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Tee Up, Uncork and Enjoy a Good Read

ABA Publishing — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:23:44 GMT

ABA President H. Thomas Wells Jr. shares his holiday reading recommendations with the ABA Journal.

Lawyers' Use of Technology and Ethical Obligations

ABA Publishing — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:52:51 GMT

The ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, which serve as the model for many states ethics rules, assert that lawyers should be mindful of ethical obligations including competency, confidentiality and supervision of subordinates and third parties. How are these obligations affecting lawyers' use of technology?

Threats in the Workplace

ABA Publishing — Tue, 27 May 2008 21:27:32 GMT

Persons who pose a direct threat to the health or safety of themselves or others are unqualified to use the Americans with Disabilities Act to redress discrimination. In making a direct threat determination, employers must conduct an individualized assessment of the person’s present ability to safely perform essential job functions, identify the specific behavior that poses a threat, and assess the likelihood and imminence of future harm.

Defining Success for Today's Woman Lawyer

ABA Publishing — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:42:14 GMT

What is the barometer for success for today's woman lawyer?

After the Disaster

ABA Publishing — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:48:29 GMT

After a devastating flood or storm, property owners may wonder what steps they should follow. Hurricane Katrina spawned a vast array of litigation relating to issues such as insurance policy coverage for damaged property to inventories of lost property. Learn what insured property owners should do after the disaster hits.

Focus On: Trial Practice

ABA Publishing — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:30:36 GMT

Learn what it takes to win trials. The American Bar Association's trial practice books will guide you through topics such as jury selection, witness preparation, expert witnesses, examination and cross-examination, crafting a persuasive argument, electronic evidence and discovery, effective computer presentations, ethical issues, and more.

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Science for Lawyers

ABA Publishing — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:15:00 GMT

Science for Lawyers clearly explains and explores the definitions (what science is), the practice (what scientists do), and the professional roles (what ethical guidelines influence scientists) of 13 professional disciplines in jargon-free language that is specifically geared toward lawyers. This easy-to-understand book is filled with dozens of photos, figures, graphics, and artwork designed to help lawyers quickly absorb a basic working knowledge of applied scientific disciplines, including:

Ballistics
Medicine
Physics
Statistics
Linguistics
Genetics
Chemistry
and More!

This book is for every lawyer who is ever called upon to defend, proceed against, examine, cross-examine or even consult a scientist.

Happy New Year: Free Shipping from the ABA Web Store Through January 31, 2008!

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:02:20 GMT

Enjoy free shipping when you purchase ABA Books or CLE products from now through January 31st, 2008! Now that your gift-giving is done, isn't it time you got a little something for yourself? Happy new year from the ABA.

The Lawyer's Guide to Marketing on the Internet, Third Edition

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:45:17 GMT

In today's competitive environment, it is critical to have a comprehensive online marketing strategy that uses all the tools possible to differentiate your firm and gain new clients. The Lawyer's Guide to Marketing on the Internet, in a completely updated and revised third edition, showcases practical online strategies and the latest innovations so that you can immediately participate in decisions about your firm's Web marketing effort. With advice that can be implemented by established and young practices alike, this comprehensive guide will be a crucial component to streamlining your marketing efforts.

The Little Green Book of Golf Law

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:13:48 GMT

John H. Minan writes on how violating "the law" of golf -- as opposed to the rules that govern the game -- can have serious consequences. You don't have to be a lawyer to enjoy this book, which combines two great passions: law and golf. Each chapter examines a different set of facts and involves an actual case. The chapters explore a wide array of legal issues --Tiger Woods' right of publicity, personal injury claims for negligence and products liability, contract disputes involving hole-in-one contests and golf cart rentals, a forfeiture claim under the Endangered Species Act, the Internal Revenue Service's litigation against a taxpayer over tax deductions for golf expenses, patent and trade mark disputes, and more.

Advising the Small Business: Forms and Advice for the Legal Practitioner

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:41:52 GMT

This book is designed to help lawyers provide more effective legal counsel and strategic guidance to small business clients, as well as produce relevant documents, and identify issues that require further research or a specialist. The book is accompanied by a CD-ROM that includes sample documents and checklists for easy customization as well as resources for obtaining additional forms and information on a number of issues that small businesses commonly face.

Securities Enforcement Manual, 2nd Ed

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:41:09 GMT

The Second Edition of the Securities Enforcement Manual focuses on the discussion and analysis of the tactics and strategies appropriate for the representation of clients faced with securities enforcement threats in the current harsher securities enforcement environment. It is useful not simply as a training tool for beginning lawyers but also as a practical and thorough guide for experienced securities lawyers, general litigators, and other practitioners who do not deal on a day-to-day basis with securities regulators.

Standards Development Patent Policy Manual

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:40:24 GMT

Authored by standards experts from across industry, academia and private practice, this book serves as a resource for standards development organizations (SDOs), the lawyers who advise them and other participants involved in the process. It is a comprehensive set of annotated, policy-neutral language that can be instantly accessed and utilized by SDOs who are developing new patent policies or those looking to refine or interpret existing policies.

Raise the Bar: Real World Solutions for a Troubled Profession

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:13:06 GMT

This book offers practical, “real world” solutions for increasing lawyers’ satisfaction with their careers. Contributors, including Scott Turow and Michael Tigar, explore the gap between aspiration and reality and share the experiences that have led them to this urgent call to reinvent the practice (and business) of law. Written with insight and candor, Raise the Bar shines much-needed light on the modern law practice and offers recommendations to restore the age-old satisfactions of life as a lawyer in our society.

MacCarthy on Cross-Examination

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:26:34 GMT

Learn how to look good on cross, even when the witness is not cooperating. Learn how to manage and effectively minimize involvement of the witness, without appearing controlling, extracting and insulting. Filled with illustrative cross-examinations from actual cases, this book is your key to employing these proven techniques in your own practice.

Access to Government in the Computer Age: An Examination of State Public Records Law

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:53:13 GMT

Laws governing access to public records were adopted well before the computer became a pervasive part of the daily functioning of government and in an age when the defining line between government and private entities was more brightly defined. In this book, experienced lawyers from a variety of practice areas explore the impact of technology on access to public records laws. The book is supplemented by a CD-ROM that contains links to the principal public records statute for each of the fifty states and the District of Columbia and a variety of other materials.

Internal Corporate Investigations, Third Edition

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:17:51 GMT

In the wake of highly publicized corporate shake-ups, internal investigations have gained national prominence and established themselves as an important tool of management. This book guides you through the steps necessary to conduct a proper and thorough legal investigation while minimizing the potential risk for your company and yourself. An indispensable guide for lawyers dealing with corporate investigations, it contains proven strategies, methods, and techniques used by seasoned practitioners to help you conduct an effective and efficient internal investigation.

Superseding and Staying Judgments: A National Compendium

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:32:27 GMT

Superseding and Staying Judgments is a national compendium of the law of superseding and otherwise staying judgments in every jurisdiction in the United States. This exhaustive resource will assist lawyers, clients, and their insurers in obtaining fast, accurate, and practical advice about dealing with the adverse verdict or judgment, even from a distant jurisdiction.

Thinking About Terrorism: The Threat to Civil Liberties in Times of National Emergency

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:18:23 GMT

Michael Tigar's new book examines the responses of governments throughout history to terrorist threats, including those in our own nation's history. Tigar focuses specifically on the effects of governmental action on the liberties and constitutional protections enjoyed by the people. Tigar creates a framework for analyzing our own government's responses to the terrorist attacks of 9/11--the now familiar litany of Guantanamo, extraordinary rendition, telephone and e-mail spying, and the like--and for balancing these responses with rights guaranteed under the Constitution, such as the right to be free of searches and seizures and the right to privacy.

In-House Counsel's Essential Toolkit

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:05:04 GMT

An authoritative resource for in-house counsel who need quick access, but detailed analyses, on a broad array of topics faced by in-house counsel everyday. The Toolkit provides forms, policies, and practice tips in seven broad practice areas that may not be within counsels' particular area of expertise. It also serves as a guide to in-house counsel who are new to a business entity, or whose budget for outside expertise may be limited. Available as 7 individual volumes in a boxed set with accompanying CD-ROM, which includes the related forms and policies, ready for tailoring to your transaction.

The Corporate, Securities, and M & A Lawyer's Job: A Survival Guide

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:57:13 GMT

Busy, experienced deal lawyers do not always have the time to teach new deal lawyers the basics. This Guide is a head start on those lessons, speeding the learning of everyone who uses it. New corporate lawyers are assigned a number of tasks for which law school provides no preparation.

A Guide to HIPAA Security and the Law

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:29:17 GMT

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) provides needed security protections for vital and sensitive health information. The Security Rule specifically, however, can be challenging for people charged with implementing it, or advising those who implement it. This comprehensive guide will bridge the gap between the law and information security practices. The book clearly and concisely discusses the Security Rule's role in the broader context of HIPAA, and provides useful guidance for implementing HIPAA security.

Intellectual Property Deskbook for the Business Lawyer

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:22:57 GMT

Written by leading industry practitioners, the Intellectual Property Deskbook is intended to serve as the business lawyer's starting point for issue identification, perspective, and resources in dealing with intellectual property issues and assets, whether in the context of structuring and consummating transactions or in the day-to-day counseling of clients. It is specifically designed to become the "go-to" reference for beginning the analysis, refreshing the memory, or seeking direction for in depth research on the wide range of IP-related issues that are regularly confronted by today's business lawyer, whether in house or in private practice.

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

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 21:12:31 GMT

This book provides specific guidance on pre-trial criminal procedure of all sorts, and explains in understandable terms "what you can do and what you cannot do" under 4th Amendment search and seizure law. From traffic checkpoints and forceful felony arrest, from Miranda warnings to inmate and cell searches, it is all covered in this concise reference. Search warrants, electronic surveillance, and use of canine search and seizure are also covered in great detail.

Invention Analysis and Claiming: A Patent Lawyer's Guide

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:14:34 GMT

This book presents a comprehensive approach to analyzing inventions and capturing them in a sophisticated set of patent claims. A central theme is the importance of using the problem-solution paradigm to identify the "inventive concept" before the claim-drafting begins. The book's teachings are grounded in "old school" principles of patent practice that, before now, have been learned only on the job from supervisors and mentors.

The Litigation Manual: First Supplement

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:38:13 GMT

The Litigation Manual gives you the strategies, techniques and practical wisdom of many of the country's pre-eminent trial lawyers and judges. This new collection brings together 77 of the most useful articles from Litigation journal that have published since the three volume edition of The Litigation Manual published in 1999.

The Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work-Product Doctrine, Fifth Edition

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:43:06 GMT

The book examines the fundamental issues that both licensors and licensees confront in the negotiation of a software license and, where appropriate, looks at relevant ancillary issues such as software development as well as maintenance and support. The book is accompanied by and cross-referenced to an annotated software license. A companion CD-ROM is also included for customization of the software license and related forms.

The New Bankruptcy Code, Second Edition

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:43:36 GMT

This new Second Edition of The New Bankruptcy Code reports on the changes Congress made to bankruptcy laws in 2005 by taking a look at reported case law, unreported cases, and pulled orders, and also offers answers to commonly-asked questions. This essential guidebook, written in an engaging question and answer format, is a must-have for practitioners in the trenches.

ERISA Survey of Federal Circuits

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:38:17 GMT

This newly revised and completely updated new edition is an excellent resource to the ERISA practitioner who needs to become quickly acquainted with ERISA law of a particular circuit. The book addresses issues that frequently arise in the prosecution and defense of claims for ERISA-regulated benefits.

The Judge Advocate General’s School Guide to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

Thu, 31 May 2007 19:04:15 GMT

This guide contains summaries of the law, guidance, and sample documents for handling common issues associated with the rights and protections provided to military personnel under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. This book is part of the continuing effort to improve and expand the resources available to legal assistance practitioners.

An Estate Planner's Guide to Buy-Sell Agreements for the Closely Held Business, Second Edition

Wed, 30 May 2007 15:20:19 GMT

Now completely revised and updated, this clearly written guide from nationally known author and speaker Louis A. Mezzullo provides comprehensive yet practical advice for designing effective buy-sell agreements to be used as both an exit strategy or as part of the succession or estate planning process. This new edition contains important updates, including discussion of several key cases dealing with buy-sell agreements and other restrictive arrangements, including True, Blount, Smith, and Amlie.

Sales and Use Tax Deskbook, 2006-07 Edition

Tue, 29 May 2007 14:42:53 GMT

Year after year, The Sales and Use Tax Deskbook provides - in one, reliable source - all of the information that tax managers, attorneys, and accountants are most likely to need about sales and use taxes. Organized by state, each chapter is written and updated each year by some of the most experienced state and local tax practitioners in that state. The book is accompanied by a searchable CD-ROM.

Managing and Litigating the Complex Surety Case

Fri, 18 May 2007 15:35:42 GMT

There is no more complex area of legal practice than the litigation of the "mega" construction surety case. This completely updated and revised second edition of Managing and Litigating the Complex Surety Case, offers an extensive exploration of practical issues confronting the 21st century fields of suretyship and construction contracting.

The Lawyer's Guide to Modern Payment Methods: ACH, Credit, Debit and More

Tue, 15 May 2007 15:19:36 GMT

Using a hypothetical example, the author explains the applicable laws of fund (wire) transfers, credit, debit, and charge cards, checks, and other payment methods, including stored value, PayPal and others, and then discusses and then discusses those laws in the context of the hypothetical. Each chapter includes several research resources for additional information as well as handy checklists, forms and agreements. The book is accompanied by a CD-ROM of the checklists, forms and agreements for easy customization.

A Practical Guide to Medicare Appeals

Fri, 11 May 2007 18:45:00 GMT

A Practical Guide to Medicare Appeals describes the steps necessary to successfully resolve appeals of all types of Medicare determinations.

Federal Statutory Exemptions from Antitrust Law-Monograph 24

Wed, 02 May 2007 15:46:58 GMT

Now, for the first time, this monograph comprehensively surveys the diverse array of statutes currently in force that modify or limit federal antitrust law, and analyzes their costs and benefits.

Indirect Purchaser Litigation Handbook

Tue, 01 May 2007 18:29:03 GMT

This Handbook seeks to explain both the framework for indirect purchaser claims and the issues that commonly arise in indirect purchaser litigation.

Making Money Talk: How to Mediate Insured Claims and Other Monetary Disputes

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:45:19 GMT

Learn how to deal with the peculiar problems of traditional bargaining through proven models and techniques. Acquaint and arm yourself with new tools to understand the dynamics of money negotiations and the recurring problems presented in those cases. Build a model of the mediation process that will serve as a roadmap when traditional bargaining is unavoidable and learn how to assist the parties in traditional bargaining in a faciliative, rather than a directive way.

FTC Practice and Procedure Manual

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:25:26 GMT

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an influential authority within the antitrust landscape. An understanding of the FTC and its procedures has become almost essential to every antitrust practitioner. The FTC Practice and Procedure Manual is intended to provide a "how-to" guide for lawyers and parties involved in both competition and consumer protection matters before the FTC.

Global Climate Change and U.S. Law

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:53:17 GMT

Global climate change presents extraordinary challenges to the environment and economy of United States as well as those of other nations. The law will play a critical role in the process of developing mechanisms to mitigate climate change, such as conserving energy, using renewable sources of energy, and implementing emission caps and trading programs. Global Climate Change and U.S. Law offers both breadth and depth in its description and analysis of the country’s current and quickly emerging laws as they relate to all aspects of the earth’s changing climate.

Antitrust Law Developments, Sixth Edition

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:27:53 GMT

Antitrust Law Developments (Sixth) is the seminal comprehensive review of federal antitrust law, with reports on current case law and administrative and legislative developments current through 2006. This 2-volume set is the product of an enormous team effort of Antitrust Section members and is a "must have" for every antitrust practitioner.

Mental Disability Law, Evidence and Testimony

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:45:43 GMT

This Reference Manual will guide lawyers, judges, law students, and forensic and other mental disability professionals through the maze of civil and criminal laws, standards, and evidentiary pitfalls, and forensic practices that characterize this area of the law. Moreover, it summarizes what empirical evidence exists to support or raise concerns about these legal standards and forensic practices when they are introduced in the courtroom.

The Modern Rules of Style

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:06:38 GMT

In ten beautifully written chapters, The Modern Rules of Style is a brief, elegant primer on how to write vivid, interesting sentences. Marx explains such concepts as parallelism; how to use introductory and trailing modifiers; proper use of the semicolon, colon, and dash; and how to use a noun clause effectively.

The Modern Rules of Order: A Guide for Conducting Business Meetings, Third Edition

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:06:59 GMT

If you want meetings that run more efficiently, for a shorter period of time, and with a minimum of disagreements, then you need this framework of established procedures for business meetings. Simpler and more effective than Robert's Rules, The Modern Rules of Order focuses on promoting timely consideration of the substance of the meeting, rather than ritualistic procedure.

The Intangible Assets Handbook

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:39:52 GMT

This handbook is a useful document for intangible asset management inquiries, with a special emphasis on licensing, transaction due diligence and bankruptcy. It attempts to help improve the management of companies with underleveraged intangible asset portfolios.

The Role of Independent Directors After Sarbanes-Oxley (formerly titled Independent Director's Guidebook)

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:46:38 GMT

This book provides independent directors and their advisors with an understanding of the primary legal and governance issues that have evolved in the corporate governance environment since the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002.

The Lawyer's Field Guide to Effective Business Development

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:03:24 GMT

The Lawyer's Field Guide to Effective Business Development is much more than a "survival guide"--it is a "success guide." The Field Guide is designed for seasoned lawyers who want to refine and polish their business development skills, as well as younger lawyers who have set their sights on designing successful and profitable careers as trusted advisors.

Every Relationship Matters: Using the Power of Relationships to Transform Your Business, Your Firm, and Yourself

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:50:06 GMT

Learn how to harness the power of relationships--with yourself, clients, and colleagues--to help you define and achieve professional and personal success. Peter Rouse provides a framework to guide you in instituting reflection and change in your life in order to build and maintain relationships. Although the author uses lawyers and law firms as examples, anyone interested in utilizing relationships with clients and colleagues to improve their business or their self will benefit from this book.

The Practitioner’s Guide to Biometrics

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:10:55 GMT

Biometrics is the most accurate form of identifiers and, when used properly, can greatly simplify life. However, biometrics raise new questions about personal privacy, surveillance, and the effects of government and corporate databases that register and hold fingerprint data and other biometric information. This book covers such topics as ID cards, data theft, authentication, and digital rights management.

The Constructive Divorce Guidebook: Empowering Families to Reach Long-Term Positive Results

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 15:16:16 GMT

This book views family trials not as contests to be won or lost, but as challenges for affirmative resolution for all concerned parties. After reading the book, you will be able to help your clients to resolve family disputes in a manner that will lead to long-term results for the families and children of divorce.

U.S. Data Breach Notification Law: State by State

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:58:40 GMT

This book provides comprehensive guidance to all 21 state (and one local) legislative efforts at breach notification statutes, categorizes the various aspects of such statutes and specifically describes how each different state deals with each aspect. It points out the similarities and differences of each state law. The approach is simply a detailed summary of each different legislative scheme.

Portable Bankruptcy Code and Rules 2007 Edition

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:51:34 GMT

Now you can have easy access to the Bankruptcy Code, as amended in 2005, and Rule provisions including new changes that became effective through December 2006. This handy pocket features page tabs and complete keyword indexes that guide you straight to material relevant to your case. And it is priced so you can order multiple copies for all your locations and staff members

ABCs of Arbitrage 2007 Edition: Tax Rules for Investment of Bond Proceeds by Municipalities

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 21:38:47 GMT

The 2007 edition of this best-seller will help you master both the most basic and complicated aspects of the subject by translating the complex issues of arbitrage into concise, practical language. This book will help you gain a clearer understanding of the rules of arbitrage, the relevant IRS code sections and the regulations and technical terms used in this practice.

Design Professional and Construction Manager Law

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 14:43:49 GMT

This book covers state regulation of the design professional; ethics and rules of conduct; legal responsibilities of design professionals; construction manager's responsibilities; and litigation of disputes involving design professionals.

The Family Limited Partnership Deskbook

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:24:11 GMT

This fully revised and updated edition of The Family Limited Partnership Deskbook addresses the need for a current, complete reference source for practitioners who want to understand and comply with both formal and substantive requirements in the creation and administration of FLPs and LLCs. This comprehensive guide provides in-depth analysis of all facets of these planning vehicles.

Forms & Substance: Specialized Agreements for the Construction Project

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:18:32 GMT

Construction projects of ever-increasing complexity have become the norm. As a result, formal agreements are needed for diverse and often unique issues that can occur in completing the project. These specialized agreements range from teaming arrangements to financing and surety issues to pre-construction and program management agreements. Includes CD-ROM with Forms.

Bioethical and Evolutionary Approaches to Medicine and the Law

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:42:48 GMT

Bioethics is a multidisciplinary field of law and one that can not be ignored. Bioethical and Evolutionary Approaches to Medicine and the Law is a comprehensive, scholarly analysis of bioethics and the development of its standards.

Biotechnology and the Law

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 22:49:18 GMT

Biotechnology and the Law is written to help lawyers faced with the challenge of identifying the legal issues and processes that must be faced by their clients in building, marketing, and protecting a biotech business. Topics include defining biotechnology, patent basics for biotechnology counsel, company formation, financing a biotech company, federal regulation of research through funding, FDA regulation of biomedical research, approval of products for human use, privacy issues, litigation issues and much more.

Think Again! Innovative Approaches to the Business of Law

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:37:59 GMT

Today's reality is that success in the practice of law requires business solutions, and this book provides the ideas, strategies, and tactics to help you take your legal career and law firm to new heights of business success. Think Again! is about creating a client-centric law firm and delivering great client service, differentiating your law firm from other firms, and developing the specific skills and strategies needed for effective and productive relationship building and business development results.

Law Office Policy & Procedures Manual, 5th Edition

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:24:06 GMT

Make sure your management, lawyers and staff are aware of their responsibilities to the firm and its clients, as well as the firm's responsibilities to its employees and clients. Save your staff, administrators, and attorneys countless hours with this valuable manual. The entire manual is provided on an accompanying CD-ROM, making it an easy way to create a complete office manual customized to your firm's specifications.

The Labor and Employment Lawyer's Job: A Survival Guide

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 22:52:50 GMT

This guide gives basic direction on assignments that new labor and employment lawyers are likely to receive. It also provides tips for honing in on the precise questions that need to be asked--whether of another lawyer in one's firm or an outside entity--and devising a framework for addressing them.

The ABCs of the UCC: Related Insolvency, 2nd Edition

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:37:27 GMT

This Second Edition reflectes updates in the U.C.C and its case law, but to include recent changes to the Bankruptcy Code as result of the 2005 amendments. Underlying issues are explained, and the practitioner will find guidance for dealing with the potential difficulties where the Code and U.C.C intersects. This book is written to present basic concepts in a straightforward manner and to orient the reader for future research and is free of the extensive footnotes and convoluted discussions that often accompany legal literature.

Toxic Tort Litigation

Wed, 27 Dec 2006 22:29:05 GMT

This practice-oriented book brings together the expertise of practicing attorneys, both corporate and ouside counsel, who focus on the litigation of toxic torts cases. Toxic Tort Litigation covers the specific elements of trying a toxic torts case and addresses the distinctive demands of toxic tort litigation, including theory of strategy and tactics of toxic tort cases.

The Lawyer's Toolkit

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 21:46:30 GMT

Start or grow your practice with The Lawyer's Toolkit. This package, valued at over $425, includes four essential, comprehensive resources for managing your practice and developing your clients. It contains: Attorney and Law Firm Guide to the Business of Law, Second Edition; Letters for Lawyers: Essential Communications for Clients, Prospects, and Others, Second Edition; How to Capture and Keep Clients: Marketing Strategies for Lawyers (audio CDs); Exercise Your Options: Evaluating, Selecting and Budgeting Case Management Software (audio CD and course materials)

A Litigator's Guide to Expert Witnesses

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 15:26:39 GMT

The admission of expert witness testimony remains one of the most contentious, critical, and interesting aspects of the modern-day litigation process. This book examines the role of the expert witness, focusing on taking depositions, expert qualifications, admissibility of testimony, attorney-client privilege, Daubert, rules of discovery and evidence, selecting and presenting experts, and direct examination of experts.

The Lawyer's Guide to Balancing Life and Work, Second Edition

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:25:51 GMT

The Lawyer's Guide to Balancing Life and Work, Second Edition is about how the law fits inside you, not how you fit inside the law. Making space for creativity and passion within your current workplace and at home can yield enormous emotional rewards. But, you must first make a conscious decision to shift your perceptions. To accept that, while you can't have it all, you can create a life that reflects your creativity and values. Interactive exercises are provided throughout the text and on the accompanying CD-ROM, to help you discover how to reclaim your life. New lawyers, seasoned veterans, and those who have personal relationships to lawyers will all benefit from this insightful book.

Federal Preemption of State and Local Law: Legislation, Regulation and Litigation - New Book

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:04:22 GMT

Federal agencies, Congress and federal courts interact with state laws constantly. The case law of federal preemption has mushroomed in recent years, and the Supreme Court now deals with several preemption controversies each Term. This book will define and explain the types of preemption, the contexts, the statutes and the "applied" categories in which states and federal powers come into conflict.

Amending CERCLA - New Book

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 20:38:54 GMT

Controversial yet powerful, litigated but most often settled, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, or Superfund) has a complicated history. CERCLA gave the Environmental Protection Agency vast authority to clean up sites, a dedicated source of funds to undertake clean-ups (Superfund), and a liability scheme of unprecedented scope. The 1986 Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) remains the only comprehensive set of amendments to CERCLA. A single-source compendium of legislation, leading court decisions, and administrative implementation, Amending CERCLA is comprehensive and authoritative reference for practitioners to review, research, and understand this complex statute.