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Overview
The UCC: Your Guide to Successful Sales Transactions
Goods contracts are the grease on the wheels of commerce today. To make supply and consumer relationships work, each simple agreement must be clear and enforceable. Have you reviewed yours lately? This legal course offers a comprehensive overview of the Article 2 of the UCC and other law governing the sale of goods. Attendees will gain a solid foundation in the legal principles and tactical considerations relevant to drafting, negotiating, and trouble-shooting contracts involving the sale of goods. Build your skills - register today!
- Clarify the scope and applicability of Article 2 of the UCC.
- Identify and analyze the essential elements of a valid sales contract.
- Spot, use, and balance out pro-buyer and pro-seller contract language.
- Apply UCC Rules governing contract formation and performance.
- Plan for and allocate tax liability in sale of goods transactions.
- Employ remedies available for non-performance and breach of contract.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Key Elements of a Sale/Purchase of Goods Contract
- Essential UCC Article 2 Rules for Sale of Goods
- Drafting and Reviewing the Contract (With Sample Provisions)
- Tax Aspects of Sale of Goods Contracts
- Non-Performance and Remedies: Rejection, Revocation, Seller's Right to Cure
- Legal Ethics of SOG Contract Drafting and Negotiation
Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-25-2027 |
| Arkansas CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-30-2026 |
| Arizona CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-25-2027 |
| California CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-25-2027 |
| Colorado CLE |
|
7 Total | 12-31-2027 |
| Connecticut CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-25-2027 |
| Delaware CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-25-2027 |
| Florida CLE |
|
7 Total | 12-31-2026 |
| Georgia CLE |
|
6 Total | 12-31-2026 |
| Hawaii CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-25-2027 |
| Iowa CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-25-2026 |
| Idaho CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-25-2030 |
| Illinois CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-24-2027 |
| Indiana CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-25-2026 |
| Kansas CLE |
|
7 Total | 06-24-2026 |
| Kentucky CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-30-2026 |
| Louisiana CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-25-2026 |
| Maine CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-24-2027 |
| Minnesota CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-25-2027 |
| Missouri CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-25-2027 |
| Northern Mariana Islands CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-25-2027 |
| Mississippi CLE |
|
6 Total | 07-31-2026 |
| Montana CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-25-2028 |
| North Dakota CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-25-2028 |
| Nebraska CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-25-2027 |
| New Hampshire CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-25-2028 |
| New Mexico CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-25-2027 |
| Nevada CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-25-2028 |
| New York CLE |
|
7 Total | 06-25-2028 |
| Oklahoma CLE |
|
7 Total | 06-25-2027 |
| Oregon CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-25-2028 |
| Pennsylvania CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-25-2027 |
| Tennessee CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-24-2027 |
| Vermont CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-25-2027 |
| Washington CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-24-2030 |
| Wisconsin CLE |
|
7 Total | 12-31-2026 |
| West Virginia CLE |
|
7.2 Total | 06-25-2027 |
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CLE
Agenda
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Key Elements of a Sale/Purchase of Goods Contract
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Essential UCC Article 2 Rules for Sale of Goods
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Drafting and Reviewing the Contract (With Sample Provisions)
- Pro-Buyer Language
- Pro-Seller Language
- Balancing Out the Interests
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Tax Aspects of Sale of Goods Contracts
- Sales and Use Tax Basics
- Nexus Requirements
- Income Tax and Buyer Deductions
- Property Tax on Vehicles and Equipment
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Non-Performance and Remedies: Rejection, Revocation, Seller's Right to Cure
- Performance Issues: Delivery, Acceptance, Payment, Risk of Loss
- Excuses for Non-Performance
- Rejection, Revocation
- Seller's Right to Cure
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Legal Ethics of SOG Contract Drafting and Negotiation
- Conflicts of Interest: Undisclosed Relationships (Current and Prior)
- Confidentiality: Protecting Business Info and Preventing Unauthorized Disclosure
- Duty of Competence: Specific Industry Regulations, UCC, Evolving Commercial Law Standards
- Ensuring the Client Understands Contract Provisions
- Clear Engagement Letters: Controlling Scope of Representation
Who Should Attend
This program is designed for attorneys. Accountants and paralegals may also benefit.
Speakers
Speaker bio
Ryan R. Seib
is an attorney at Assurity Legal LLC. He practices in the areas of business, real estate, aviation, contracts, and agreements. Mr. Seib has assisted many businesses with handling legal matters in Wisconsin and Illinois. He is licensed to practice before the U.S. Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, state courts of Illinois, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District, and U.S. Tax Court. Mr. Seib earned his B.A. degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison and earned his J.D. degree from the Loyola University of Chicago School of Law. He presents aviation law courses and writes about aviation law nationally.
Speaker bio
Barbara Jean Steadman
is an associate professor of law at the Charleston School of Law. She teaches Contracts I and II, Sales, Business Associations, Drafting Preliminary Agreements, Litigating a Transaction and Practical International Business Transactions. Prior to joining Charleston School of Law, Prof. Steadman worked and lived in Italy for 20 years. She was of counsel at the Italian law firm C-Lex Studio Legale, specialized in cross-border commercial transactions. Prof. Steadman collaborated with many important Italian law firms, banks, energy, pharmaceutical and manufacturing companies on all aspects of international commercial contracts throughout her career. She earned her J.D. degree from Mississippi College School of Law and her Bachelors of Science in political science and sociology from James Madison University. Prior to law school, Prof. Steadman worked as a social worker. She is the author of several books on contract drafting and comparative contract law.
Speaker bio
Delia Bouwers Bianchin
is a seasoned business attorney and currently serves as managing partner at Outside Virtual Counsel, LLC. She focuses her practice on corporate, commercial, employment, intellectual property and commercial litigation matters. Ms. Bianchin has over two decades of high level experience practicing law. For the first decade of her career, she focused in complex commercial litigation at two large prominent law firms in Pittsburgh, and then spent ten years as in-house counsel for a diversified contract manufacturing company and for a dynamic start-up. In those first ten years of practice, Ms. Bianchin practiced complex commercial litigation at both K&L Gates (formerly Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP) and Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC. She then joined Penn United Technologies, Inc., and for ten years held the position of general counsel for the diversified, international precision tool and die manufacturing company based in Cabot, Pennsylvania. More recently, Ms. Bianchin has developed a boutique practice, focused on providing outside general counsel legal services to small and medium-sized businesses in western Pennsylvania and across the country. She earned her B.A. degree in English from Calvin College and her J.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law; where she simultaneously served as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Law and Commerce and research editor for the University of Pittsburgh Law Review. Ms. Bianchin is actively involved in community affairs, serving on various organizational and non-profit charitable boards and as a volunteer. She is a member of the Butler County, Allegheny County and Pennsylvania bar associations.
Speaker bio
Corey McMonagle
is a manager in the state and local tax practice of BDO USA, P.C.'s Philadelphia office. He has five years of state and local tax consulting experience in multi-state income, franchise, and gross receipts taxes, sales and use taxes, tax controversy, compliance and filing methodologies. Mr. McMonagle has significant experience performing multi-state mergers & acquisition tax due diligence projects on hundreds of private equity and strategic transactions to identify and assist with various state and local tax aspects that arise in such transactions. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar, Philadelphia Bar Association and American Bar Association. Mr. McMonagle earned his B.A. degree from Temple University, his J.D. degree from Temple University Beasley School of Law and his LL.M. degree in taxation from Temple University Beasley School of Law.
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