Scott J. Burnham

Scott J. Burnham spent most of his long career at The University of Montana and Gonzaga School of Law, where he was the Curley Professor of Commercial Law. He taught in the areas of contracts, commercial law, and intellectual property. Professor Burnham received his J.D. and LL.M. degrees from New York University School of Law in 1974 and 1981. Between degrees, he practiced in New York City with a distinguished firm and after its dissolution continued as a sole practitioner. He has been a visiting professor at Santa Clara, Tennessee, Western New England, Memphis, UNLV, Hawaii, Ohio State, Cardozo, Vytautas Magnus (Lithuania) and SWUPL (Chongqing, China). Under the auspices of Fulbright, he taught at Montevideo (Uruguay) and Can Tho (Vietnam). He is the author of numerous law review articles in the fields of contracts, consumer law and legal education. Among his books are Contract Law for Dummies (Wiley) and Drafting and Analyzing Contracts: A Guide to the Practical Application of the Principles of Contract Law (4th ed. Carolina Academic Press). He is a past President of CALI and a member of the ALI. You can reach him at scottjburnham at gmail.com

CALI Lessons

This table shows Lessons and podcasts by this author. It includes Lesson title, CALI Topics for the Lesson, the date the Lesson was published on the CALI website, the date the Lesson was last updated, and run/usage totals for the past 30 and 120 days.

Note: usage information for podcasts is not available here and is marked as N/A.

Lesson Title CALI Topic(s) Latest update Runs Past 30 Days Runs Past 120 Days
Cost of Completion August 4, 2016
26
37
Reliance Damages July 19, 2018
74
192
Substantial Performance July 19, 2018
73
106
Liquidated Damages February 20, 2019
27
52
Specific Performance January 4, 2023
48
101
Expectation Damages July 19, 2018
117
293
An Introduction to Contract Remedies May 8, 2023
98
210
Certainty August 4, 2016
25
51
Restitution February 20, 2019
43
75
Foreseeability December 13, 2018
44
72
UCC Remedies: Seller's Remedies When Buyer is in Breach February 20, 2019
103
123
Mitigation February 20, 2019
32
53
Assignment and Delegation October 29, 2020
31
44
Accord and Satisfaction February 20, 2019
2
11
Understanding Fixtures: Section 9-334 of the Uniform Commercial Code February 21, 2019
N/A
N/A
Modification February 20, 2019
12
42
The Parol Evidence Rule PodCast August 10, 2005
N/A
N/A
Contracts: Unconscionability and Reasonable Expectations Podcast March 1, 2006
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Choice of Law: Discussions in Contracts Podcast October 3, 2006
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Tips for Multiple Choice Exams in Law School Podcast October 3, 2006
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