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

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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 Titlesort descending CALI Topic(s) Latest update Runs Past 30 Days Runs Past 120 Days
A Copyright Primer January 28, 2020
15
107
Accord and Satisfaction February 20, 2019
1
31
Accord and Satisfaction: Discussions in Contracts Podcast December 10, 2020
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An Introduction to Contract Remedies May 8, 2023
57
215
Assignment and Delegation October 29, 2020
5
23
Assignment and Delegation: Discussions in Contracts Podcast November 18, 2020
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Certainty August 4, 2016
12
47
Certainty: Discussions in Contracts Podcast December 7, 2020
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Choice of Law: Discussions in Contracts Podcast October 3, 2006
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Conditions March 14, 2019
89
243
Consideration: Advanced Issues August 5, 2016
12
51
Contracts: Unconscionability and Reasonable Expectations Podcast March 1, 2006
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Cost of Completion August 4, 2016
3
22
Defenses May 5, 2023
49
211
Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Remedies: Discussions in Contracts Podcast January 30, 2018
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Discussions in Contracts: Federal Jurisdiction Podcast February 11, 2018
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Drafting a Contract: The Sale of Goods July 2, 2019
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359
Duress and Undue Influence August 3, 2016
72
227
Electronic Transactions Under the 2022 UCC Amendments January 16, 2024
9
36
Excuse of Conditions: Discussions in Contracts Podcast December 23, 2020
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