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This comprehensive publication provides practitioners in the area of life, health, and disability insurance with a national survey of each of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and the federal circuits regarding misrepresentations in applications as well as the applicable case law interpreting relevant statutes.

Construction Checklists, Second Edition: A Guide To Frequently Encountered Construction Issues presents a unique collection of essential checklists that address the wide-ranging aspects of a construction practice.

The Law Firm Client Service Interview Playbook is a step-by-step guide to incorporating client service interviews into your firm's client relationship management strategy.

The Family Law Professional's Field Guide helps family law professionals better understand and communicate the dynamics of the conflicted family system.

The global esports industry has grown rapidly, giving rise to a range of new and interesting legal questions and issues. This guide addresses which laws govern esports and provides a comparison to traditional sports, touching on topics such as intellectual property rights, labor and employment issues, violent content, collegiate esports, gambling, and more.

Expanded, updated, and revised by the author, this edition of Trial Notebook includes 30 years of James McElhaney's clear, graceful, and entertaining writing. Nearly a third larger than the previous edition, the book includes 90 chapters that cover every stage of trial.

This resource provides you with an easy-to-read "roadmap" that guides you through the steps to improving your law firm's existing pricing and legal project management capability, as well as the overall profit contribution. Comprehensively revised and updated; applicable to the state of the legal market in mid-2019 and beyond.

This practical guide will help directors and officers of all organizations establish a cyber governance framework that enables them to meet their fiduciary duties, protect digital assets, ensure the organization meets its privacy and cybersecurity compliance requirements, and avoid litigation. Valuable checklists, charts, and a cyber lingo cheat sheet are included for quick reference.

How to Play the Game provides a basic understanding of the legal issues surrounding sports. It is the go-to source for anyone interested in getting into the field of sports law.

Stories of Challenge and Triumph from Women on the Bench contains personal stories by and about some of the most revered and influential judges in the United States, a unique and deeply instructive glimpse into our justice system.

Designed to cover every aspect of a United States Tax Court case from start to finish, Litigating a Case in Tax Court provides detailed guidance and tips on the Tax Court process in an easy-to-read and easy-to-use paper format with an online portal for accessing many sample documents that practitioners can use.

Written by more than 40 highly skilled practitioners from 11 key jurisdictions, this book introduces readers to the complex and developing area of corporate internal investigations and uncovers a myriad of issues for additional legal consideration and advice. It considers the landscape and legal framework of the specific jurisdiction and provides a practical narration as to best practice in each.

This updated edition is designed to help lawyers prepare clients for the very formal and unnatural "question-and-answer" environment. Written by ABA bestselling author and seasoned litigator Dan Small, this easy-to-read guide provides a systematic witness preparation process and offers strategies and "Ten Rules" to help make witnesses comfortable and effective in a wide range of witness scenarios.

"A magnificent book on writing. Drawing on the lessons from psycholinguistics and rhetoric, Judge Bacharach has written a remarkably practical book on how to write effectively. Judge Bacharach illustrates his points with very specific suggestions and countless examples from briefs from top lawyers and opinions of judges. I learned so much from this wonderful book." -- Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean, Berkeley School of Law

Winning in Your Own Court presents ten ¿laws¿ that will help you to figure out what a career of your own design might look like, and to give you the skill sets and tools to realize it. The book includes suggestions and exercises to put your insights, skills, and practices to work for you right now and for the rest of your life.

This comprehensive reference guide provides lawyers with a complete and comprehensive review and discussion of legal project management, including the business case, the definitions and application, ethical considerations and the issues and constraints in implementation. This simple, easy-to-use framework can be applied from start to finish in any firm or practice area.

Learn about using Section 529 plans for financing K-12, college, graduate, or professional education. This resource, complete with plentiful practice pointers, details the rules for education planning and how to integrate it into an individual's comprehensive paradigm for financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning.

Nationally recognized litigator, Daniel P. Dalton, shares expert insights on litigating three types of religious property disputes. This information will be valuable for religious organizations and their counsel.

Crimmigration Law is a must-read for law students and practitioners seeking an introduction to the complex legal doctrine and practice challenges at the merger of immigration and criminal law.

Food Law: A Practical Guide offers attorneys of all stripes an introduction to how different areas of law and legal practice intersect with food. Ranging from intellectual property to food policy and food regulation, this guide aims to whet the appetite for individuals looking to engage with the unique needs of clients in the food and beverage industry.

This book serves as a resource for construction lawyers to prepare their cases for trial.

Trial and appellate lawyers face numerous professional responsibility challenges that can arise suddenly or within difficult circumstances. As in the prior editions, this essential resource helps litigators handle these increasingly complex challenges while offering practical examples and advice.

With the ever-changing landscape of consumer protection laws, this timely resource provides expert, high-level discussion of the rules governing consumer finance law and the complex federal agencies that enforce these laws. Topics range from the FTC, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Fair Credit Reporting Act, Consumer Deposit Accounts and Electronic Funds Transfer and more.

In a practice that increasingly involves cross-border issues, a growing number of clients fear their children may be abducted, are concerned about overseas travel, or are considering international marriage or divorce. Written to help family lawyers best represent clients and their children, this updated edition explains all aspect of how the Hague Convention works in the United States.

Be prepared to knowledgeably represent current and former federal employees by understanding the major features of the largest federal government pension systems and how to divide them in divorce. Now this essential information is available in a single volume that explains the complexities and nuances of the benefits at stake: retirement, health insurance, and life insurance.

Numerous and often complicated issues are involved in estate planning for minor children, including taxation, education funding, insurance, and disability of a minor or a minor's caregiver. Now completely updated, this compendium focuses exclusively on the pertinent issues facing adults when planning for younger family members.

This landmark publication--the first of its kind in 30 years--enables advocates to successfully represent veterans who unjustly received less-than-honorable or other stigmatizing discharges. Written by attorneys from the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School's Veterans Legal Clinic and Connecticut Veterans Legal Center, this book helps bring honor and life-altering benefits to veterans.

The Rising Behemoth discusses the rise of multidistrict litigation (MDL) and the procedures courts have employed in such proceedings to facilitate their resolution. It can serve as an introduction to those new to MDLs or as a guide to those with more experience. It should be recommended reading for lawyers, judges, policymakers, and academics alike.