Apart from their assigned mod courses, 1L students may only enroll in courses offered as 1L electives. A complete list of these courses can be found on the 1L Elective Listings page. 1L students must use the 1L class number listed on the course description when enrolling.
244.92 sec. 001 - Prozan Motion Practice Intensive (Spring 2026)
Instructor: Mario M Choi (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
View all teaching evaluations for this course - degree students only
Units: 1
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meetings:
Th 6:25 PM - 8:15 PM
Location: Law 113
From January 15, 2026
To February 05, 2026
Th 6:25 PM - 8:15 PM
Location: Law 113
From April 02, 2026
To April 16, 2026
Course End: April 16, 2026
Class Number: 34201
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 7
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 20
As of: 03/02 06:27 PM
The Sylvia Prozan Motion Practice Intensive is designed to develop the skills learned in written and oral advocacy by providing an intensive legal motion writing and oral advocacy experience. The course is named after Sylvia Prozan, who was already a successful television newscaster when she decided to become a lawyer. She graduated from UC Berkeley School of Law in 1975 at the age of 42, the oldest student in her class. She had a distinguished legal career, establishing her own law office and teaching at John F. Kennedy University School of Law. Her family has funded this course to honor her legacy.
Limited to 2Ls, 3Ls, and LL.M. students, students will be placed in randomized teams of two, with each team member representing opposite sides on a motion (we will try to honor a student's preference, but will use a lottery system if there is uneven interest). Each student will research and write a brief either in support of or in opposition to a motion, and, as a team, prep and make oral arguments on that motion.
The Prozan Motion Practice Intensive offers students a valuable opportunity to develop practical legal skills in a competitive yet collaborative environment.
Since 2024, Mario Choi has served as an administrative law judge with the California Office of Administrative Hearings, where he mediates, arbitrates, and adjudicates administrative disputes for state and local government agencies. Judge Choi began his career in New York, first as a law clerk to a judge of the New York Supreme Court, and then as a litigation associate at a New York law firm. He was also an attorney at a class action law firm, handling consumer protection, securities, and antitrust litigation matters. Prior to taking the bench, Judge Choi was a partner at the law firm of Donahue Fitzgerald LLP, where he represented companies and individuals in a variety of complex commercial litigation matters.
Attendance at the first class is mandatory for all currently enrolled and waitlisted students; any currently enrolled or waitlisted students who are not present on the first day of class (without prior permission of the instructor) will be dropped. The instructor will continue to take attendance throughout the add/drop period and anyone who moves off the waitlist into the class must continue to attend or have prior permission of the instructor in order not to be dropped.
|
Requirements Satisfaction:
|
Submit teaching evaluations for this course between 16-APR-26 and 21-APR-26
Exam Notes: (P) Final Paper
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: Simulation Courses
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Litigation and Procedure
If you are the instructor or their FSU, you may add a file like a syllabus or a first assignment to this page.
Readers:
No reader.
Books:
Instructor has indicated that no books will be assigned.