WELCOME

The Legal Environment of Business

L201

T/R 10:00 AM-11:15 AM

HH Room 103

Welcome to the Legal Environment of Business. My name is Todd Conover and I will be your instructor this semester. You can contact me at tconover@iu.edu or via phone at 219.241.3993. This is my twenty-fourth year teaching business law courses at Indiana University Northwest. The bulk of my experience has been in the area of defense trial practice which has allowed me to travel from San Diego to Miami. I was admitted to the practice of law on June 4, 1982. Hard to believe that I'm still going strong (well, maybe not that strong).

L201 is a fun course. You might say that it's three years of law school rolled into one semester. Good to have you on board. Okay, so what should you expect. When you see the syllabus, you probably will say to yourself, "what the hey" is this guy crazy or what! Well, it looks like a lot of work. To some extent it is like the practice of law. A feeling of at first being overwhelmed; however, as you start working on the assignments, that feeling will leave and be replaced with one of vigor. You may even decide to go to law school. Many of my students from years gone by have done so. Not long ago, I was involved in a criminal case where the prosecutor was a former student of mine.

We will cover interesting topics from constitutional law to corporate governance. The class is highly interactive. We sometimes discuss topics that are controversial (i.e., abortion, gun control, obscenity, etc.). We will also conduct two trials. Since my day- to- day practice has varied, I try to give real world examples of course content.

I am available to speak with you either before class, after class, at my law office in Merrillville, or a more convenient venue.

Well, time to get started. See you in class.