights of decedents fam-
ily; will substitutes and the avoidance of probate; creation, validity,
funding, amendment and termination of trusts and the fiduciary obli-
gation.
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Business, Commercial and
Real Estate
Administrative Law
Agency and Partnership Law
Antitrust I
Antitrust II
Bankruptcy
Contracts
Corporate Finance Seminar
Corporations
Employment Law Seminar
Income Taxation of
Corporations
Insurance Law
International Business
Transactions
Payment Systems
Land Use & Property Rights
Seminar
Mergers and Acquisitions
Private Equity Law Seminar
Real Estate Transactions
Secured Transactions
Pensions and Health Benefits
Criminal Law and
Procedure
Capital Punishment and the
Judicial Process
Child Abuse Clinic
Civil Appellate Procedure
Criminal Defense Clinic
Criminal Law
Litigation Skills
Criminal Procedure I & II
Forensic Evidence Seminar
Interviewing, Counseling and
Negotiation
Terrorism, National Security,
and Civil Liberties Seminar
Trial Techniques
Constitutional and Public
Interest Law
Administrative Law
Advanced Constitutional Law
Church-State Relations
Communications and Law of
Torts Seminar
Comparative Law
Comparative Indigenous
Peoples Law Seminar
Constitutional Law
Criminal Procedure I & II
Employment Law Seminar
Equal Employment
Opportunity
Federal Courts
Federal Indian Law
First Amendment
Gender-Based Discrimination
Health Law
International Human Rights
Jurisprudence Seminar
Supreme Court Decision
Making
Environmental and
Natural Resources
Administrative Law
Agricultural Environmental
Law
Agricultural Biotechnology
Law
Environmental Law
Federal Courts
International Environmental
Law
International Petroleum
Transactions
Land Use and Property Rights
Land Use Control
Mineral Title Examination
Seminar
Oil and Gas
Oil and Gas Contracts
Oil and Gas Practice
Property
Water Law
Intellectual Property Law
Agricultural Biotechnology
Law
Antitrust I
Antitrust II
Intellectual Property Law
International Intellectual
Property Seminar
Patents
Torts III (Advanced Torts)
Trademarks
International and
Comparative Law
Comparative Indigenous
Peoples Law Seminar
Comparative Law
Conflict of Laws
European Union Law
International Business
Transactions
International Intellectual
Property Transaction
International Environmental
Law
International Law Foundations
International Petroleum
Transactions
International Trade Law
Immigration Law
Jurisprudence Seminar
Selected Problems in Law
Native American Law
American Indian Law Review
Comparative Indigenous
Peoples Law Seminar
Federal Indian Law
Federal Indian Law Externship
Land Use Control
Native American Natural
Resources
Tribal Courts and Tribal Law
Seminar
Skills, Clinical and Trial
Practice
Advanced Legal Research
Administrative Law
Alternate Dispute Resolution
Capital Punishment and the
Judicial Process
Child Abuse Clinic
Children and the Law
Civil Clinic
Litigation Skills
Civil Pretrial Litigation
Competitions
Complex Litigation
Conflict of Laws
Criminal Defense Clinic
Extern Placement
(including Judicial
Internships)
Federal Courts
Forensic Evidence Seminar
Interviewing, Counseling and
Negotiation
Lawyering Skills
Lawyering in 21st Century
Remedies
Title Examination
Trial Techniques
Tax & Trusts Law
Administrative Law
Advanced Trusts
Corporate Finance
Estate Planning
Income Tax of Trusts and
Estates
Income Taxation of
Corporations
Individual Income Tax
International Business
Transactions
Pensions and Employee
Benefit Plans
Wealth Transfer Tax
Wills and Trusts
Pensions & Health Benefits
The University of Oklahoma College of Law offers a comprehensive and diverse curriculum. The following information
provides general guidance for students who may be interested in emphasizing particular areas in their law studies.
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From California to New York, Michigan to Texas and
everywhere in between, the University of Oklahoma
College of Law attracts the best students to this chal-
lenging and rewarding program. More than 150 under-
graduate institutions are represented in the current
student body. The following list represents a current
sample of the many fine baccalaureate programs our
student body calls their alma mater.
Abilene Christian University
Agnes Scott College
Air Force Academy
University of Alaska
Appalachian State University
Arizona State University
University of Arkansas
Austin College
Baylor University
Benedictine College
Bethany College
Boise State College
Boston College
Boston University
Brigham Young University
University of CA - Berkeley
University of CA - San Diego
University of CA - Santa
Barbara
California State University
Carnegie-Mellon College
Centenary University
Claremont McKenna College
College of Santa Fe
Colorado College
University of Colorado
Colorado State University
Colorado School of Mines
Columbia College
Cornell University-New York
University of Dallas
Dallas Baptist University
Dartmouth College
University of Dayton
University of Denver
Depauw University
Drury College
Duke University
Eastern Michigan University
Eckerd College
Emory University
University of Florida
University of Georgia
George Mason University
Georgetown University
University of Glasgow
Gonzaga University
Harding University
Haverford College
Hendrix College
University of Houston
Howard Payne University
University of Illinois
University of Iowa
Indiana University-
Bloomingdale
James Madison University
Johns Hopkins University
University of Kansas
Kansas State University
University of Kentucky
Knox College
Langston University
LaSalle University
Louisiana State University
Louisiana Tech University
Loyola University
University of Maine
Marist College
University of Maryland
University of Michigan
Michigan State University
Middlebury College
Millsaps College
University of Minnesota
University of Missouri
Moscow State Institute-Russia
Mount Holyoke College
University of Nebraska
University of New Mexico
New Mexico State University
North Texas University
University of Nevada - Las
Vegas
Norfolk State University
University of North Carolina
Northern Arizona University
University of Northern Iowa
University of North Texas
Northwestern University
Oberlin College
Ohio University
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Baptist University
Oklahoma Christian
University
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma State University
Oral Roberts University
University of Oregon
Oregon State University
Peking University - China
Pepperdine University
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh State University
Princeton University
Puget Sound University
Purdue University
Regents College
Rice University
St. Catherine University
St. Olaf College
San Diego State University
University of San Francisco
Sam Houston State University
Southern Methodist University
Southern Nazarene University
University of South Florida
University of Southern
California
Stanford University
University of Tennessee
University of Texas - Arlington
University of Texas - Austin
University of Texas - Dallas
University of Texas-San
Antonio
University of Texas-Tyler
Texas A & M University
Texas Christian University
Texas Tech University
Trinity University
Tulane University
University of Tulsa
United States Military
Academy
Utah State University
Vanderbilt University
University of Vermont
Villanova University
University of Virginia
Washburn University
Washington University
Washington & Lee University
Weber State University
Western Kentucky University
West Texas A & M University
Westminster College
Wichita State University
Wofford College
College of William and Mary
Willamette University
University of Wisconsin
Wright State University
Yale University

A Diverse Student Body

Admissions Requirements
To be eligible for admission, applicants must have graduated from an accredited college or university with a baccalaure-
ate degree prior to matriculation at the University of Oklahoma College of Law.
All applicants must take the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT). For a registration packet for the LSAT, contact the
Law School Admissions Council (LSAC), at LSAC, Box 2000, Newtown, PA 18940, or call (215) 968-1001, or at
http://www.lsac
.org. LSAT registration packets may also be obtained at any law school or from a pre-law advisor at your university.
Applicants must take the LSAT no later than February of the year in which the applicant is seeking admission. The Uni-
versity of Oklahoma College of Law will request applicants LSAT scores from LSAC.
Each applicant must register with the Law School Data Assembly Service.

Law School Data Assembly Service
The University of Oklahoma College of Law utilizes the services of the Law School Data Assembly Services (LSDAS)
as a clearinghouse to provide a report and summary of each applicants undergraduate, graduate, and professional school
transcripts, Law School Admission Test (LSAT) scores, and letters of recommendation. Registration materials for LSDAS
are included in your registration for the LSAT. More information is available by contacting the Law School Admission
Council at LSACinfo@LSAC.org or by calling (215) 968-1001. The LSAC website address is http://www.lsac.org

Application Procedure
The College of Law utilizes a rolling admissions process. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply as early as pos-
sible, as admissions decisions are made on an ongoing basis. To be considered for admission, potential applicants should
submit the following to the University of Oklahoma College of Law Admissions Office by March 15 of the year in which
admission is sought. Applications received after March 15 are accepted only at the discretion of the Admissions Commit-
tee.
Applicants Must Submit:
A completed copy of the University of Oklahoma College of Law Application For Admission (center page of bulletin)
and all related and supporting materials
A $50.00 nonrefundable application and processing fee payable to The University of Oklahoma
Applicants are highly encouraged to apply online at our Web site: http://www.law.ou.edu

Application Categories
Fall Admission. The first year entering class commences in the fall semester, beginning in late August.
Early Arrival Program (EAP). In addition to the fall class, the College of Law also offers admission to a select group of
students commencing in the summer term which starts in mid-May. Students selected for this opportunity participate in
an intensive program designed to facilitate their entry into the fall class. Applicants may apply for consideration for both
fall admission and the EAP Program.
These students will be identified by the Admissions Committee on the basis of factors in addition to the GPA and
LSAT, which demonstrate that the applicants are capable of success in the study and practice of law. These factors
may include, but are not limited to, significant improvement in scholastic record, significant achievement in scholastic
activities, hardship or disadvantages, and other factors that may be identified by the Committee (see Admissions Crite-
ria).
Students in the EAP are required to complete five or six hours of regular law course work during the summer session
prior to the fall semester for which admission is sought.
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Transfer with Advanced Standing
To be eligible for admission to the College of Law with advanced standing, transfer applicants must have attended an
ABA-accredited law school. Students will complete one full year of study before being admitted. Admission for transfer is
based upon law school GPA, class standing, and various other factors. Transfer applicants must submit:
A completed copy of the University of Oklahoma College of Law Application for Admission and all related and
supporting materials;
A copy of your LSAT scores (which will be requested by the College of Law from LSDAS);
A transcript from all law schools attended;
A letter from the Registrar or Dean indicating that the transfer applicant is in good standing and eligible to
continue, including class rank through the end of the last semester attended;
A personal statement indicating reasons for wanting the transfer;
A $50.00 non-refundable application fee.
Transfer applicants are encouraged to apply online at our Web site: http://www.law.ou.edu
Transfer applications must be submitted by June 1, for the fall semester and November 1, for the spring semester. Students
applying for the fall semester are notified by mid-July. Spring transfer students are notified by early December. Appli-
cants who have been dismissed from another law school for scholarly deficiency or serious academic misconduct will not
be considered for admission.

Admissions Criteria
The Admissions Committee exercises its best professional judgment to select for admission to the regular fall class and
the Early Admission Program (EAP), people who have the aptitude and intellectual capacity to excel in the study of law.
To achieve the highest standards of academic excellence, the Committee places significant emphasis on the applicants
academic achievement, as demonstrated principally by undergraduate grade point averages and the applicants aptitude
for the study of law as shown by his or her scores on the LSAT.
In order to ensure the educational benefits of a diverse and active class, the Admissions Committee evaluates appli-
cants on the basis of many factors beyond test scores and grade point averages. Those factors may include, but are not
limited to: extracurricular activities; unique work or service experience; demonstrated compassion or leadership potential;
a history of overcoming hardship or disadvantage; maturity; exceptional talents or skills; trends or improvement in aca-
demic performance; success in a challenging undergraduate environment; graduate school performance; and other factors
which may be identified at the discretion of the Committee.
Applicants may, at their
discretion, also indicate any
circumstances that they believe
may have adversely affected their
academic performance, including
but not limited to: experiencing
some hardship or disadvantage
(for example, social, cultural,
economic, language, educational,
physical), family crisis, excessive
employment, medical condition,
or military service.
A comprehensive personal
statement is an essential part of
the application process, which
allows applicants an opportunity
to provide the Admissions Com-
mittee with any relevant factors
materially bearing on the consid-
eration of their candidacy.
A resume is also recom-
mended.
Liesa Richter, Associate Dean for Admissions, Scholarships and Recruiting
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A financial obligation is incurred at the time a student elects to register. Tuition and fees may be paid from the first day
of classes or students may elect to participate in the Fee Payment Plan. The Bursars Office mails tuition statements two
weeks after the start of each semester. The tuition and fees listed below are those which are in effect for the Fall 2008
semester, and are subject to change based upon decisions by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
TUITION
Resident per credit hour $407.25
Non-Resident per credit hour $738.20
FEES*
Flat Fee (charged once per semester) $101.50
Per Hour Credit Fee (multiply times number $144.85
of hours registered, per semester)
TOTAL TUITION &FEES
Semester Costs Annual Costs
(15 hours) (30 hours)
Resident: Tuition $6,108.75 $12,217.50
Fees $2,274.25 $ 4,548.50
Total $8,383.00 $16,766.00
Non-Resident: Tuition $11,073.00 $22,146.00
Fees $ 2,274.25 $ 4,548.50
Total $13,347.25 $26,694.50

Financial Assistance
Need-based financial aid is awarded by the Office of Financial Aid Services, 1000 Asp Ave., Room 216, Buchanan Hall,
Norman, Oklahoma 73019-4076, (405) 325-4521, e-mail: financialaid@ou.edu The University of Oklahomas Title IV
Institutional Code is 003184. By completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), students will be consid-
ered for all types of need-based aid and merit-based scholarships by the main campus Financial Aid office. In addition to
the University program, the Scholarship Committee at the College of Law administers a separate group of merit and need-
based scholarships and awards. (Please see sections on Scholarships and Awards and Prizes.)

Oklahoma State Regents Refund Policy
The refund policy with respect to fees and tuition collected from students at institutions shall be as follows:
Withdrawal from the Institution
A 100 percent refund will be granted for students withdrawing from the institution during the first two weeks of a
regular semester or during the first week of a summer term.
Students withdrawing after the second week (10 class days) of a regular semester or after one week (five class days) of
a summer term are not eligible for a refund.
Add/Drop Period
Students are permitted to add courses during the f irst week of the semester. Students may drop courses with 100%
refund during the first two weeks of a semester.
Refunds will not be made for courses dropped after the defined add/drop period.

Residency Classification
Students are classified as resident or non-resident based on information provided on the application for admission. This
classification makes a difference in the cost of attending the OU College of Law. Applicants may be required to submit
evidence to substantiate their claim to resident classification.
If you are a member of the armed forces stationed in Oklahoma or a military dependent of Oklahoma-based personnel,
you are eligible for in-state tuition through a non-resident tuition waiver. If you have questions concerning your resi-
dency, contact the University of Oklahoma Main Campus Office of Admissions at (405) 325-2251.

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Honors Degrees
The College of Law bestows three degrees with honors. Highest Honors is conferred on students who graduate in
the top 5 percent of the class, Honors on students graduating in the top 15 percent and Distinction on students gradu-
ating in the top 25 percent who possess a cumulative grade point average of not less than 8.00.

Academic Achievement Awards
This award is given to the student making the top grade in each class as designated by the professor. Student may
request a certificate if they qualify.

Deans Honor Roll
The Deans Honor Roll includes all students who earn a grade point average of not less than a B (8.00/12.00 scale)
and who are enrolled in at least 12 credit hours, nine of which are letter-graded courses. Students in a dual degree pro-
gram must earn a grade point average of 8.00 or better in at least nine hours of graded work in the College of Law and be
enrolled in at least 12 credit hours. The required number of credit hours does not include courses the student is repeating
or courses taken to eliminate a grade of I. Students making the Deans Honor Roll may request a certificate each semes-
ter they qualify.

Deans Award for Advocacy
This award was established to recognize outstanding performance and leadership in oral advocacy at the College of
Law. New members are chosen annually based upon their performance as a member of a moot court team representing
the College of Law.

The Order of the Coif
The Order of the Coif is a national law school honorary society founded to encourage scholarship and to advance the
ethical standards of the profession. The Oklahoma chapter was chartered in 1925. The prestige of the Order of the Coif is
similar to that of Phi Beta Kappa, the undergraduate honorary society.
The Oklahoma chapter may elect each fall from the graduating class which includes all those graduating during the
fall, spring and summer terms those graduates who rank in the top 10 percent academically.
Only grades achieved in the University of Oklahoma College of Law will be counted in computing rank. At least 75
percent of the OU College of Law work must have been in graded courses. In addition, a candidate must have completed
successfully 60 hours in the OU College of Law. Each candidate elected to membership must be thought worthy of the
honor in the opinion of the voting members of the Oklahoma chapter.

The Order of Barristers
Membership in the Order of Barristers is based upon outstanding performance in oral advocacy at the College of Law.
New members are chosen annually by the law faculty. Members are chosen from outstanding participants in national trial,
appellate and counseling competitions.

American Inns of Court
The University of Oklahoma is part of a unique program dedicated to promoting continuing improvement of the
skills, ethics, and professionalism of trial and appellate advocates in an atmosphere patterned loosely after the English Inns
of Court.
Each Inn is composed of a cross-section of the legal community and includes judges, lawyers, law teachers, and law
students. The lawyers who participate range from some of the most outstanding attorneys in the state to lawyer pupils
with no more than four years experience. Third year law students have the opportunity to participate in this program.
Students are selected from those who have shown a desire to become outstanding trial lawyers or appellate attorneys.
The selection of members of the Inn from such a diverse group is designed to foster the best interaction and exchange
of ideas and insight. Student applications for the Inns open each spring for the following academic year.
The Luther L. Bohanon American Inn of Court was established in 1985 and named after Judge Luther L. Bohanan, a
1928 graduate of the College of Law. Every year the Inn invites fourteen University of Oklahoma College of Law students
to participate with outstanding Oklahoma City area lawyers in programs dedicated to teach ethics, professionalism and
advocacy.

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William R. Bandy Memorial Scholarship. Stu-
dents, faculty colleagues and friends of the late William
R. Bandy, a professor in the college from 1950 to 1961,
established a scholarship in his memory. The scholar-
ship is presented annually. The amount of the award is
determined by income earned.
Judge John Brett and Robert D. Hudson Scholar-
ship. This scholarship is awarded to a first-year student
on the basis of the students undergraduate GPA, LSAT
score and financial need.
William L. Bruce Scholarships. Robert Alexander
has established scholarships at OU College of Law in
honor of Dean William L. Bruce, who was instrumen-
tal in Mr. Alexanders legal education. Mr. Alexander
provides for up to three African American incoming
students to receive a $5,000 award.
Chesapeake Energy Corporation Scholarship. This
scholarship is awarded to law students with a demonstrated interest in oil and gas.
W.B. Clark Scholarship Fund. This scholarship is awarded to a first-year student who is a resident of Kay County
and who submits an application to the Kay County Bar Associations Selection Committee. The recipient is chosen from
Oklahomas three accredited law schools at the discretion of the Kay County Bar Associations Selection Committee and is
also renewable at the committees discretion.
James W. Cochran Memorial Scholarship. The law class of 1936, in honor of their classmate James W. Cochran (who
was killed in action in World War II), offers a scholarship to a student who is either a resident of Oklahoma, an honorably
discharged veteran, or both. Preference is given to first-year students, although others may be considered.
The College of Law Association Scholarship. The College of Law Association established scholarships for students,
with the number and amount being determined by income earned on life memberships in the association.
Comfort Scholarships. Through a generous endowment from William T. Comfort, Jr., and James T. Comfort, the
College of Law awards tuition scholarships to incoming students with exemplary academic qualifications and LSAT
scores. Scholarships are awarded without regard to financial need. The scholarship continues for the second and third
years of study, provided the student maintains a minimum grade point average. In addition, the top 10 students in each of
the second- and third-year classes receive Comfort Scholarships. Recipients are those students with the highest cumulative
grade point averages in each class. These scholarships are awarded without regard to financial need, based purely on aca-
demic success. Another 15 incoming students annually receive merit-based Nathalie Pierrepont Comfort Scholarships
for their first year of law school.
Downer Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to deserving law students who are residents of the state
of Oklahoma and have demonstrated financial need and the likelihood of success in the study of law.
Carl P. and Erma W. Dunifon Law Scholarship. An endowed fund established to provide scholarships to students
attending the College of Law.
Crowe and Dunlevy Scholars Program. The prominent law firm of Crowe and Dunlevy has established a scholar-
ship to be awarded to two minority first year law students. The scholarship may range from a $2,000 to $4,000 and will be
recurring based upon positive progression while in law school.
Robert J. Emery Student Support Fund. Established in 1983 by Howard H. Harris to honor his former classmate and
law partner, this scholarship is awarded to a student who shows exceptional academic performance and has financial need.
George J. Fagin Municipal Law Endowment. The George and Maxine Fagin Charitable Foundation funds this
endowment. The annual income is awarded to a student for legal writing in the area of public finance.

Scholarships

Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher Scholarship. Established and provided with a large endowment in 1990 by law alumnus Wil-
liam T. Comfort to honor the first black graduate of the College of Law, this scholarship is awarded to a first-year African-
American student.
Rayburn L. Foster Scholarship. The late Rayburn Foster, a 1916 alumnus of the college and former regent of the uni-
versity, established a fund to provide financial assistance for deserving students. Income from the fund is used for schol-
arships based on aptitude and performance in the study of law and on qualities that indicate the capability of achieving a
successful career in law.
George B. Fraser Scholarship. Established in 1984 by the Class of 1984 and contributed to by alumni of the College of
Law, this scholarship was named for George B. Fraser, David Ross Boyd Professor Emeritus who taught full-time for many
years in the College of Law. The scholarship is awarded to a first-year student on the basis of financial need and perfor-
mance in Civil Procedure, which was Professor Frasers area of expertise.
Gable and Gotwals Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to a worthy and distinguished second- or third-year stu-
dent in need of financial assistance.
David Hall Scholarship. This award was established in 1988 by George Henderson, David Ross Boyd Professor and S.
N. Goldman Professor at the University of Oklahoma, to honor David Hall, an OU College of Law graduate and a gradu-
ate of the Department of Human Relations. It is awarded to a first year African-American student who has successfully
completed the summer program, has an interest in social justice issues, and has earned a grade of B plus or higher in Con-
tracts I.
Walter D. Hanson. Pauline Hanson has
endowed scholarships in honor of her late hus-
band, Walter D. Hanson. Walter Hanson was
a 1929 graduate of the OU College of Law and
a prominent Oklahoma attorney. The Scholar-
ships are awarded to incoming students.
Justice Harry L. S. Halley Memorial Schol-
arship. Established by Matilda H. Rummage in
honor of her late father Justice Harry L. S. Hal-
ley. This scholarship is awarded to a first year
student planning to practice in the State of Okla-
homa, who has an interest in involvement in the
political process, either at the community or state
level and a high LSAT. It is renewable if the stu-
dent maintains at least a 6.5 grade point average.
Gretchen A. Harris Scholarship. This schol-
arship is awarded to a first-year student who is
entering law school at least five years after his or her last full-time college enrollment and has demonstrated potential for
future growth by full-time employment, volunteer work, or other unpaid activities.
Hartzog, Conger, Cason and Neville Scholarship. This scholarship is presented to a second-year student with good
academic performance, character, integrity, and financial need.
John G. Hervey Scholarship. This scholarship provides $1,000 to a deserving law student with demonstrated financial
need.
Teena Hicks Awards. Ms. Teena Hicks, a prominent Oklahoma City clothier provides two $750 clothing awards to
OU-Law students towards the purchase of business attire at Teena Hicks Company.
Thomas L. Hieronymus Memorial Fund. This scholarship was established by the family of Thomas L. Hieronymus.
It is awarded to a second- or third-year student engaged in the study of oil and gas law or similar courses of study related
to energy and natural resources law.
Vivien McConnell Hood Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to a second-year female student who is in the top
one-third of her class and has financial need.
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Samuel E. Hooper Scholarship. This scholarship in the amount of $1,000 is awarded to law students that demonstrate
an interest and competence in labor and employment law and have a reputation for candor and integrity.
Cecil L. Hunt Memorial Scholarship. Established in memory of Cecil L. Hunt, a prominent Tulsa attorney and OU
law alumnus, by his sons, David W. and John A. Hunt. This scholarship is awarded to a second-year law student on the
basis of depth of character, breadth of interests, scholastic achievement, financial need, and contribution to the legal pro-
fession and community.
J. Marshall Huser Scholarship. The family
of J. Marshall Huser established this scholarship
in his honor. This scholarship is awarded to a
second-year student based on academic perfor-
mance, diligence, seriousness of purpose, and
positive contribution to the College of Law and
community.
A. L. Jeffrey Municipal Law Scholarship.
This scholarship, established in memory of Judge
A.L. Jeffrey, is awarded to the student who writes
the best paper in municipal law.
Senator Jeff Johnston Memorial Scholar-
ship. This scholarship, established in memory
of alumnus Senator Jeff Johnston, is awarded to
either a second- or third-year student with good
academic performance, demonstrated financial
need, some indication of interest in government
affairs, and some association with eastern Okla-
homa.
C. D. Northcutt Scholarship. This scholar-
ship awards $5,000 to three deserving law students with demonstrated financial need.
Jones, Givens, Gotcher and Bogan Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to a third-year student who is in the top
25 percent of the class and has contributed the most to professional and student body activities while a student at the Col-
lege of Law.
Kappa Beta Pi Scholarship. The Kappa Beta Pi Scholarship Fund was established for the purpose of awarding a schol-
arship to a deserving second- or third-year female student in the College of Law. Selection is made on the basis of academ-
ic achievement, participation in activities of the College of Law, and other evidence of potential success as a lawyer.
Kerr-McGee Scholarship. Established in 1989, this scholarship and clerking position is awarded to a first-year student
to be used in succeeding years. The student must have a demonstrated interest in an energy-related field of law.
Albert F. Kulp Memorial Scholarship Fund. The friends and family of the late Albert G. Kulp, a 1934 graduate of the
College of Law, established this scholarship to provide financial assistance to a worthy student.
Samuel A. Laycock Memorial Scholarship. Classmates and friends of the late Sam Laycock have established a scholar-
ship to be awarded to a second-year law student. The student must be married and have a cumulative grade point average
above C minus. Financial need is considered.
Robert B. Looper Memorial Scholarship. The classmates of Robert B. Looper, Class of 1953, established a scholarship
to recognize the student attaining the highest academic record for the first four semesters in the College of Law.
Frank C. Love Memorial Scholarship. Established in 1982 by the family of Frank C. Love, this scholarship is pre-
sented to a second-year student who has demonstrated proficiency in legal writing and who has a good academic record.
Selection is made on the basis of the best paper submitted.
John McHenry Mee Scholarship. Established by the law firm of McAfee & Taft. This scholarship is awarded to the
outstanding student in the Fall Corporations class.
Charles B. Memminger Memorial Scholarship. The family of Charles B. Memminger, a 1933 graduate of the College
of Law, established two scholarships. One is awarded to a second-year student who has an outstanding record in property
law, and the other is awarded to a deserving third-year law student who is in need of financial assistance and plans to enter
practice in a small town.

Maurice H. Merrill Memorial Scholar-

ship. This scholarship is awarded to a student
on all elements of merit with special consider-
ation to demonstrated aptitude and interest in
the field of public law.
Clarence M. Mills Scholarship. This schol-
arship is awarded to a student who is the child
of a district or associate district judge presently
serving on the bench in Oklahoma. Consid-
eration is given to academic achievement and
need.
Mineral Lawyers Society of Oklahoma
City Scholarship. Two scholarships are
awarded to students who have distinguished
themselves in an area of energy and/or oil and
gas law.
George Miskovsky Sr. and Nelly Mis-
kovsky Scholarship. Law alumnus George
Miskovsky and his wife established this scholarship to recognize a law student with good academic standing and financial
need. The recipient also must have been a resident of Oklahoma for a minimum of 15 years.
E. Dwight Morgan Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship was established in honor of former OU Professor of Law
E. Dwight Morgan, who taught at the College from 1966 to 1985. It is awarded to deserving students at the discretion of
the dean.
Moyers, Martin, Santee, Imel and Tetrick Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to assist in the financial needs of
a deserving incoming freshman student.
Oklahoma Bar Foundation Scholarships. The Oklahoma Bar Foundation has provided funds for scholarships for law
students in Oklahoma who demonstrate financial need and have an outstanding academic record.
Oklahoma Bar Foundation Fellows Scholarship. This scholarship awards $5,000 to a second or third year law student
who is a resident of the state of Oklahoma. The student must display an intent to practice law in Oklahoma, have financial
need, interest in the field of public law or promise to give back to the community and to the profession. Preference is given
to students with parents and/or grandparents who are/were members of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation Fellows program.
Oklahoma City Real Property Lawyers Association Scholarship. A scholarship is awarded to the outstanding student
in property law each year by the Real Property Lawyers Association in Oklahoma City.
Marian P. Opala Scholarship. This scholarship provides $1,000 to a deserving law student with demonstrated finan-
cial need.
William G. Paul Scholarship. A merit-based scholarship awarded to deserving students at the discretion of the dean.
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity Scholarship Fund. This scholarship is available to second- or third-year students
who are current members of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. It is awarded to members who have unselfishly given their
time in promoting and maintaining a strong chapter of Phi Alpha Delta.
T. Ray Phillips III Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to second- and third-year law students with demonstrat-
ed financial need.
Kailas and Becky Rao Scholarship in Honor of Leo H. Whinery. This scholarship, established in honor of Professor
Leo H. Whinery, is awarded to an outstanding law student with exemplary character and financial need.
Joseph F. Rarick American Indian Law Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to a third-year American Indian
student based on outstanding participation in student organizations and activities while a student at the College of Law.
The student must be an enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe.
Richard Paul Ryan Scholarship. This merit-based scholarship is awarded to deserving law students at the discretion
of the dean.
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Robert T. Rennie Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to law students working through law school due to finan-
cial necessity.
Philip Savage Scholarship. This scholarship, established in 1967, is awarded to a worthy second-year student on the
basis of merit with special consideration of financial need.
Royce H. Savage Scholarship. This scholarship was established by the Savage Family in honor of their grandfather,
Royce H. Savage. It is awarded to a deserving law student to help defray the cost of tuition and other educational expens-
es.
Sequoyah Scholarship. This scholarship was established to assist a first-year minority law student. Preference will be
given to a Native American law student. The scholarship is renewed each year if the recipient maintains a 4.0 GPA.
Tannell A. & Madelyn Shadid Memorial Scholarship. Friends and family of Tannell Shadid, an alumnus of the Col-
lege of Law, established this scholarship to assist a worthy first-year student with financial need.
Ed Shipp Memorial Scholarship. The family of Ed Shipp, former district judge for the 17th Judicial District, estab-
lished this scholarship in 1978. It is awarded on the basis of academic performance and law school honors and activities.
Special consideration is given to qualified students from the 17th Judicial District.
John Shipp Memorial Scholarship. John Shipp practiced law in Idabel from 1966 until his death in 1998. A member
of the Oklahoma Bar Association Board of Governors from 1981 through 1986, he served as president in 1985 and execu-
tive director in 1998 until his untimely death in December. In his memory, his family established this scholarship in 1999.
It is awarded on the basis of academic performance and law school honors and activities.
Bennie and Audrey Shultz Scholarship. Audrey Shultz and the late Bennie Shultz established a scholarship fund to be
awarded to a second- or third-year law student who is in need of financial assistance and whose grades and character indi-
cate promise of leadership in better government.
Steve Stack Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship was established by the Grady County Bar in memory of Steve
Stack. It is awarded to a second- or third-year student with an interest in tax.
Allie M. and Robert E. Stephenson Law Scholarship. This scholarship was established in honor of Allie M. and Rob-
ert E. Stephenson. It is awarded to deserving students at the discretion of the dean.
Ray Teague Scholarship. Established in the estate of Ray Teague, a prominent practitioner, this scholarship is awarded
to a student who will enter the third year with excellent academic performance and need for assistance in defraying educa-
tional costs. Special consideration may be given to academic performance in the field of property law.
J. Roy Thompson Scholarship Fund. This scholarship is awarded to a first-year student who demonstrates high aca-
demic achievement through GPA and standardized test scores. The recipient must also qualify as a Native American with
proper documentation.
Lee B. Thompson, Sr. Scholarship. This scholarship was established in 1987 by the children of Lee B. Thompson, Sr.
in his honor. It is awarded to a student on the basis of merit and need. Other criteria include excellent character, leader-
ship, unselfish service to others, and scholarship.
Bess Zeldich Ungerman Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to a third-year minority student based on academic
standing, financial need, and participation in College of Law activities.
May M. Walker Scholarship. Established in 1967 by the May M. Walker estate, these scholarships are available to full-
time students who show evidence of ability to succeed and who have financial need.
Judge W. A. and Mabel Woodruff Scholarship. Mr. and Mrs. W. Preston Woodruff of Tulsa established this schol-
arship in memory of Mr. Woodruffs parents, to recognize married students who are in need of financial assistance and
whose personality, industry, character selflessness, and patriotism indicate exceptional promise as lawyers and citizens.
High academic standing is not a prerequisite.
Leon J. York, Jr., Scholarship. The family and friends of Leon J. York, Jr., endowed a scholarship in his memory. Jerry
York, who died in 1960, the year of his graduation, was a practicing attorney in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The recipient is
selected on the basis of need and professional promise.
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Academic Achievement Awards. Each student receiving the highest grade in qualifying courses will receive a certifi-
cate signifying the students outstanding academic performance.
Harry Alley-Leroy Allen Memorial Prize. Members of the Law Class of 1937, in honor of classmates who lost their
lives in World War II, offer an annual award which is used to purchase law books. It is awarded to the student who writes
the best case note for the Oklahoma Law Review.
Henry Kent Anderson Human Services Award. This award is given to a third-year Native American law school stu-
dent who has demonstrated leadership and who has accomplishments that show appreciation for history, culture, welfare
and economic development of Native Americans. The student must also have been a participant in the Native American
Law program.
American Trial Lawyers Association Competition Award. This award, sponsored by the Oklahoma City firm of
Norman, Edem, McNaughton and Wallace, is awarded to students who participate in the American Trial Lawyers Asso-
ciation competition each year.
Kelly Beardslee Criminal Defense Clinic Award. This award is in memory of 1994 graduate, Kelly Beardslee, and is
presented to the outstanding legal intern from the OU Legal Clinic who demonstrates overall excellence in representing
people charged with crimes who are unable to afford an attorney.
S.T. Bledsoe Memorial Prize. Mrs. Adelaide Bledsoe Kingman and Mr. Virgil T. Bledsoe offer as a memorial to their
father the same prize offered by him for many years; law books to be selected by the recipient. The award is based upon all
elements of merit in the students record for the entire three-year curriculum.
Board of Advocates First Year Moot Court Award. This competition was initiated by the Board of Advocates,
a group of students who wanted to provide a real and satisfying experience for first-year students interested in appel-
late advocacy. The competition is sponsored by the Tulsa firm of Boone, Smith, Davis, Hurst and Dickman. The student
receiving the top speaker award receives a cash prize to recognize his or her achievement.
John B. Cheadle Memorial Award. Former faculty members and students established an award to recognize long and
distinguished service to the College of Law by John Begg Cheadle. The award is made annually to a worthy second-year
student in recognition of outstanding service to the College of Law, with some consideration for academic achievement.
The recipients name is placed on a plaque displayed in the college, and a cash prize is awarded.
Class of 1960 Client Counseling Competition Award. The team is sponsored by the OU College of Law Class of
1960. The only information the client counseling team is given before the competition is a topic within which the case may
fall.
Doerner, Saunders, Daniel and Anderson L.L.P., Dickson M. Saunders Memorial Scholarship Fund. This Tulsa
law firm presents an award to the outstanding member of the first-year class who demonstrates academic excellence and
selfless dedication to the improvement of the College of Law.
Paul K. Frost II Memorial Award. Established in 1979 by family members of Paul K. Frost II, this award recognizes
a student who is a resident of Oklahoma and holds a distinguished rank in the second-year class. In addition to academic
achievement, the selection committee considers strength of character, sense of serious purpose, leadership ability, and
promise of future involvement in the governmental affairs of Oklahoma and the nation. The award consists of a cash
grant, a medallion and the recipients name engraved on a plaque that is displayed permanently in the College of Law.
Justice William A. Grimes Civil Libertarian Award. Awarded to a third-year student who best exemplifies the prin-
ciple of civil libertarianism.
James F. Hawes Memorial Award. Mrs. James Hawes, mother of James F. Hawes, who died while a second-year
student, has established a cup upon which is engraved each year the name of the outstanding member of the second-year
class.
Judge Albert C. Hunt Advocate Awards. This award is presented to the 1st and 2nd place outstanding oral advocates
of the first year competition. It is supported by Judge Albert C. Hunt, and following his death, endowed by his family.
Joel Jankowsky Award. Established by Mr. Julian Rothbaum in honor of his stepson and admired friend, Joel
Jankowsky. Awarded to a third-year student whose combined leadership, scholarship and selfless service to others exem-
plifies a standard of overall excellence deserving the highest honor.
McAfee and Taft Award. Awarded to the outstanding third-year student(s) in an area, course or competition related
to trial practice and procedure at the College of Law.

Awards and Prizes
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National Trial Team. This award is presented to those students who are selected each year to represent the College of
Law as members of the National Trial Advocacy Team.
Oklahoma Bar Association Business Associations Section Award. Awarded to the student who makes the highest
grade in Corporations during the fall semester.
Oklahoma Bar Association Outstanding Third Year Student Award. Each fall, the Oklahoma Bar Association pres-
ents an award to the outstanding third-year law student, selected by the faculty.
OU Legal Clinic Distinguished Student Award. These scholarships are awarded to students enrolled in the Legal Aid
Clinic and Criminal Defense Clinic. Recipients are determined by the Director of Clinical Education.
Welcome D. Pierson Memorial Award. W. DeVier Pierson, son of the late Welcome D. Pierson, a 1922 alumnus of
the College of Law, continues the award his father established by offering a cash award to the third-year student achieving
the highest grade point average in Evidence, Civil Procedure I, and Civil Procedure II.
Phillips A. Porta Memorial Award. The Oklahoma Bar Foundation presents an award to a student entering the third-
year of law study who has attained the highest grade in Professional Responsibility.
Professional Responsibility Award. The Student Bar Association recognizes the member of the graduating class each
year who, by vote of the class, most clearly exemplifies the spirit and attitudes of professional responsibility and leadership.
The recipient receives a plaque.
Joseph F. Rarick Just Deserts Award. This award was established to recognize, at convocation each year, a student
whose excellence would otherwise remain unacknowledged, and who has contributed to making the College of Law more
beneficial to all.
Salem Civil Liberties Award. This award is given to two second- or third-year students for the best paper written on a
civil rights topic and the best article on a civil rights topic published in any of the Law Reviews sponsored by the College of
Law.
Nathan Scarritt Prize. The late Nathan Scarritt of Enid, Oklahoma, a 1923 law alumnus, offered annually for many
years a gold medal to the student who graduated with the highest academic record for the entire three-year curriculum.
His sons, Nathan Scarritt, Jr., and Richard W. Scarritt, continue this prize in their fathers memory.
Gene H. and Jo Ann Sharp Law Review Award. This scholarship is awarded to students making the most significant
contribution to the Oklahoma Law Review.
Larry Siria Community Service Award. This award is given to a third-year student who has completed at least two
semesters in legal aid and/or the Criminal Defense Clinic and who shows compassion in dealing with underprivileged and
under-represented people.
Student Bar Association Prize. The Board of Governors of the Student Bar Association provides a plaque to the stu-
dent rendering the most valuable and significant service to the student body.
William H. and Jeanne J. Tabb Award. This award recognizes outstanding advocacy in the College of Laws annual
intra-school moot court competition for first-year students. The members of the first- and second-place teams each
receive a cash prize to recognize their achievement.
Joe G. Wolfe Memorial Award. This award recognizes students selected to compete on the National Appellate Advo-
cacy Team.
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Introduction
It is not just by doing that students learn. Students
also learn through the process of planning what to do
and what steps to take. The student then implements
the action. Once the action has been completed, time
is taken to look back and analyze what happened and
assess the impact upon the next step. Through this
experiential learning cycle, students are exposed to the
practice of law, problem solving techniques, and the
responsibilities of being an attorney. Recognizing that
students benefit from experiential learning the Universi-
ty of Oklahoma College of Law offers a variety of place-
ment activities for its students.
LiVe CLienT CLiniCS

Mission
Through our live client clinics, the College of Law
educates students in the practical art of lawyering.
Effective and responsible lawyering requires a student to
develop a high level of professional skills, a deep appre-
ciation for ethical responsibility, and a commitment to
service to the community. Our live client clinics give
our students the opportunity to link theory with prac-
tice. The clinics teach more than skills, they are an expe-
rience for a lifetime.

Program and Goals
Our live client clinical students, under the supervi-
sion of clinic faculty, form the Colleges law office. From
cutting edge case management software to state of the art
courtroom presentation technology, clinic students are
exposed to the full spectrum of lawyering. By doing, stu-
dents learn law office management, effective client inter-
action, thorough case investigation and development and
the fine art of advocacy. Students also have direct contact
with opposing counsel and court personnel.
Our students bring these resources and training to their
representation of persons who might otherwise be deprived
of meaningful access to the justice system. Serving as the
attorney for their clients allows students to appreciate the
responsibilities and privileges of being a lawyer.
Our motto more than skills, an experience for a
lifetime reflects our belief that enrolling in a live client
clinical course teaches a student not only lawyering skills
but lessons that reach much further. Students have
the opportunity to work closely with faculty supervi-
sors as mentors, receiving the benefit of their guidance
and direction. Our clinical students have structured
opportunities to discuss their excitement and concerns
about representing clients. Reflecting on the handling
of cases and the decisions that were made, seeking input
and assistance from others, working collaboratively, and
learning how to do it for yourself are all abilities needed
to be a successful attorney. The live client clinics give
our students practical know-how, allow them to develop
those abilities and provide them with a sense of self-
assurance and direction.

Requirements
To participate in a live client clinic, a student must
be licensed by the Oklahoma Supreme Court as a

Clinical education Program

Cheryl Wattley, Director
Lori Ketner, Clinical Legal Education Assistant
More than skills,
an experience
for a lifetime . . .
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licensed legal intern. To obtain this license, a law stu-
dent must:
Register with the Oklahoma Bar Association
Complete 50 credit hours of legal instruction
Pass Civil Procedure I and II, Evidence and Pro-
fessional Responsibility
Pass the legal interns exam administered by the Okla-
homa Bar Association

Credits
A student earns three hours of credit each semes-
ter for participating in the College of Law Legal Clinic.
Additionally, each student must take a two-hour credit
skills course. Therefore a student can earn 3-5 hours
of graduation credit for each semester of participation as
well as providing a service to real clients while develop-
ing real-world skills.

Civil Clinic
Students in our Civil Clinic work directly with
clients who otherwise might not have representation.
Facing an eviction, a divorce, or a battle over custody
of children is a terrifying and highly emotional time for
clients. Students in the civil clinic become the person to
help clients navigate those legal waters. Whether it is a
family law matter, tenant-landlord problem, drafting of
a will, or any other number of potential civil cases, our
civil students provide the guidance to the client to reach
a resolution.
Representing a client gives our civil students the
opportunity to appear before municipal and state district
court judges and participate in administrative hearings
before state and federal agencies. Whatever type of case,
the students work closely with experienced clinical faculty.
Students are responsible for every aspect of their
cases and files, including interviewing, investigating,
drafting, counseling, negotiating, litigating motions and
evidentiary hearings, and conducting trials. Individual-
ized instruction, regular meetings between supervisors
and students and critical feedback are essential to the
live client clinics. Through monthly case rounds, civil
students have an opportunity to discuss as a group the
challenges encountered in the representation of clients
and the practice of law.

Criminal Justice Clinic
The Criminal Justice Clinic offers our law stu-
dents the opportunity to represent indigent defendants
charged with misdemeanor and felony offenses in dis-
trict and municipal courts. Our students plan and per-
form every aspect of the defense of a criminal case under
the direct supervision of one of OU Law Legal Clinics
experienced supervising attorneys.
Each student handles a mixed caseload of minor
felony, misdemeanor and municipal cases. The Clinic
seeks to ensure that all students have a range of cases
that allow them sufficient time to provide their clients a
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vigorous, competent defense and also to receive a quality
educational experience.
The students assume responsibility for every aspect
of their cases, including interviewing, investigating,
negotiating, litigating motions, and conducting trials.
Individualized instruction, regular meetings between
supervisors and students, and critical feedback are essen-
tial features of this clinic too.

Litigation Skills Class
All first time clinic students in the live client clinics
are required to enroll in the Litigation Skills course. In
this classroom component, students apply the knowledge
acquired in their substantive law classes by engaging in
litigation simulation exercises. Classroom presentations
give students a chance to hone basic lawyering tech-
niques. The skills class challenges students to reflect upon
their clinical experiences and consider those experiences
in light of the formal skills training. This reflection
enhances students ability to learn from experience.
This class requires students to discuss their ideas
and impressions concerning the role of the lawyer in our
judicial system and in our society. In this classroom set-
ting, students can share their observations of the ethical
dilemmas they encounter while working as legal interns.
Guest presentations by practicing attorneys spur student
discussions of ideas and impressions of the criminal jus-
tice system, the civil courts and practice, and ethical con-
siderations required of attorneys.
The Litigation Skills class, taught by clinical faculty,
utilizes case problems carefully designed to require stu-
dents to develop and use skills and reasoning critical to
the practice of law. Students are assigned to various roles,
depending on their clinic assignment as civil or criminal
justice. Students participate in interviewing, counseling,
and negotiation scenarios appropriate for their clinic
assignment. The video recording of student exercises
allows students to review their performances with clinical
faculty to gain insight and direction.
Through team activities, students become aware of
the need to consider both potential civil and criminal
ramifications in representation of a client. Such activities
expose students to the dynamics of collaborative efforts.

Community Service Project
Recognizing that being an attorney is both a privi-
lege and responsibility, all clinic students participate
in the identification and development of a community
service project. Students have presented workshops and
assistance to elderly residents of Norman and Moore in
the execution of Advanced Health Care Directives. They
have hosted a special holiday party for the children of
clinic clients. Each semester begins with student presen-
tations of possible community service projects.
eXTernShiP PLACemenTS


Judicial Externship Program
The Judicial Externship Program at the University
of Oklahoma College of Law gives students the unique
opportunity to work in the chambers of a Federal District
Judge, an Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice, an Okla-
homa Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, or an Oklahoma
Court of Civil Appeals Judge. These placements allow
students to have direct observations of the judicial deci-
sion making process. Students witness the application
of substantive law to actual factual situations. Through
such a placement, students develop an appreciation for the
interrelationship between advocacy and effective lawyer-
ing; the burdens and responsibilities of judicial decision
making; the proper resolution of ethical issues; and the
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role of courts in society. Students are involved in research,
drafting of memorandums, and case analysis under the
supervision of a judge. This placement is a three credit
hour course graded on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis.
Selection for judicial placement is made by the Director of
Clinical Education. Submission of a written application,
writing sample, and faculty reference is required.

Public Agency Placements
Students gain an understanding of governmental
operations on a state, county, or municipal level as they
work in law related positions. A variety of government
agencies have accepted our law students under this pro-
gram such as the United States Attorneys Office for
the Western District of Oklahoma, the Federal Public
Defenders Office for the Western District of Oklahoma,
the Oklahoma Department of Insurance, Office of
Corporation Commission, Miami Dade County Public
Defenders Office, and Miami Dade County District
Attorneys Office. This three credit hour placement
requires the submission of a written application, writing
sample, and faculty reference.

Mediation Program
In collaboration with the Early Settlement Program
of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, law students receive
training in mediation and dispute resolution techniques.
Students learn the benefits and rationale for mediated
resolution. After completion of twenty hours of training,
students observe mediations in small claims court, munici-
pal court, and various administrative agencies before con-
ducting mediations. Through the training received in this
partnership, students obtain certification by the Oklahoma
Supreme Court as volunteer mediators. This three credit
hour placement requires the submission of a written appli-
cation, writing sample and faculty reference.

Interdisciplinary Training Child Abuse and
Neglect
Offered through the University of Oklahoma Health
Sciences Center, the Interdisciplinary Training Program
in Child Abuse and Neglect offers law students with an
interest in the treatment and prevention of child abuse
and neglect, an unique opportunity for an immersion
in a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach. Law
students learn by studying with advanced students from
other disciplines such as medicine, psychology, sociol-
ogy, social work, public health, nursing, and education.
Students develop an appreciation for the contributions
of different disciplines to the problem of child maltreat-
ment. Weekly seminars are enhanced by simulation
exercises, speakers, and participation in a Mock Trial. All
students are required to go on an investigative call with
a child protective services worker, participate in a Child
Protection Committee meeting, and observe treatment
programs for abuse victims and family members. In this
two semester program, students participate in weekly
seminar sessions; a legal clinic; and a cross-discipline
practicum. Selections are based upon written application
and interview by an interdisciplinary team. The course is
graded at the end of the second semester.

The Donald E. Pray Law Library is the premier pub-

lic resource for conducting legal research in Oklahoma.
Our mission is to provide innovative support to the
scholarly and instructional needs of the College of Law
faculty and students. We also strive to meet the general
research needs of the University, attorneys, and the pub-
lic. The Law Library moved into a new facility in 2002,
which was dedicated by Supreme Court Justice Sandra
Day OConnor. The Law Library includes a Great Read-
ing Room, several group study rooms, and two computer
labs. It also includes modern features such as a wireless
network, built-in power outlets, and large work spaces to
accommodate laptops and books.
The Law Library offers its users access to the uni-
verse of legal information in both digital and print
formats. The Law Library collection contains more
than 350,000 print volumes. Online databases from all
the major legal publishers are also available. Primary
research materials include all state and federal case law
and statutes, key works from prominent legal scholars,
as well as indexes, digests, bibliographies and related
research tools which enable researchers to locate infor-
mation on any aspect of the law.
The Native Peoples Collection of the law Library is
one of the nations largest collections relating to Native
Peoples, and it has a national reputation for excellence.
In addition, the Law Library, working with the National
Indian Law Library, has created the Native American
Constitution and Law Digitization Project online (http://
thorpe.ou.edu), bringing primary and secondary docu-
ments of Native American law to the Internet. The
Law Library also has extensive holdings in the areas of
legal history, health law, agricultural law, water law, and
energy law.
The Law Library is a selective depository for federal
government documents and is a participant in the Fed-
eral Depository Program, which seeks to make available
a wide range of law-related government information to
our students, faculty, and the general public. The Law
Librarys greatest resource is its staff. A group of highly
trained professional librarians with advanced degrees
constantly seeks to enhance use of the collection through
reference assistance, training, tours, and research guides.
An expert staff assists them in acquiring materials and
maintaining the collection. Whether giving a presenta-
tion in a classroom on the use of legal research tools or
assisting students at the reference desk, the law librarians
are dedicated to teaching students and scholars how to
find the law.
College of Law students and faculty can also take
advantage of the extensive collections of other librar-
ies at the University of Oklahoma. The Law Library
participates in the University of Oklahomas web-based
catalog system. The Law Library also has easy-to-use
lists of electronic legal resources available on its web site.
Researchers can access materials from any computer
connected to the Internet.
Law students and faculty have access to the vast legal
information systems, WESTLAW and LexisNexis, as
well as a variety of other full-text legal databases. First
year students receive instruction and access to these
systems during their first year of law school. Advanced
training sessions are also available for students, and the
law librarians are available to assist with search tech-
niques and methodology.
The Law Librarys computer labs contain a total
of more than 40 computers for student use. Access is
limited to law students only, and each workstation is
runs the latest editions of Microsoft Windows, Office,
and web browsers. In addition, there are more than 10
computers available for general use by all patrons. The
Law Library also provides access to the CALI computer
exercises which covers virtually all areas of law and are

The Law Library

written by law professors from across the country. The

Computer Lab is staffed by student assistants and infor-
mation technology professionals who can help you with
personal laptop and with law school systems and appli-
cations. After a computer lab orientation at the start
of your first year of law schools, students are assigned a
network login which provides access to email, network
storage, and the Law Centers student intranet. The
Information Technology Services Department at the
College of Law is happy to assist you with all of your
computer questions.

The Native Peoples Collection
The University of Oklahoma Native Peoples Collection of the Law Library consists of approximately 3,000 titles in print and
microform. It is known as the Native Peoples Collection of the Law Library because of the intent to include information on indig-
enous peoples around the world. The collection is one of several on-campus libraries
that feature American Indian subjects. It is unique in its legal emphasis and especially
valuable because of its perspective on Native American culture and history. This col-
lection is a major resource for scholars and researchers throughout the nation. The
core of the Law Librarys Native Peoples Collection is the Strickland Memorial Col-
lection donated by Dean Rennard Strickland in memory of his brother William Strick-
land. Dean Rennard Strickland was formerly on the faculty of the University of Okla-
homa College of Law and Director of the American Indian Law and Policy Center and
later Dean and Philip H. Knight Professor of Law at the University of Oregon School
of Law. He is highly regarded as an authority on Indian law, art and legal education.
The guiding acquisitions strategy for the Native Peoples Collection is best expressed
by Dean Rennard Strickland in the following excerpt:
Much of what we think of as Indian law grows out of historical experience. Tribal
traditions and cultures impact on the way law is interpreted. Administrative rules
and regulations loom large in the field. The Congress and the executive branch exert
a greater impact on the lives of Native Americans than does the Supreme Court. An
Indian law and policy collection must reflect all of these diverse sources both historical
and contemporary.
The Law Library also is a participant in the Native American Constitution and
Law Digitization project. The Project is a cooperative effort among the University of
Oklahoma Law Center, the National Indian Law Library, and Native American tribes,
providing access to the tribal constitutions, codes and other Indian law documents
and publications. The URL is http://thorpe.ou.edu for the Native American Constitu-
tion and Law Digitization Project.
The Chapman Great Reading Room

The Office of Professional and Career Develop-

ment (OPCD) at the University of Oklahoma Col-
lege of Law is dedicated to the success of OU Law
graduates after their formal education. By providing
counseling, programming, events and employer ser-
vices, the OPCD demonstrates daily its commitment
to the success and vitality of the College of Law. The
College of Law provides all students with the educa-
tion, practical experience and training they need to
develop excellent legal skills in their elected field.
Our distinguished faculty, comprehensive curricu-
lum and exceptional research and writing program
enable our students to develop the knowledge and
skills required to become extraordinary lawyers.

OPCD Services:
The OPCD helps students prepare for employment
after law school. The College of Law is involved with
placing more than 96 percent of its graduates within
nine months of graduation. The OPCD offers a
variety of student services that include interviewing
programs, networking programs, career development
resources, professionalism training, mock interviews,
resume reviews, judicial clerkships, Lunch & Learn
Series (topics include: immigration law, tribal law,
corporate governance, work/life balance, oil and gas,
alternatives to the practice of law), resume work-
shops, successful interviewing programs, successful
summer clerkship programs and more. It is our goal
to help our students and graduates develop their
career options and land the job that meets their indi-
vidual needs.


Alumni Profile
OU College of Law graduates are found in all 50
states and 14 foreign countries and territories, in all
types of public and private sector positions. Roughly
one-third of College of Law graduates seek and find
positions in states other than Oklahoma. Our alumni
are very active in placement of our students and
recent graduates.

Office of Professional and

Career Development
Marcus Bivines, Associate Director, and Katie Griffin, Director, Office of
Professional and Career Development
An effective organization operates under the guid-
ance of experienced, service-oriented management. At
the University of Oklahoma Law Center, the primary
focus of the administration is helping students fulfill
their personal and professional goals. Dean Andrew
Coats, Associate Dean Murray Tabb, Associate Dean
Liesa Richter, Assistant Dean Stanley Evans and Assis-
tant Dean David Poarch oversee a knowledgeable,
responsive staff of administrative assistants respon-
sible for the day-to-day life of the Law Center. An
open-door policy encourages each student to develop
a lasting relationship with the men and women who
shape the policy and programs of the College of Law.
The effects of the administrations efforts are
visible from the first day of orientation to long after
graduation. Constantly working to improve the facil-
ity, recent fund-raising efforts have culminated in a
dramatic expansion that has almost doubled the size
of the existing law center. The expansion includes
a state-of-the-art courtroom in which students are
regularly able to witness state and federal trial and

Administration
appellate proceedings as part of the
daily life at the Law Center. It is just one
example of how the administrators of the
College of Law are working to make it
the leading legal education institution in
America.
From questions about academics or
finances, to changing schedules or chang-
ing focus, to the most serious personal
issues students sometimes face, a member
of the administrative staff is always avail-
able to listen and respond. Whatever the
situation, the administrators of the Col-
lege are ready and willing to assist stu-
dents in pursuing the path to success.
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The Competitions Program

The College of Law participates in three types of skills

competitions:
Moot Court and Appellate Advocacy
Mock Trial and Arbitration
Lawyering Skills such a Client Counseling, Negotiation and
Mediation
The experiences gained through participation in these varied
competitions enable students to see the entire range of the lawyer-
ing process, from the initial client interview through negotiation,
trial, and appeal.

Board of Advocates
The Board of Advocates is a student organization created for the
purpose of increasing interest and participation in intra-school
and interschool competitions at the College of Law. The Board of
Advocates sponsors two intra-school moot court competitions,
one during the fall semester and one during the spring semester.
Additionally, the Board of Advocates sponsors various interscho-
lastic competitions at both the regional and national level. To
qualify for membership in the Board of Advocates, a student must
have completed thirty (30) hours of academic credit by the end of
the semester prior to when the student becomes a member, be in
good academic
standing, and participate on an interscholastic team. Elections for
Board of Advocates Officers are held in the spring of each year.

Honors Workshops
Members of the College of Law interscholastic teams are eligible
to participate in an appellate advocacy or trial techniques work-
shops. The Honors Workshops, taught by faculty and visiting
instructors, are only open to competition team members. These
workshops offer intensive instruction and hands on experience to
competitors. The advocacy workshop focuses
on drafting appellate briefs and presenting appellate arguments.
The trial techniques workshop focuses on evidence, trial prepara-
tion and presentation.

Competitions
First-Year Competition
All first-year students write an appellate brief as part of their Legal
Research and Writing class. Using the same problem and legal
issues, all first-year students participate as two-person teams in an
intra-school competition, held in the spring semester, and spon-
sored by the Tabb family and the family of Judge Albert C. Hunt.
Participants are judged by practicing members of the bar and
bench. Following an elimination format through several rounds,
the top-ranking teams and speakers receive valuable cash awards.
Cash awards are also given to the top brief writer in each legal
research and writing section.
Second/Third Year Competition
All second and third year students are invited to participate in
the Calvert Moot Court competition sponsored by the Floyd and
Irma Calvert Fund for Law and Liberty and the Board of Advo-
cates. A case currently before the United States Supreme Court
is chosen as the topic. Following an elimination format, the
top-ranking teams receive valuable cash awards. Participants are
judged by practicing members of the bar and bench.
Interscholastic Competitions
The College of Law participates in several interscholastic Moot
Court competitions yearly. While a few of the competitions vary
from year to year based on student interest in a particular area of
law, other competitions are chosen annually. Additionally, the
College of Law participates in several mock trial, arbitration and
skills competitions.
Moot Court Appellate Advocacy Annual Competitions
National Moot Court Competition
Sponsored by the New York Bar Young Lawyers Division
National Appellate Advocacy Competition
Sponsored by the American Bar Association
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Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court competition
Sponsored by the International Law Students Association
Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition
Sponsored by the National Black Law Student Association
Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition
Sponsored by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Asso-
ciation
NNALSA Moot Court Competition
Sponsored by the National Native American Law Student
Association
Burton Wechsler First Amendment Competition
Sponsored by American University, Washington College of
Law
William Spong Moot Court Competition
Sponsored by William and Mary School of Law
William McGee Civil Rights Moot Court Competition
Sponsored by the University of Minnesota College of Law
Sports Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsored by Tulane Law School
HNBA Moot Court Competition
Sponsored by the Hispanic National Bar Association
Other Moot Court Appellate Advocacy Competitions Offered
Recently:
Southern Illinois University National Health Law Moot Court
Competition
Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition
Pepperdine Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition
Animal Rights Moot Court Competition
Whittier Juvenile Law Moot Court Competition

Skills Competitions Offered Annually

National Arbitration Competition
Sponsored by the American Bar Association
National Negotiation Competition
Sponsored by the American Bar Association
National Client Counseling Competition
Sponsored by the American Bar Association
National Mediation Competition
Sponsored by the American Bar Association

Trial Competitions Offered Annually

AAJ Mock Trial Competition
Sponsored by the American Association of Justice (formerly
ATLA)
NTC Mock Trial Competition
Sponsored by the Texas Bar Association Young Lawyers
Division
Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition
Sponsored by the National Black Law Students Association
The College of Law has a rich history of success in the various
competitions, winning numerous individual and team awards
annually at the regional and national levels. Students are recog-
nized at an end of the season Awards Day each spring.
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OWEN ANDERSON
Eugene Kuntz Chair in Law in Oil, Gas and Natural Resources
Professor of Law
B.A., University of North Dakota, 1971
J.D., University of North Dakota, 1974
Email: oanderson@ou.edu
Professor Owen Ander-
son, who came to OU in
1992, had previously served
as the Jack F. Maddox Pro-
fessor of Law at Texas Tech
University, Distinguished
Visitor and Chair of Natural
Resources at the University
of Calgary, Professor of Law
at the University of North
Dakota, and Thompson and
Knight Centennial Visiting
Professor at the University
of Texas. He has also served
as a Visiting Professor of
Law at Southern Methodist
University, the University
of Houston, the University
of North Dakota, and the
University of Wyoming. In addition to teaching at OU, he currently
serves as visiting faculty at the University of Dundee in Scotland, the
University of Sidney in Australia, and at the University of Melbourne
in Australia. He is a Fulbright Senior Specialist in Oil and Gas Law.
Professor Anderson has lectured throughout the United States
and also in Canada, Norway, the United Kingdom, China, Jordan,
Italy, KOREA, Russia, and Australia. He has trained law students and
lawyers throughout the world in international petroleum transac-
tions, negotiations, and dispute resolution.
Professor Anderson is a co-author of International Petroleum
Transactions, Cases and Materials on Oil and Gas Law, Hemingways
Oil and Gas Law and Taxation (4th edition), Water and Water Rights
(volume 2, prior appropriation materials), and the updates to the
Kuntz treatise on oil and gas law. He has written numerous articles on
oil and gas law. He serves on the Board of Editors for the Oil and Gas
Reporter and is editor of Texas Title Standards.
Professor Anderson is a member of the Oklahoma, Texas, and
North Dakota Bars, a life member of the National Conference of
Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, a trustee of the Energy and
Mineral Law Foundation, and a trustee of the Rocky Mountain Min-
eral Law Foundation. He is also a member of the Advisory Board on
Oil and Gas Law for the Center for American and International Law
and IS a vice president and member of the Board of Directors of the
Association of International Petroleum Negotiators.
MARY SUE BACkUS
Associate Professor of Law
B.A., College of William and Mary, 1981
M.A.T., University of Alaska, Anchorage, 1990
J.D., William and Mary School of Law, 2001
Associate Professor Mary
Sue Backus joined the law fac-
ulty in 2004 after a semester as
a Visiting Assistant Professor
of Law at William and Mary
School of Law, where she taught
Evidence and a seminar on indi-
gent defense systems.
Professor Backus, who
graduated first in her class at
William and Mary, was selected
as a member of Order of the
Coif and the Order of the Bar-
risters. She served as Senior
Notes Editor of the William and
Mary Law Review, on the staff
of the William and Mary Bill of
Rights Journal, and competed on
the National Moot Court Team. Backus received the Margaret Thatcher
Prize for Excellence in Graduate Studies, awarded by the College to the
outstanding graduate student, and the Lawrence W. IAnson Award,
awarded by the law faculty.
Professor Backus began her legal career as a law clerk to the Hon-
orable H. Emory Widener on the United States Court of Appeals,
Fourth Circuit. Following her clerkship, Backus joined the Washing-
ton, D.C. firm of Covington and Burling where she handled product
liability litigation and regulatory matters. In addition, Backus pro-
vided pro bono assistance on custody and education matters and sys-
temic reform of indigent defense systems.
Professor Backus is a member of the Virginia Bar and the District
of Columbia Bar and teaches Evidence, Education Law and Crimi-
nal Law. From 2004 to 2007 she served as as a Co-Reporter for the
National Committee on the Right to Counsel, a bipartisan group
reviewing the indigent defense system throughout the nation and cre-
ating consensus recommendations for reform. Backus also serves on
the board of directors for Oklahoma Close Up, a nonpartisan, non-
profit citizenship education program for high schools students.

Profiles
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DONALD T. BOGAN
Professor of Law
A.B., Brown University, 1974
J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law, 1979
Professor Bogan joined
the faculty at the University of
Oklahoma College of Law in
2000, following a year as a Vis-
iting Professor. He served as
Director of Clinical Education
from 2001-2006, and currently
teaches health law, alternate
dispute resolution and various
skills classes. Bogan worked as
a trial lawyer in North Caro-
lina and in California for 20
years before joining the law
faculty.
While in private practice,
Bogan contributed to the work
of the North Carolina Acad-
emy of Trial Lawyers, and he
remains active in the Associa-
tion of Trial Lawyers of America.
He was a contributing editor of The North Carolina Prima Facie
Desk Manual, and published a student piece in the Wake Forest Law
Review. His current writing interests spring from ERISAs preemption
of state law consumer protection laws, and issues involving the ERISA
benefit claims process. Professor Bogans thoughts on ERISA appear
in the Tulane Law Review, Santa Clara Law Review, John Marshall Law
Review and the Oklahoma Law Review. Additionally, Professor Bogan
has contributed to the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law
treatise, Employee Benefits Law (BNA Books, 2006).
Bogan is licensed to practice in North Carolina (1979), California
(1995), and Oklahoma (1999).
STEvEN J. CLEvELAND
Professor of Law
B.A., University of California at Los Angeles, 1990
J.D., Georgetown University, 1998
Email: scleveland@ou.edu
Professor Steven J. Cleve-
land, who joined the law
faculty in 2002, teaches Cor-
porations, Corporate Finance,
Securities Regulation, and
Mergers and Acquisitions. His
scholarly interests center on
the market for corporate con-
trol. At Georgetown, Cleveland
served as Executive Articles
Editor of the Georgetown Law
Journal. Following graduation
from law school, he served as a
law clerk to Chief Judge Henry
A. Politz of the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Cleveland then was associated
with the Washington, D.C.
office of the law firm Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP. At Skadden, he worked on various
types of transactions, including tender offers, asset purchases, joint ventures
and mergers. Cleveland is a member of the Washington, D.C. and Georgia
Bar Associations.
BRENDA BARNES
Staff Attorney, University of Oklahoma College of Law Legal Clinic
B.A., University of Oklahoma, 1996
J.D., University of Oklahoma, 1999
Brenda Barnes supervis-
es legal interns in the Civil
Division of the Clinic.
Her legal career began in
private practice which she
continues to maintain. She
handles a diverse case load
representing individuals in
Family Law, Juvenile Law
and Criminal Law.
Barnes serves as the
defense attorney on the
Cleveland County Juvenile
Drug Court Team. She was
the recipient of the Uni-
versity of Oklahoma Kelly
Beardslee Criminal Defense
Award in 1999 and the
Cleveland County Outstanding Service to the Community Award in
2006.
MARCUS BIvINES
Associate Director of the Office of Professional and Career Development
B.A., University of Oklahoma, 2001
J.D., University of Oklahoma, 2007
Email: mbivines@ou.edu
A recent graduate of
University of Oklahoma
College of Law, 07, Bivines
was a Sequoyah Merit Schol-
ar, served as the president
of the Black Law Students
Association and was first
year class president. During
his undergraduate years he
was a student-athlete. He
competed as a football play-
er and track athlete while he
completed his Bachelor of
Arts degree in Sociology. He
excelled in track and field,
where he garnered several
accolades including All-
American honors.
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ANDREW M. COATS
Dean of the College of Law
Fenelon Boesche Chair in Law
Director of the Law Center
Professor of Law
B.A, University of Oklahoma, 1957
J.D, University of Oklahoma, 1963
Dean Andrew M. Coats
was appointed as the Elev-
enth Dean of the College of
Law and Sixth Director of
the Law Center on April 25,
1996. Prior to his appoint-
ment at the University of
Oklahoma he was a senior
partner of the Oklahoma law
firm of Crowe and Dunlevy.
An alumnus of the Uni-
versity and the College of
Law, Dean Coats has served
as District Attorney of Okla-
homa County, Mayor of
Oklahoma City, President of
the Oklahoma Bar Associa-
tion, and President of the
Crowe and Dunlevy law firm. While an officer in the U.S. Navy, he
served as naval advisor to the Chinese Nationalist Government in
Taiwan.
His legal career is highlighted by successfully arguing before the
U.S. Supreme Court for the Universities of Oklahoma and Georgia
in their case against the National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA), which broke the NCAAs college football TV monopoly. As
District Attorney of Oklahoma County, he prosecuted a number of
important cases, including the Sirloin Stockade Murders.
In 1997, Dean Coats completed his term as the President of
the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is a trustee of the U.S.
Supreme Court Historical Society, an Oklahoma Fellow of the Ameri-
can Bar Foundation, a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial
Lawyers, and was the Charter President of the Oklahoma Chapter of
the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Dean Coats was selected for induction into the Oklahoma Hall
of Fame on November 17, 2005. This is the highest honor Oklahoma
can confer upon an Oklahoman. The Law School building was
named Andrew M. Coats Hall in honor of Dean Coats in 2002 by the
University of Oklahoma Regents.
RANDALL COYNE
Frank Elkouri and Edna Asper Elkouri Professor of Law
B. Music Education University of Massachusetts, 1980
J.D, Georgetown, 1986
Email: rcoyne@ou.edu
Professor Randall Coyne
teaches Criminal Law, Crimi-
nal Procedure, Capital Punish-
ment, Constitutional Law, and
Legal Aspects of Terrorism. In
2003, Coyne was selected as
the Maurice Merrill Professor
of Law, a position he relin-
quished in 2005 when he was
chosen to be the first holder of
the Elkouri Professorship. In
2008, Coyne was appointed
Senior Editor of the Amicus
Journal, a leading death pen-
alty publication.
In 1996, he co-authored
Report Regarding the
Implementation of the
American Bar Associations Recommendations and Resolutions Con-
cerning the Death Penalty and Calling for a Moratorium on Execu-
tions, 4 Geo. J. Fighting Poverty 1 (1996). This comprehensive report
served as the scholarly basis for the A.B.A.s February, 1997 call for a
halt to executions nationwide.
With Lyn Entzeroth, Coyne is co-author of Capital Punishment
and the Judicial Process (third edition, 2006), the first casebook devot-
ed exclusively to the death penalty.
A member of the Order of the Coif, Coyne is the author of articles
in numerous law reviews, including the Georgetown Journal on Fight-
ing Poverty, Kansas Law Review, Oklahoma Law Review, Oklahoma
City Law Review, William and Mary Law Review, Tulsa Law Review,
the Thomas M. Cooley Journal of Ethics and Responsibility and the
New England University Law Journal.
He has represented condemned prisoners in California, Okla-
homa, Colorado, Texas and Guantanamo, Cuba. In 1993, his client,
Federico Martinez Macias, became the 49th prisoner released from
death row on grounds of innocence since 1973. During the 1996-97
academic year, Coyne took an unpaid leave of absence to serve as
trial counsel to the defense team in United States v. Timothy James
McVeigh. In 2005, he led a team of lawyers in the representation of
a Muslim prisoner labeled an enemy combatant and subjected to
indefinite confinement at the Camp X-ray military base in Guantana-
mo, Cuba. Coyne was appointed to the Military Commission Civilian
Defense Counsel panel in 2008 and presently represents a high value
detainee facing capital charges.
Professor Coyne currently serves on the national board of the
American Civil Liberties Union. He is a frequent consultant on issues
of criminal law, capital punishment and terrorism matters for national
news media and has been interviewed on ABC News, NBC News,
CBS News, CNN, Fox News, Fox and Friends, Dateline, Nightline,
The OReilly Factor and National Public Radio.
STANLEY L. EvANS
Assistant Dean for Students
B.B.A., University of Central Oklahoma, 1977
M.B.A., University of Texas at Tyler, 1979
J.D., University of Oklahoma, 2003
Email: stanevans@ou.edu
Stanley L. Evans joined
the University of Oklahoma
College of Law as the Assis-
tant Dean for Students,
immediately after law school
graduation. He entered law
school at the age of 52 after
almost 32 years of active
Army service. Dean Evans
rose to the rank of Colonel
and previously held posi-
tions as Dean of Students
and Administration of the
U.S. Armys Command and
General Staff College at Fort
Leavenworth Kansas; and
as Garrison Commander of
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Colonel Evans commanded at every level of the Army through
brigade level, culminating with command of Fort Leavenworth where
his command twice won the Malcolm Baldrige $75,000 cash award as
the second best installation in the United States Army.
As former Dean of the Command and General Staff College, he
initiating a $66 million dollar construction project and for developing
an automation system that will service the needs of the attending offi-
cers, staff and faculty well into the 21st Century. This project is now
the completed Lewis and Clark Hall that houses the College.
He is a Vietnam veteran, and has had several tours in the Wash-
ington D.C., area. Assistant Dean Evans returned to Oklahoma in
2000, with his wife Saundra, who is an elementary school teacher.
In addition to his duties as Assistant Dean, His major military
awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit,
and Bronze Star. He also is in the Fort Sill Oklahoma Officer Candidate
School Hall of Fame, and was awarded the Silver Order of Mercury by
the U.S. Army Signal Regiment. He has served on the school board of
Anchorage, Alaska, and has been recognized as Man of the Year by
organizations in both Tyler, Texas, and Leavenworth, Kansas. He has
also written several articles for military and legal publications.
While a student at OU Law in 2000-2003, Dean Evans received
several top academic and community service awards. Assistant Dean
Evans was admitted to the bar in 2003 and is licensed to practice law
in Oklahoma.
Evans was appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma to the Okla-
homa Human Rights Commission and he became the Chairman in
2008.
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CINDY FOLEY
Assistant Professor of Clinical Education
Staff Attorney, University of Oklahoma College of Law Legal Clinic
BA, Magna Cum Laude,
University of Central Oklahoma 1979
JD, University of Oklahoma 1983
Cindy Foley joined the
OU College of Law Legal
Clinic in August 1991. She
teaches and directly super-
vises licensed legal interns in
the criminal division of the
OU Legal Clinic. She also
teaches the Criminal Litiga-
tion Skills Class.
Ms. Foley began her
legal career as an assistant
public defender in Oklaho-
ma County until 1990. She
handled a variety of criminal
trials including capital mur-
der trials.
Ms. Foley is the recipient
of the Outstanding Accomplishment Award by the Oklahoma Crimi-
nal Defense Lawyers Association in 1988 for her work in winning a
not guilty verdict in a capital murder trial.
JONATHAN B. FORMAN
Alfred P. Murrah Professor of Law
B.A. Northwestern University, 1973
M.A. Psychology, University of Iowa, 1975
J.D., University of Michigan, 1978
M.A., Economics, George Washington University, 1983
Email: jforman@ou.edu
Professor Jonathan B.
Forman teaches Individual
Income Tax, Corporate Tax,
and Pension and Health
Care Benefits. Forman is
also Vice Chair of the board
of trustees of the Oklahoma
Public Employees Retire-
ment System (OPERS).
Prior to joining OU in 1985,
Forman was an attorney
and editor of Tax Notes in
Arlington, VA. He began
his law career in 1978 as a
law clerk for Judge Robert
J. Yock of the U.S. Court
of Claims in Washington,
D.C. From 1979 to 1983, he
served as a trial attorney in the Tax Division of the U.S. Department
of Justice. In 1983-84, he was tax counsel for U.S. Senator Daniel
STEvEN S. GENSLER
Professor of Law
Presidents Associates Presidential Professor
B.S. Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1988
J.D., summa cum laude, University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign, 1992
Email: sgensler@ou.edu
Professor Steven S. Gensler
teaches Civil Procedure, Fed-
eral Courts, Complex Litiga-
tion, and Conflict of Laws. He
joined the OU faculty in 2000
after spending two years as a
Visiting Assistant Professor at
the University of Illinois Col-
lege of Law. In 2006, he was
named as a Presidents Associ-
ates Presidential Professor.
During 2003-04, Gensler was
the Supreme Court Fellow at
the Administrative Office of
the U.S. Courts.
Professor Gensler cur-
rently serves as a member of
the Advisory Committee for
the Federal Rules of Civil Pro-
cedure. He also serves on the Local Civil Rules Committee for the Western
District of Oklahoma, is active in The Sedona Conference, and is an elected
member of the American Law Institute. Gensler is the past Chair (2007)
and a current Executive Committee member of the Association of Ameri-
can Law Schools Section on Civil Procedure.
Professor Gensler is the author of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: Rules
and Commentary (Thomson/Reuters), a leading treatise on the Federal
Rules for practicing attorneys. He also speaks and writes extensively in the
areas of Federal and Oklahoma practice and procedure.
Professor Gensler attended the University of Illinois College of Law,
where he graduated first in his class and served as Editor-in-Chief of the
University of Illinois Law Review. He then clerked for The Honorable
Deanell Reece Tacha of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
(1992-93) and for the Honorable Kathryn H. Vratil of the U.S. District
Court for the District of Kansas (1993-94). In between clerking and teach-
ing, Professor Gensler practiced as a litigation associate in Milwaukee, Wis-
consin, most recently with Michael, Best & Friedrich, LLP.
Patrick Moynihan. Forman is the author of Making America Work
(Urban Institute Press, 2006), and he has more than 250 other publi-
cations. In addition to his many scholarly publications, Forman has
a monthly column with the Journal Record newspaper of Oklahoma
City, and he has published op-eds in Barrons, the Dallas Morning
News, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Washington Times, the Daily
Oklahoman, Pensions and Investments, and Tax Notes.
Forman was a founding member of the Internal Revenue Service
Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (2001-
2003), and he was a delegate to the 1998 and 2002 National Summits
on Retirement Savings. Forman has also testified before the U.S. Sen-
ate Finance Committee, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee,
the U.S. Department of Labors Advisory Council on Employee Wel-
fare and Pension Benefit Plans, and the Oklahoma Legislature.
Forman was admitted to the District of Columbia Bar in 1978 and
to the Oklahoma Bar in 2003. He is active in the American Bar Associa-
tion and the Association of American Law Schools, and he served as a
member of the board of trustees of the American Tax Policy Institute
from 1998-2003. Forman is also a fellow of the American College of Tax
Counsel, a fellows program associate of the Employee Benefit Research
Institute, and a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance, the
National Tax Association, and the American Economic Association.
DARIN k. FOx
Director of the Law Library
Associate Professor of Law
B.A., University of Oklahoma, 1989
J.D., University of Oklahoma, 1992
M.S., University of Illinois, 1993
Email: darinfox@ou.edu
Darin Fox joined the law faculty in 2005 as Director of
the Law Library and Associate Professor of Law.
Fox previously served at
the University of Southern
California Law School from
1994 to 2004. From 2000 to
2004, he was Associate Dean
for Information Technology
and Law Library. From 1996
to 2000, he served as Direc-
tor of Information Technol-
ogy, and from 1994-1995, he
was the Computer Services/
Systems Librarian. At USC,
his responsibilities included
library and technology
planning and teaching legal
research.
He teaches Advanced
Legal Research and team-
teaches legal research in the
first year Legal Research, Writing, and Advocacy program.
Associate Professor Foxs research interests include the intersec-
tion of law libraries and information technology. Specifically, he
is interested in how technology is impacting information delivery,
research strategies, and collection policies.
He is a member of the American Association of Law Libraries and
the Mid-America Association of Law Libraries.

JENNIFER GERRISH
Assistant Professor of Legal Research
B.A., University of Colorado, 1994
J.D., University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1997
M.L.S., University of Oklahoma, 2005
Email: jgerrish@ou.edu
Gerrish graduated from
OU Law in 1997 and prac-
ticed law in Oklahoma City
and Norman. She obtained
her MLIS degree from OU in
2005, graduating summa cum
laude. She is a member of the
Ginsburg Inn of Court, and
American Association of Law
Libraries and the Mid-America
Association of Law Libraries.
She assists students, faculty,
attorneys, and public patrons
with legal research, and teaches
legal research in the first year
Legal Research, Writing, and
Advocacy program.
Jennifer Gerrish joined the
library in 2005 as Law Refer-
ence Librarian. She previously served as Reference Librarian at Oklahoma
City University Law Library.
DANIEL G. GIBBENS
Regents Professor of Law, Emeritus
B.A., Yale University, 1954
J.D., University of Oklahoma, 1959
LL.M., Columbia University, 1965
Email at: dgibbens@ou.edu
Daniel G. Gibbens,
retired 2005, but still teach-
ing Church-State Relations
Seminar. On OU law faculty
since 1962.
Following law school,
Gibbens was law clerk for
Chief Judge A.P. Murrah of
the U.S. 10th Circuit, 1959-
60. From 1960 to 1962, he
practiced with Fuller, Smith,
Mosburg & Davis, Okla-
homa City. On leave from
OU in 1977, he was Visiting
Professor of Law and Bailey
Lecturer, Louisiana State
University.
Publications related to
First Amendment religious
freedoms: Church-State
Relations [course book] (first published in 1988, most recent edition
2007); two entries in Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties (ed. P.
Finkelman), Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board v. Pinette,
v.1, p.246; Secular Humanism and the Public Schools, v.3, p.1473
(2006); draft of proposed legislation for Oklahoma Legislature, Truth
About Science Act, concerning teaching evolution and intelligent
design in the public schools (2008), available on request; Public School
Education About Beginnings: Creationism No! Truth About Science,
Yes!, 55 Okla. L. Rev. 613 (2002); Are We a Christian Nation? The U.S.
Supreme Court Response, in International Perspectives on Church and
State 29 (Menachem Mor ed., 1993); when Editor-in-Chief, Oklahoma
Law Review, published A Symposium on Law and Christianity, 12
Okla.L.Rev. 45 (1959).
Other publications: Cases and Material on Oklahoma Criminal
Procedure, Volumes I & II, first published in 1970, most recent edition
2001; With A. Massad and R.Layden, The Massad Commission Report
to the Tribal Council of the Cherokee Nation, 23 Am.Indian L.Rev.
375 (1999); ABA Standards for Criminal Justice: Discovery and Proce-
dures Before Trial (Reporter) (approved draft, 1970).
Admitted to the Oklahoma Bar in 1959, Gibbens is a member of a
variety of professional and honorary organizations, including Order of
the Coif, the American Bar Association, and the Oklahoma Bar Asso-
ciation. He has served as president of the Cleveland County Bar Asso-
ciation. In 1997 he received an Oklahoma Bar Presidential Citation for
Distinguished Pro Bono Service to the Cherokee Indian Nation as a
Member of the Massad Commission, the report of which is published
at 23 Am. Indian L. Rev. 375 (1998-99).
From 1977 to 2005, Gibbens served as OUs NCAA Faculty Athlet-
ics Representative. He served on numerous NCAA and Big 12 (previ-
ously Big 8) Conference committees, notably on the Big Eight and Big
12 Television Negotiating Committees. He was Commanding Officer,
Naval Reserve Division, Norman, 1966-68
Since 1984, he has delivered talks to bar, service, and church
groups in 20 Oklahoma communities, related to Are We a Christian
Nation? including public school prayerupdated to include current
U.S. Supreme Court decisionsa formal version of which is published
in International Perspectives on Church and State 29 (Menachem Mor
ed., 1993). In 1958-59, he was Editor-in-Chief, Oklahoma Law Review.
MARk R. GILLETT
Professor of Law
B.A., College of William and Mary, 1975
J.D., Arizona State University, 1977
LL.M., New York University, 1982
Email: mrgillett@ou.edu
Professor Mark R. Gillett,
who joined the OU law faculty
in 1987, teaches Wealth Trans-
fer Taxation, Wills and Trusts,
Estate Planning, and Fiduciary
Income Tax.
Gillett was admitted to the
Iowa Bar in 1978 and prac-
ticed law and was a partner in
Stanley, Lande and Hunter, a
firm in Muscatine, Iowa, prior
to joining the faculty.
For years, he was the
author of estate practice
software which was origi-
nally published by Shepards/
McGraw-Hill in 1985 and
subsequently published by
the West Group. He recently
released the Gillett Estate Management Suite which prepares federal estate
and gift tax returns and fiduciary accountings.
He also has also written articles relating to the federal estate tax and
the administration of estates and trusts.

kATIE GRIFFIN
Director of the Office of Professional and Career Development
B.A., University of Oklahoma, 2002
J.D., University of Oklahoma, 2007
Email: kgriffin@ou.edu
Griffin, who earned her
Bachelor of Business Admin-
istration in Finance and Mar-
keting, received the award for
Outstanding Senior Woman.
While at the OU College of
Law she was selected by faculty
as a member of the Order of
Barris ters. She practiced in the
area of employment litigation
for the law firm of Geary, Por-
ter & Donovan, P.C., in Dallas,
Texas.
Ms. Griffin currently
serves as Co-Chair for the
YWCA Purple Sash Gala and
serves on the Executive Board
for the JCPenney Leadership
Center at the Michael F. Price
College of Business and the
Executive Board for Norman NEXT. She is a member of the Lyric Under-
studies and serves as a liaison for the Oklahoma Bar Association Profes-
sionalism Committee.
kATHELEEN R. GUZMAN
Professor of Law
MAPCO/Williams Presidential Professor
B.A., University of Arkansas, 1987, with honors
J.D., University of Arkansas, 1991, with highest honors
LL.M., Yale Law School, 1992
Email: kguzman@ou.edu
Professor Katheleen Guz-
man served as Visiting Associ-
ate Professor at OU during
the 1993-94 academic year,
and was hired as a permanent
member of the OU law faculty
in 1994. She has taught prop-
erty, wills and trusts, Indian
land titles, land use, and real
estate transactions, and was
the associate dean for academ-
ics and associate director of
the Law School from 2003 to
2006. She has earned teaching
awards within the college of
law and on main campus.
Guzman served as articles
editor for the Arkansas Law
Review and participated in the
Georgetown University Law
Center Program in Interna-
tional Law in 1989. Before joining the OU faculty, Guzman worked as a liti-
gation associate for the Philadelphia firm of Dilworth, Paxson, Kalish, and
Kauffman. She has been visiting professor of law at Villanova.
A member of the Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Arkansas Bars, Guzman
lectures nationally on property subjects for students preparing for the bar
examination, and has actively contributed to newsletters published by real
property and probate and trust law bars. More extensive scholarship appears
in law reviews published by the University of Arkansas, Washington Uni-
versity, the University of California-Davis, the University of Iowa, Arizona
State, and the University of Oklahoma. Guzman is currently working on an
Oklahoma wills and trusts treatise with Professor Mark Gillett.
TAIAWAGI HELTON
Professor of Law
B.A., Ohio State University, 1995
J.D., University of Tulsa, 1999, with highest honors
LL.M., Yale Law School, 2001
Email: thelton@ou.edu
Professor Taiawagi Helton
joined the faculty in 2001, and
teaches Environmental Law,
Property, and Indian Law. Hel-
ton received his juris doctorate
at the University of Tulsa Col-
lege of Law, where he earned
certificates in Environmental
Law, Indian Law, and Public
Policy. He also served as Edi-
tor-in-Chief of the Tulsa Law
Journal and earned member-
ship in the Order of the Curule
Chair and Phi Kappa Phi.
He began his legal career
as a clerk for the Honorable
Robert H. Henry, U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
He has lectured extensively
on topics relating to Native
American issues and has served as a Special Justice for the Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes Supreme Court. A member of the Board of Directors of
Oklahoma Indian Legal Services, Heltons recent publications include The
Foundations of Federal Indian Law and Its Application in the Twentieth
Century, in Daniel M. Cobb & Loretta Fowler, eds., Beyond Red Power:
American Indian Politics and Activism Since 1900 (SAR Press 2007) (co-
author).
MICHELLE JOHNSON
Assistant Professor of Legal Research and Writing
B.A., English, Oklahoma City University, 1988
J.D., summa cum laude, Oklahoma City University, 1991
Michelle Johnson gradu-
ated summa cum laude from
Oklahoma City University in
1991 and was voted Outstand-
ing Graduate by the law facul-
ty. Johnson was the managing
editor of the Oklahoma City
University Law Review, which
published her case comment.
A recipient of both Hatton
W. Sumner and Phi Delta Phi
Balfour scholarships, Johnson
received American Jurispru-
dence awards in Contracts I,
Criminal Law, Professional
Responsibility, and Torts I.
She practiced law for sev-
eral years at Andrews, Davis,
Legg, Bixler, Milsten and Price
in Oklahoma City, where she
had the opportunity to work
on a wide variety of civil cases. After working in private banking, Johnson
spent several years working for Cleveland County CASA, Inc., a nonprofit
for which she continues to volunteer that provides advocates for children in
the abuse and neglect system.

In 2004 Johnson served as an adjunct professor at the University of

Oklahoma College of Law, teaching Law and Literature with Dr. Ronald
Schleifer. In addition to teaching Legal Writing at the College of Law, she is
an associate editor at World Literature Today magazine.
DREW L. kERSHEN
Earl Sneed Centennial Professor of Law
Professor of Law
B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1966
J.D., University of Texas, 1968
LL.M., Harvard University, 1975
Email: dkershen@ou.edu
Professor Drew Kershen,
who joined the OU law faculty
in 1971, teaches Agricultural
Law, Legal History, Professional
Responsibility, and Water Rights.
In recent years, Professor Kershen
has focused his teaching, research,
and lecturing on agricultural bio-
technology law and policy.
After receiving his juris doc-
torate in 1968, he entered private
practice in Atlanta. In 1973, he
was named a fellow in law and
humanities at Harvard University.
He held visiting professorships at
the universities of Kansas, Illinois,
and Arkansas Little Rock. During
summer 1999, Professor Kershen
held a Fulbright Teaching Fel-
lowship to the Universidad Jose
Cecilio del Valle in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Kershen is coauthor of Farm Products Financing and Filing Service, writ-
ten in 1990 with J. Thomas Hardin. He has authored more than forty other
books chapters, grant reports, and law review articles.
Admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1969 (inactive) and the Oklahoma Bar
in 1972, Kershen is a member of the Order of the Coif and Phi Beta Kappa.
Kershen is a past member of the Oklahoma Water Law Advisory Commis-
sion, the Board of Directors of the American Agricultural Law Association,
a past trustee to the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, and past
President of the American Agricultural Law Association.
Kershen received the University of Oklahoma Merrick Teaching Award
in 2001. In 2004, the American Agricultural Law Association honored him
with its Professional Scholarship Award for two published articles on agri-
cultural biotechnology.

STEvE kNIPPENBERG
Floyd and Martha Norris Chair in Law
Professor of Law
B.A., University of Dayton, 1974
J.D., University of Tulsa, 1980
LL.M., Temple University, 1987
Email: sknippenberg@ou.edu
Professor Steve Knippen-
berg joined the Law Faculty in
1990, and was named Floyd and
Martha Norris Chair in Law
in 2005. At the College of Law,
Professor Knippenberg teaches
Commercial Law, Bankruptcy,
and Contracts. In addition, he
has taught in those substantive
areas as a Visiting Professor at
the University of Pennsylvania
Law School and the University of
Illinois College of Law.
Professor Knippenberg is an
active Bankruptcy and Com-
mercial Law scholar. He has pub-
lished scholarly articles on those
subjects in some of the countrys
leading journals, including NYU, University of Michigan, the University of
Virginia, and Northwestern law reviews.
Prior to joining the University of Oklahoma law faculty, Professor Knip-
penberg was an Associate Professor at the University of Toledo College of
Law. Before entering the academic community, he was an attorney for Shell
Oil Company in Houston, Texas.
PETER F. kRUG
Herman G. Kaiser Foundation Chair in International Law
Professor of Law
B.A., University of Wisconsin, 1967
M.S., Northwestern University, 1969
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1979
J.D., University of Wisconsin, 1985
Email: pkrug@ou.edu
Professor Peter Krug joined
the OU Law faculty in 1991
after serving for six years as
an associate with the firm of
Foley and Lardner in Madison,
Wisconsin. He teaches Com-
parative Law, European Union
Law, Human Rights Law, Inter-
national Business Transactions,
International Criminal Law,
International Trade Regulation,
News Media Law, and Public
International Law.
Krug is the author of a
number of publications on
the topics of foreign legal sys-
tems and comparative news
media law. He is U.S. Supreme
Court Liaison to the European
Commission For Democ-
racy Through Law, a Senior
Research Associate with the Programme in Comparative Media Law and
Policy at Oxford University, has served as a lecturer at law schools in Croa-
tia, France, Russia, Slovenia, and the United Kingdom, and has participated
in foreign constitutional and media law projects, particularly in central and
eastern Europe. He is a member of the Order of the Coif and a number of
professional organizations devoted to comparative, interna-
tional, and media law.

PETER B kUTNER
Hugh Roff Professor of Law
A.B., Cornell University, 1969
J.D., Harvard University, 1972
Professor Peter B Kutner began his career as a faculty member
in 1973 at the University of Sydney in Australia. He joined OU as an
assistant professor in 1975. In 1980-81 he was a visiting professor at
the University of Illinois. He also has been a visiting professor at uni-
versities in Austria, France, Japan and The Netherlands. He has taught
Torts, Advanced Torts, Conflict of Laws, and Comparative Law, with
an emphasis on Common Law Legal Systems outside the United
States.
Kutner was a University of Oklahoma Associates Distinguished
Lecturer in 1988-89. In 2000 he was appointed to the Hugh Roff
Professorship. He is an affiliate faculty member of the School of Inter-
national and Area Studies. He has received two Fulbright awards: a
Fulbright Lectureship in Japan at Tohoku University in 1996-97 and
a second Fulbright Lectureship in Japan at Waseda University and
Japan Womens University in 2003-04.
Admitted to the Colorado Bar in 1972 and Supreme Court of the
United States in 1976, Kutner is a member of the American Bar Asso-
ciation, American Law Institute, and Canadian Association of Law
Teachers. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the
ACLU of Oklahoma, Board of Advisors of the OU Office of Interna-
tional Programs, and the AALS-CALT Joint Committee on Canadian-
American Cooperation. He has been an arbitrator for the U.S. District
Court for the Western District of Oklahoma and for the American
Arbitration Association.
Kutner is author of Advanced Torts: Cases and Materials (with
Professor Osborne M. Reynolds, Jr.), Common Law in Southern
Africa: Conflict of Laws and Torts Precedents, and numerous articles,
primarily on tort law and conflict of laws, published in American and
foreign law journals.
JUDITH L. MAUTE
William J. Alley Professor of Law
Presidents Associates Presidential Professor
A.B., University of Indiana, Bloomington, 1971
J.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1978
LL.M., Yale University, 1982
Email: jmaute@ou.edu
Professor Maute teaches
Contracts, Basic and
Advanced courses in Profes-
sional Responsibility and the
Law of Lawyering, and Fem-
inist Jurisprudence. She is
the founder and director of
the University of Oklahomas
law student pro bono pro-
gram, Students for Access to
Justice (SATJ)
Before entering legal
education, Professor Maute
was a litigator with Titus
Marcus and Shapira, and
Baskin and Sears, private
firms in Pittsburgh, Pennsyl-
vania. She joined the faculty
of the University of Oklaho-
ma in 1982, and has taught
as a visiting professor at Wake Forest University, the University of
Cincinnati, Willamette University, Ohio State University, and the Uni-
versity of California, Hastings College of the Law. Besides occasional
teaching stints in the University of Oklahomas Oxford Program, she
also has taught summer school at the University of Utah, the Univer-
sity of San Diego and the University of Wisconsin.
Professor Maute writes and lectures extensively, with special focus
on Legal Ethics, Legal History, Contracts, and Dispute Resolution.
She has authored more than thirty publications, with recent works in
the law reviews at Fordham, Tulane, Northwestern, Georgetown and
Utah. Her recent ethics scholarship addresses the evolution of lawyers
pro bono responsibilities, system design for the delivery of legal ser-
vices to under-served communities, and judicial selection in Ameri-
can states and in the United Kingdom. Her historical reconstruction
of Peevyhouse v. Garland Coal and Mining Co. Revisited: The Bal-
lad of Willie and Lucille, a famous Oklahoma contracts case, was
published by the Northwestern Law Review in 1995. It is considered
a forerunner of a scholarly genre on legal narratives, which examines
important judicial decisions, revisiting the underlying facts in light of
their legal, social and political context. A condensed version appears
in Contracts Stories (Douglas G. Baird, Editor, Foundation Press). A
documentary film about the case for use in law school classrooms is
available. Some of her current ethics scholarship addresses fundamen-
tal reforms to the English legal professions that are expected to have
significant impact on globalization of legal services.
Active in national academic and professional organizations,
Maute chaired the Section on Professional Responsibility and the Sec-
tion on Women in Legal Education of the Association of American
Law Schools (AALS), served on the Multi-State Professional Respon-
sibility Test-Drafting Committee, and on law school accreditation site
inspection teams for the AALS and the American Bar Association. On
a local level, Maute serves on the Oklahoma Bar Association Rules of
Professional Conduct Committee, the Access to Justice Committee,
and the Standing Committee on Women in Law.
BRIAN McCALL
Associate Professor of Law
B.A., Yale University, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1991
M.A. Kings College University of London, Fulbright Scholar, 1992
J.D. University of Pennsylvania, Summa Cum Laude, Order of the
Coif, 1997
Email: brian.mccall@ou.edu
Professor McCall teach-
es courses in Contracts and
Commercial Law.
After completing his
Undergraduate and Masters
degrees, Professor McCall
taught English in a private
high school for two years
before commencing his law
degree. He received honors
for obtaining the highest
grades over the three year
law degree and for his spe-
cific work in Corporations,
Torts and Wills and Future
Interests. During his third
year of law school, Profes-
sor McCall taught foreign
lawyers studying for their
L.L.M. a course in Legal Writing and Research.
After obtaining his law degree, Professor McCall joined the inter-
national law firm of Dechert LLP where he focused on cross border
mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance transactions. In 1999 he
transferred to the firms London office to further develop this practice
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and to oversee the merger with a London-based firm of approximately
130 English lawyers. In 2004 he was elected a partner of the firm. Some of
the clients he advised included Citigroup, JP Morgan, The London Stock
Exchange, Comcast Corporation, Tate and Lyle Plc and Rabobank. He
worked on many ground-breaking transactions including one of the first
public-to-private transactions in Germany and the first U.S. company
conducting a Regulation S offering on the London Stock Exchanges
AIM Market.
Professor McCall has been a speaker at several national and interna-
tional conferences and has had articles published or accepted for publica-
tion in the Cardozo Law Review, Tennessee Law Review and the Journal
of Catholic Legal Studies as well as several legal practice periodicals.
WILLIAM J. McNICHOLS
Welcome D. and W. DeVier Pierson Professor of Law, Emeritus
A.B., Canisius College, 1959
J.D., Georgetown University, 1962
Email: wmcnichols@ou.edu
Professor William J. McNichols has been on the OU faculty since
1968, and teaches Torts, Prod-
ucts Liability, Health Law, and
Bioethics Law.
From 1966 to 1968,
McNichols was in private
practice with the Rochester,
New York firm of Harris,
Beach, Wilcox, Dale and
Linowitz. Prior to that, he
served as an instructor in the
Procurement Law Division of
the U.S. Army Judge Advocate
Generals School.
Admitted to the New York
Bar in 1962 and the Okla-
homa Bar in 1974, McNichols
is a member of the American
Bar Association, the Okla-
homa Bar Association, the
Oklahoma Health Lawyers
Association and the American Society of Law and Medicine. He was
elected to American Law Institute in 1997 and serves on the Members
Consultative Groups for the Restatement (3rd) of Torts.
Professor McNichols is the author of numerous articles, in the Torts,
Products Liability and Health Law areas.
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EMILY HAMMOND MEAZELL
Associate Professor of Law
B.S., cum laude, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1996
J.D., summa cum laude, University of Georgia School of Law, 2002
Emily Hammond Meazell
joined the OU Law faculty in
the fall of 2007 after having
served as a visiting assistant
professor at University of
Georgia School of Law. She
teaches Torts, Administrative
Law, Local Government Law,
and a Law and Science semi-
nar. Professor Meazell began
her legal career as a law clerk
to Judge Richard W. Story of
the U.S. District Court for the
Northern District of Georgia.
Following her clerkship, she
served as an associate at the
law firm Bondurant, Mixon
and Elmore LLP in Atlanta,
Georgia. While with the firm,
she worked on all aspects of
civil litigation in cases ranging from complex business disputes to pro bono
civil rights suits.
Professor Meazell graduated summa cum laude from University of
Georgia School of Law, where she was inducted into the Order of the Coif,
elected to the Order of Barristers and served as senior notes editor of the
Georgia Law Review. A former civil engineer who practiced in the envi-
ronmental field prior to attending law school, Professor Meazell earned a
B.S., cum laude, from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,
where she was inducted into Tau Beta Pi. She focuses her research on law
and science and water law. Her scholarship includes several peer-reviewed
scientific publications as well as Scientific Avoidance: Toward More Prin-
cipled Judicial Review of Legislative Science, which is forthcoming in the
Indiana Law Journal.
JOYCE PALOMAR
Judge Haskell A. Holloman Professor of Law
B.S., with honors, University of Nebraska, 1975
M.A., University of Nebraska, 1977
J.D., with distinction, University of Nebraska, 1986
Email: jpalomar@ou.edu
Professor Palomar teaches
Property, Real Estate Transac-
tions, Land Use Controls, and
International Land Law and
Policy.
In 2000 she served as
the John F. Lehmann Distin-
guished Visiting Professor
at Washington University in
St. Louis, Missouri and in
2002 taught and conducted
research as a Fulbright Schol-
ar at East China University of
Law and Political Science.
Professor Palomar has
published numerous articles
on the subject of land ten-
ure security and economic
development, land title law,
and real property law, most recently in the Duke Journal of Comparative
and International Law and the William and Mary Law Review. She also
is author of the two-volume treatise, Title Insurance Law (1994 Thomson
West) and of the four-volume treatise, Patton and Palomar on Land Titles,
3rd Edition (2003, Thomson West). In addition, she has published a case-
book, entitled Property, with Carolina Academic Press.
Academic conferences at which Professor Palomar has spoken
include: Conference on Property Rights and Economic Development
sponsored by the College of William and Mary Bill of Rights Institute;
Working Group on Property, Citizenship, and Social Entrepreneurism
sponsored by Syracuse University; Thomas F. Gallivan Conference on
Real Property Law at University of Connecticut School of Law; Sino-
American Forum on Chinese Property Law at Tsinghua University in
Beijing, and the Chinese Property Law Conference at Beijing University.
Professor Palomar presented her research on land tenure security
in China at a 2002 seminar at the World Bank. In 2002 she also testified
at the invitation of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission at a public hear-
ing on barriers to electronic commerce of real estate. She has lectured as
well at numerous conferences sponsored by the American Law Institute,
American Bar Association, American College of Mortgage Attorneys,
and American College of Real Estate Lawyers.
Professor Palomar is a member of the American College of Real
Estate Lawyers and the American College of Mortgage Attorneys and
serves as General Counsel to the Oklahoma Bar Associations Real Prop-
erty Law Section.
GAIL MULLINS
Assistant Professor of Legal Research and Writing
B.S. Medical Technology, Oklahoma State University, 1972
Internship Medical Technology, University of Oklahoma Health
Sciences Center, 1972
J.D. with Highest Honors, University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1993
Gail Mullins received a
bachelors degree in Medical
Technology from Oklahoma
State University and completed
a clinical internship at the
University of Oklahoma Health
Sciences Center, where she
was named the Outstanding
Student in her graduating class.
She is certified as a Specialist in
Hematology by the American
Society of Clinical Pathologists.
Ms. Mullins received a
J.D. with highest honors from
the University of Oklahoma,
where she received the Nathan
Scarritt Law Prize, the James F.
Hawes Memorial Cup Award,
the McKinney Stringer and
Webster Scholarship, the West
Publishing Scholarship, the Phi Delta Phi National Scholarship, and
eight American Jurisprudence Awards. She served as Note Editor for the
Oklahoma Law Review and was a member of the Order of the Coif. She
published Family Law: Placement of Child Support Liens on Life Insurance
Proceeds After Death of the Insured in Abrego v. Abrego, 45 Oklahoma Law
Review 717 (1992).
Ms. Mullins is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, the
American Bar Association, and the Legal Writing Institute. She has
served as adjunct faculty in the Legal Research and Writing program, has
been in the private practice of law, including serving as a lobbyist to the
Oklahoma state legislature. She teaches Legal Research and Writing and
Appellate Advocacy at the University of Oklahoma College of Law.
DAN NICHOLSON
Assistant Professor of Legal Research and Writing
B.A., Phillips University, 1992
J.D., University of Oklahoma, 2001

Nicholson, after his early
graduation from the Univer-
sity of Oklahoma College of
Law in December of 2001 and
admission to the Oklahoma
Bar in 2002, began working
with a large oil and gas firm.
Nicholson used his outstand-
ing research and writing skills
to help settle multi-million
dollar oil and gas litigation.
In the fall of 2002 Nicholson
was offered the opportunity to
return to the College of Law
to help implement a new legal
research and writing program
and to be part of a team of
professional legal research and
writing instructors. Nicholson
enjoys teaching the components that are critical to the ethical and compe-
tent practice of law. Nicholson strives to offer classes that allow students to
tap into their abilities, develop important legal skills, and ultimately learn
how to articulate their thoughts and ideas on the law.
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AMY PEPPER
Assistant Professor of Clinical Education
B.A., Tulane University, 1984
J.D., University of Oklahoma, 1987
Amy Pepper teaches and
supervises legal interns in the
civil division of the Clinic.
Her areas of practice
include Family Law, Public
Benefits, and General Civil
Poverty Law.
She worked as a staff
attorney at the Legal Aid
Society of the District of
Columbia before coming to
the College of Law.
Professor Pepper has
been admitted to practice in
Oklahoma and the District of
Columbia. She serves or has
served on numerous civic
and professional boards and
committees, including the Oklahoma Licensed Marriage and Family
Therapist advisory board, the Cleveland County Bench and Bar Com-
mittee, the Sooner Theatre, and Full Circle Senior Adult Day Center.
DAvID A. POARCH
Assistant Dean, External Affairs
B.A., University of Central Oklahoma, History, 1973
J.D., University of Oklahoma, College of Law, 1977
Email: dpoarch@ou.edu
A 1977 graduate of the
University of Oklahoma Col-
lege of Law, David A. Poarch
was appointed Assistant
Dean for External Affairs and
Adjunct Professor of Law in
1997. Following several years
of public service as an Assis-
tant United States Attorney
for the Western District of
Oklahoma, he was engaged
in the private practice of
law for more than 10 years,
representing individuals and
businesses in a variety of
litigated matters. In addition,
immediately prior to joining
the college, for six years he
served as Chief Operating
Officer and General Counsel for the Oklahoma subsidiary of a Fortune
500 company.
Dean Poarch is a member of the American Bar Association,
Oklahoma Bar Association, and numerous local bar associations in
Oklahoma, as well as a number of active State Bar Committees. He is
licensed to practice in all Oklahoma state and federal courts and the
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Dean Poarch
also serves as a Master of the Luther Bohanon Chapter of the Ameri-
can Inns of Court and is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
MARY MARGARET PENROSE
Professor of Law
B.A. History, University of Texas at Arlington, 1989
J.D., magna cum laude, Pepperdine University, 1993
L.L.M., summa cum laude, Notre Dame, 1999
Email: mpenrose@ou.edu
Professor Mary Margaret
Meg Penrose joined the
faculty of the University of
Oklahoma College of Law in
2000. She received tenure in
2006. Her areas of emphasis
include Federal Civil Proce-
dure, Criminal Procedure,
Education Law, Civil Rights,
Federal Habeas Corpus,
Death Penalty, Gender Dis-
crimination and Alternate
Dispute Resolution. She
currently teaches courses
in Civil Procedure, Crimi-
nal Procedure and Gender
Discrimination. Professor
Penrose enjoys working
with students outside the classroom as well. She has coached numer-
ous moot court teams, including several BLSA teams that advanced
to nationals, two APALSA teams that advanced to nationals and the
Sports Law teams. In addition, Professor Penrose currently serves as
the Faculty Advisor to the Oklahoma Law Review.
Professor Penroses career began as a senior law clerk for the Hon-
orable Jerry Buchmeyer, now retired from the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Texas. She also served as Staff
Attorney to the Honorable Jane J. Boyle, now a federal District Judge
for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
While working with Judges Buchmeyer and Boyle, Penrose developed
a love for and expertise in federal litigation, especially habeas corpus.
Penrose is the author of several articles on international human
rights, criminal procedure and civil procedure. She is currently work-
ing with Professor Bernie James on an Education Law textbook.
At Pepperdine, Penrose served as the Managing Editor of the Pep-
perdine Law Review and competed on several moot court teams. She
is a member of the Texas Bar and the Bar of the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Texas, the Western District of
Oklahoma and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Penrose performs extensive pro bono work. She is currently
working with numerous Texas Death row inmates. In addition, Pen-
rose works on many criminal defense, education law and Title IX
cases. She was awarded the Arkansas Traveler for work with school
safety issues and is a multi-year member of the Texas Pro Bono
College.
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LIESA RICHTER
Associate Dean for Admissions, Scholarships and Recruiting
Associate Professor of Law
B.S., University of Florida, 1992
J.D., University of Florida, 1995
Email: liesarichter@ou.edu
Professor Liesa Richter
is a 1992 graduate of the
University of Florida. She
received her J.D. with high
honors from the University
of Florida College of Law
in 1995. At Florida, Richter
received the Irving Cypen
Scholastic Achievement
Award, served as the senior
notes and comments editor
on the Florida Law Review,
and was selected as a mem-
ber of the Order of the Coif.
Professor Richter began
her career in the Atlanta
office of King and Spalding
on the business litigation
team, where she defended
firm clients in securities
fraud class actions, employment discrimination cases, and breast
implant class actions. Richter then served as a law clerk to the Honor-
able Jack T. Camp, United States District Court Judge for the North-
ern District of Georgia. She also completed a clerkship for the Hon-
orable Frank Mays Hull, United States Circuit Judge for the United
States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Richter is a member
of the Georgia Bar and the Bar of the United States Court of Appeals
for the Eleventh Circuit.
Professor Richter joined the faculty of the University of Oklahoma
College of Law in 2001. She currently teaches Torts and Evidence. Her
research and scholarship focus primarily in those areas.
THEODORE P. ROBERTS
Professor of Law, Emeritus
Edith Kinney Gaylord Presidential Professor of Law
B.S., University of Oklahoma, 1961
J.D., University of Oklahoma, 1964
Email: troberts@ou.edu
Professor Emeritus Ted
Roberts still teaches part
time in the area of Advocacy,
including Pretrial Litiga-
tion, Trial Techniques, and
Jury Trial Advocacy. He was
the director of the Graduate
School for Successful Trial
Advocacy, an intensive trial
program for students and
young lawyers. He also was
the director and taught in the
Oklahoma Legal Aid Clinic.
Roberts shares his expertise
on prisoners rights by teach-
ing courses on that subject.
Since coming to OU Law
in 1969, Roberts has served
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SRIvIDHYA RAGAvAN
Associate Professor of Law
B.A., LL.B. (Honors), National Law School of India University.
LL.M., Kings College, University of London.
S.J.D, George Washington University
Email: sragavan@ou.edu
Srividhya Ragavan joined
the OU law faculty in 2003.
She teaches Intellectual
Property (IP) Survey, Patent
Law, Trademarks Law,
International IP Seminar and
the Law of Contracts.
Ragavans scholarship
focuses on the interplay
between International Trade
and Intellectual Property
law. Her work emphasizes
issues developing nations
face from embracing
the trade regime. Her
publications have
expounded diverse topics
like traditional knowledge,
pharmaceutical patenting and agricultural subsidies. Ragavan has also
written extensively on India specifically in relation to IP and trade
issues.
Ragavan has been a speaker at several conferences. Ragavan serves
as a visiting faculty for the IP program at National Academy for Legal
Scholarship and Research in Hyderabad, India. Prior to joining OU,
Ragavan taught law at the National Law School of India in Bangalore. As
a faculty of the National Law School, Ragavan has served in the Second
Core Group Committee set up to amend the Copyright statute by the
Ministry of Human Resource and Development, India.
After graduating with a B.A., LL.B. (Honors) from the National Law
School, Ragavan received the Common Wealth Scholarship to pursue
LL.M. from Kings College, London. She was the first Texas Instruments
Visiting Scholar at the University of Washington, Seattle. Later, she
completed her S.J.D. from the George Washington University School
of Law.
Roloff has extensive civil and criminal litigation experience and
is licensed to practice in the Western, Northern, and Eastern District
Federal Courts of Oklahoma, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and
the U.S. Supreme Court.
LINDSAY G. ROBERTSON
Orpha and Maurice Merril Professor of Law
Sam K. Viersen Jr. Presidential Professor
Faculty Director, American Indian Law and Policy Center
A.B., Davidson College, 1981
M.A., University of Virginia, 1986
J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1986
Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1997
Email: lrobertson@ou.edu
Professor Lindsay G. Rob-
ertson joined the law faculty
in 1998, after serving as a
visiting professor in 1997-98.
He teaches courses in Indian
Law, Constitutional Law and
Legal History. He is a Sam
K. Viersen Jr., Presidential
Professor and Faculty Direc-
tor of the OU Law Center-
based Center for the Study
of American Indian Law and
Policy. Robertson received
his undergraduate degree
at Davidson College and a
masters from the University
of Virginia, along with a J.D.
from the University of Vir-
ginia School of Law in 1986.
He finalized his formal education with a Ph.D. in history from the Uni-
versity of Virginia in 1997.
Prior to coming to OU Law, Robertson served as a lecturer in
federal Indian law at the University of Virginia School of Law and
at the George Washington University National Law Center. He also
was a research and visiting fellow at the Philadelphia Center for Early
American Studies.
He worked in private practice in Washington, D.C. and Charlottes-
ville, Virginia, and as a judicial clerk at the United States District
Court for the District of Delaware. Robertson is currently serving as a
Special Justice on the Supreme Court for the Cheyenne and Arapaho
Tribes of Oklahoma. He is currently special counsel on Indian Affairs
to Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry and was the same for past Okla-
homa Governor Frank Keating. He served as advisor to the United
States Delegations to the Working Groups on the United Nations Draft
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Organiza-
tion of American States Draft American Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples.
Robertson is the author of Conquest by Law (Oxford University
Press, 2005) and a contributor to the most recent edition of Felix
Cohens Handbook of Federal Indian Law. He has published numerous
articles on indigenous peoples and has lectured extensively across the
nation and abroad.
as assistant dean of the College of Law as well assistant director and
later director of Clinical Legal Education. He began his legal career
in 1964 as assistant county attorney for Caddo County in Anadarko,
Oklahoma, later becoming county attorney. From 1967 to 1969, he
served as assistant district attorney of Jackson County in Altus, Okla-
homa.
Admitted to the Oklahoma Bar Association in 1964, Roberts has
served as a member of the Board of Governors of the association and
has served on various committees, including the Legal Ethics Com-
mittee, Mandatory Legal Education Committee, and currently the
Evidence Code Committee. He is a member of the Advisory Board to
the Oklahoma Supreme Court on Alternate Dispute Resolutions. He
has been active in the Law School Admissions Council and served as
chair of the Misconduct and Irregularities Committee, chair of the
Audit Committee and a member of the Board of Trustees. He retired
as municipal judge for the city of Norman after serving 38 years.
Roberts has served on the faculty of the National Institute for Trial
Advocacy in many regional programs including the southern and
Florida programs, the National Program and the Advanced Litigation
Program. He is a past president of the Luther Bohanon American Inns
of Court XXIII.
He was awarded an Edith Kinney Gaylord Presidential Professor of
Law. He has served on many university and law school committees at the
University of Oklahoma during the 38 years he was teaching full time.
Roberts is coauthor of Oklahoma Traffic Court Handbook and The
Judges Evidence Book with Professor Robert Smith and Professor Leo
Whinery which was published in 2004.
JANET D. ROLOFF
Assistant Professor of Clinical Education
B.A., Northeastern Oklahoma State University, 1974
J.D., University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1977
Email: janetroloff@ou.edu
Janet D. Roloff joined
the OU College of Law at
the University of Oklahoma
Legal Clinic this year.
After receiving her Juris
Doctorate from the Univer-
sity of Oklahoma College
of Law in 1977, she became
Assistant City Attorney for
The City of Norman, Okla-
homa. In 1980, she became
the Chief General Counsel of
the Oklahoma State Bureau
of Investigation. During her
time there, Roloff partici-
pated in drafting a number
of Oklahomas criminal and
governmental process stat-
utes. She was also a prolific
writer in the field of criminal investigative procedure. She retired from
OSBI in 2000 and began private practice by serving as of counsel with
the Oklahoma City law firm of Phillips, McFall, McCaffrey, McVay, &
Murrah.P.C. .
Roloff has a lengthy history of volunteer public service. She served
on the Board of Directors of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Nor-
man, Oklahoma, and Second Chance of Norman, Oklahoma.. Roloff
received the United States Humane Societys highest award, Citizen
Legislator, for her activities as Chairperson of the Oklahoma Coalition
Against Cockfighting.
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MICHAEL A. SCAPERLANDA
Associate Dean for Scholarship and Research
Gene and Elaine Edwards Family Chair in Law
Professor of Law
B.A., University of Texas, 1981
J.D., University of Texas, 1984
Email: mscaperlanda@ou.edu
Professor Scaperlanda
was born in Austin, Texas,
and spent most of his youth
in DeKalb, Illinois. He has
been married to Mara Ruiz
Scaperlanda since 1981.
They have four children:
Christopher, Anamara,
Rebekah, Michelle, and a
daughter-in-law, Mary. After
clerking for Chief Justices
Jack Pope and John Hill on
the Texas Supreme Court,
he practiced law with Hogan
and Hartson in Washington,
D.C. and Hughes and Luce
in Austin, Texas. Scaper-
landa came to OU Law as an
associate professor in 1989. He was promoted to Professor in 1995 and
named the Gene and Elaine Edwards Family Chair in Law in 2000. He
currently serves as Associate Dean for Research. At OU Law, Scaper-
landa teaches Constitutional Law, Immigration Law, Jurisprudence,
and Professional Responsibility. He has been a visiting faculty member
at the University of Texas School of Law, has served as an adjunct
faculty member in the OU Political Science Department, is an affiliate
faculty member of the OU Religious Studies Program, and has served
in the Provosts office as Faculty Fellow.
Scaperlandas books include Recovering Self-Evident Truths: Catho-
lic Perspectives on American Law (with Theresa Collett) (2007); The
Journey: A Guide for the Modern Pilgrim (with Mara Ruiz Scaper-
landa) (2004); and Loyola Press in 2004, and his three-volume work,
Immigration and the Constitution (with Chin and Romero) (2000).
His articles appear in several law journals, including the Wisconsin
Law Review, Iowa Law Review, Stanford Law and Policy Journal, Con-
necticut Law Review, Texas Review of Law and Politics and Georgetown
Immigration Law Journal. He speaks and writes articles for the general
public on the role of the courts in shaping our Constitutional com-
munity and the place of religion in the public square. His current book
project is To Bind Up the Nations Wounds: Rekindling the Spirit of Our
Living Constitution.
Scaperlanda was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1984 and Supreme
Court Bar in 2004. He is a member of the Order of the Coif and has
chaired the American Immigration Lawyers Associations Law Teach-
ers Committee and the Association of American Law Schools Immi-
gration Law Section. Scaperlanda also serves as a consultant to various
organizations and corporations within his areas of expertise.
ROBERT B. SMITH
Professor of Law, Emeritus
A.B., Stanford University, 1955
J.D., Stanford University, 1958
E-mail: colrbs@ou.edu
Professor Robert B.
Smith teaches Lawyering
Skills, Paralegal Studies,
Advanced Appellate Advo-
cacy, and Trial Techniques.
Smith retired from the
U.S. Army as a colonel in
1981 after serving more than
20 years in the Judge Advo-
cate Generals Corps. During
his legal career, he also served
as a deputy attorney general
of the state of California and
as an associate with the San
Francisco firm of Bronson,
Bronson and McKinnon.
Appointed to OU Law
in 1982, Smith was named
director of the College of
Laws legal research and writ-
ing program in 1983. He became Associate Dean for Academics and
Associate Director of the Law Center from 1998 to 2003.
Smith was admitted to the California Bar in 1959 and the Oklahoma
Bar in 1987. He is the author of The Literate Lawyer (3rd edition, 1995),
published by Lexis; To The Last Cartridge (1994), and Men at War (1996),
both published by Avon; Daltons! (1996) and Last HurrahThe James-
Younger Gangs Disaster At Northfield (2001), both published by the
University of Oklahoma Press; Practical Legal Writing for Legal Assistants
(1996), published by West Publishing; The Judges Evidence Deskbook
(with Theodore Roberts and Leo Whinery), Tough Towns, published by
Globe-Pequot, Blood Eagle, a novel of the Cold War (Medallion, 2007),
and Outlaw Tales of Oklahoma (Globe-Pequot, 2008) and more than 100
articles on legal writing and military and western history.
CONNIE S. SMOTHERMON
Director of Competitions
Assistant Director and Assistant Professor of Legal Research and Writing
B.A., University of Oklahoma 1981
J.D., summa cum laude, Oklahoma City University
School of Law, 1996
Email: csmothermon@ou.edu
Connie Smothermon
came to the University of
Oklahoma College of Law
in 2004. She began her legal
career as an Assistant District
Attorney in Logan County
handling the juvenile delin-
quent and deprived dockets
and prosecuting homicides
and sexual assault cases. In
1999, Smothermon trans-
ferred to the Oklahoma
County District Attorneys
Office to head the Domestic
Violence Prosecution Unit.
Additionally, she prosecuted
homicides, violent felonies,
sexual abuse and child abuse cases. Currently, Smothermon serves on
various domestic violence boards and organizations dedicated to draft-
ing legislation aimed at the protection of victims of family violence.
Smothermon is admitted to practice law in the State of Oklahoma,
the Western District of Oklahoma and the United States Supreme
Court. She is a member of The American Bar Association, The Oklaho-
ma Bar Association, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and
serves on the ABA national client counseling competitions committee.

ROBERT G. SPECTOR
Glenn R. Watson Chair in Law
Centennial Professor of Law
B.S., University of Wisconsin, 1963
J.D., University of Wisconsin, 1966
Email: rspector@ou.edu
Robert G. Spector is the Glenn R. Watson Chair and Centennial
Professor of Law and the
Director of the Interdisci-
plinary Graduate Training
Program in the Prevention
of Child Abuse and Neglect.
He teaches courses on
Family Law, Children and
the Law, Conflict of Laws,
Evidence, and Child Abuse
and Neglect. He received
his Juris Doctor degree from
the University of Wisconsin
in 1966.
Professor Spector serves
as the Reporter for the
Uniform Child Custody
Jurisdiction and Enforce-
ment Act and the Family
Law Joint Editorial Board
for the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State
Laws. He is a member of the United States Delegation to the Hague
Conference on Private International Laws Session on negotiating a
multilateral agreement for the recognition and enforcement of support
obligations. He was the Deputy Head of the United States Delegation
to the Hague conference on Private International Laws Special and
Diplomatic Commissions on the Protection of Incapacitated Adults
and served as an Expert Member of the United States Delegation to
the Hague Conference Special and Diplomatic Commissions for the
Convention on the Protection of Minors, the Special Sessions on the
Maintenance Convention, the Special Session on the working of the
Abduction Convention and the Special Session on the working of the
maintenance conventions.
He was a member of the Governing council of the American Bar
Associations Family Law Section for ten years. He also chaired the
Committee on Marital Torts and served as Vice-Chair of the Law
School Curriculum Committee. He serves as a consultant to the
Oklahoma Bar Associations Section of Family Law. He is the author
of Oklahoma Family Law: Cases and Materials; Oklahoma Family Law:
The Handbook and Oklahoma Family Law Statutes Annotated, all pub-
lished by Imprimatur Press and over 100 articles on family law. He
also serves as the Associate Editor of the Family Law Quarterly, and is
a member of the Board of Editors of Divorce Litigation and the Ameri-
can Journal of Family Law.
Professor Spector writes and lectures extensively on family law
topics. He received the Chairs Award from the Oklahoma Bar
Associations Family Law Section in 1994 and 1997 for significant con-
tributions to the development of family law and in 1990 was named
the Outstanding Family Law Attorney. He has also received the Earl
Sneed Award for significant contributions to Continuing Legal Educa-
tion by the Oklahoma Bar Association in 1991.
Prior to joining the University of Oklahoma faculty in 1980, Pro-
fessor Spector was a member of the faculty of Loyola University of
Chicago law School for thirteen years. He has served as a visiting pro-
fessor at the University of Illinois, the University of North Carolina,
and Suffolk University in Boston.
DAvID SWANk
David Ross Boyd Professor of Law
B.A., Oklahoma State University, 1953
J.D., University of Oklahoma, 1959
Email: dswank@ou.edu
Professor David Swank
joined the University of
Oklahoma in 1963 as its legal
counsel and as assistant pro-
fessor of law. Since that time
he has served OU Law as
associate professor, professor,
associate dean, dean of the
College of Law, director of
the Law Center, and Interim
President of the University of
Oklahoma.
Swank began his law
career in 1959 as a partner
in the firm of Swank and
Swank of Stillwater, Oklaho-
ma. In 1961, he was named
assistant county attorney for
Payne County, and in 1963,
he became county attorney.
He has been active in working with the Oklahoma Bar Association
and the Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association. He was the principal
drafter of the Oklahoma Discovery Code. Swank has served as the
university faculty representative to the National Collegiate Athletic
Association and the Big Eight Conference and was vice president
of the NCAA for seven years. He also served on the NCAA Execu-
tive Committee and in 1991 was named to the NCAA Committee
on Infractions. He served as a member of the NCAA Committee on
Infractions for nine years until August 1999, and served as chair for
seven years. In 1994 he was named by College Sports magazine as one
of the 50 most influential people in college sports.
Swank was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar in 1959 and is a mem-
ber of the Order of the Coif, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, the
Oklahoma Bar Association, and the American Inns of Court XXIII.
He is a fellow of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation and a life member of
the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation. In 1999-2000 and 2000-
2001 he was named by the students as the College of Laws Outstand-
ing Professor.
He is the coauthor of Criminal Justice for the United States Postal
Inspector, with Robert E.L. Richardson.
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HARRY F. TEPkER, JR.
Floyd and Irma K. Calvert Chair in Law and Liberty
Professor of Law
B.A., Claremont Mens College, 1973
J.D., Duke University, 1976
Email: rtepker@ou.edu
Rick Tepker has been a
member of the OU Law fac-
ulty since 1981. He teaches
courses in the areas of Con-
stitutional Law and Equal
Employment Opportunity.
In 1987, the United
States Supreme Court
appointed Tepker as counsel
for petitioner, an indigent
juvenile sentenced to death,
in Thompson v. Oklahoma,
487 U.S. 815 (1988). It was
the first case in which an
American court overturned
a death sentence on consti-
tutional grounds because the
condemned was too young at
the time of the crime.
In 1988-89, he served as professor-in-residence for the U.S. Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission, which he represented in
litigation before the Supreme Court concerning university academic
freedom and pension plans under the federal age discrimination stat-
ute. Prior to joining the OU Law faculty, he practiced law for five years
with the Los Angeles firm of Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher. In 1998-99,
Professor Tepker served as secretary for the ABA Section on Labor
and Employment Law.
In 2004, Professor Tepker became the historian for the newly-
organized Tenth Circuit Historical Society. In 1994, he had published
biographical essays on the appellate court judges in a history funded
by the Commission on the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution. Pro-
fessor Tepker also is author of numerous law review articles, including:
Writing the Law of Work on Neros Pillars: The 1998-99 Term of the
U.S. Supreme Court, 15 Labor Lawyer 181 (1999); Marburys Legacy
of Judicial Review after Two Centuries, 57 Oklahoma Law Review 127
(2004).
In 1993, Professor Tepker won the University of Oklahoma
Regents Award for Superior Teaching. In academic year 1996-97, Pro-
fessor Tepker served as the Chair of the University of Oklahoma Fac-
ulty Senate. Professor Tepker is a 1973 graduate of Claremont Mens
College. He earned his law degree in 1976 from Duke University.
WILLIAM M. TABB
Associate Dean for Academics and Deputy Director of the Law Center
Arch B. and Jo Anne Gilbert Professor of Law
Judge Fred A. Daugherty Chair in Law
B.A., University of Arkansas, 1974
M.A., University of Arkansas, 1976
J.D., University of Arkansas, 1982
LL.M., University of Illinois, 1987
Email: mtabb@ou.edu
Associate Dean and
Professor William M. Tabb
joined the faculty at the Uni-
versity of Oklahoma College
of Law in 1990, following
teaching at Baylor University
Law School and the Uni-
versity of Illinois College of
Law. He practiced law in
Dallas, Texas with the Stras-
burger and Price and John-
son, Bromberg and Leeds
law firms.
Professor Tabb primar-
ily teaches Remedies, Torts
and Environmental Law and
was named the first Sarkeys
Energy Center Fellow at the University of Oklahoma. In 2006, he
was appointed as the Associate Dean for Academics and the Deputy
Director of the University of Oklahoma Law Center after previously
serving as Associate Dean for Students from 1998-2003. He also
holds the Judge Fred A. Daugherty Chair in Law and the Arch B. and
Jo Anne Gilbert Professorship.
He has received numerous honors and awards for teaching, ser-
vice and scholarship, including: the Student Bar Association Award
for Outstanding Professor on three occasions, the Phillips Award, the
Golden Gavel Outstanding Service Award, and the Phi Alpha Delta
Outstanding Service Award. Professor Tabb is a member of the Order
of the Coif, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Alpha Delta, Christian Legal
Society, American Bar Association, Texas Bar Association, and Whos
Who in American Law.
Professor Tabb has written several books, including Cases and
Problems on Remedies, with Professor Elaine W. Shoben, Judge Jack
Lehman Professor of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas and Pro-
fessor Rachel Janutis, Capital University, by The Foundation Press,
Inc. (4th edition, 2007) and Environmental Law, Policy and Practice
with Marshall-Wythe Foundation Professor Linda A. Malone, Col-
lege of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, by West
Publishing (2007). Additionally, he has published articles in leading
national law journals, including the Harvard Environmental Law
Review, William and Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review,
Missouri Law Review, Tulsa Law Review, Natural Resources and Envi-
ronment, the Tulane Law Review, and the Journal of Legal Education.
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JOSEPH T. THAI
Associate Professor of Law
A.B., Harvard College, 1995
J.D., Harvard Law School, 1998
Email: thai@ou.edu
Presidential Professor
Joseph Thai joined the law
faculty in 2003. He teaches
Supreme Court Decision
Making, First Amendment,
Criminal Procedure, and
Criminal Law, and writes in
related areas.
Thai has served as law
clerk to Justice John Paul
Stevens and Justice Byron
R. White of the Supreme
Court of the United States,
and Judge David M. Ebel of
the United States Court of
Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Thai has practiced in the
Office of the Attorney Gen-
eral of Massachusetts, where
he handled criminal and civil appeals in state court, and habeas and
Section 1983 litigation in federal court. Prior to joining the law faculty,
Thai worked at Gable and Gotwals in Oklahoma City, where he litigated
trial and appellate matters in state and federal courts and administrative
agencies.
Thai currently engages in pro bono litigation on constitutional mat-
ters, including those before the U.S. Supreme Court.
In 2005, and again in 2008, Thai was named the outstanding faculty
member of the College of Law by its students. In 2005, Thai was also
named the university-wide outstanding faculty member by students
across campus. In 2007, he received the Presidents Associates Presiden-
tial Professorship.

CHERYL WATTLEY
Director of Clinical Education
Associate Professor of Law
B.A., cum laude, Smith College, 1975
J.D., Boston University School of Law, 1978
Email: cwattley@ou.edu
Professor Cheryl Brown
Wattley teaches Criminal
Procedure, Criminal Law
and Trial Techniques. She
also serves as the Director of
the live client clinics and the
externship programs.
Professor Wattley gradu-
ated from Smith College,
cum laude, with high honors
in Sociology. She received her
Juris Doctorate degree from
Boston University College
of Law.
Professor Wattley began
her legal career as Assistant
United States Attorney,
District of Connecticut.
She later transferred to the
United States Attorneys Office for the Northern District of Texas where
she focused on the prosecution of white collar crime. Professor Wattley
received numerous awards and commendations for her service as a pros-
ecutor including two Department of Justice Special Achievement Awards
and the United States Postal Inspection Service National Award.
Prior to joining our faculty in 2006, Professor Wattley had spent
twenty-eight years practicing law in the areas of criminal law, employ-
ment and civil rights. Professor Wattley represented clients in post-con-
viction proceedings leading to the exoneration of clients who had been
wrongfully convicted.
Professor Wattley served on a variety of civic and professional boards
and committees including the State Bar of Texas Board of Disciplinary
Appeals; District 6 Grievance Committee; Dallas Bar Foundation; and
Board of Regents for Texas Womans University. She was appointed to
serve on Dallas Together, a mayoral committee appointed to address
racial issues within the city. Professor Wattley was appointed vice chair-
person for the 1990 and 2000 City of Dallas Redistricting Commission.
Professor Wattley has served as visiting assistant professor and
adjunct faculty member at Southern Methodist University School of
Law. She has been an instructor for National Institute of Trial Advocacy
programs and a presenter at a variety of continuing legal education pro-
grams. She is the author of Ill Do It an historical theatrical presentation
of the struggles of Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher to break segregation barriers at
the University of Oklahoma Law School.
MEREDITH A. WEGENER
Visiting Associate Professor of Law
B.A. Trinity University, 1999
J.D., with honors, University of Oklahoma, 2003
L.L.M., New York University, 2008
Email: MeredithAWegener@ou.edu
Professor Meredith Wegener joined the law faculty in 2008 as a
Visiting Associate Professor of law. Professor Wegener obtained her
Master of Laws from New
York University School of
Law where she was a Comfort
Scholar and was awarded the
Seymour Goldstein Memo-
rial Prize. As an attorney at
the firm of Spradling, Alpern
& Gum, (now Gum, Puckett
& Mackechnie) her practice
entailed commercial litiga-
tion, oil and gas, trucking and
administrative law litigation,
and insurance defense.
Professor Wegener gradu-
ated with honors from the
University of Oklahoma Col-
lege of Law and was selected
as a member of Order of the
Coif. She served as Manag-
ing Editor and founding
Board Member of the Oklahoma Journal of Law and Technology, and
the President of the Board of Advocates. She was the recipient of the
Nathalie Pierrepont Comfort Scholarship, Oklahoma Bar Foundation
Scholarship and multiple American Jurisprudence Academic Achieve-
ment Awards.
Following graduation from Trinity University, Professor Wegener
served on Senator James Inhofes staff in Washington, D.C. She cur-
rently volunteers at the Boys & Girls Club and is a Barrister in the Wil-
liam J. Holloway Inn of Court. She is a member of the Oklahoma Bar.
Her areas of interest include contracts and torts (particularly where the
two intersect), access to civil justice (specifically through the work of the
Dwight D. Opperman Institute of Judicial Administration) and com-
mercial law. Professor Wegener is teaching Contracts and Torts.
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MIkE WINCHELL
Assistant Director of Legal Research and Writing
Assistant Professor of Legal Research and Writing
B.B.A., University of Central Oklahoma, 1974
J.D., University of Oklahoma, 1976
Email: mwinchell@ou.edu
Professor Michael G.
Winchell teaches courses on
legal research, writing, and
oral advocacy. He has also
taught Government Contract
Law and Environmental Law.
He retired from the
United States government
in 2005 as a member of
the Senior Executive Ser-
vice. Prior to retirement he
received a Presidential Meri-
torious Executive award,
NASA Exceptional Service
Medal, United States Navy
Exceptional Civilian Service
award, and more than 25
other commendations. Dur-
ing his career he was chief
counsel of the NASA Johnson Space Center, and the Kennedy Space
Center. He also served as chief counsel for the United States Marine
Corps Logistics Bases, Southeastern Bases; as an administrative judge
for the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission;
and as associate regional counsel of the General Services Administra-
tion Region 7 during his 28-year federal career.
Professor Winchell graduated from the University of Oklahoma,
College of Law in 1976, where he was a member of the schools 1976
National Moot Court team. He received a business degree from the
University of Central Oklahoma in 1974.
JOEL WEGEMER
Associate Director of the Law Library
Adjunct Professor of Law
B.A., Boston College, 1978
J.D., Capital University, 1981
M.L.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1996
Email: jwegemer@ou.edu
Joel Wegemer joined
the Law Library as a Refer-
ence Librarian in 1996. He
became Assistant Director
of Information Services
in 1998. Subsequently he
was promoted to Associ-
ate Director in 2000. As
Associate Director of the
Law Library, he assists the
Library Director with library
administrative matters and
supervises the public ser-
vices department of the law
library.
Professor Wegemer
teaches legal research in the
Legal Research, Writing and
Advocacy Program where he also serves as Legal Research Director.
He teaches specialized research classes and has taught Computerized
Legal Research for the Law Centers Department of Legal Assistant
Education. He was named an Adjunct Professor of Law in 2003. Pro-
fessor Wegemer has served on several University of Oklahoma Library
Committees including the University Libraries OPAC Committee and
University of Oklahoma Libraries SirsiDynix Implementation Search
Interface Committee.
After law school, Wegemer was a law clerk for Judge Dean Straus-
baugh of the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals. After his clerkship,
he worked for Westlaw Services Inc. and then West Publishing Com-
pany.
He is admitted to the Ohio Bar and is a member of the America
Association of Law Libraries, the Mid-America Association of Law
Libraries and the Southwestern Association of Law Libraries.

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Alumni and Public Affairs Services

Alumni Services
The function of the Alumni Relations Office at the
University of Oklahoma College of Law is multi-purpose,
seeking to serve the College, the alumni and the current
students, who are often referred to as alumni-in-training.
One of the major functions of the department is keeping
tabs on almost 8,000 living alumni. This is no easy feat
with alumni living in each of the 50 states, as well as in
several foreign countries.
The Alumni Relations Office is re-creating alumni
relations at the University of Oklahoma College of Law,
under the direction of Dean Andrew Coats and Assistant
Dean David Poarch. The Alumni Relations Office at the
College of Law has three inter-related goals that under-
gird its mission: to maintain the flow of timely informa-
tion to graduates regarding matters of current interest;
to enhance opportunities for our alumni in the market-
place; and to develop human and financial resources for
supporting law school programs.
The office promotes the exchange of ideas with our
alumni on ways to enhance our services, and welcome
their participation in the life of the school. Alumni Rela-
tions seeks to foster an atmosphere where our alumni
share in the vision of making the University of Okla-
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The staff of the Public Affairs Department is
responsible for the creation of development brochures;
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career-path brochures; working with student groups to
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and publishing Sooner Lawyer.
The Public Affairs Department also is charged with
creating public and media awareness of the College of
Law. The Public Affairs Department published a com-
memorative book to publicize the grand opening of the
new and renovated College of Law facilities. The goal of
Public Affairs is to enhance the national awareness of the
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Students at the College of Law are offered opportunities to
study abroad through the summer program at Oxford, England,
and through student-initiated programs in other host countries.
Law students of other countries come to the College of Law
under exchange agreements between their universities and the
University of Oklahoma.

Oxford Summer Program
Each summer, the University of Oklahoma College of Law
conducts a program in Oxford for American law students. The
program affords students an opportunity to live and study in
stimulating and beautiful surroundings under the guidance of
American and En glish legal educators.
The Oxford Program is held at an Oxford College during
June and July each summer. Housing and meals are available for
students at the college.
Oxford is one of the architectural treasures of the world,
containing building styles from the 11th to the 20th centuries.
It was described by Matthew Arnold as that sweet city with
her dreaming spires [that] needs
not June for beautys heightening.
For more information and an application form, contact
Oxford Summer Program, OU College of Law, 300 Timberdell
Road, Norman, Oklahoma 73019-5081, phone (405) 325-4726,
e-mail posborn@ou.edu

Student-Developed Programs
In the past several years, students at the College of Law
have created individual study programs at foreign law schools.
Students participating in these programs attend regular classes
and participate in all of the activities of the foreign law school.
Past programs have provided students the opportunity to
study abroad for a semester or a full academic year. If approved
in advance by the College of Law pursuant to American Bar
Association rules, students can receive up to 30 hours credit
toward their Juris Doctor at the University of Oklahoma. Such
study programs are particularly relevant to those students who
have an interest in international law or international business.
Among the foreign institutions recently attended by OU
law students are the law schools at the University of Helsinki,
Finland; Monash University, Australia; Bucerius Law School,
Germany; Technologico de Monterrey, Mexico. Other oppor-
tunities exist for foreign study abroad in almost any country in
which a student wishes to study. The University of Oklahoma
has exchange agreements with 174 foreign universities in 66
different countries. Students attending a foreign university or
OU under an exchange agreement pay no tuition or fees to the
host university, instead paying those charges to their home
university. A special individual study abroad program can be
developed with the help of the University of Oklahoma Educa-
tion Abroad Office, 729 Elm Ave., Room 150, Norman, OK,
73019, phone 325-1693. Information can be obtained from the
Educatoin Abroad OfficeWeb site at www.ou.edu/ea

international Study Programs
9

native American Law Programs

The Program:
At the University of Oklahoma, Native American Programs are
not stand-alone; they are integrated into the entire fabric of the
educational experience of all students and coursework. All of
our professors and the university is sensitive our surroundings
and the needs of the many cultures we support. For example:
CONSTITUTIONAL and PUBLIC INTEREST LAW will fac-
tor in a respect for the tribal entities that are affected by the
US Constitution as well as the separate constitutions of the
Indian nations
When we teach CONTRACTS and PROPERTY, we consider
agreements and the historical perspectives of Native Ameri-
can land interests.
When ENVIRONMENTAL and NATURAL RESOURCES
law is studied, the impact of Native American rights must be a
part of the curriculum.
Many of the tribes are very active in BUSINESS and COM-
MERCIAL law and become a component of the regular cur-
riculum.
At OU Law, students will also find a strong curriculum devoted
exclusively to Native American Law. There are currently a wide
range of courses that focus primarily on Native American legal
issues. Native American law as one of the major areas of em-
phasis at OU Law they are listed in the Emphasis Areas and
Course Listings section of this Bulletin.
CertifiCate Program
In 2002, the Center for the Study of American Indian
Law & Policy at the University of Oklahoma College of
Law instituted a Certificate Program in American Indian
Law. This program allows OU Law students to gradu-
ate from a certified program that specializes in Native
American Law.

5610 Federal Indian Law
Two of the following from the Indian Law
curriculum:
5633 Native American Natural Resources
5600 American Indian Law SeminarSelected
Legal Problems
5602 Comparative Indigenous Peoples Law
5600 Tribal Courts/Tribal Law
5600 Tribal Economic Development and Self-
Determination
6311 American Indian Law Review (two
semesters)
One of the following externships or approved
employment in the field:
6400 Federal Indian Law Externship
Legal Externship Clinic (provided the
externship focuses substantially on the
practice of
American Indian Law)
6400 Extern Placement (provided the extern-
ship focuses substantially on the practice of
American Indian Law)
100 hours of employment in the field of
Indian Law as approved by Center Direc-
tor
One of the following related courses from the gen-
eral curriculum:
6540 Oil and Gas
6523 Environmental Law
6580 Water Law
5403 Administrative Law
5543 Federal Courts
6060 International Law Foundations
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Other Areas of Focus for Native American
Interests
The American Indian Law Review
OU Law has the only law review in the nation that oper-
ates as a nationwide scholarly forum for the presentation
and analysis of Indian law and Indian affairs.
Provides students opportunity to research and write on a
variety of current issues as well as working with prominent
writers.
Native American Law Students Association
This student organization is devoted to advancing the
interests of Native Americans in society and in the legal
profession.
Members promote public awareness of important issues
impacting on Native American individuals and groups.
Group also operates as a collective where members can
seek support and collegiality.
Moot Court Team that focuses on issues of national impor-
tance involving Indian Law
The OU Law Team was the national champion in 2005-06!
Federal Indian Law Externship
Students can receive 12 hours credit for working in the
Federal Indian Law Externship Program in Washington
D.C. for a semester.
Opportunities:
The Department of Justice
The Department of Interior
The National Indian Gaming Commission
The Indian Heath Service.
Students can also extern at one of numerous tribal courts.
The Native Peoples Collection
OU Law houses one of the nations largest collections
of books and microforms on the law relating to Native
Peoples.
The College of Law has over 2,400 titles.
Major resource for scholars and researchers throughout the
nation.
Native American Constitution and Law Digitization Project
Project is a cooperative effort with the OU Law, the Na-
tional Indian Law Library, and Native American Tribes.
Provides internet access to tribal constitutions, codes, and
other Indian law documents and publications.
http://Thorpe.ou.edu
Number 1 in nation in Native American enrollment
and graduates in 200607 and 2007-08.
97% bar passage rate, July 2008.
(first-time takers)
100% bar passage rate, minority students July 2006.
(first-time takers)
Increased minority enrollment from 13% to 23% in
five years.
Internships and externships available at U.S. Depart-
ment of Justice and Bureau of Indian Affairs (Wash-
ington, D.C.)
Center for the Study of American Indian Law and Policy
Provides counsel to tribal, state, and national policy mak-
ers.
Forum for discussion and resolution of problems facing
native communities.
Professor Lindsay Robertson is the Center Director.
OU Law is home to the largest Native American student body of any public law
school in the Nation. OU has the highest percentage of Native American law
students of any law school (LSAC data - 2006).
Professor Lindsay Roberson
Oklahoma is the home of 39 federally-recognized Indian tribes and is unique
in its place Native American History. The College of Law takes advantage of this
opportunity to enhance our students with legal intern and extern experiences
among the diverse Indian cultures within the area.
Professor Lindsay Roberson

Comments on the Native American Law Program
Located in the heart of Native America, OU Law offers and ideal environ-
ment to study Indian law. With a broad curriculum, accessible resources,
and real opportunities for scholarship and connection to major tribal
activities OU Law is in the right place.
Associate Professor Taiawagi Helton
Socio-cultural factors influence the perception and the allocation of
rights in land. Such abstractions find immediate relevance here in Okla-
homa, where title issues continue to reflect past cultural collision and
interchange.
Professor Katheleen Guzman
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BLSA members with Ms. Clara Luper at Black Heritage
Evening
The Oklahoma Law Review
Since 1948, the Oklahoma Law Review has been published quarterly
under the auspices of the University of Oklahoma College of Law to give
expression to legal scholarship and to serve the profession and the public
with timely discussion of legal problems. The Review is published by the
student members of the Law Review staff, with the advice of members of
the faculty. It contains leading articles written by members of the bar and
bench as well as law professors. Student notes and comments, recent case
developments, and book reviews are also published in the Review.
Membership can be achieved through academic standing, a writing
competition, or writing a paper accepted for publication in the Review.
The criteria for each method are explained to first-year students in the
Legal Writing and Research class. The members develop invaluable
skills in analyzing legal problems, marshal-
ing authorities, and expressing themselves
accurately and precisely. Academic credit is
earned by the Review members.
The American Indian Law Review
The American Indian Law Review serves
as a nationwide scholarly forum for the
presentation and analysis of developments
in Indian law and Indian affairs. Adher-
ing to the traditional law review format, the
American Indian Law Review offers in-depth
articles written by legal scholars, attorneys
and other expert observers. In addition, law
students write on a wide variety of issues in
the rapidly expanding field of Indian law.
Each issue also includes a comprehensive
summary of recent developments, including
federal legislation as well as reviews of cur-
rent books and literature.
Each year the American Indian Law
Review sponsors the American Indian Law Writing Competition. This
competition is open to law students throughout the United States and
Canada. The top three entries are rewarded money prizes and the first
place entry is published in the Review.
Oklahoma Journal of Law and Technology
Oklahoma Journal of Law and Technology (OKJOLT) is Oklahomas
first electronic legal publication dedicated to the study of critical issues
at the intersection of law and technology. With OKJOLT, OU Law joins
such top ranking schools as Harvard, Stanford, and Duke in setting new
standards for multidisciplinary scholarship. OKJOLT publishes exclu-
sively in electronic format providing for rapid turn-around from article
submission to publication. As such, the OKJOLT website operates with
a rolling publication format, and continuously updates the site with new
and useful research materials. Because of this rolling publication format,
authors may submit works at anytime during the year.

Academic Journals
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American Civil Liberties UnionUniversity of
Oklahoma Chapter
In order to safeguard civil rights and civil liberties
and to promote discussion and awareness of these issues,
the American Civil Liberties Union - University of
Oklahoma Chapter was established. The group is affili-
ated with the American Civil Liberties Union, a national
organization. The purposes of the ACLU-OU include
promoting and increasing interest in civil liberties, iden-
tifying and addressing issues that affect the University
community and the nation at large, disseminating infor-
mation and providing a forum for discussing civil liber-
ties, and working for the protection of civil liberties for
all citizens irrespective of status.

American Constitution Society
The American Constitution Society for Law and
Policy (ACS) is one of the nations leading progressive
legal organizations. Founded in 2001, ACS is a rapidly
growing network of lawyers, law students, scholars,
judges, policymakers and other concerned individuals.
Our mission is to ensure that fundamental principles of
human dignity, individual rights and liberties, genuine
equality and access to justice enjoy their rightful, central
place in American law. ACS aims to revitalize and trans-
form the legal and policy debates occurring in law school
classrooms, federal and state courtrooms, legislative
hearing rooms and the media.

Asian Pacific American Law
Students Association
The Asian-Pacific American Law
Students Association is dedicated to pro-
viding support to the Asian law students
attending the University of Oklahoma
College of Law. While participation in
recruitment activities and furthering
Asian representation in the legal com-
munity are important objectives of the
group, the primary goal is to help meet
the academic and social needs of Asian
law students.

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association Student
Advocacy Chapter
The ATLA/OTLA Student Advocacy Chapter pro-
vides programs for enhancing the skills training of law
students, furthering their preparation for the practice
of law. One of the primary objectives of the group is to
foster a greater understanding of careers in trial practice;
therefore, attention is given to a wide range of issues.
Some of the issues addressed through various nationally
respected speakers and programs include: ethics, advoca-
cy skills, jury selection, expert witnesses, complex litiga-
tion practice, and negotiation and settlement of disputes.

Association of Public Interest Lawyers
Public interest issues reflect the social needs and legal
impacts on virtually all segments of society. As society
changes, the law reflexively adapts to address matters of
greatest social and economic importance. Developing
trends and matters of current national concern are exam-
ined by the students in this organization. A few of the top-
ics considered include environmental pollution and man-
agement of natural resources; criminal justice concerns;
international and domestic human rights; free speech; dis-
crimination in the workplace involving women, minorities
and the disabled; and access to the political process. The
students engaged in this group seek to provide a forum for
discussion of such concerns and to create greater aware-
ness of various issues touching the public interest.

Student Organizations & extracurricular
Activities
74

Black Law Student Association
The University of Oklahoma Black Law Student Asso-
ciation is a member of the National Black Law Student
Association, which was founded to articulate and imple-
ment the needs and goals of black law students locally
and nationally. Its primary function is to orient, assist and
otherwise support black students, both academically and
socially, to meet the demands and needs of black students,
and to encourage the widest participation possible to all
students in activities of the law school. Further, BLSA
attempts to instill a greater awareness in the black student,
and the legal profession as a whole, of the legal needs of the
black community and to encourage a greater commitment
and service to that community. Other endeavors include
attempts to increase the number of black and under-repre-
sented minority groups in the legal profession.

Board of Advocates
The Board of Advocates (BOA) works to create oppor-
tunities for all law students to develop appellate advocacy,
trial advocacy, communication, negotiation, counseling
and interviewing skills. Primarily, these opportunities
are created through the Calvert Intra-School Moot Court
Competition and the First Year Moot Court Competition.
Further, BOA is directly involved in fostering talent to be
utilized on other national competition teams as well.

Christian Legal Society
The Christian Legal Society is an organization of law
students interested in the integration of their Christian
faith with the field of law. The organization provides a
means of fellowship among students, aids students in
preparing for the legal profession, and provides a forum
for discussion of problems relating to Christianity and
the law.

Deans Council
The Deans Council is comprised of second and
third year students, selected principally for leadership
and academic achievement, who work in conjunc-
tion with the office of the Assistant Dean for Students.
The Council provides academic assistance to first-year
students through small group sessions and individual
counseling and mentoring designed to address the range
of skills needed for success in law school. The group also
coordinates various social activities for the first-year
class sections to foster an atmosphere where all new
students are integrated within the life of the school. The
council members also meet with groups and individuals
interested in entering law school.

Environmental Law Society
The Environmental Law Society (ELS) is a network
of students devoted to the welfare of our communities.
Environmental policy decisions made today will affect
our societys health and economy in the future. ELS
seeks to understand environmental issues of the day, and
promotes the most intelligent social response to those
issues. ELS is devoted to integrating the communitys
concerns with its own, as public and community out-
reach is a crucial step in building a healthy society.
Additionally, the Environmental Law Society seeks to
serve as a source of information regarding environmen-
tal and natural resources law and policy to the academic
community and the community at large.

Family Law Society
Student organization that discusses pertinent areas
of Family Law, how the area of Family Law is changing,
and hosts guest speakers throughout the year in order
to provide further insight to law students interested in
Family Law.

The Federalist Society
The Federalist Society is a group of conservatives
and libertarians interested in the current state of the
legal order. This is one of the largest student organiza-
tion at the OU College of Law and the largest chapter in
the nation. Its founding principles include the preserva-
tion of freedom, the separation of governmental powers
as stated in the Constitution, and a firm belief that the
purpose of the judiciary is to say what the law is, not
what it should be. The society is host to distinguished
legal scholars from across the nation, including U.S.
Supreme Court Justices.
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Intellectual Property Society
This organization focuses attention on domestic
and international developments in copyright, patent and
trademark laws. The advent of the internet and other
advanced technology present challenges to individuals
and businesses seeking to protect investment in informa-
tion, balanced against public needs for access to products
and information. The society introduces students to vari-
ous speakers with expertise in intellectual property and
promotes careers in the field.

J. Reuben Clark Law Society
The JRCLS student chapter is part of a national
society for attorneys which began as an alumni associa-
tion for graduates of the J. Reuben Clark School of Law
at Brigham Young University. The association has since
branched out to include any attorney interested in exer-
cising religious conviction in the practice of law.
The OU Law chapter has organized to make con-
nections and build a network of students who want to
encourage excellence, fairness, service, religious convic-
tion, and virtue in the study and practice of the law. This
student chapter is unique in that its first priority is to
help each other survive the rigors of law school and find
employment.

Energy and Resources Law Student
Association
The Energy and Resources Law Student Association
was founded in 2005 in order to help educate law students
about the opportunities in the energy industry. The pri-
mary goal of ERLSA is to bring energy experts on campus
to educate law students about employment opportunities
in the industry as well as to set up off campus visits to
energy related destinations. ERLSA covers all forms of
energy from oil and gas to renewable sources.

Law Student Division of the American Bar
Association
The Law Student Division is the student affiliation of
the A.B.A. Total membership in the L.S.D. includes over
40,000 law students, approximately one-fifth of the total
A.B.A. membership. The A.B.A. is composed of lawyers
and judges from the 50 states. The OU College of Law
has one of the largest enrollments of L.S.D. members in
the United States, and was a charter member of the Law
Student Division at the time of its creation in 1949.
The L.S.D. has four conferences each year. Two
of the conferences are regional, at which law schools
in Oklahoma, Kansas and Arkansas participate. The
national conference is held in conjunction with the
A.B.A. annual conference. Policies of the Law Student
Division are debated and suggested modifications in
American Bar Association policy are proposed. In addi-
tion, current developments in the law are discussed and
other substantive legal programs are presented. Member-
ship is voluntary but highly beneficial to law students.

Military Law Society
The purpose of the Military Law Society (MLS) is to
educate future lawyers about the military and its legal sys-
tem and how it relates to civilian law. The United States
is involved in a continuing armed conflict and with that
conflict comes an array of legal issues. While the military
provides legal services for those who are in the armed
services, there are several former services members that
must seek civilian legal assistance now that they have left
the service MLS helps prepare students to meet that need.
This education will be done in the form of guest speakers
as well as input from those who have been in the armed
services, both in a legal and non-legal role. MLS also pro-
vides opportunities for MLS members to volunteer legal
assistance to service members and veterans.

Native American Law Students Association
Native American Law Students Association is affili-
ated with the National Association of Native American
Law Students. The student organization is devoted to
advancing the interests of Native Americans in society
and in the legal profession, promoting public awareness
of important issues impacting Native American individ-
uals and groups, and providing a forum for the discus-
sion of matters of current national and regional interest
to students and the public.
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Oklahoma International Law Society
OILS is a member of the International Law Society.
This organization has members from around the world
and focuses on the law of nations. ILS originated in 1967
so that principles of international law should be more
fully understood and recognized. In keeping with this
philosophy, each year ILS sponsors the Philip C. Jessup
Moot Court competition, a widely respected competi-
tion, and the STEP program, an international exchange
program for interns. As a member of ILS, OILS offers
students in the College of Law an opportunity to develop
their interest in international law and politics. This orga-
nization is an outlet for students to learn more about
the world around them, meet other students of similar
interests, and seek involvement in the advancement of
international law at the College of Law.

The Organization for the Advancement of
Women in Law
The Organization for the Advancement of Women
in Law (OAWL) is open to all law students concerned
with promoting the interests of women under the law
and within the legal profession. The major purposes of
OAWL are to represent the concerns of women in law
school, to encourage the recruitment of women and
minorities as faculty and students, and to coordinate
programs which will provide information about and
stimulate discussion of gender-based legal problems.
OAWL conducts orientation seminars designed to
promote success in law school study and examination.
A variety of programs on contemporary legal issues are
presented throughout the school year. Practical problems
of law practice, such as office management and client
counseling, are also emphasized. The organization seeks
to establish contact between students and area attorneys
for both educational opportunities and job placement.

Phi Alpha Delta
Phi Alpha Delta is an international professional law
fraternity, founded in 1897. It has 154 chapters char-
tered at accredited law schools throughout the United
States, Puerto Rico and Canada. PAD was the first pre-
viously all-male law fraternity to admit women (1970)
and, in 1972 was the first to accomplish a merger with a
major womens law fraternity, bringing more than 5,000
women into its ranks.
PAD is a professional service organization whose
purpose is to serve the law student, the law school and
the legal profession. It also affords law students the
chance to expand legal horizons and professional con-
tacts through the practical and professional programs
which the local chapter develops at the law school level.
It continues to provide valuable contacts, services and
fellowship throughout your legal career.

Phi Delta Phi
Phi Delta Phi was established in 1869 to promote a
higher standard of legal ethics. Phi Delta Phi is the old-
est and largest legal fraternity in the United States. It was
founded in 1869 and now has 153 active college chapters
and 58 alumni chapters.
The Holmes Inn Chapter at OU was founded in
1911. At that time, the Order of the Coif and the Deans
Honor Roll had not been established. Therefore, one of
the purposes in establishing Holmes Inn was to recog-
nize academic excellence; thus, a 7.00 grade average in at
least one semester was made a membership qualification.

The Society for Alternative Dispute Resolution
The Society For Alternative Dispute Resolution
explores the emerging trend of parties to negotiate,
mediate or arbitrate their claims. Experts from each of
those fields interact at meetings with members of the
Society and share with students their advice for solving
client problems in an ever-changing legal environment.
Competitions provide students with the opportunity
to develop their talents. Each spring, the Society conducts
a negotiation competition from which students may
proceed to the American Bar Associations regional and
national competitions. The American Bar Association also
conducts mediation and client-counseling competitions
for which the Society prepares interested members.

Hispanic American Law Students Association
The Hispanic American Law Students Association
is an organization of law students concerned with the
problem of providing adequate legal representation for
the Spanish-speaking community of Oklahoma. HALSA
also works to encourage minority undergraduates to
pursue legal careers and offers academic counseling to
first-year students. Membership in HALSA is open to all
OU Law students.

St. Thomas More Student Law Association
The association, open to all interested students,
is devoted to matters integrating faith and legal disci-
plines. Ethical principles and foundations of law serve
as a touchstone of discussion, natural and constitutional
rights, and norms of law and the influence of law on
society are considered.

Student Bar Association Board of Governors
All students enrolled in the College of Law are
automatically members of the Student Bar Association,
whose primary function is to represent the student body.
The Student Bar Association is administered by a Board
of Governors, which holds open meetings at least once
a month. Interested students are encouraged to appear
before the Board to share their insights, concerns, and
ideas that may benefit students and the College of Law.
Voting membership on the Board of Governors consists
of the president of each class and four representatives
from each class. These members are selected in the fall
for one-year terms. The president of the Board is elected
from the student body at large at the beginning of the
spring semester and serves a one-year term. Activities of
the Student Bar Association include Law Day, participa-
tion in the Law Student Division of the ABA, and mak-
ing recommendations on behalf of the student body to
the faculty. The student Bar Association is the student
governing body of the College of Law.

Students for Access to JusticeOU Laws
Pro Bono Referral Program
SATJ matches law students with local area organiza-
tions (non-profits, government agencies and the courts)
in order to provide pro bono help. In the course of their
internship, law students conduct case research, write
briefs, intake clients, and so on. Students involved with
SATJ are given the opportunity to get practical legal
experience and gives them a chance to meet the unmet
needs of the legal community. SATJ holds an annual Pro
Bono Fair where representatives from area entities and
organizations meet students to discuss internships as pro
bono volunteers. Lastly, SATJ is compiling information
on national/ international opportunities for law students
to participate in pro bono work.

United Students
United Students is OU Laws student organization
focused on gay and lesbian rights. US keeps students
abreast of laws affecting gay and lesbian students and
future clients. US supports students in coping with the
rigors of law school and works to provide a safe and
open environment.
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ers of the State of Oklahoma. Design and production by the College of Law. Photographs by Sanford Mauldin, Steve Rice, Shevaun Williams and
Party Pics of Norman.
The University of Oklahoma College of Law Equal Opportunity Statement
The University of Oklahoma College of Law believes that human dignity and human equality are essential elements of
simple justice. The College believes that a vital and vigorous academic discourse is enhanced by full participation from
a diverse community. The College reaffirms its desire to foster an environment for all members of the law school com-
munity that is welcoming, fair and responsible, an environment where distinctions are made on the basis of merit, ability,
performance and professional conduct.
The College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity. It does not permit or tolerate discrimination against individ-
uals based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, political affiliation or
viewpoints, or veteran status. The College complies with all applicable federal and state law promoting equal educational
and employment opportunity and prohibiting unlawful discrimination. In addition, the College is also committed to an
affirmative policy of:
(1) encouraging the enrollment of all qualified students, including students from varied backgrounds, minority stu-
dents, female students, and other students with diverse social, cultural, economic and geographic experiences;
(2) properly identifying and eliminating discriminatory patterns in the provision of educational and related services;
and
(3) establishing organizational structures and procedures that assure equal treatment and equal access to the facilities
and educational benefits of the institution for all members of the law school community.
These commitments include, but are not limited to, admissions, appointment and employment of faculty and staff,
financial aid, educational services, career placement, and extracurricular activities.
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The University of Oklahoma College of Law was founded in 1909.
Julien C. Monnet was hired as the founding dean of Law by the Univer-
sity Board of Regents. At the beginning of the inaugural semester in the
fall of 1909, the College of Law consisted of Dean Monnet, two faculty
members, and a class of 47 students. The College of Law was then, and
remains, the only state-supported law school in Oklahoma.
In 1911, the College of Law joined the membership of the Asso-
ciation of American Law Schools. Since 1923, the College of Law has
been accredited by the American Bar Associations Section on Legal
Education.
As a result of student lobbying of the Legislature, the College of
Law received its first home in the form of newly-built Monnet Hall
in 1914. Monnet Hall measured just under 47,000 square feet in area,
and housed the College of Law for 62 years. It features a large, high-
ceilinged reading room, and more notably, two large stone owls in the
upper eaves of the building. Symbols of Minerva, the Roman goddess
of wisdom, the owls remain a symbol of pride for students today. The
Law Barn, as it is affectionately known, remains one of the most dis-
tinctive buildings on the Universitys North Oval. It currently serves as
the home of the University Libraries Western History Collection and
the Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center.
In 1971, as a result of the studies of the Law Center Commission,
the University of Oklahoma Law Center was formed. The Law Center
is composed of the College of Law itself, the Law Library, the Legal
Assistant Program, the Oklahoma Law Review, American Indian Law
Review, and The Oklahoma Journal of Law and Technology, the Ameri-
can Indian Law and Policy Center, and the Clinical Legal Education
Program.
With expanded activity came a need for greater space. In 1976 a
new Law Center building opened on the south end of campus.
In 2002, the College of Law com-
pleted a major $19 million expansion that
provides 80,000 square feet of additional
space, featuring a new library and 250-
seat courtroom with state-of-the-art tech-
nology. Renovated classrooms, spacious
student commons areas, snack bar and
expanded clinical and student services
offices highlight the Andrew M. Coats
Law Center. These new areas combine
function with aesthetic design, and facili-
tate the delivery of the high quality pro-
fessional programs offered by the College
of Law.
Today, the new Law Center is home
to more than 500 students, 34 full-time
faculty members and numerous adjunct
professors, the Law Center administra-
tion, support personnel, and the staff of
the Law Library. Dean Andrew M. Coats,
a 1963 OU Law graduate and former
president of the American College of Trial
Lawyers, has served as dean of the College
of Law and director of the Law Center
since July 1, 1996.

Our history
Monnet Hall, the original law center
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LAWCENTERDIRECTORY
admissions Office (405) 325-4728
alumni affairs Office (405) 325-0501
American Indian Law Review (405) 325-2840
Office of Professional and Career Development (405) 325-4717
Computer Services (405) 325-3970
Continuing Legal Education (405) 325-2891
Deans Office (405) 325-4702
Financial Services Office (405) 325-4710
General Information (405) 325-4699
Law Library (405) 325-4311
Law Library Reference Desk (405) 325-5268
Legal assistant Program (405) 325-1726
Oklahoma Journal of Law and Technology (405) 325-5187
Oklahoma Law Review (405) 325-5192
OU Legal Clinic (405) 325-3702
Public affairs (405) 325-2227
Registrar (405) 325-4729
Student Services (405) 325-4726
UNIVERSITYOFOKLAHOMADIRECTORY
Bizzell Library (Main Campus) (405) 325-3341
Graduate admissions Office (405) 325-3811
Office of academic Records (405) 325-2012
Office of the Bursar (405) 325-3121
Office of Financial aid Services (405) 325-4521
Undergraduate admissions Office (405) 325-2251
OTHERIMPORTANTNUMBERS
Law School admissions Council (LSaC) (215) 968-1001
Norman Chamber of Commerce (405) 321-7260
Oklahoma Bar association (405) 416-7000
TheUniversityofOklahomaCollegeofLaw
invitesyou...
Tour Coats Hall
Visit a class or speak with members of the faculty or adminis-
tration about applying for enrollment. Tours are provided by Col-
lege of Law staff and student volunteers on an individual basis. For
more information about tours and class visits, write the admis-
sions Coordinator, OU College of Law, 300 Timberdell Road, Nor-
man, Oklahoma 73019-5081, or call (405) 325-4728.
Directions
Norman, Oklahoma is located approximately 20 miles south-
southeast of Oklahoma City.
If you are traveling to Norman on Interstate 35, take the State
Highway 9 East exit, located near the southwest approaches to
Norman. Drive 2.2 miles east and take the Chautauqua avenue
exit, going north (left). Turn east (right) at the intersection of
Chautauqua avenue and Timberdell Road; Coats Hall is located
immediately east of Chautauqua and Timberdell, on the south
side of Timberdell Road.
If you are traveling to Norman from the east on State Highway
9, turn north (right) at the Chautauqua avenue exit, located 1.9
miles west of the intersection of State Highway 9 and U.S. 77.
Coats Hall is located on the far south side of the University of
Oklahoma Norman campus.
ADMISSIONSINFORMATIONCOLLEgEVISITS
any admissions-related questions not covered by application materials
should be directed to Kathie Madden, admissions Coordinator, in the
Student Services Office in Coats Hall, phone (405) 325-4728,
e-mail kmadden@ou.edu
CAREERSERVICES
The College of Law, through its Office of Professional and Career Devel-
opment, is involved in a variety of activities designed to assist students
seeking employment as summer clerks as well as for permanent employ-
ment. For more information about these activities, contact Career Devel-
opment Services in the Student Services Offices in Coats Hall. Phone
(405) 325-4717, e-mail kgriffin@ou.edu or mbivines@ou.edu
FINANCIALAIDSERVICES
Information on need-based financial aid may be obtained from the Office of
Financial aid Services, located at 1000 asp ave., 216 Buchanan Hall, on the
OU main campus. The phone number is (405) 325-4521, e-mail:
financialaid@ou.edu The office administers the title IV student financial aid
programs, institutional loan programs and need-based Oklahoma fee waiver
program. The University of Oklahomas title IV Institutional Code is 003184.
COUNSELINgSERVICES
OU Counseling and Testing Services, located at Goddard Health Center on the
main campus, provides personal, developmental, educational and career coun-
seling. The center is staffed by licensed psychologists, professional counselors
and consulting psychiatrists. For more information, call (405) 325-2911.
DISABLEDSTUDENTSERVICES
The College of Law does not discriminate against students with disabili-
ties in any services or academic programs. The College will make reason-
able accommodations to meet the academic needs of disabled students.
For more information, contact The Disability Resource Center, Goddard
Health Center, 620 Elm ave., Suite 166, (405) 325-3852.
LAWLIBRARYINFORMATION
Information on services and resources of the OU Law Library may be
found in the Quick Guide to the University of Oklahoma Law Library,
included in first-year orientation materials. any questions not covered
by the guide may be directed to the librarys administrative offices at
(405) 325-4311, or to the library circulation desk, (405) 325-5441.
University of Oklahoma College of Law
300 Timberdell Road
Norman, Oklahoma 73019-5081
(405) 325-4728 Phone
(405) 325-0502 Fax
www.law.ou.edu
kmadden@ou.edu
Generations
Andrew M. Coats Hall
For More Information or to Schedule a Visit
contact Ms. Kathie Madden
Of Excellence