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
Illegal Promises August 3, 2016
17
122
Implied Terms December 12, 2018
74
193
Installment Contracts July 22, 2018
6
10
Interpretation in the UCC February 19, 2025
23
59
An Introduction to Contract Remedies May 8, 2023
363
548
ITT v LTX. An Interactive Exploration of UCC Article 2 August 9, 2016
8
22
Lack of Capacity October 29, 2018
16
146
Liquidated Damages February 20, 2019
21
31
The Merchant Rules February 27, 2025
11
35
Misunderstanding and Mistake February 20, 2019
29
96
Mitigation February 20, 2019
17
35
Modification October 17, 2024
18
28
Overview and Sources of Contract Law January 8, 2025
102
428
The Parol Evidence Rule PodCast August 10, 2005
N/A
N/A
The Parol Evidence Rule October 17, 2024
242
964
Promises, Conditions, Warranties, and Representations October 17, 2024
80
185
Reliance Damages July 19, 2018
80
122
Rescission August 5, 2016
2
15
Restitution February 20, 2019
18
45
Specific Performance January 4, 2023
25
57