ProfessorTommy.Tips

One of my former students recently asked a great question that I suspect many Legacy UBE examinees have been wondering: I know that Choice of Law is no longer tested on the Legacy UBE beginning with the July 2026 exam. Does that also mean Erie doctrine is gone? The NCBE outline lists Erie under Conflict of Laws, but [my bar review course] still teaches it in Civil Procedure. Should I keep studying it? My answer is an emphatic "YES." I would absolutely continue studying Erie d

I recently saw a comment on a Pacers post that said, “Every loss is a win in disguise.” In this context, the comment was not just generic motivation. It reflected something much more specific about where the Pacers are right now. The thinking is simple: a loss in the short term may improve the team’s lottery position in what is expected to be a talented upcoming draft. Add the possibility of Tyrese Haliburton returning healthy from his Achilles injury, and a frustrating seaso

The Lunar New Year begins today, and it ushers in the Year of the Horse (specifically the Fire Horse). If you’re taking the bar exam next week, that timing feels almost too perfect. Horses don’t win by darting all over the track. They win by staying controlled, conserving energy, and moving forward with purpose. That’s exactly what the bar exam rewards too, especially at this stage. Here’s the theme for the remaining few days of your bar preparation: Stay in your lane . And

The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics are currently underway. I thought it would be fun to imagine the MBE subjects as Winter Olympic sports. The point isn't to become a sports expert overnight. The point is to use the sports as a simple way to remember what each subject feels like on test day, what it rewards, and what usually causes people to lose points. Civil Procedure = Curling Curling is the sport that looks like “shuffleboard on ice.” Two teams slide heavy granite st