Course Streams

BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW

Foundational Courses:  Contracts, Business Associations, Securities Regulation

Regular Courses: Commercial Sub-Stream, Highly Recommended: Secured Transact ions; Useful - Commercial Substream:  Business Basics for Lawyers, Community & Economic Development, Creditor-Debtor Law, Federal Taxation of Corporations & Shareholders, Federal Taxation of Partnerships & S-Corps, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Sales

Regular Courses: Corporate/Securities Sub-Stream, Highly Recommended: Securities Regulation; Useful - Corporate/Securities Sub-Stream: Antitrust Law, Business Basics for Lawyers, Copyright, Employee Benefits, Employment Law, Federal Taxation of Corporations & Shareholders, Federal Taxation of Partnerships & S-Corps, Intellectual Properly, Mergers & Acquisitions, Nonprofit Law & Organizations

Judicial Internships, Supervised Field Placements & Clinics: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic, Milwaukee Legal Initiative for Non-Profit Corporations, Blood Center of Wisconsin, AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, Columbia-St. Mary's General Counsel, lnternal Revenue Service, Marquette General Counsel, Medical College of Wisconsin - Office of Risk Management, Milwaukee Corporation Counsel, Milwaukee Economic Development Division, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, U.S. Trustee Program

Seminars:  Advanced Corporations, Corporate Criminal Liability

Advanced Legal Research: Business Law, Taxation

Workshops:  Business and Legal Issues in Entertainment Law,  Business Bankruptcy, Business Planning, Contract Drafting, Corporate Compliance, Corporate Governance, Negotiating Business Transactions: Mergers & Acquisitions, Negotiating Business Transactions: Finance

Related Experiences: Study Abroad - Giessen, International Economic & Business Transactions, Business Law Society Membership, Marquette Nonprofit Clinic

CRIMINAL LAW

Foundational Courses:  Criminal Law, Criminal Process, Constitutional Criminal Procedure

Regular Courses:  Federal Criminal Procedure, Crime and Punishment in American History, Intro to Forensic Science and the Law, Juvenile Law, Sentencing, Terrorism and Federal Law, Community Prosecution

Seminars:  Corporate Criminal Liability, Reducing Violent Recidivism

Workshops:  Criminal Practice, Prosecutor Workshop, Public Defender Workshop, Trial  Advocacy 2 - Criminal Trials

Clinical: Prosecutor, Public Defender, Judicial Internship: Trial - Milwaukee County Circuit Court Felony Division, Misdemeanor Division, Juvenile Division, Judicial Internship: Appellate - US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, Wisconsin Supreme Court, Wisconsin Court of Appeals SFP – Centro Legal, District Attorney Offices, Federal Defender, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Justice Criminal Appeals Unit, Wisconsin State Public Defender – Appellate Division, Wisconsin State Public Defender – Trial Division, Wisconsin State Public Defender-Juvenile Division, Advanced Legal Research – Criminal, Federal, State

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Foundational Courses:  Alternative Dispute Resolution

Regular Courses:  Administrative Law, Advanced Civil Procedure, Criminal Process, Family Law, Family Law & ADR

Seminars: Advanced Dispute Resolution, Comparative Dispute Resolution, International Conflict Resolution

Workshops: Arbitration, Civil Pretrial Practice, Criminal Practice, Interviewing & Counseling, Mediation Advocacy, Negotiation, Negotiating Business Transactions: Mergers & Acquisitions, Negotiating Business Transactions: Finance, Trial Advocacy 1

Judicial Internships, Supervised Field Placements & Clinics:   Brown County DA, Centro Legal, Family Division Judges, Green Bay Prison RJ Initiative, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Mediation Program, Internal Revenue Service, Mediation Clinic, Milwaukee County Child Support Services, Milwaukee County Family Drug Treatment Court, Prosecutor Clinic, Public Defender Clinic, Sheboygan County DA, Washington County DA, Washington County Family Court Commissioner, Waukesha Co Corporation Counsel, Child Support Division, WI-FACETS, Wisc State Public Defender Juvenile Division

Related Experiences:  Client Skills Board Competitions, Mediation Competition

Foundational Courses:  Administrative Law, Environmental Law,  

Regular Courses:  Advanced Civil Procedure, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Federal Courts, Insurance, Local Government Law, Real Estate Transactions, Water Law

Seminars: Environmental Policy and Philosophy

Workshops: Civil Pretrial Practice, Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, Water Technology Law & Policy

Supervised Field Placements and Clinics:  Midwest Environmental Advocates, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Wisconsin Department of Justice - Legal Services Division (Environmental Enforcement Unit), Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Related Experiences: Environmental Law Society, International Environmental Law - Giessen

Foundational Courses:  Federal Income Taxation, Trusts & Estates, Federal Taxation of Estates, Gift & Trusts, Estate Planning, 

Regular Courses:  Business Associations

Workshop: Estate Planning

Judicial Internships, Supervised Field Placements & Clinics: Waukesha County Register in Probate

Foundational Courses:  Family Law, Parent, Child & State

Regular Courses:  Family Law & ADR, Juvenile Law

Seminars:  Child Maltreatment, Adoption Law

Workshops: Child Abuse, Guardian ad Litem

Judicial Internships, Supervised Field Placements & Clinics:  Children's Division Judges, Family Division Judges, Milwaukee County Child Support Mediation Program, Milwaukee County District Attorney CHIPS/TPR Unit, Washington County Family Court Mediation Program, Waukesha County Corporation Counsel Child Support Division

Related Experiences: Children & Family Law Society

Foundational Courses:  Health Law

Regular Courses:  Health Care Fraud and Abuse, Health Care Provider Liability, Managed Health Care, Advanced Legal Research: Health Law

Seminars:  Law and the Public Health, International Comparative Health Law Issues

Workshops:  Mental Health Law

Judicial Internships, Supervised Field Placements & Clinics:   Medical College of Wisconsin Office of the General Counsel, Supervised Fieldwork in Health Care Compliance, Legal Action of Wisconsin Senior Law Division, AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin

Related Experiences:  Health Law Moot Court, Health Law Society Student Organization, Related Journal: Marquette Benefits and Social Welfare Law Review (beginning 2015); The Elder's Advisor (1999 - 2015)

Foundational Courses:  Intellectual Property Law, Copyrights, Patent & Trade Secret Law, Advanced Legal Research - Intellectual Property

Policy:  Regular Courses - Administrative Law, Antitrust Law, International Law, Internet Law, Legislation, Privacy, Water Law; Seminars - International Intellectual Property, Law of the Visual and Dramatic Arts, The Supreme Court; Workshops - Corporate Compliance, Entertainment Law, Trademark and Unfair Competition, Water Technology Law & Policy; Clinics & Internships:  Mediation Clinic, Judicial Internships

Transactional Law:  Regular Courses - Administrative Law, Antitrust Law, Business Associations, Federal Income Taxation, Federal Taxation of Corporations & Shareholders, Privacy, Internet Law, Legislation, Water Law; Seminars - International Intellectual Property, Law of the Visual and Dramatic Arts; Workshops - Contract Drafting, Corporate Compliance, Entertainment Law, Negotiating Business Transactions, Patent Prosecution & Evaluation; Clinics & Internships - Law & Entrepreneurship, SFP: Medical College of Wisconsin, SFP: Blood Center of Wisconsin

Litigation:  Regular Courses - Administrative Law, Advanced Civil Procedure, Business Associations, Employment Law, Internet Law, Labor Law, Privacy; Seminars - International Intellectual Property, Law of the Visual and Dramatic Arts; Workshops - Civil Pretrial Practice, Corporate Compliance, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property Litigation, Trial Advocacy 1; Clinics & Internships - Judicial Internships

Sports Law:  Regular Courses - Administrative Law, Antitrust Law; Seminars - International Intellectual Property, Law of the Visual and Dramatic Arts; Workshops - Corporate Compliance, Entertainment Law, Managing Intellectual Property; Clinics & Internships - Judicial Internships.
-  Students should also consult the courses necessary for completion of the Sports Law Certificate.

Related Experiences:  Intellectual Property Law Society, Intellectual Property Law Review, International Intellectual Property - Giessen

Foundational Courses:  International Law

Regular Courses: Immigration Law

Seminars:  Comparative International Health Care, International Intellectual Property, The Foreign Affairs Constitution, International Conflict Resolution

Judicial Internships, Supervised Field Placements & Clinics:  Catholic Charities Immigration Assistance, Centro Legal

Related Experiences:  Study Abroad - Copenhagen, Study Abroad - Poitiers, Study Abroad - Comillas, Study Abroad - Giessen

Foundational Courses:  Employee Benefits, Employment Discrimination Law, Employment Law, Labor Law

Regular Courses:  Administrative Law, Advanced Civil Procedure, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Amateur Sports Law, Antitrust Law, Business Associations, Constitutional Law 2: Speech & Equality, Education Law, Federal Courts, Health Law, Legislation, Privacy, Professional Sports Law, Workers' Compensation, ALR: Labor & Employment

Seminars:  Law & Public Health

Workshops:  Arbitration, Civil Pretrial Practice, Contract Drafting, Negotiation, Public Sector Employment Law, Trial Advocacy I

Supervised Field Placements & Clinics:  National Labor Relations Board, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Enforcement Section), United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Mediation Advocacy Program, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DV/D) Equal Rights Division, Unemployment Compensation Clinic, Mediation Clinic, South Milwaukee School District, Milwaukee County Corporation Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Regional Counsel

Related Experiences:  Wagner National Labor and Employment Law Moot Court Competition, ABA Labor and Employment Trial Advocacy Competition, Labor and Employment Law Society, Marquette Benefits and Social Welfare Law Review

Foundational Courses:  Civil Procedure, Criminal Law, Criminal Process, Evidence, Torts

Regular Courses:  Administrative Law, Advanced Civil Procedure, Constitutional Criminal Procedure, Electronic Discovery, Federal Courts, Federal Criminal Procedure, Insurance, Products Liability, Sentencing

Seminars: Current Problems in Tort Law

Workshops: Advanced Brief Writing , Appellate Writing & Advocacy, Arbitration, Civil Pretrial Practice, Criminal Practice, Deposition Practice, Guardian ad Litem, Intellectual Property Litigation, Prosecutor Workshop, Public Defender Workshop, Trial Advocacy 1, Trial Advocacy 2, Trial  Advocacy 2 - Criminal Trials

Judicial Internships, Supervised Field Placements & Clinics:  Prosecutor Clinic, Public Defender Clinic, Unemployment Compensation Clinic, Judicial Internship – Appellate, Judicial Internship: Trial, Supervised Field Placements in Criminal, Prosecutor or Defender Offices, Civil Legal Service Programs, Governmental Agencies

Related Experiences: Trial Skills Competitions, Litigation Certificate

Foundational Courses: Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law 2: Speech & Equality, Criminal Law, Federal Courts, Legislation, Local Government Law

Regular Courses:  American Legal History, Aviation Law, Constitutional Criminal Procedure, Constitutional Law 2: Speech & Equality, Contemporary Issues in Civil Rights, Education Law, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Environmental Law, Federal Courts, Federal lndian Law, The First Amendment, Health Law, Immigration Law, Labor Law, Law and Poverty, Law and Religion, Milwaukee Street Law Program, Privacy, Securities Regulation, State Constitutional Law, Terrorism and Federal Law, Water Law, Workers' Compensation

Seminars: Advanced Constitutional Law, Judging and the Judicial Process, Privacy, Race and the Law, The Supreme Court, Tax Policy, Wisconsin Legal History

Workshops: Public Sector Employment Law

Judicial Internships, Supervised Field Placements & Clinics:  U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Wisconsin Supreme Court, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, U.S. Magistrate Judges for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Unemployment Compensation Advocacy Clinic, Wisconsin Governor Office of Legal Counsel, Wisconsin lnstitute for Law & Liberty, Wisconsin Legislature - Representative Evan Goyke

Foundational Courses: Property, Real Estate Finance & Development, Real Estate Transactions, Federal Income Taxation of Individuals, Business Associations

Regular Courses:  Federal Taxation of Corporations & Shareholders, Federal Taxation of Partnerships & S-Corps, Securities Regulation

Workshops:  Drafting the Wisconsin Real Estate Transaction

Foundational Courses:  Amateur Sports Law, Professional Sports Law, Advanced Legal Research in Sports Law

Regular Courses:  Sports Industry Taxation Issues

Seminar/Directed Research:  Selected Topics in Sports Law; The Jurisprudence of Sport; Contemporary Legal Issues – Sports Law Research Program; LLM in Sports Law for Foreign Lawyers Directed Research Project

Workshops:  Legal Issues in Youth, High School and Recreational Sports, Lega| & Business Issues in Collegiate Athletics, The Impact of Gender Equity Laws on Sport, Sports Industry Governance, Sports Sponsorship - Legal and Business Issues, Sports Venues, Legal and Business Issues in Esports, Name-Image-and-Likeness (NIL) in Today’s College Athletics, NCAA Governance and Compliance, Working as an In-House Counsel in Professional Sports

Certificates:  Sports Law Certificate from the National Sports Law Institute

Internships/Externships (Sports Law Certificate Candidates Only).  Sample Internships:  Gamebreakers, LLC, Marquette University Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, Milwaukee Bucks, University of Wisconsin – Madison & Milwaukee, Wauwatosa East High School, University of Wyoming, Northwestern University, Temple University, Atlanta Hawks, Quiles Law, Frieser Law.  Externships:  NCAA Committees on Infractions and Infractions Appeals Committee, University of Notre Dame, University of Minnesota.

Related Experiences:  Sports Law Review, National Sports Law Moot Court.  Competitions: Marquette Intramural Collegiate and Professional Sports Law Negotiation, Numerous National Negotiation and Arbitration Competitions in Baseball, Basketball, Football and Hockey.

Foundational Courses:  Business Associations, Estate Planning, Federal Income Taxation, Federal Taxation of Corporations & Shareholders, Federal Taxation of Estates, Gifts & Trusts, Federal Taxation of Partnerships & S-Corporations, Advanced Legal Research: Taxation

Regular Courses: Administrative Law, Business Basics for Lawyers, Creditor-Debtor Law, Employee Benefits, Family Law, Legislation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Non-profit Law & Organizations, Real Estate Finance & Development, Securities Regulation, Sports Industry Taxation

Seminars: Tax Policy

Workshops: Tax Practice

Judicial Internships, Supervised Field Placements & Clinics:  Internal Revenue Service, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, SF: Office of the Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service, Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic

Foundational Courses: Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Water Law

Regular Courses:  Intellectual Property Law, Local Government Law

Workshops: Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, Water Technology Law & Policy

Supervised Field Placements & Clinics: Midwest Environmental Advocates, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Related Experiences:  Environmental Law Society, Intellectual Property Law Society, International Environmental Law - Giessen

Regular Courses: Community and Economic Development, Creditor-Debtor Law, Employment Discrimination, Federal Indian Law, Immigration, Juvenile Law, Labor Law, Law and Poverty, Legislation, Milwaukee Street Law Project, Nonprofit Law and Organizations, Parent Child & State, Peacemaking and Spirituality, Worker's Compensation

Seminars:  Child Maltreatment, Race and the Law

Workshops:  Child Abuse, Guardian ad Litem, Mental Health Law, Nonprofit Law and Leadership, Public Sector Employment Law

Supervised Field Placements & Clinics:  Marquette Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic, Mediation Clinic, Public Defender Clinic, Unemployment Compensation Clinic.  Supervised Fieldwork: AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, Catholic Charities Legal Services for Immigrants, Centro Legal, Disability Rights Wisconsin, Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin, Legal Action of Wisconsin, Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, Marquette Nonprofit Clinic, Midwest Environmental Advocates, Milwaukee County Economic Development Division, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Wisconsin Equal Rights Division, Wisconsin FACETS, Wisconsin State Public Defender  Appellate Division, Wisconsin State Public Defender Juvenile Division (Milwaukee County)

LEGAL WRITING AND RESEARCH

Workshops:  Advanced Brief Writing, Appellate Writing & Advocacy, Contract Drafting, Drafting the Wisconsin Real Estate Transaction, Patent Prosecution & Evaluation, Sports Sponsorship – Legal & Business Issues, Writing and Editing for Lawyers

Seminars:  Advanced Legal Writing: Persuasion & Rhetoric, Advanced Legal Writing: Litigation

Advanced Legal Research Courses:  Administrative Law, Business Law, Criminal Law, Family Law, Federal Health & Medical Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Law, Labor & Employment Law, Sports Law, State Taxation Wisconsin

Supervised Field Placements & Clinics:  Marquette Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic, Public Defender Clinic, Unemployment Compensation Clinic, Judicial Internship:  Appellate, Judicial Internship:  Federal Trial, Selected Supervised Fieldwork Programs

Related Experiences:  Marquette Legal Writing Society, Moot Court Association, Jenkins Competition, National Moot Court Competitions, Marquette Law Review, Marquette Sports Law Review, Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review, Marquette Benefits & Social Welfare Law Review, Client Skills Board and Competitions