Written Assignment III (Mandatory):
Counseling a Client on an Advertisement
Due: WednhesdayMarch 19(11:00a.m.)
For this assignment, you will be providing advice to a client about a housing advertisement. For this assignment, you will work in assigned teams of three students, listed below. Your submission should be 4-6 double-spaced typed pages long. For general instructions for all assignments, see Information Memo #1. Directions specific to this assignment are provided below.
Because this assignment involves coordination of work over spring break, the coordinators must make initial contact with the other teammates by Tuesday March 4 and, by the beginning of class on Friday, March 7, must arrange some meeting and/or distribution of the workload.
OnFebruary 29, you will receive a copy of an advertisement that actually ran in a magazine. Assume that the client has submitted the ad for review by your law firm prior to publishing it in several South Florida and national magazines. Assume also that the local Fair Housing agency has been actively prosecuting advertising cases. Although your focus should be on counseling the client, assume that you are writing for a partner in the firm and not directly addressing your client. Your submissions can be in the form of annotated lists, outlines, narrative paragraphs, or any combination of these. Your work product will have two separate parts, each of which should be clearly labeled:
(A) What potential liability problems do you see under §3604(c)? Identify any protected characteristics that you think might be the basis for a §3604(c) claim against your client. For each, explain why the advertisement might be a problem, pointing out all specific details that might be relevant.
(B) What suggestions would you make to help decrease the client’s exposure? Identify possible changes to the advertisement the client might make. Explain the purpose of each change. Keep in mind that the client’s goal is to market housing to relatively wealthy buyers who want a lifestyle that is more urban, more sporting, more prestigious, and more private than a typical suburban house.
In grading the submissions I will reward:
(i) clear presentation;
(ii) attention to detail;
(iii) understanding the relevant legal tests;
(iv) awareness of and adherence to the client’s goals; and
(v) creative solutions.
TEAMS FOR ASSIGNMENT III
Name of Coordinator in Bold
Abrams, Erik
Kilgore, Aileen
Rodriguez, Jose
Abramson, Carly
Kligler, David
Rosenbaum, David
Amar, Hari
Kubicz, PJ
Rossknecht, Luke
Aoraha, John
Langton, Sean
Salamone, Kim
Arango-Chaffin, Angela
Lea, Kate
Schwarz, Daniel
Bakalova, Sofya
Leahey, Bobby
Silva, Peter
Blankstein, Dee
Lobel, Sarah
Sullivan, Patrick
Booher, Sam
Occhiogrosso, Gianna
Tamborra, Elizabeth
Branscum, Chris
Ortiz, Mel
Theobald, John
Bricken, Hilary
Parrott, Kim
Thurswell, Lindsey
Brown, David
Peles, Netali
Vesey, Adam
Brumby, Charlie
Phillips, Chris
Weinger, Stacey
Cavalcanto, Todd
Pike, Betsy
Whittler, Erica
Clementi, Chris
Reese, Michael
Zheng, Lily
Coppolecchia, Liz
Haas, Kevin
Mastro, Kyle
Daghbandan, Nema
Hanks, Taylor
Mastrucci, Michael
DeLaRosa, Miguel
Hart, Thom
McSweeney, Jaime
Elizée, Patricia
Isrow, Jordan
Meanley, Brian
Glazer-Esh, Esther
Janowitz, Allison
Nechvatal, Jennifer
Goldblatt, Brett
Johnson, Joline
Nicholson, William
Gonzalez, Louis
Kessler, David
OBrien, Russ