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Revised List of Schools Teaching Consumer Law This Year

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by Jeff Sovern

A few weeks ago, I posted a list of schools offering consumer law courses this year, prepared by my research assistant, Preston Postlethwaite. Because the list was drawn from law school web sites, it omitted some such courses as some web sites were not up-to-date or were inaccessible. A number of people wrote in with additions, and Preston has now prepared a more complete list. It appears below the fold.  As before, if you spot an inaccuracy, please let me know by posting a comment.  Altogether, 53 schools offer the basic course, 21 have a consumer law clinic, and 12 have both a clinic and a basic course. That leaves about two-thirds of the ABA-accredited law school with neither.

School Consumer Protection Course Offered in 13-14 Name of Course Professor Name Adjunct or Full Time Clinic Professor Name/Status Link Clinic Link Other Additional Relevant Links
Akron None                
Alabama Yes Consumer Protection Law Maurice Sheven Adjunct          
Albany Yes, but unclear if offered 13/14                
American University Yes, but not offered 13/14 Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer   Protection            
Appalachian School of Law None                
Arizona None                
Arizona State None                
Arizona Summit Law School None                
Arkansas None                
Arkansas – Little Rock Yes, clinic       Consumer Protection Clinic Amy Pritchard, Adjunct      
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Yes, not offered in 2014, unclear as to offered in 2013 Consumer Law              
Ave Maria School of Law Unable to determine                
Baltimore Yes, but unclear if offered 13/14                
Barry University None                
Baylor Yes Consumer Protection David G. Tekell Adjunct          
Berkeley Yes and clinic Consumer Protection; Mortgage Lending and Home Ownership (Not   offered 13-14) Law Ted Mermim; Maeve Elise Brown Adjunct; Adjunct East Bay Community Law   Center (Consumer Justice Clinic) http://www.law.berkeley.edu/php-programs/courses/courseSearchResults.php?termCode=D&termYear=2013&key=&instructorSearch=&categoryfield=&courseTitleSearch=&courseNumSearch=&descriptionfield=&unitfield=&start_time_open=&start_time_open_am=AM&start_time_close=&start_time_close_am=AM&end_time_open=&end_time_open_am=AM&end_time_close=&end_time_close_am=AM&Search.x=38&Search.y=1
Boston College Yes Consumer Law Glenn Kaplan Adjunct          
Boston University Yes Consumer Law Mark Pettit, Jr. Full Time          
Brooklyn Yes and Clinic (though not totally certain offered 13-14,   website is unclear) Consumer Protection Law Winnie Taylor Full Time New York Civil Court Consumer Law Externship Sidney Cherubin, Adjunct      
BYU None                
California Western School of Law None                
Campbell None                
Capital University Yes, but not offered 13/14 Unfair Trade Practices               
Cardozo (Yeshiva) Yes, clinic       Consumer Rights Protection Field Clinic    (Consumer Debt Protection) Carolyn Coffey; Adjunct      
Case Western Reserve None                
Catholic University Yes, clinic       Consumer Protection Project Paul Kurth, Adjunct      
Chapman None                
Charleston School of Law Yes Consumer Law Jon Marcantel  Full Time          
Charlotte School of Law None                
Chicago Yes Consumer Law Omri Ben-Shahar Full Time None   http://www.law.uchicago.edu/courses    
Cincinatti None                
Cleveland State University None                
Colorado-Boulder Yes Consumer Empowerment Amy Schmitz Full Time          
Columbia None X     None   http://web.law.columbia.edu/courses/search  
Cornell None x     None   http://support.law.cornell.edu/students/forms/current_Course_Descriptions.pdf
Creighton University None                
CUNY None                
Dayton Law School None                
Denver None                
Depaul Yes Consumer Protection Wayne K. Lewis Full Time          
Drake Yes, but consumer protection not offered 13/14 Consumer Protection/ Consumer Law Internship Cathy Mansfield Full Time          
Drexel  None                
Duke None x     None   https://law.duke.edu/curriculum/courseinfo/course?id=13  
Elon University Yes, but not offered 13/14 Consumer Protection              
Emory None                
Faulkner University (Jones) None                
Florida A&M University Yes, but not offered 13/14 Consumer Law              
Florida Coastal School of Law Yes, and clinic, but neither offered 13/14 Consumer Transactions     Consumer Law Clinic      
Florida International None                
Fordham Yes, clinic       Consumer Litigation Clinic Fieldwork/Seminar Marcella Silverman, Full Time      
FSU Yes Consumer Law Elwin J. Griffith Full Time          
George Mason None                
George Washington Yes Consumer Protection Law Lesley Fair Adjunct          
Georgetown Yes Consumer Finance Adam Levitin Full Time None   http://apps.law.georgetown.edu/curriculum/tab_courses.cfm?Status=Course&Detail=1835 http://apps.law.georgetown.edu/curriculum/tab_courses.cfm?Status=Course&Detail=2042
Georgia Yes, and clinic Consumer Law Kent Barnett Full Time Public Interest Practicum Alex Scherr; Full Time      
Georgia State Yes Consumer Protection Mark Budnitz Full Time          
Golden Gate University Yes, clinic       Consumer Rights Clinic Marie Noel Appel/ Adjunct      
Gonzaga Yes, but in Summer 2014 Consumer Law David K. DeWolf Full Time          
Hamline Yes, but not offered Spring 14 (Fall 13 not accessible) Consumer Transactions              
Harvard Yes Consumer Contracts, Consumer Law, Consumer Law: Educational   Institutions and Student Debt Lauren Willis; Lauren Willis; Max Weinstein Visiting; Visiting; Visiting Predatory Lending and   Consumer Protection Clinic http://www.law.harvard.edu/academics/curriculum/catalog/index.html http://www.law.harvard.edu/academics/curriculum/catalog/index.html?type=Clinic&keywords=consumer&year=2013-2014
Hawaii None                
Hofstra Yes Consumer Transactions Norman I. Silber Full Time          
Houston Yes and clinic Texas Consumer Law Jim Hawkins Full Time Consumer Law Clinic Richard McElvaney, Full Time      
Howard Yes, but not offered 13/14                
Idaho Yes,    but not offered in 14, unclear if offered Fall 13              
Illinois Institute of Technology Unclear                
Indiana – Bloomington None                
Indiana – Indianapolis Yes Consumer Law James P. Nehf Full Time          
Inter-American University Unverifiable                
Iowa Yes Payment Law: Negotiable Instruments & Electronic Payment   Systems Jonathan C. Carlson Full Time          
Kansas Yes Consumer Law Stephen J. Ware Full Time          
Kentucky Not in Spring 14, but cannot access   Fall 13              
La. State University None                
Lewis and Clark Yes Consumer Law Richard Slottee Full Time          
Liberty University None                
Louisville Requires Access                
Loyola Chicago Yes Consumer Law Theresa A. Amato Adjunct          
Loyola Marymount Yes, but not offered 13/14                
Loyola University New Orleans None                
Maine Yes, but not offered in 14, unclear   if offered Fall 13              
Marquette None                
Maryland Yes, clinic       Consumer Protection Clinic Peter Holland; Full Time, Leigh   Maddox; Full Time (Clinic)    
Mercer University None                
Miami Yes, but not offered 13/14                
Michigan None x     None        
Michigan State Yes Consumer Law Joshua Ard Adjunct          
Minnesota Yes, clinic x     Yes, Consumer Protection Clinic Prentiss Cox, Full Time   http://www.law.umn.edu/current/alphabetical-course-list/details.html?courseNumber=7030
Mississippi None                
Mississippi College Yes, but unable to determine if offered 13/14 Consumer Law              
Missouri None                
Montana Yes, but unable to access 13/14 class schedule Consumer Transactions              
Nebraska-Lincol None                
Nevada – Las Vegas None                
New England Law Boston Yes, but not offered sprign 13, fall 13 not clear Consumer Protection              
New Hampshire Yes, and clinic Consumer and Commercial Law Class Peter S. Wright Full Time Consumer and Commerical Law Clinic; Advanced Consumer and   Commercial Law Clinic Peter S. Wright, Full Time      
New Mexico Yes Consumer Law Seminar Nathalie Martin Full Time          
New York Law School None                
North Carolina central University  yes, but not offered Spring 14, fall 13 unclear Consumer Protection              
North Dakota School of Law Yes Consumer Protection Law Alexandra Sickler Full Time          
Northeastern Yes, but unclear if offered 13/14                
Northern Illinois University yes, but not offered Spring 14, fall 13 unclear Consumer Law              
Northern Kentucky University None                
Northwestern None x     None        
Notre Dame None                
Nova Southeastern University yes, but not offered Spring 14, fall 13 unclear Consumer Protection              
NYU None x     None   https://its.law.nyu.edu/courses/description.cfm?id=11853  
Ohio Northern University None                
Ohio State Need Ohio State Access                
Oklahoma None                
Oklahoma City University yes, but not offered Spring 14, fall 13 unclear Consumer Law              
Oregon None                
Pace University None                
Penn Not offered in 13-14 Law of Credit     None   https://www.law.upenn.edu/cf/registrar/descriptions/upperlevel.cfm
Penn State None                
Pepperdine None                
Pittsburgh None                
Quinnipiac None                
Regent University None                
Roger Williams University None                
Rutgers – Newark None                
Rutgers-Camden None                
Samford Yes, but not offered 13/14                
San Diego None                
Santa Clara Yes Consumer Protection Scott Maurer; Eric Wright Full Time; Full Time Consumer & Debtors Rights Interviewing and Advising Scott Maurer; Full Time      
Seattle Yes, but cancelled for Spring 2014,   unclear if offered 13     Consumer Protection Clinic Bryan Adamson; Full Time      
Seton Hall Yes and clinic Consumer Law Not specified Not specified Consumer Arbitration Practicum  Unclear      
SMU Yes and clinic Consumer Law Mary Spector Full Time Consumer Advocacy Project Mary Spector, Full Time      
South Texas College of Law Yes Consumer Transactions John H. Bauman; Mark E. Steiner Full Time; Full Time        
Southern Illinois – Carbondale Yes Consumer Protection Jeffrey M Feltman Adjunct          
Southern University Law Center Yes Consumer Law Donald North Full Time Professor        
Southwestern Law School None                
St. John's Yes, and clinic Consumer Protection Jeff Sovern Full Time Consumer Law Clinic Ann Goldweber, Full Time,   Gina Calabrese, Full Time    
St. Louis University None                
St. Mary's University Yes, but not offered 13/14 Consumer Protection Law              
St. Thomas University None                
Stanford None X     None   http://www.law.stanford.edu/courses/2nd-3rd-year-programs  
Stetson Yes, but unable to access 13/14   class schedule              
Suffolk University Yes Consumer Law, Consumer Credit Barbara Anthony; Kathleen Engel Adjunct; Full Time        
SUNY Buffalo Yes Hot Topics in Consumer Law Lauren Breen Full Time Consumer and Financial Advocacy Clinic Lauren Breen, Full Time      
Syracuse None                
Temple Yes Consumer Law and Litigation Cary Flitter Adjunct          
Tennessee – Knoxville None                
Texas Yes Consumer Protection Manuel Newburger Adjunct None   http://www.utexas.edu/law/sao/academics/schedules/142crssched.pdf
Texas A&M University Yes Consumer Law Wayne Barnes Full Time Professor        
Texas Southern University Yes Consumer Rights James M. Douglas, Okezie Chukwumerije Full time, Full Time        
Texas Tech None                
The John Marshall Law School Yes Consumer Law David Sorkin Full Time          
Thomas Jefferson School of Law Clinic only, but not offered 13/14       Consumer Advocacy Skills Seminar      
Thomas M. Cooley Law School Yes, but unclear if offered 13/14 Consumer Law              
Touro Law School Yes, but not offered in 14, unclear if offered Fall 13 Consumer Law              
Tulane None                
Tulsa Yes, but not offered 13/14                
U Florida Yes Consumer Law Melissa Murphy Adjunct          
U Illinois-Urbana Champaign Yes, but unclear if offered 13/14 Trademark, Unfair Competition and Consumer Protection; Consumer Lending   Law Unclear            
U Missouri – Kansas City Yes, but unclear if offered 13/14 Consumer Protection              
U Richmond none                
UC-California Unclear                
UC-Davis None                
UCLA None x     None        
U-Connecticut Yes Consumer Protection Law and Debt Collection Dalie Jimenez Full Time          
UNC Chappel Hill Yes Consumer Law D. Goldstein Adjunct Yes, Consumer Financial Transactions Clinic L. Collins Britton, Full Time      
University of California – Irvine Yes, clinic       Consumer Protection Clinic Luz Herrera, Visiting Professor,   Katherine Porter, Full Time    
University of Detroit Mercy None                
University of La Verne None                
University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth Yes, but not offered in 14, unclear if offered Fall 13 Consumer Law              
University of Memphis (Humphreys) None                
University of Puerto Rico Unverifiable                
University of San Francisco None                
University of South Carolina Yes Consumer Law Eboni S. Nelson Full Time          
University of South Dakota Yes Antitrust Law and Consumer Protection Thomas Horton Full Time          
University of St. Thomas Yes, but not offered 13/14                
University of the District of   Columbia  Yes, clinic, but not offered 13/14       Housing and Consumer Law      
University of the Pacific None                
University of Toledo Yes Consumer Law Kara Bruce Full Time          
USC None x     None        
Utah None                
Valparaiso University None                
Vanderbilt Yes Current Trends and Developments in Consumer Protection David Tarpley Adjunct None   http://www.vanderbilt.edu/catalogs/law/law.pdf  
Vermont None                
Villanova Yes, but not offered 13/14                
Virginia Yes Consumer Law Rich Hynes Full Time None   http://lawnotes2.law.virginia.edu/lawweb/course.nsf/CBTBN?Openview&Expand=3#3
Wake Forrest Not offered in 13-14                
Washington Yes Consumer Law Paula Selis Adjunct Lecturer        
Washington and Lee None                
Wayne State University Yes, but not offered 13/14   ("Spring 2014" not yet posted to website)              
West Virginina None                
Western New England University None                
Western State College of Law   at Argosy University Yes Consumer Law and Financing Tracie Porter Full Time          
Whittier College None                
Widener University Yes, but not offered in 14, unclear if offered Fall 13 Consumer Law and Litigation              
Willamette University Yes, but not offered in 13/14 Consumer Protection Law              
William and Mary None                
William Mitchell College of Law None                
Wisconsin Clinic Only       Clinical Program: Consumer Law Clinic Sarah Orr, Full time      
WUSTL None x     None   http://law.wustl.edu/registrar/coursedir/2013-2014/FL13-CourseDescrips-LatestVersion.pdf
Wyoming Yes Consumer Protection Dee Pridgen Full Time          
Yale None X     None   http://ylsinfo.law.yale.edu/wsw/prereg/courseGridAll.asp  
 
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