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 Titlesort ascending CALI Topic(s) Latest update Runs Past 30 Days Runs Past 120 Days
Specific Performance January 4, 2023
68
128
Restitution February 20, 2019
62
102
Rescission August 5, 2016
15
33
Reliance Damages July 19, 2018
184
314
Purchase Money Security Interests Part II: Discussions in Secured Transactions Podcast February 12, 2021
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Promises, Conditions, Warranties, and Representations December 12, 2022
202
341
Priority Between Secured Parties: Discussions in Secured Transactions Podcast March 9, 2021
N/A
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Priority Between a Secured Party and a Party with a Lien: Discussions in Secured Transactions Podcast February 3, 2021
N/A
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Parol Evidence Rule: Discussions in Contracts Podcast March 8, 2018
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Overview and Sources of Contract Law October 6, 2021
150
862
Modification February 20, 2019
44
75
Mitigation: Discussions in Contracts Podcast December 18, 2020
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Mitigation February 20, 2019
46
72
Misunderstanding and Mistake February 20, 2019
88
276
Liquidated Damages February 20, 2019
42
74
Lack of Capacity October 29, 2018
181
349
ITT v LTX. An Interactive Exploration of UCC Article 2 August 9, 2016
18
47
Installment Contracts July 22, 2018
17
37
Implied Terms December 12, 2018
161
267
Implied Conditions: Discussions in Contracts Podcast January 21, 2021
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