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
131
233
Installment Contracts July 22, 2018
11
28
An Introduction to Contract Remedies May 8, 2023
110
228
ITT v LTX. An Interactive Exploration of UCC Article 2 August 9, 2016
14
42
Lack of Capacity October 29, 2018
151
308
Liquidated Damages February 20, 2019
34
60
Misunderstanding and Mistake February 20, 2019
141
235
Mitigation February 20, 2019
35
57
Modification February 20, 2019
19
48
Overview and Sources of Contract Law October 6, 2021
273
850
The Parol Evidence Rule PodCast August 10, 2005
N/A
N/A
The Parol Evidence Rule January 8, 2021
406
810
Promises, Conditions, Warranties, and Representations December 12, 2022
200
283
Reliance Damages July 19, 2018
86
204
Rescission August 5, 2016
8
25
Restitution February 20, 2019
43
77
Specific Performance January 4, 2023
58
111
The Statute of Frauds April 10, 2023
203
482
Substantial Performance July 19, 2018
79
115
Tips for Multiple Choice Exams in Law School Podcast October 3, 2006
N/A
N/A