American Bar Association: 312 books
ABCs of Arbitrage
Tax Rules for Investment of Bond Proceeds By Municipalities
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2019
The 2018 Edition of this best-seller is updated, expanded, and will help readers 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 readers gain a clearer understanding of the rules...
Every Relationship Matters
Using the Power of Relationships to Transform Your Business, Your Firm, and Yourself
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Learn how to harness the power of relationships—with yourself, clients, and colleagues—to help you define and achieve professional and personal success. In this updated second edition, author Peter Rouse provides a framework to guide you in instituting reflection and change in your life in order...
by Kenneth A. Adams
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
With A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting, Kenneth A. Adams has created a uniquely in-depth survey of the building blocks of contract language. First published in 2004, it offers those who draft, review, negotiate, or interpret contracts an alternative to the dysfunction of traditional contract...
by David A. Sousa
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014
On a daily basis, lawyers are involved in changing someone's brain. Now you can add the latest scientific insights on the human brain to make you be more effective with clients, and be more persuasive in front of a judge or jury. Learn to communicate with juries acclimated to today's technological world....
Appellate Mediation
A Guidebook for Attorneys and Mediators
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
This book provides a comprehensive guide to appellate mediation for legal advocates and mediators. Included are helpful approaches for first-time participants in appellate mediation, as well as those who regularly conduct or attend such mediations. This book teaches new and old practitioners alike, the basics of appellate law and how it informs the mediation process.
Alternative Dispute Resolution in State and Local Governments:
Analysis and Case Studies
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
In recent years, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) has overtaken trial litigation as an cheaper and less complicated method of resolving disputes. This is especially true in government disputes, where the financial burden of litigation falls to the taxpayer. Many overburdened state and local governments...
The Attorney-Client Privilege in Civil Litigation
Protecting and Defending Confidentiality
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
This edition includes updates of the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine. Many of the previous chapters have been completely revised, while others have gone through a comprehensive rewrite. New and expanded topics include application of the revised federal rules and case law governing...
by Douglas R. Richmond, Brian S. Faughnan
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Facing numerous professional responsibility challenges, trial and appellate lawyers must handle significant problems that can arise suddenly or in difficult circumstances. Written by experienced trial and appellate lawyers, this updated edition focuses on the responsibilities of practicing lawyers....
The Early-Career Guide for Attorneys
Starting and Building a Successful Career in Law
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2019
Whether you will work in a small rural community, a medium-sized firm, or a big-city/big-law firm (“BigLaw”),the principles and disciplines contained in The Early-Career Guide for Attorneys will set you on a path to success. This book helps avoid the mistakes that partners see being made by new...
Yoga for Lawyers
Mind-Body Techniques to Feel Better All the Time
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2015
Lawyers are twice as likely to be alcoholics than the general population, and three times more likely to suffer a heart attack. Yoga for Lawyers is here to help! Written by lawyers, for lawyers, this is a short, user-friendly yoga book focused on effective ways to de-stress every day, throughout the...
by James W. McElhaney
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2014
In this volume, a collection of his ABA Journal litigation column published between 1994 and 2011, Jim McElhaney provides comprehensive advice on how to avoid the snares, traps, and pitfalls that challenge every trial lawyer, veterans and novices alike.
In the tradition of the first volume...
Roadmap
The Law Student's Guide to Preparing and Executing a Successful Plan for Employment
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2016
Professor Neil Hamilton, former dean of St. Thomas University School of Law, has developed a ground-breaking template for law students to use throughout all three years of law school in order to be fully prepared to find employment upon graduation. Hamilton established the core competencies desired...
A Brief Guide to Brief Writing
Demystifying the Memorandum of the Law
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2014
Briefs are a combination of legal reasoning and good story-telling. It is very important to be able to construct a persuasive legal argument in support of a client’s case while telling the client’s story. The aim of every brief is always the same: to persuade. This means that there are fundamentals...
by ABA Business Law Section Business Bankruptcy Committee
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2014
Published by the Business Law Section's Business Bankruptcy Committee's Subcommittee on Claims and Priorities, this guide is a unique resource for lawyers seeking to develop greater familiarity with bankruptcy law. It will provide entry into bankruptcy analysis and processes for practitioner's...