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
Implied Terms December 12, 2018
162
266
Installment Contracts July 22, 2018
15
35
An Introduction to Contract Remedies May 8, 2023
130
258
ITT v LTX. An Interactive Exploration of UCC Article 2 August 9, 2016
18
47
Lack of Capacity October 29, 2018
181
347
Liquidated Damages February 20, 2019
43
74
Misunderstanding and Mistake February 20, 2019
87
274
Mitigation February 20, 2019
44
70
Modification February 20, 2019
41
72
Overview and Sources of Contract Law October 6, 2021
146
865
The Parol Evidence Rule PodCast August 10, 2005
N/A
N/A
The Parol Evidence Rule January 8, 2021
479
990
Promises, Conditions, Warranties, and Representations December 12, 2022
201
337
Reliance Damages July 19, 2018
177
305
Rescission August 5, 2016
14
32
Restitution February 20, 2019
61
101
Specific Performance January 4, 2023
67
127
The Statute of Frauds April 10, 2023
246
547
Substantial Performance July 19, 2018
119
175
Tips for Multiple Choice Exams in Law School Podcast October 3, 2006
N/A
N/A