W. Lewis Burke
Professor of Law
Department of Clinical Legal Studies
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Contact Information
Room 131-1
USC School of Law
701 Main Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29208
v 803-777-2278
f 803-777-3401
wlburkej@gwm.sc.edu
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Courses
Fall, 2002 Semester
CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY CLINIC, LAWS 761 (3 hours) This course will provide both a substantive and clinical approach to bankruptcy law. The course will cover discharge, asset retention, and secured and unsecured credit. Procedural topics will include the mechanics of commencing and litigating consumer bankruptcy cases. Students will also receive instruction through simulation and actual client representation
Spring, 2003 Semester
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, LAWS 629 (3 hours) This course will survey and critically analyze alternatives to trials. Relatively few legal disputes should or do end up in court. For most cases non-judicial resolutions are preferable, yet law schools give little attention to other forums. Among other things, this course will explore the nature and usefulness of negotiation, arbitration, mediation, and mini-trial.
INTERVIEWING, COUNSELING, AND NEGOTIATION, LAWS 771 (3 hours) This course provides an introduction to interviewing, negotiation, and counseling in a variety of legal contexts. Emphasis is placed on helping students improve skills that are essential to accomplish these tasks competently, particularly problem-solving skills.
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