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Environmental Litigation

Environmental Litigation - Professor Tom Buchele

Course Number: LAW-344
Course Type: Foundational and Experiential
Credits: 3
Enrollment Limit: 32
Description: This course emphasizes practical aspects of civil litigation in environmental cases, primarily at the federal level. It examines all aspects of an environmental case, including jurisdictional prerequisites, complaints, discovery, dispositive motions, hearings, and fees. This course is not a substitute for a course devoted only to trial advocacy, but it will include some trial exercises. This course is not a prerequisite for Earthrise, but it is a recommended course that would be useful for students who enroll in Earthrise but are not familiar with environmental litigation practices.
Prerequisite: none
Evaluation Method: Participation in, and work products for, four significant simulated litigation exercises
Capstone: no
WIE: yes

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