Scott J. Burnham - Contract Law For Dummies

Contract Law For Dummies

by Scott J. Burnham with Joe Kraynak

Contract Law For Dummies

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About the Author

Scott J. Burnham, a graduate of New York University School of Law, is the Curley Professor of Commercial Law at Gonzaga University School of Law in Spokane, Washington. For 30 years, he has taught Contracts at law schools throughout the U.S. and internationally. As a practicing lawyer and consultant on contract matters, he has a good sense of the practical application of contracts principles, and as a prolific writer on legal topics, he has the ability to convey those principles with clarity.

Dedication

To everyone who studies contract law may you grow to love her as much as I do!

Authors Acknowledgments

Thanks to acquisitions editors Michael Lewis and David Lutton, who chose me to author this book and ironed out all the preliminary details to make it possible, and to Larry Garvin, who recommended me for the gig.

Elizabeth Rea, my project editor, deserves a loud cheer for serving as a gifted and patient collaborator and editor shuffling chapters back and forth, shepherding the text and graphics through production, making sure any technical issues were properly resolved, and serving as the unofficial quality control manager. Copy editor Danielle Voirol earns the editor of the year award for ferreting out my typos, misspellings, grammatical errors, and other language foe paws (or is it faux pas?), in addition to assisting Elizabeth as reader advocate. I also tip my hat to the Composition crew for doing such an outstanding job of transforming my text and graphics into such an attractive book. My deepest thanks go to wordsmith Joe Kraynak, who was able to successfully blend my knowledge of Contracts with his knowledge of writing.

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