Professor Mary Ziegler
Professor Mary Ziegler was quoted in the Mother Jones piece, "The Militant Wing of the Anti-Abortion Movement Is Back—And It’s Never Been Closer to Victory."
Family-Law
Family Law Courses
Estate Planning Workshop
Prerequisites: Gratuitous Transfers and Taxation
This course is a drafting seminar in which students evaluate a series of case studies and draft estate planning documents as indicated by the facts of the particular case study. Documents drafted may include an engagement letter, durable power of attorney, designation of health care surrogate, living will, revocable living trust with pour over will for married couple with minor children, standalone will with A-B trust form marital deduction planning, irrevocable insurance trust and complex will with aggressive GST tax planning.
Elder Law
This course will focus on national and state elder law issues. The course will introduce students to the emerging specialty of elder law. It will provide students with an understanding of national and state legal issues in elder law. Students will be introduced to policy issues facing the aging population and provided with an understanding of ethical issues confronted by elder law attorneys.
Constitutional Law II
Prerequisites: Constitutional Law I
Required. An advanced study of freedom of expression and association, substantive and procedural due process of law, and the equal protection of the laws.
Professor Mary Ziegler
Professor Mary Ziegler was quoted in The Atlantic piece, "A Conservative Judge Takes Aim at Roe v. Wade in Face of a Shifting Supreme Court."