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Property:  A Contemporary Approach Sprankling and Coletta's PROPERTY: A Contemporary Approach
By John G. Sprankling and Raymond R. Coletta
ISBN: 978-0-31419-104-5

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ABOUT THE BOOK
This new casebook is designed to introduce property law to 21st-century law students. It covers the standard property topics with a blend of familiar and modern cases selected to appeal to contemporary students; it also includes sections on intellectual property and environmental law. Like other books in the Interactive Casebook Series, the accompanying electronic version allows students immediate access to the full text of cited cases, statutes, articles, and other materials on Westlaw®. In addition, the electronic version includes extensive photographs, maps, diagrams, and audio clips that help students understand the case materials.

Upon publication complimentary copies are sent to our current list of professors teaching in the associated subject area.

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OTHER TITLES BY John G. Sprankling

Sprankling and Weber's The Law of Hazardous Wastes and Toxic Substances in a Nutshell, 2d (Nutshell Series)

Sprankling, Coletta, and Mirow's Global Issues in Property Law

OTHER TITLES BY Raymond R. Coletta

Coletta's Workbook on Estates and Future Interests, 2d

Sprankling, Coletta, and Mirow's Global Issues in Property Law

ABOUT THE AUTHORS
John G. Sprankling
John G. Sprankling
jsprankling@pacific.edu
Professor John G. Sprankling is a nationally-recognized authority on property law. His treatise Understanding Property Law is used by law students across the country. His newest book, written with Professor Coletta and M.C. Mirow, is Global Issues in Property Law; it is the first classroom text in the nation that brings international and comparative law issues into the basic property course. His articles on property and land use issues have appeared in a number of leading law journals, including the University of Chicago Law Review and the Cornell Law Review. Professor Sprankling began his legal career with Miller, Starr & Regalia, one of the nation’s largest property law firms. He practiced there for 14 years, ultimately serving as its managing partner. After teaching at Hastings College of the Law and Stanford Law School, he joined the Pacific McGeorge faculty in 1992. At Pacific McGeorge, he has served as Interim Dean and as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. He has also served as the Chair of the Property Law Section of the Association of American Law Schools.

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Raymond R. Coletta
Raymond R. Coletta
rcoletta@pacific.edu
Professor Coletta served two tours in the Peace Corps, training teachers in India and Afghanistan. He also taught at the ELS Language Center in Chicago and studied History of Religions at the University of Chicago before going to law school. Professor Coletta practiced for several years with the law firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, specializing in real property and corporate law. He taught at St. Thomas University School of Law from 1985 to 1987. Professor Coletta was founder and co-editor of the California Land Use Law and Policy Reporter and has served as the Ninth Circuit Editor for the American Bar Association Land Use Regulation Newsletter. He was a founding member of the Society for Evolutionary Analysis in Law, a member of the Planning and Programming Committee of the Gruter Institute for Law and Behavioral Research, and has been named as a Gruter Institute Research Fellow. He has published articles in a number of legal journals, including those at the University of Pennsylvania, Ohio State, and American University. Professor Coletta is the author of two books: Global issues in Property Law (with Professors Sprankling and M.C. Mirow) and Workbook on Estates and Future Interests. He is currently the Chair of the Association of American Law Schools' Section on Property Law.

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