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Real Estate Litigation
Mr. Mitchel S. Ross,
2 credits day; 2 credits evening. This course is taught wholly through the Socratic method. The
exam is an essay exam, usually four questions. Class participation is graded by awarding a half-
step increase in exam grade to students who contribute to the teaching/learning experience
through class participation. The course focuses on the strategy and tactics of counseling clients
and trying cases dealing with real estate, in tort, statutory and contractual contexts. This is the
only section of the course.
This course explores the areas of real estate law which frequently reach Massachusetts courts.
Particular attention will be paid to contested property valuations in the context of real estate tax
abatement, eminent domain, contract actions and actions affecting the title, possession, or use of
real property. Procedural issues will be discussed (e.g. attachments, Land Court and Housing
Court practice, lis pendens, and summary process), as will other forms of civil action primarily
directed to real estate issues.
Prerequisite: Property
Elective Course
Meets Civil Litigation Concentration Requirements
Final Exam Required
Real Estate Mortgages and Conveyancing
Mr. T. Richard Cuffe,
2 credits day; 2 credits evening.
A thorough review of real property law is of top priority, following an analysis of real estate
mortgage law. Finally, a practical, bread-and-butter approach to conveyancing rounds out the
course. Registration for both Conveyancing and Mortgages and Real Estate Mortgages Law and
Conveyancing is prohibited.
Elective Course
Recommended for the Mass Bar
Final Exam Required