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Eric D. Smith is a systems engineer who uses model-based design to think about problems and formulate their solutions. He earned a B.S. in Physics and a Ph.D. in Systems and Industrial Engineering from the University of Arizona, and a J.D. from Northwestern California University School of Law. Enticed to study the law as a non-traditional ‘correspondence’ student, Eric D. Smith perceived the difficulties in learning the law using conventional summaries. Being outside the traditional law school environment, he did not adopt the outline-based approach, but rather resolved to only utilize drawing software to form and improve his personal diagram-based mnemonic tools. His full set of visual aids are reproduced here to facilitate basic legal education for everyone.