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Please note: all schedules are subject to change. Courses will meet on campus, in Swen Parson, unless otherwise indicated. Check this page frequently to ensure you have the most recent version(s). Book information can be found in MyNIU or through the NIU Bookstore.

Spring 2026 Course Information

Asynchronous online courses:

  • Advanced Legal Research, Arado
  • Bar Fundamentals Workshop, Hunter
  • Law and Technology in Practice, Frostestad

Designated online learning classrooms:

  • Externship classroom, Anderson, W 4:30-5:30 p.m., Room 186
  • International Law and Climate Change Seminar, Gwiazdon, M 5:30-7:20 p.m., Room 186

First-year Block Schedule (Spring)

Monday

9:00–10:25 a.m.
Civil Procedure II – §2 Elinson (186)
Basic Legal Research II – §1 Arado (188, 9:00–9:55 a.m.)

10:40–11:55 a.m.
Contracts II – §1 Puckett (188)
Contracts II – §2 Rosenfeld (186)

1–1:55 p.m.
Constitutional Law I – §1 Elinson (186)
Constitutional Law I – §2 TBA (188)

Tuesday

8:30–10:20 a.m.
Property – §1 Miller (186)
Property – §2 Threatte (188)

10:30–11:55 a.m.
Civil Procedure II – §1 Taylor (188)
Basic Legal Research II – §2 Timko/Atwood (186/170, 10:30–11:25 a.m.)

2:00–2:55 p.m.
Legal Writing and Advocacy – §1 Streitz (150), §2 Simmons (188), §3 Harrill (187), §4 McDonnell (186), §5 Woods (173)

Wednesday

9:00–10:25 a.m.
Civil Procedure II – §2 Elinson (186)
Basic Legal Research II – §1 Arado (188, 9:00–9:55 a.m.)

10:40–11:55 a.m.
Contracts II – §1 Puckett (188)
Contracts II – §2 Rosenfeld (186)

1–1:55 p.m.
Constitutional Law I – §1 Elinson (186)
Constitutional Law I – §2 TBA (188)

Thursday

8:30–10:20 a.m.
Property – §1 Miller (186)
Property – §2 Threatte (188)

10:30–11:55 a.m.
Civil Procedure II – §1 Taylor (188)
Basic Legal Research II – §2 Timko/Atwood (186/170, 10:30–11:25 a.m.)

2:00–2:55 p.m.
Legal Writing and Advocacy – §1 Streitz (150), §2 Simmons (188), §3 Harrill (187), §4 McDonnell (186), §5 Woods (173)

3:00–5:00 p.m.
Intro to the Legal Profession II – Anderson (170)

Upper-level Block Schedule (Spring)

Monday

9–10:25 a.m.

  • Family Law – Vaughn (170)
  • Public International Law – Frostestad (173)
  • Law Practice Management – Cain (155, 9–10:50 a.m.)

10:30 a.m.–11:55 a.m.

  • Sales – Fleck (173)
  • Professional Responsibility – Bruce (170)
  • Mediation – Zuckerman (187, 10:30–12:15 p.m.)
  • Legal Analysis: Skills and Strategies – Jones (150, 10:55 a.m.–11:50 a.m.)

1–2:55 p.m.

  • Civil Justice Clinic Seminar – Vaughn (149)
  • Criminal Defense Clinic Seminar – Cain (150)
  • Health Advocacy Clinic Seminar – Boraca (256)
  • Business Law Innovation Clinic Seminar – Hsu
  • Evidence – Jones (170, 1–2:50 p.m.)
  • ADR – Puckett (187, 1–2:25 p.m.)

2:30–3:50 p.m.

  • Securities Regulation – Rosenfeld (188)
  • Trusts and Estates – Fleck (170, 3–4:25 p.m.)

4:30–5:50 p.m.

  • Patent Law – Baima

5:30–7:20 p.m.

  • Seminar: International Law and Climate Change – Gwiazdon (100% synchronously online)
  • Lawyering Skills §2 – Wilkerson (173, 5:30–6:50 p.m.)
  • Trial Advocacy Practicum §1 – Zalud (170, 6–8 p.m.)

Tuesday

8:55–10:20 a.m.

  • Advanced Torts – Rigertas (173)
  • Legal Writing and Generative AI – Simmons (187, 9–9:55 a.m.)
  • Criminal Procedure: Police Investigation – Bernick (170, 9–10:25 a.m.)

10:30–11:55 a.m.

  • First Amendment – McConkie (173)
  • Lawyering Skills §1 – McDonnell (150)

1–2:25 p.m.

  • Legislation – Bernick
  • Land Use – Miller (155)
  • Legal Analysis: Skills and Strategies – Hunter (170, 1–2:50 p.m.)
  • Gender, Law and Justice Seminar – Threatte (256, 1–4 p.m.)

3–5 p.m.

  • Trial Advocacy Practicum §2 – Taylor (170)

5–7:20 p.m.

  • Real Estate Transactions – Anderson (188)
  • Medical Malpractice and Health Law – Mincieli (186, 5–6:50 p.m.)
  • Lawyering Skills §4 – Baker (187, 5:30–6:50 p.m.)
  • Trial Advocacy Practicum §3 – TBA (170, 6–8 p.m.)

Wednesday

9–10:25 a.m.

  • Family Law – Vaughn (170)
  • Public International Law – Frostestad (173)
  • The Mindful Lawyer – Rigertas (258, 9–10:40 a.m.)

10:30 a.m.–11:55 a.m.

  • Sales – Fleck (173)
  • Professional Responsibility – Bruce (170)
  • Legal Analysis: Skills and Strategies – Jones (150, 10:55 a.m.–11:50 a.m.)

1–2:50 p.m.

  • Evidence – Jones (170)
  • ADR – Puckett (187, 1–2:25 p.m.)

2:30–3:50 p.m.

  • Securities Regulation – Rosenfeld (188)
  • Trusts and Estates – Fleck (170, 3–4:25 p.m.)

4–5 p.m.

  • Externship Classroom – Anderson (100% synchronously online)
  • Patent Law – Baima (4:30–5:50 p.m.)

5–7:50 p.m.

  • Employment Law – Fish (100% synchronously online)
  • Lawyering Skills §2 – Wilkerson (173, 5:30–6:55 p.m.)

Thursday

8:55–10:20 a.m.

  • Advanced Torts – Rigertas (173)
  • Legal Writing and Generative AI – Simmons (187, 9–9:55 a.m.)
  • Criminal Procedure: Police Investigation – Bernick (170, 9–10:25 a.m.)

10:30–11:55 a.m.

  • First Amendment – McConkie (173)
  • Lawyering Skills §1 – McDonnell (150)

1–2:25 p.m.

  • Legislation – Bernick
  • Land Use – Miller (155)

2–3 p.m.

  • Trial Advocacy Lecture §1–3 – Taylor (170)

3–5 p.m.

  • Faculty Meetings

5–7:50 p.m.

  • Lawyering Skills §3 – TBA (173)
  • Criminal Practice Skills - Simmons
  • Lawyering Skills §4 – Baker (187, 5:30–6:55 p.m.)

All Course List Schedule (Spring)

Course # Title Hours Day Time Room Instructor
503.1 Contracts II 3 M/W 10:40 - 11:55 a.m. 188 Puckett
503.2 Contracts II 3 M/W 10:40 - 11:55 a.m. 186 Rosenfeld
505.1 Property 4 T/Th 8:30 - 10:20 a.m. 186 Miller
505.2 Property 4 T/Th 8:30 - 10:20 a.m. 188 Threatte
507.1 Civil Procedure II 3 T/Th 10:30 - 11:55 a.m. 188 Taylor
507.2 Civil Procedure II 3 M/W 9 - 10:25 a.m. 186 Elinson
512.1 Basic Legal Research II (Section 2 Students) 2 T/Th 10:30 - 11:25 a.m. 186 Timko
512.2 Basic Legal Research II (Section 2 Students) 2 T/Th 10:30 - 11:25 a.m. 170 Atwood
512.3-4 Basic Legal Research II (Section 1 Students) 2 M/W 9 - 9:55 a.m. 188 Arado
516.1 Introduction to the Legal Profession II 0.5 Th 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. 170 Anderson
550.1 Constitutional Law I 2 M/W 1 - 1:55 p.m. 186 Elinson
550.2 Constitutional Law I 2 M/W 1 - 1:55 p.m. 188 TBA
601.1 Criminal Procedure: Police Investigation 3 T/Th 9 - 10:25 a.m. 170 Bernick
603.1 Advanced Torts 3 T/Th 8:55 - 10:20 a.m. 173 Rigertas
607.1 First Amendment 3 T/Th 10:30 - 11:55 a.m. 173 McConkie
609.1 Law and Technology in Practice 3 N/A asynchronous Online Frostestad
610.1 Family Law 3 M/W 9 - 10:25 a.m. 170 Vaughn
614.1 Gender, Law, and Justice Seminar 3 T 1 - 4 p.m. 256 Threatte
620.1 Trusts and Estates 3 M/W 3 - 4:25 p.m. 170 Fleck
623.1 Employment Law 3 W 5 - 7:50 p.m. Online Fish
634.1 Patent Law 3 M/W 4:30 - 5:50 p.m. Online Baima
635.1 Sales 3 M/W 10:30 - 11:55 a.m. 173 Fleck
643.1 Professional Responsibility 3 M/W 10:30 - 11:55 a.m. 170 Bruce
650.1 Real Estate Transactions 3 T 5 - 7:20 p.m. 188 Anderson
651.1 Land Use 3 T/Th 1 - 2:25 p.m. 155 Miller
655.1 Evidence 3 M/W 1 - 2:50 p.m. 170 Jones
657.1 The Mindful Lawyer 2 W 9 - 10:40 a.m. 258 Rigertas
664.1 Legislation 3 T/Th 1 - 2:25 p.m. TBD Bernick
674.1 Medical Malpractice/Health Law 3 T 5 - 6:50 p.m. 186 Mincieli
676.1 Bar Fundamentals Workshop 2 N/A asynchronous online Hunter
683.1 Securities Regulation 3 M/W 2:30 - 3:50 p.m. 188 Rosenfeld
690.1 Public International Law 3 M/W 9 - 10:25 a.m. 173 Frostestad
701.1 Legal Writing and Advocacy II 2 T/Th 2:00 - 2:55 p.m. 150 Streitz
701.2 Legal Writing and Advocacy II 2 T/Th 2:00 - 2:55 p.m. 188 Simmons
701.3 Legal Writing and Advocacy II 2 T/Th 2:00 - 2:55 p.m. 187 Harrill
701.4 Legal Writing and Advocacy II 2 T/Th 2:00 - 2:55 p.m. 186 McDonnell
701.5 Legal Writing and Advocacy II 2 T/Th 2:00 - 2:55 p.m. 173 Woods
710.1 Legal Analysis: Skills and Strategies 2 M/W 10:55 - 11:50 a.m. 150 Jones
710.2 Legal Analysis: Skills and Strategies 2 T 1 - 2:50 p.m. 170 Hunter
720.1 Lawyering Skills 3 T/Th 10:30 - 11:55 a.m. 150 McDonnell
720.2 Lawyering Skills 3 M/W 5:30 - 6:50 p.m. 173 Wilkerson
720.3 Lawyering Skills 3 Th 5 - 7:50 p.m. 173 TBA
720.4 Lawyering Skills 3 T/Th 5:30 - 6:50 p.m. 187 Baker
722.1 Alternative Dispute Resolution 3 M/W 1 - 2:25 p.m. 187 Puckett
723.1 Mediation 3 M 10:30 - 12:15 p.m. 187 Zuckerman
725.1-3 Trial Advocacy Lecture 3 Th 2 - 3 p.m. 170 Taylor
725.1 Practicum: Trial Advocacy 3 M 6 - 8 p.m. 170 Zalud
725.2 Practicum: Trial Advocacy 3 T 3 - 5 p.m. 170 Taylor
725.3 Practicum: Trial Advocacy 3 T 6 - 8 p.m. 170 TBA
729.1 Criminal Practice Skills 3 Th 5 - 7:50 p.m. TBD Simmons
732.1 Advanced Legal Research: Illinois 2 N/A asynchronous online Arado
733.1 Legal Writing and Generative AI 2 T/Th 9 - 9:55 a.m. 187 Simmons
735.1 Law Practice Management 3 M 9 - 10:50 a.m. 155 Cain
805.1 Clinic: Civil Justice 4 M 1 - 2:55 p.m. 149 Vaughn
810.1 Clinic: Criminal Defense 4 M 1 - 2:55 p.m. 150 Cain
815.1 Clinic: Health Advocacy 4 M 1 - 2:55 p.m. 256 Boraca
830.1 Clinic: Business Law Innovation 4 M 1 - 2:55 p.m. TBD Hsu
850.1 Externship Classroom (online) 3 W 4 - 5 p.m. 188/Online Anderson
931.1 Seminar: International Law and Climate Change (online) 3 M 5:30 - 7:20 p.m. 186/Online Gwiazdon

Exam Schedule (Spring)

Spring 2026 exams will take place Friday, May 2 through Friday, May 15. Morning exams begin at 9 a.m. and afternoon exams begin at 1 p.m.

The number of hours for each final exam is normally equivalent to the number of credit hours for the course, but faculty members have discretion to determine the number of hours allowed for their exams and may require a shorter or longer exam time.

You may request a change in exam date only if there is a scheduling conflict in which two exams are scheduled on the same day or at least one exam is scheduled on each of three consecutive calendar days.

Day Morning (9 a.m.) Afternoon (1 p.m.)
May 1: Friday Family Law Civil Procedure II
May 4: Monday Evidence None
May 5: Tuesday Advanced Torts Sales None
May 6: Wednesday First Amendment Property
May 7: Thursday Professional Responsibility Land Use None
May 8: Friday Employment Law Patent Law None
May 11: Monday Public International Law Legislation Contracts
May 12: Tuesday Trusts and Estates Securities Regulation None
May 13: Wednesday Business Associations I Criminal Procedure
May 14: Thursday Medical Malpractice/Health Law Constitutional Law I
May 15: Friday 1L Baby Bar None

Fall 2025 Course Information

Asynchronous online courses:

  • Advanced Legal Research, Arado

Designated online learning classrooms:

  • Externship classroom, Anderson, Wednesdays 4:30-4:50 p.m. in Room 186
  • Seminar: International Criminal Law and Policy, Gwiazdon, Mondays 5:30-7:15 p.m. in Room 187

First-year Block Schedule (Fall)

Monday

9–10:20 a.m.
Criminal Law – Bernick (Room 188)

10:30–11:50 a.m.
Contracts – Puckett (186) / Rosenfeld (188)

Tuesday

8:45–10 a.m.
Torts – Rigertas (SB170AC)

10:30–11:50 a.m.
Civil Procedure – Taylor (186) / Elinson (188)

1–1:55 p.m.
Basic Legal Research 1 – Arado (186)

Wednesday

9–10:20 a.m.
Criminal Law – Bernick (188)

10:30–11:50 a.m.
Contracts – Puckett (186) / Rosenfeld (188)

1–1:55 p.m.
Basic Legal Research 1 – Timko (170) / Atwood (188)

Thursday

8:45–10 a.m.
Torts – Rigertas (SB170AC)

10:30–11:50 a.m.
Civil Procedure – Taylor (186) / Elinson (188)

2:30–4:20 p.m.
Intro to the Legal Profession – Anderson (meets periodically)

Friday

8:45–10 a.m.
Torts – Rigertas (SB170AC)

10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Legal Writing I – McDonnell (186), Streitz (150), Simmons (187), Woods (188)

Upper-level Block Schedule (Fall)

Monday

9–10:30 a.m.

  • Poverty Law, Boraca and Vaughn, 8:40–10:20 a.m., 170
  • Seminar: Wrongful Convictions, Cain, 9–11:30 a.m., 258

10:30 a.m.–noon

  • Lawyering Skills (McConnell, 10:30–11:50 a.m., 187)
  • Conflict of Laws, Jones, 10:30–11:50 a.m., 170
  • Constitutional Law II (Bernick, 10:40 a.m.–noon, 150)

1–2:30 p.m.

  • Clinic Seminars,
  • 12:45–2:20 p.m. Civil Justice (Vaughn, 258); Criminal Defense (Cain, 318); Health Advocacy (Boraca, 256); PRP (Falkoff, 155); Business Law Innovation (Hsu, 318)
  • Legal Writing II,
  • 1–2:20 p.m. (weeks 1–7), Harrill (187); TBD (186)

2:30–4 p.m.

  • Business Associations I, Rosenfeld, 2:30–4:20 p.m., 170
  • Secured Transactions, Fleck, 2:30–3:50 p.m., 188

4–5:15 p.m.

  • Intellectual Property Law, Baima, 4:30–5:50 p.m., 150

5–8 p.m.

  • Lawyering Skills, Wilkerson, 5:30–6:50 p.m., 173
  • Seminar: International Criminal Law and Policy, Gwiazdon, 5:30–8 p.m. (100% synchronously online)
  • Trial Advocacy Practicum (Camargo, 6–8 p.m., 170)

Tuesday

9–10:30 a.m.

  • Constitutional Law II (Elinson, 9–10:20 a.m., 150)
  • Criminal Procedure: Adjudication, McConkie, 9–10:20 a.m., 170

10:30 a.m.–noon

  • Products Liability, Rigertas, 10:30–11:50 a.m., 170
  • Environmental Law, Miller, 10:30–11:50 a.m., 173

1–2:30 p.m.

  • Evidence, Taylor, 12:50–2:25 p.m., 170
  • International Business Transactions, Frostestad, 1–2:20 p.m., 187
  • Housing Law, Miller, 1–2:20 p.m., 150

2:30–4 p.m.

  • Professional Responsibility, Shore, 2:35–3:50 p.m., 170
  • Insurance Law, Arnold, 2:40–4 p.m., 187

5–8 p.m.

  • Lawyering Skills, 5:30–6:50 p.m. (TBA, 173; Cortina, 150)
  • Trial Advocacy Practicum (Zimmerman, 6–8 p.m., 170)

Wednesday

9–10:30 a.m.

  • Legal Analysis: Skills and Strategies, Hunter, 8:40–10:20 a.m., 187

10:30 a.m.–noon

  • Lawyering Skills (McConnell, 10:30–11:50 a.m., 187)
  • Conflict of Laws, Jones, 10:30–11:50 a.m., 170
  • Constitutional Law II (Bernick, 10:40 a.m.–noon, 150)

1–2:30 p.m.

  • Legal Writing II, 1–2:20 p.m. (weeks 1–7), Harrill (187); TBD (186)
  • Seminar: Sociolegal Studies, Threatte, 1–4 p.m., 256
  • Arbitration, Zuckerman, 1–3:20 p.m., 155

2:30–4 p.m.

  • Business Associations I, Rosenfeld, 2:30–4:20 p.m., 170
  • Secured Transactions, Fleck, 2:30–3:50 p.m., 188

4–5:15 p.m.

  • Intellectual Property Law, Baima, 4:30–5:50 p.m., 150
  • Externship Classroom, Anderson, 4:30–5:25 p.m. (100% synchronously online)

5–8 p.m.

  • Seminar: Illinois Evidence, McAdams, 5:30–8 p.m., 187
  • Lawyering Skills, Wilkerson, 5:30–6:50 p.m., 186/188
  • Trial Advocacy Lecture, Zalud, 6–7 p.m., 170

Thursday

9–10:30 a.m.

  • Constitutional Law II (Elinson, 9–10:20 a.m., 150)
  • Criminal Procedure: Adjudication, McConkie, 9–10:20 a.m., 170

Noon–1 p.m.

  • Upper-Level ASP, Hunter, noon–12:55 p.m., 186

1–2:30 p.m.

  • Evidence, Taylor, 12:50–2:25 p.m., 170
  • International Business Transactions, Frostestad, 1–2:20 p.m., 187
  • Housing Law, Miller, 1–2:20 p.m., 150

2:30–4 p.m.

  • Professional Responsibility, Shore, 2:35–3:55 p.m., 170
  • Insurance Law, Arnold, 2:40–4 p.m., 187

4–5:15 p.m.

  • Introduction to Federal Income Taxation, White, 4:10–5:25 p.m., 173
  • Comparing Federal and Illinois Civil Procedures (meets periodically), Parness, 4:05–5 p.m., 186

5–8 p.m.

  • Lawyering Skills, 5:30–6:50 p.m. (TBA, 173; Cortina, 150)

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