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This book is aimed at the innovators who drive the advances from which we all benefit. This includes scientists, engineers,…
technicians, managers, and entrepreneurs who want to financially benefit from their innovations. The book describes how to build patent portfolios that will properly protect your technology and be of financial benefit. The tools that innovators need to have to generate patents are presented in detail.Qualifying & Attacking Expert Witnesses
By Robert Clifford. 2014
Perhaps no litigation task is more important than diluting the effect of the opposition's expert. This formidable challenge begins well…
before discovery and continues through settlement or trial. Let Robert Clifford's Qualifying & Attacking Expert Witnesses show you how to dig deep for unreliable testimony, no matter how sterling the expert's credentials. The book details dozens of high-potential attacks, including: * Failure to consider other causes * Subjective testing * Insufficient sample * Anecdotal evidence * Temporal relationship * Erroneous extrapolation * Research prepared for litigation With this helpful guide you will be able to disqualify, cross-examine, and impeach your opponent's expert, while effectively presenting your expert. You will also receive pattern questions, checklists, tactics, and case law for working with experts, and specific advice for medical, psychological, economic, physical facts, engineering, construction, insurance, employment, linguistic, document examination, legal malpractice, and criminal experts.New York Objections: Trial Practice, Tips, and Cases
By Helen Freedman. 2014
Specially Designed for Courtroom Use The latest Edition of New York Objections, by Associate Justice Helen E. Freedman, includes new…
andupdated text in 19 chapters and more than 100 new case blurbs. The new text and cases cover a wide array of topics, including objections related to: * Failure to set forth a claim during opening statement * Hearsay exceptions: Declarant must be unavailable -- former testimony * Hearsay exceptions: Declarant availability irrelevant * Excited utterance or spontaneous declaration * Cumulative evidence * Missing witness charge * Character evidence - prior uncharged crimes * Admissibility of photos of the accident scene in a civil case * Witness examination regarding prior bad acts * Expert testimony related to toxic substances; eyewitness identification; sexual abuse; and mental competency * Design and maintenance opinion evidence * Electronic evidence. Documents sent by or stored on social media sites, and communications made by cell phone or text, recently have been deemed admissible, under CPLR 4518(a), if they have the indicia of reliability. Winning at trial means getting your evidence in and keeping the opposition's evidence out -- or at least minimizing its impact. Most evidentiary rulings are within the judge's discretion, and are made in seconds. Bad rulings are almost never reversible. In sum, victory goes to the lawyer who can prevail on the big objections in the heat of battle. The key is knowing why, when and how to object and how to respond -- at a moment's notice -- with supporting authority at your fingertips. That's where Justice Freedman's New York Objections comes in. Like no other resource, New York Objections uses a courtroom-friendly format to cover more than 100 trial objections with clear, concise explanations, practice tips, and cautions -- plus the rules, statutes, and cases that comprise and construe New York's rules of evidence. Pattern Objections Comments Practice Tips & Cautions Cases Response Foundation Tactics * Preclude trial objections through motions in limine. * Evaluate the admissibility of the opposition's evidence. * Decide when to object, and when to remain silent. * Preserve the record for appeal. * Respond to objections -- on the spot, and with authority. * Draft briefs on evidentiary objections and motions. * Prevent jury exposure to adverse inadmissible evidence.Litigating Employment Discrimination Cases
By Andrew Friedman. 2005
Litigating Employment Discrimination Cases Most employment discrimination books deliver black-letter law and omit strategies, pitfalls, and forms. Andrew H. Friedman's…
Litigating Employment Discrimination Cases takes a more practical approach. Focusing on evaluation, discovery, summary judgment, and mediation, this affordable strategic guide delivers proven tactics, pattern arguments, common mistakes, and model forms for experienced plaintiff and defense lawyers. The book's collection of over 180 forms includes: * Engagement letters * Complaints * Demand letters * Deposition outlines * Pattern interrogatories * Requests for production * Mediation briefs and letters * Settlement agreements * Juror questionnaires * Motions in limine Litigating Employment Discrimination Cases is packed with pattern arguments supported by thousands of recent cases with parentheticals and pinpoint citations, pleadings, motions, discovery documents, deposition outlines, pitfalls to avoid, and, most importantly, practice-proven tactics and techniques. Some of the areas covered include: Discovery * Defending employer's efforts to interview the plaintiff. * Controlling ancillary proceedings. Summary judgment * Summary judgment oriented deposition tips for employers. Pretrial * Common defense motions in limine, with extensive case authorities on stray remarks and me-too evidence. * Strategies and citations for opposing these defense motions.Proven Jury Arguments & Evidence
By Karen Lisko. 2012
Proven Jury Arguments & Evidence Dr. Karen Lisko has observed the deliberations of hundreds of mock juries in over 25…
years of helping attorneys develop case strategies. She has also conducted scores of post-trial interviews with actual jurors. Her research findings have been compiled in Proven Jury Arguments & Evidence. This helpful book provides general recommendations for persuading all types of juries, and offers detailed advice for the following 9 types of cases: Negligence * Auto accidents * Police misconduct * Slips and falls * Medical malpractice * Products liability Business * Breach of business supply contract * Breach/delay of construction contract Employment * Race discrimination * Sexual harassment Learn about jury biases and key questions, what case elements juries find persuasive, potential winning case themes, effective case analogies, most important witnesses, rules of thumb for arguing damages, high-risk juror profiles, and pattern voir dire questions--all specific to case type and plaintiff or defendant.Deposing & Examining Employment Witnesses
By Tod F. Schleier. 2015
To make it easy for you to prepare for a particular deposition or examination, the book is organized by witness.…
Each witness-specific section delivers: (1) trial-tested strategies and arguments, (2) model deposition questions specific to cause of action and annotated with tactics, (3) checklists and tactics for direct and cross examinations, with extensive examples sprinkled with practice tips, and (4) summary checklists of the important points that should be inquired into for each cause of action. Tools and advice are provided for both employee and management attorneys. Mastering the art of questioning employment witnesses is a career-long process. It can take dozens of years in the courtroom to learn how to persuasively: (1) demonstrate that reasonable economists can disagree, (2) compel an adverse witness to ratify your position, and (3) contradict a manager or plaintiff on an important fact. Tod Schleier's Deposing & Examining Employment Witnesses will take years off your learning curve. It is filled with practical strategies, examples, tactics, and tips for successful questioning and other essential elements of employment advocacy:Texas DWI Manual
By Deandra M. Grant. 2015
Pattern Cross-Examinations
By Walter Simpson. 2014
Succeed at cross-examination with these proven strategies, angles of attack and sample questions. Loaded with tips and techniques culled from…
Walter Simpson's 40+ years of in-the-trenches experience, Pattern Cross-Examinations will help you tackle these tough challenges of cross-examination with ease and finesse: * Dealing with the sarcastic or non-responsive witness * Handling the confrontational witness * Rattling the expert witness * When to ask an open-ended question * When to push a witness and when to back off Model cross-examinations (plaintiff and defense) in common fact patterns are provided for each of these areas of civil litigation: * Auto accidents * Breach of contract * Civil assault and battery * Civil rights * Employment discrimination * Insurance policy litigation * Malicious prosecution * Medical malpractice * Premises liability * Products liabilitySocial Security Disability Practice
By Thomas Bush. 2015
Detailed guidance is important when navigating the hidden rules, obscure interpretations, and frequent delays common to Social Security disability cases.…
Turn to Tom Bush's Social Security Disability Practice when challenges or questions arise. This 1000-page masterwork covers the waterfront of social security disability practice: Selecting good cases. Sections 160-62 Determining the basis for denial, and common erroneous reasons for denial. Sections 173, 207 Comparison of Social Security disability and SSI. Section 135 Obtaining and dealing with medical and vocational opinion evidence. Section 220 Impairment-specific RFC questionnaires. Section 230 Issues commonly arising in hearings. Section 287 Preparing claimants and witnesses to testify, including questionnaires and letters. Section 290 Specific and detailed hearing questions for claimants, witnesses, and experts. Chapter 3 Proving inability to do unskilled sedentary work, including cross-examination questions. Section 346.6 Using the Medical-Vocational Guidelines as framework for decision-making, with charts, questions for the vocational expert, and court decisions. Section 348 Res judicata and reopening applications. Section 370 Index of key rulings. Appendix 1 Calculating back benefits, with worksheet. Section 430 Payment issues and solutions, with directory of contact information. Section 440 Developing a legal theory for appeal, with checklist and sample briefs. Chapter 5 Attorney fee issues and solutions. Chapter 7 And much, much more. Considered by many to be the most practical work in the field, Social Security Disability Practice is chock-full of practice-proven forms. Developed by author Tom Bush for his own office, these forms will save you hours and improve your advocacy. Just a few of the tips found in the helpful charts, appendices and forms. Minimize the frustrations in dealing with the SSA, the author, a veteran disability representative, clarifies issues such as: developing the theory of the case, establishing and proving pain, dealing with vocational and medical experts and using the fee agreement process. Useful forms, questionnaires, and checklists help you streamline cases. The two volume book now includes access to Jamesforms.com, containing more than 120 forms and the full-text of the book.Guerrilla Discovery
By Ashley Lipson. 2003
Guerrilla Discovery Most litigation and settlement outcomes are determined in quarrelsome discovery fights. Coercion and confrontation are usually necessary to…
obtain evidence on the hotly-contested issues. To help you win more of these important discovery skirmishes, Ashley Lipson's Guerrilla Discovery offers dozens of clever strategies, novel arguments, direct answers, cautionary instructions, helpful timelines, tactically-annotated rules, and innovative forms that will help you handle even the most defiant deponents. In addition, Guerrilla Discovery: * Offers answers and solid principles on how to propose and oppose virtually every form of evidence. * Provides instant access to cases, statutes and checklists that will help you lay solid foundations, make accurate objections, and effectively examine. * Divides the universe of evidence into four categories -- testimonial, documentary, real and demonstrative -- providing extreme detail in a concise, organized manner.Pattern Voir Dire Questions
By Susan Broome. 2014
You've been hard at work on your client's behalf for months. Don't leave his fate in the hands of an…
unfairly biased juror. Pattern Voir Dire Questions covers 26 different types of cases and more than 150 distinct topics, including: * Assault & battery * Breach of contract * Civil rights violations (§1983) * Domestic violence * Employment discrimination * Fraud * Homicide * Medical malpractice * Pain and suffering This helpful book puts more than 1,700 jury voir dire questions at your fingertips. Built from author Susan Broome's 20+ years of experience as a professional trial consultant, Pattern Voir Dire Questions covers a broad range of civil and criminal cases, including written Supplemental Juror Questionnaires that you can use. A Topical Index of Questions gives you an alternative way to find just the right questions for your case and make sure you have covered all the bases.Is It Admissible?
By Ashley Lipson. 2015
Is It Admissible? Are your objections ever overruled due to lack of specificity? Have you ever been too slow to…
object to inadmissible testimony? Do you waste valuable time poring through dense treatises just to see if a certain type of evidence is admissible? Do you struggle to find instant answers on evidence admissibility? Now there is help. Is It Admissible? by Ashley S. Lipson provides clear, concise, and supported answers to troublesome admissibility questions for virtually every type of evidence. Designed for use on the eve of trial or at counsel's table, Is It Admissible? provides everything you need for speedy and specific courtroom action: * Direct "yes or no" admissibility answers for each type of evidence * Quick explanation of the rule * Pattern questions for laying foundations * Admission strategies for the proponent * Exclusion arguments for the opponent * Model objection language, with responses * Color-coded tabs for quick-reference * Detailed topical index and table of cases * Coverage of civil and criminal law * Strategies for admission and exclusion * And much more The book is chock-full of novel arguments, proven strategies, and successful shortcuts.New York Fire District Officers’ Guide
By Raymond S Diraddo. 2014
This helpful guide includes: (1) more than 260 forms and resolutions; and (2) quick answers to your day-to-day operating and…
legal questions such as officers' functions and duties, formation and operation, personnel, financial, and contracts.Texas Estate Planning
By Dianne Reis. 2005
Speed is important when you charge fixed fees for creating wills and trusts, but imprecise drafting can lead to costly…
errors. When novel situations demand quick answers and custom clauses, turn to Dianne Reis' Texas Estate Planning. Her big book contains over 40 Texas-specific pattern wills and trusts annotated with alternate clauses, pitfalls to avoid, practice tips, recent cases, tax considerations, and more. For example, you receive: * Pattern clauses. Drafting recommendations include sample clauses that you can copy and paste. * Direct answers. Issue-oriented text is to-the-point, delivered without hedging, and is well-supported with recent cases. * Flow charts. Use the handouts to help your clients understand how particular types of assets affect the estate plan. * Tax considerations. Consequences and opportunities are clearly presented and supported with examples. Every estate planning attorney needs a base of ready answers, clauses, and documents. This affordable guide will add many reliable answers and over 80 forms to your collection.Texas Small-Firm Practice Tools
By Cindy Stormer. 2014
The latest edition of Texas Small-Firm Practice Tools includes updated citations and substantive coverage to reflect the implementation of the…
Estates Code, as well as new and revised text on a broad range of topics, including: * Business records affidavits * Collateral consequences of a DWI * Criminal discovery under the Michael Morton Act * Management trusts for disabled persons You also receive 31 new and revised forms to help you work more efficiently. Texas Small-Firm Practice Tools is the one resource you need to stay current on Texas law and practice. Order your copy today . . . Texas Legal Checklists Pilots and accountants have long relied on checklists to avoid omissions. Your legal work deserves the same care, especially if you handle a variety of practice areas. Bring order and method to your practice, tackle new areas with confidence, and avoid omissions and wasted effort with the task checklists in Cindy Stormer's Small-Firm Practice Tools. These checklists break big jobs like probating a will, filing a divorce, forming a corporation, preparing for trial, and dozens more into manageable tasks. You receive: Civil litigation checklists Car accident checklists Business checklists Divorce checklists Estate checklists Criminal checklists Over 560 Texas FormsEach of the 16 practice areas in Cindy Stormer's Small-Firm Practice Tools is supported with a: (1) summary of the essential law and procedures, and (2) collection of custom-drafted, time-tested forms in both print and on Jamesforms.com.Texas Probate Forms and Procedures
By Keith Branyon. 2014
No better timesaver exists than a well-drafted, on-point form. Here are over 170, plus a law-and-procedure outline. Keith Branyon's formbook…
will help you deal with the ever-increasing pressure to do more in less time, covering each procedural step with: * The relevant code sections. * Summaries of the interpretive cases. * Advice for avoiding common pitfalls. * A complete collection of practice-proven forms. All forms are custom-drafted in plain English specifically for use in Texas by one of the state's top probate practitioners. Here are some of the topics covered by the book's many forms: * Initial representation * Independent administration * Dependent administration * Other options * Creditors * Foreign wills * Contested mattersLegal Secretary Federal Litigation
By Pamela Everett Nollkamper. 2014
Florida Legal Secretary
By Kathleen Hill. 2015
Prepare documents quickly and correctly with this practice-proven resource Florida Legal Secretary is different from other legal references. Instead of…
detailed expositions of the law, it consists of hundreds of nuts-and-bolts procedures and completed forms: Civil Litigation * How to prepare, file, serve, and amend pleadings * Preparing and serving written discovery * How to prepare and file discovery motions * Getting ready for trial * Enforcing judgments Real Estate * Preparing purchase and sale documents * How to prepare the mortgage * Steps for closing sales * How to foreclose mortgages, agreements for deeds, and statutory liens * Drafting leases and terminating rental agreements Organizing Businesses * Reserving corporate names * Preparing and filing corporate formation documents * Housekeeping matters * Forming LLCs and general and limited partnerships * Mergers and dissolutions Plus similarly-detailed procedures and forms for: * Dissolution of marriage * Estate administration * Criminal litigation This book-and-Digital Access package provides litigation and transactional forms with completion instructions and filing procedures. Each of the more than 1,000 forms on Jamesforms.com comes with a quick-reference procedure section in print that details: * Whom to serve * Who receives copies * Other filing requirements and fees * How many copies to make * Cross-references to related procedural explanations * Additional documents to prepare Instead of digging through old files, needlessly calling the court clerk, or receiving returned, unfiled documents, you can now have at your fingertips the necessary forms, as well as detailed explanations of how to use them.Florida Causes of Action
By Marc Wites, Seth Ellis. 2015
Florida Causes of Action No longer will you have to sift through opinion after opinion to find one that recites…
all the elements of a cause of action. Marc A. Wites' Florida Causes of Action delivers elements for over 90 causes of action, complete with circuit variations, district-specific authorities, defenses, issues, references to other texts, and sample pleading language. Each item is supported by case and statutory citations and explanations. This useful resource will help you: * Draft complaints * Explore alternative causes of action * Respond to pleadings * Conduct discovery * Marshal evidence * Prepare jury instructions * Write appellant briefs Topics covered include: * Negligence * Physical torts * Procedural torts * Fraud and negligent misrepresentation * Business * Contracts * Defamation and privacy * Real property and constructionNew York Civil Practice Before Trial
By Michael H Barr. 2014
Step-by-step procedures, answers to knotty questions, tips from the bench, 3,500 citations, and over 130 forms, all designed to help…
you quickly find detailed and authoritative answers to difficult questions concerning pleadings, motions, discovery, and more.