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
Promises, Conditions, Warranties, and Representations October 17, 2024
9
38
Reliance Damages July 19, 2018
3
54
Rescission August 5, 2016
N/A
11
Restitution February 20, 2019
N/A
29
Specific Performance January 4, 2023
4
76
The Statute of Frauds April 10, 2023
2
115
Substantial Performance July 19, 2018
2
21
Tender, Inspection, and Rejection July 30, 2025
42
47
Tips for Multiple Choice Exams in Law School Podcast October 3, 2006
N/A
N/A
Title in UCC Article 2 March 12, 2025
5
33
UCC Remedies: An Introduction July 19, 2018
10
126
UCC Remedies: Buyer's Remedies When the Seller is in Breach January 4, 2023
2
37
UCC Remedies: Seller's Remedies When Buyer is in Breach May 2, 2025
N/A
32
UCC Warranties February 6, 2025
35
104
UCC § 2-206, Offer and Acceptance in Formation of Contract: Discussions in Contracts Podcast November 5, 2020
N/A
N/A
Understanding Fixtures: Section 9-334 of the Uniform Commercial Code February 21, 2019
N/A
N/A
Understanding the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) November 10, 2023
N/A
1
Unjust Terms (Unconscionability) September 23, 2020
4
35
Void, Voidable and Unenforceable Contracts March 26, 2019
48
197