University of Arizona - Business Law Selective

Instructed by


Lance Roasa, DVM, JD, MS
Lance Roasa, DVM, JD, MS

Dr. Roasa has earned his veterinary and Master’s degrees from Texas A&M University and his law degree from the University of Nebraska. He practiced veterinary medicine in settings ranging from from a corporate practice in Phoenix, to referral emergency, to traveling non-boarded surgery. He has owned, operated, and sold small animal, mixed animal, and ER practices in multiple states. Since 2016 he as operated a law practice that exclusively services veterinarians and their practices. Additionally, he teaches law, ethics, business, and career development in 17 veterinary colleges across the US. He is the past president of the American Veterinary Medical Law Association and a national co-advisor to the Veterinary Business Management Association. Currently, he serves as a consultant in the VIN Regulatory and Legal folder and Practice Management folder.



Course Curriculum


  Contract Law, Personal Taxation and Compensation for Veterinary Students
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  The Art and Science of Negotiation
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  Career Development for Veterinary Students
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  Medical Recordkeeping for Veterinarians
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  The Legal Use of Veterinary Drugs
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  Understanding State Board Licensing
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  Introduction to Moral, Ethical and Legal Decision Making
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  Applied Ethics: Relations with Colleagues
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  The Law of Professional Negligence / Paw & Order: The Profession on Trial
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  Paw & Order
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