Advanced Legal Research: Researching Secondary Sources & Practice Tools

Law students & faculty only. Step-by-step practical analysis of written and oral arguments, with expert advice on preparation and presentation. Included are sample written briefs and oral arguments in products liability cases, medical malpractice cases, and wrongful death actions. Arguments are compared, do's and don'ts are highlighted, and checklists are provided.

Law students & faculty only. Learn how to undermine an expert's testimony by showing bias, lack of qualification, inconsistency with prior statements, etc., how to use a witness to prove your case and how to control a hostile witness.

Law students & faculty only. Provides uidance for the litigator on how and when to use demonstrative evidence in a personal injury case. Complete with sample testimony and arguments, illustrations, charts and diagrams, the volume covers: Technical and practical problems involved in obtaining and handling demonstrative exhibits The legal principles related to the use, admissibility and opposition of virtually every type of demonstrative presentation.

Law students & faculty only. This treatise covers the following areas of practice: Depositions, Interrogatories, and requests for production of documents; Requests for admissions; and Combined discovery demands.

Law students & faculty only. his publication covers such important topics as sources of documentary evidence, retrieval of documents from clients and third parties, discovery of documents, and more. It covers such important topics as: - Sources of documentary evidence - Retrieval of documents from clients and third parties - Use of computers to assist in document storage and production - Discovery of documents - Document alteration and forgery - Technical and practical problems in managing, handling, and storing documents - Introduction of documents during a trial - The effect of computers and other technological advances on documentary evidence.

Law students & faculty only. A guide for the novice and a practical source of new techniques for the experienced advocate. The following respected attorneys are among those who have contributed jury selections: Lawrence Charfoos, William Davis, Wayne Fisher, Robert Habush, Fred Hazouri, James Hullverson, Thomas Malone, Stanley Preiser, Leonard Ring, and Ward Wagner Jr.

A planning guide that takes you from the moment the potential client steps into your office, through all aspects of case preparation, to the moment you step before the judge as an advocate.

Law students & faculty only. This is a planning guide covering the issue of settlements. The first part of the book covers the "practical." It is the "How to Settle" part of the book. The next part covers the "academic" -- a reference source for those who need a starting point for research of a specific problem. The final chapters include the subjects of Ethics and the principles that have animated the discussions in the book -- "The Ten Commandments of Settlement."

Law students & faculty only. This set provides a complete range of the litigation forms you need for federal practice at any level, from U.S. District Courts all the way up to and including the Supreme Court of the United States. Forms are conveniently organized into chapters based on the controlling procedural rules. Each chapter in each volume contains a brief, but current, analysis of the procedural rules on which the forms in that chapter are based. This analysis is a handy reference for questions attorneys may have while completing the forms, and explains the importance and function of the forms provisions the attorney is drafting.

Bender's Forms of Discovery provides an A-to-Z selection of sample interrogatories for more than 200 title categories from Accounting to Zoning. The set features: Scope Note - quick analysis of the subject title followed by cross-references to other related titles; Table of Contents - listing of all interrogatories for both plaintiff and defendant included under the subject title; Summary of Form - synopsis offering descriptive heading for each question appearing in each form; and more!

(Volumes 11-16) is a comprehensive litigation guide that offers in-depth discussion and action-oriented practice materials for all other discovery methods, including: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26 through 33; Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 34; an expanded Digest of Items Sought under FRCP 34 and 45(d); FRCP 35 and 36; FRCP 37 and 45(d); Criminal Discovery; and an in-depth discussion of discovery in complex litigation. Bender's Forms of Discovery features comprehensive, updated charts comparing the discovery rules of the 50 states with the various federal discovery rules, as well as appendices providing the text of the state discovery rules at variance with the federal rules.

With more than 800 pattern voir dire questions covering civil and criminal cases, and a practice-proven method for engaging jurors and uncovering potential biases, Effective Voir Dire provides sample voir dire for common fact scenarios in six distinct practice areas: motor vehicle accidents; slip, trip, and fall; medical malpractice; products liability; employment; and criminal cases. The voir dire samples are annotated with detailed analyses explaining why a line of questioning is important, what you can expect to learn, and how to assess and follow-up on jurors’ responses.

This newly revised three-volume set provides all of the basic forms needed in the vast majority of cases litigated in federal courts. The set is organized chronologically, in the order of tasks normally performed by attorneys handling litigation. The set begins with forms appropriate for pre-litigation considerations, including settlement, alternative dispute resolution, etc. It moves on to provide forms for all manner of pre-trial procedures, including forms dealing with subject matter and personal jurisdiction considerations, venue considerations, initial pleadings, responses to initial pleadings, amendments to pleadings, preliminary motions, and mandatory disclosures and discovery. Forms are also provided for seeking or resisting equitable remedies, including injunctions and receivers. The set then provides forms in connection with jury trials, motions in limine, securing and presenting witnesses and other forms of evidence. The trial portion of the forms concludes with forms for proposed findings and jury verdicts, both general (with and without interrogatories) and special. Post-judgment motions, including motions for new trials, motions for judgment as a matter of law, and for relief from judgment are also covered. Enforcement of judgments, stays of enforcement of judgments, and appeals are also briefly covered. Each of the forms provided in this set clearly describes the individual, fact specific information that the attorney must add to adapt the form for use in any particular case, and most come with brief notes analyzing practice concerns that arise in connection with use of the forms.

Law faculty & students only. This is one of the major treatises on Federal practice. This part covers the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Annotations include the legislative history and an historical analysis for each rule.

This quick-reference book covers the full range of objections, complete with over 100 pattern objections, tactics, forms, suggested responses, necessary foundations and hundreds of state and federal cases.

Law students & faculty only. American Jurisprudence Pleading and Practice Forms Annotated contains more than 44,000 state and federal practice forms, checklists, and timetables.

Law students & faculty only. Am. Jur. POF in 3 series explains how to determine and prove the facts essential to winning a case for a wide range of civil litigation and selected criminal defense topics. Checklists included with elements of damages and elements of proof. Sample pleadings, discovery, motions, and other documents are included in each article. Sample Proofs in detailed question-and-answer format show you how to prove particular facts.

Westlaw is available to Law students & faculty only. Contains hundreds of model trial articles that cover the spectrum of personal injury, business, and criminal litigation. Provides step-by-step guidance through all the phases of trial— from initial client interview, discovery, pleadings, motions and trial itself, to post-trial motions and appeals. It features checklists, model forms, sample opening statements and final arguments, sample litigation aids—photos, maps, diagrams, charts, tables, graphs, and more.

Law students & faculty only. Identifies the various elements of each case, provides detailed research and procedure guidelines, and a Damages Awards Survey,covers legal interpretations of courts through extensive sample cases. It also includes practice checklists, and litigation forms.

Law students & faculty only. Forms for federal judicial and administrative matters; includes references to primary law and research resources.

Law students & faculty only. This set provides more than 1,000 practice-proven, chronologically organized forms to guide you through every phase of the litigation process. It covers initiation of litigation, pleadings, discovery, pretrial matters, motions, trial, verdicts, findings, judgments, posttrial procedures, arbitration, and settlements. Subjects covered include personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability, and contracts. It also contains extensive checklists.

Westlaw is available to Law students & faculty only. Nichols Cyclopedia of Federal Procedure Forms provides to the practitioner a comprehensive array of federal pleading and practice forms, accompanied by a concise treatment of the latest relevant federal law.

Ohio Jurisprudence Pleading and Practice Forms is a comprehensive treatment of civil practice law along with a collection of forms keyed to the organization of the Ohio civil rules.