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

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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
ITT v LTX. An Interactive Exploration of UCC Article 2 August 9, 2016
18
52
Drafting a Contract: The Sale of Goods July 2, 2019
45
714
The Parol Evidence Rule October 17, 2024
10
567
A Copyright Primer January 28, 2020
7
28
Exploring Article 2 January 21, 2025
1
20
Lack of Capacity October 29, 2018
100
198
Duress and Undue Influence August 3, 2016
65
192
Unjust Terms (Unconscionability) September 23, 2020
3
147
Misunderstanding and Mistake February 20, 2019
63
143
Fraud and Misrepresentation August 3, 2016
65
201
The Statute of Frauds April 10, 2023
46
221
Void, Voidable and Unenforceable Contracts March 26, 2019
85
257
Illegal Promises August 3, 2016
109
254
Defenses May 5, 2023
14
118
Conditions March 14, 2019
3
227
Implied Terms April 22, 2025
14
170
UCC Warranties February 6, 2025
2
232
Expectation Damages July 19, 2018
10
287
An Introduction to Contract Remedies May 8, 2023
52
622
Certainty August 4, 2016
N/A
69