New Practice Information

Organizing and Conducting Due Diligence
Due diligence of a company by a lawyer is analogous to a physical exam of a patient by a doctor. In each case, the professional performs a standard set of evaluations to determine the fitness of the subject. Occasionally, problems are found and, as with a physician, a lawyer’s job is to assess their magnitude and to find a cure. But how do you discover an important diligence problem that keeps your client from making a big mistake? Find out here.
Excerpted from The Corporate, Securities, and M&A Lawyer’s Job: A Survival Guide

Understanding the Security Rule in HIPAA
Electronic health data are becoming increasingly mobile as more information becomes available in electronic form. For lawyers, information security professionals, compliance officers, and security personnel involved in HIPAA issues, it’s important to understand the Security Rule’s role in the broader context of HIPAA and its other regulations, so that professionals can make wise decisions when implementing HIPAA security. Read on for more information on the Security Rule.
Excerpted from A Guide to HIPAA Security and the Law

Wave of the Future: e-Rulemaking
Although the possibilities of “e-rulemaking” began to be apparent to those with an aptitude and interest in computerized database management in the early 1990s, the use of electronic “bulletin boards” on the Internet to conduct rulemaking proceedings was still a novelty—until now. Learn more about e-Rulemaking.
Excerpted from A Guide to Federal Agency Rulemaking, Fourth Edition

A Judge's Ten Commandments of Appellate Practice
Many appellate arguments, both written and oral, miss their mark. Effective appellate advocacy requires lawyers to focus on the way judges must do their job. A judge approaches an appeal in a way that is very different from a lawyer. If lawyers could see their cases as judges do, both appellate practice and trial court motion practice would improve. And the improvement would cost no more in money or effort. A judge shares his views on what you should and should not do in appellate advocacy, here.
Excerpted from The Litigation Manual: First Supplement

In-House Counsel—Instant Experts
You’re the in-house counsel of a mid-sized corporation, with a background in intellectual property. Suddenly a lawsuit has been filed; your company is being sued. You are now expected to be a litigation specialist and direct the legal response for your company. Where do you turn for help? Read on to find out where and how in-house counsel new to litigation can find some degree of comfort with the process.
Excerpted from The In-House Counsel’s Essential Toolkit

The Communication is Privileged, But Not the Fact Itself
A fact which has been communicated from a client to his or her attorney may still be discoverable.
Read on.
Excerpted from The Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work-Product Doctrine, 5th Edition

How People Find and Choose Their Lawyers
All buyers, regardless of sophistication, and whether they are buying candy bars, cars, or legal services, go through distinct stages in the buying process. You need to address them all. Read on to learn more.
Excerpted from The Lawyer's Guide to Marketing Your Practice, Second Edition

New Books

Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation, 2007 Edition
ABA Section of Business Law

Antitrust Law Developments, Sixth Edition
ABA Section of Antitrust Law

The Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work-Product Doctrine, Fifth Edition
ABA Section of Litigation

Business Valuation: A Primer for the Legal Professional
ABA Section of Business Law

ERISA Survey of Federal Courts, Second Edition
ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section

In-House Counsel’s Essential Toolkit
ABA Section of Business Law

Intellectual Property Deskbook for the Business Lawyer
ABA Section of Business Law

Invention Analysis and Claiming: A Patent Lawyer’s Guide
ABA General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division

The Litigation Manual: First Supplement
ABA Section of Litigation

Managing and Litigating the Complex Surety Case 
ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section

The New Bankruptcy Code, Second Edition
ABA Section of Business Law

A Practical Guide to Software Licensing for Licensees and Licensors, Second Edition
ABA Section of Business Law

Selling Products and Services and Licensing Software Online:
An Interactive Guide with Legal Forms and Commentary to Privacy, Security and Consumer Law Issues
ABA Section of Business Law

Street Legal: A Guide to Pre-trial Criminal Procedure for Police, Prosecutors, and Defenders
ABA Section of Criminal Justice

Coming Soon!

Access to Government in the Computer Age: An Examination of State Public Records Law
ABA Section of State and Local Government Law

Corporate Director’s Guidebook, Fifth Edition
ABA Section of Business Law

Corporate, Securities, and M&A Lawyer’s Job: A Survival Guide
ABA General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division

The Creative Lawyer : A Practical Guide to Authentic Professional Satisfaction
ABA Publishing

A Guide to HIPAA Security and the Law
Section for Science & Technology Law

Internal Corporate Investigations, Third Edition
ABA Section of Litigation

International M & A Due Diligence
ABA Section of Business Law

The Law Firm Associate’s Guide to Personal Marketing and Selling Skills
ABA Law Practice Management Section

The Law Firm Associate’s Guide to Personal Marketing and Selling Skills, Trainer's Manual
ABA Law Practice Management Section

Legal Technology Survey Report
Legal Technology Resource Center

The Little Green Book of Golf Law
ABA Publishing

MacCarthy on Cross Examination
ABA Publishing

Model Code of Judicial Conduct, 2007 Edition
The Center for Professional Responsibility

Sex-Based Harassment:  Workplace Policies for the Legal Profession, Second Edition
ABA Commission on Women in the Profession

Superseding and Staying Judgments: A National Compendium
ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section

Thinking About Terrorism: The Threat to Civil Liberties in a Time of National Emergency
ABA Publishing

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