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
Implied Terms December 12, 2018
53
110
Installment Contracts July 22, 2018
9
23
An Introduction to Contract Remedies May 8, 2023
125
446
ITT v LTX. An Interactive Exploration of UCC Article 2 August 9, 2016
32
125
Lack of Capacity October 29, 2018
49
181
Liquidated Damages February 20, 2019
56
89
Misunderstanding and Mistake February 20, 2019
102
232
Mitigation February 20, 2019
50
76
Modification October 17, 2024
90
223
Overview and Sources of Contract Law October 6, 2021
111
934
The Parol Evidence Rule PodCast August 10, 2005
N/A
N/A
The Parol Evidence Rule October 17, 2024
366
756
Promises, Conditions, Warranties, and Representations October 17, 2024
52
161
Reliance Damages July 19, 2018
193
332
Rescission August 5, 2016
16
41
Restitution February 20, 2019
133
210
Specific Performance January 4, 2023
69
122
The Statute of Frauds April 10, 2023
340
897
Substantial Performance July 19, 2018
59
87
Tips for Multiple Choice Exams in Law School Podcast October 3, 2006
N/A
N/A