If you have questions or problems with this, contact me or ask the reference librarians for assistance. There will also be course web page for this course that will contain useful information, announcements, legal resources and assignments. Generally, you will be expected to read the rules and comments to the rules, relevant code provisions and related materials referenced in the text as part of each reading assignment. The assignments below refer only to the most important rule provisions that will be the focal points of the class discussions. These assignments are subject to revision and supplementation as appropriate.
Assignments are due on the date listed.
Text Preface pp. 17-33, handout on the New York v. Belge case, Mass. and Model Rules 1.1, 1.6 and comments, Questions pp. 273-94, Mass. and Model Rules.