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How To Do A Perpetuities Problem, John Makdisi
How To Do A Perpetuities Problem, John Makdisi
Cleveland State Law Review
The most difficult aspect of the rule against perpetuities is figuring out a sure-fire way to determine whether an interest created in a conveyance is valid or invalid. The meaning of the rule itself is not hard to fathom. Whenever the interest might vest too remotely it is invalid, and it becomes possible to vest remotely if there is a chance that it could vest more than twenty-one years after everyone alive at the time of the conveyance has died. Whether the interest violates the rule against perpetuities is determined at the moment the conveyance creating the interest becomes effective. …
The Dauer-Brown Letters: Towards A Comprehensive Legal Education, Edward A. Dauer, Louis M. Brown
The Dauer-Brown Letters: Towards A Comprehensive Legal Education, Edward A. Dauer, Louis M. Brown
Cleveland State Law Review
Edward A. Dauer is President of the National Center for Preventive Law at the University of Denver. Louis M. Brown developed and advocates preventive law jurisprudence. In this dialogue, drawn from an exchange of correspondence between them, Dauer and Brown focus their insights on how best to gear law school curricula to train lawyers to handle the complexities of a "real life" practice.
Coping With Change: The Lawyer's Role, Wilton S. Sogg
Coping With Change: The Lawyer's Role, Wilton S. Sogg
Cleveland State Law Review
The following articles are the result of an experimental course entitled "Current Problems of Small Business" offered at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Primarily for third-year students, the course was designed to provide a practical learning experience in seminar format. The course focused on business issues, but also taught lawyering skills such as interviewing, counseling, negotiating and drafting. Thus, the students were provided a pragmatic learning experience that can be applied to legal practice.