Paralegal Tort Law
X403 (1 semester unit in Law)
This is a course in the Paralegal Studies Program.Get an overview of personal injury, product liability, and malpractice law in this course. Examine the intentional torts of battery, assault, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of mental distress, trespass to chattel, trespass to property, and conversion, as well as analysis of negligence, breach of duty, causation and damages, liability issues and defenses, and malpractice.
Note: Online section must be completed within two months of enrollment date.
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TAMMI CLEARFIELD, J.D., has a private practice in Coral Gables, Fla. She has more than 11 years of legal experience and more than 10 years of teaching experience both in the classroom and online, at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
- Online course: Internet access required
- Enroll anytime: You have 2 months to complete
- $875 (EDP 307991)
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Textbook(s) for this course:
Note: Please purchase this textbook at www.onlinebooks.ucberkeleyparalegal.com
Torts and Personal Injury Law
Author: William Buckley; Cathy Okrent
Publisher: Delmar Publishing
ISBN: 9780766847613
Sections closed for enrollment
Wed. Sept. 9, San Francisco
EMMALENA QUESADA, J.D., works at the California Supreme Court as a chambers attorney for the Honorable Chief Justice Ronald M. George. She has taught several MCLE courses for lawyers and has published articles in the Richmond Journal of Law & Technology, Electronic Business Law, E-commerce Law & Policy, and the Cornell Law Review.Revised class schedule in red.
- 5 meetings
- Sept. 9-30: Wed., 6-9 pm; also
Oct. 8: Thurs., 6-9 pm
- San Francisco: Room 817, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
- $795 (EDP 301473)
Note: Class on October 8 will meet in Room 800.
Thurs. Oct. 8, Berkeley
LARRY SAGER, J.D., focuses on litigation, personal injury, and toxic torts in his practice. He is a former staff attorney for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Felony and Misdemeanor Divisions of the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. He has taught classes on controversial legal issues for San Jose State University, worked for the White House Counsel to the President of the United States, and moderated Your Legal Rights on KCBS and KPOO radio.
- 5 meetings
- Oct. 8 to Nov. 5: Thurs., 6:30-9:30 pm
- Berkeley: Room 206, UC Berkeley Extension, 1995 University Ave.
- $795 (EDP 301481)
Thurs. Oct. 8, Redwood City
COLLEEN DUFFY-SMITH, J.D., partner at McManis Faulkner & Morgan, is a trial lawyer who has represented consumers in fraud and products cases, and shareholders in securities fraud class actions. She also represents individuals who have been injured or damaged as a result of civil rights violations, elder abuse, defective products, and professional negligence.
NOTE: This class is closed. For information about related courses, contact your academic department.
