J. Russell Versteeg - New England Law: Boston

Professor: J. Russell Versteeg

Department: TBD

College: New England Law: Boston

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: TORTS02
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I can't tell whether his passion for IP law obfuscates what is relevant to the course or if he truly doesn't know what is important. Professor VerSteeg has never been in a courtroom and neither encourages students to make legal arguments in class nor tells us how they were made in the case. Instead, he dissects (speculates) opinions line-by-line.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: TORTS101
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

VerSteeg is as good as they come. Great guy, passionate about the subject matter.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: IP101
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

This professor has a great reputation at NELB. He does not cold call, he assigns limited reading, and he's very nice. However, his final exam is oddly difficult. It's a multiple choice exam, which should be easy-ish, but he asked questions about cases he did not assign, including one question about the holding of a case cited in a case we read.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: IP101
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Doesn't cold call and is full of passion. Compassionate towards students.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: UCCSALES
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Does not cold call. Treats this class as a Bar Exam prep course. Great professor!! Highly recommend taking this course. One of my favorite professors at NESL.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: TORTS02
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

VerSteeg was a very effective professor, however his exam was 75 multiple choice and a kitchen sink essay which was not the most effective way to test our knowledge. He is clear when teaching the subject matter, I am taking him again next semester. Do the reading, study for his test and expect a fair but challenging exam.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: TORTS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I disagree with the negative comments. If you did bad on his final, then you simply didn't know the material well enough. I *aced* the final and others did, too. He's a funny guy and I think some students got lulled into a false sense of security and thought the exam would be easy--which it was, if you took the class seriously.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: TORTS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This professor juggled in class, failed to answer questions, and held office hours in a bar, while watching sports, eating hamburgers, and drinking beer. He was basically inert, and his analysis/feedback for student inquiries was non-existent. VerSteeg is a snake in the grass. He will burn you with his exam after a semester of lollygag teaching.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SALES
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Excellent Professor! He made sense of sales!