FAMILY LAW CLINIC SEMINAR SYLLABUS
Angelos Law Center - 1401 N. Charles Street
Fall 2015
Professor Margaret Johnson Professor Allison Korn Professor Dana Shoenberg
AL 422 AL 416 AL 426
(410) 837-5779 (410) 837-5481 (410) 837-6723
Course Materials:
Required: Family Law Article, Maryland Annotated Code (2012 Replacement)
Two Volume Set of Maryland Rules of Court (2015)
Johnson, Korn, and Shoenberg, Family Law Clinic Manual (Fall 2015) (provided by FLC)
David A. Binder et al., Lawyers as Counselors (3rd ed. 2011)
Paul Bergman, Trial Advocacy in a Nutshell (5th ed. 2013)
Recommended: Edward M. Imwinkelreid, Evidentiary Foundations (9th ed. 2015)
Unless otherwise noted, all seminars will be held in AL 304. Please consult the actual seminar plan for each class for the specific room assignment. Except where noted, seminar is held from 1:30-4:20 p.m. on Tuesdays.
Date Activity
Tuesday, August 18 Clinic Orientation
Beginning interviewing, lawyering and clinical education
Thursday, August 20* Clinic Orientation
Introduction to trial advocacy; Panopto and CorpusLex Case Management
Friday, August 21** Clinic Orientation
Introduction to domestic violence and the legal system, critical legal theory and systemic change lawyering. Introduction to Listening, Client-Centered Lawyering and Interviewing.
Date Activity
Tuesday, August 25 Listening; Client-Centered Lawyering; Interviewing Introduction to Storytelling and Case Theory
Case Rounds
Tuesday, September 1 Storytelling; Case Theory
Introduction to Exploration, Case Planning and Fact Investigation
Case and Project Rounds
Tuesday, September 8 Exploration; Case Planning and Fact Investigation
Collaboration
Introduction to Judgments, Assumptions and Counseling
Case and Project Rounds
Tuesday, September 15 Judgments and Assumptions; Counseling
Introduction to Negotiation
Case and Project Rounds
Tuesday, September 22 Case Rounds
Introduction to Evidence
Tuesday, September 29^ Evidence
Introduction to Closing Arguments
Week of October 6 MID-SEMESTER EVALUATIONS (no class)
Tuesday, October 13^ Closing Arguments
Introduction to Opening Statements
Case and Project Rounds
Tuesday, October 20^ Opening Statements
Introduction to Direct Examinations
Case and Project Rounds
Date Activity
Tuesday, October 27^ Direct Examination
Introduction to Cross Examination
Case and Project Rounds
Tuesday, November 3^ Cross-Examination
Case and Project Rounds
Tuesday, November 10^ Trial
Tuesday, November 17 Wrap-Up and Final Reflection
*This second day of orientation will be held in the Clinic moot courtroom (AL313) from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Then return to AL 304 at 4:30 p.m. for CorpusLex and Panopto Training with Laura Garcia.
**The third day of orientation will begin at 9:00 a.m. at the North Avenue Courthouse and continue in AL 304 of the Angelos Law Center until 3:00 p.m.
^Follow the weekly seminar plan for your trial advocacy room assignment – either AL 304 or AL 313. Case and project rounds will be held in AL 304.
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