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
U.C.C. § 2-207: Written Confirmations: Discussions in Contracts Podcast February 22, 2018
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U.C.C. § 2-207: Formation of the Contract: Discussions in Contracts Podcast February 22, 2018
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U.C.C. § 2-207: Finding the Terms of the Contract: Discussions in Contracts Podcast February 22, 2018
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Discussions in Contracts: Federal Jurisdiction Podcast February 11, 2018
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Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Remedies: Discussions in Contracts Podcast January 30, 2018
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Rescission August 5, 2016
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31
Promises, Conditions, Warranties, and Representations December 12, 2022
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330
Installment Contracts July 22, 2018
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35
Consideration: Advanced Issues August 5, 2016
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124
Choice of Law: Discussions in Contracts Podcast October 3, 2006
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Tips for Multiple Choice Exams in Law School Podcast October 3, 2006
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Contracts: Unconscionability and Reasonable Expectations Podcast March 1, 2006
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The Parol Evidence Rule PodCast August 10, 2005
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Modification February 20, 2019
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Understanding Fixtures: Section 9-334 of the Uniform Commercial Code February 21, 2019
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Accord and Satisfaction February 20, 2019
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18
Assignment and Delegation October 29, 2020
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69
Liquidated Damages February 20, 2019
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Specific Performance January 4, 2023
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125
Expectation Damages July 19, 2018
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