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Kidnapped by a Client

The Incredible True Story of an Attorney's Fight for Justice

by Sharon R. Muse, JD ...

“He promised to kill me when he got out. I believed him. If I wanted justice, I had to fight both him and the courts...maybe kill him first. If I didn’t do something, I was going to die.”This is not a manufactured dialogue from a thriller but the words of attorney Sharon Muse. They came after she survived an attempted kidnapping, rape, and murder at the hands of Larry Morrison, a former client. On ... Read more

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“He promised to kill me when he got out. I believed him. If I wanted justice, I had to fight both him and the courts...maybe kill him first. If I didn’t do something, I was going to die.”This is not a manufactured dialogue from a thriller but the words of attorney Sharon Muse. They came after she survived an attempted kidnapping, rape, and murder at the hands of Larry Morrison, a former client. On
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Lawfare

by Geoffrey Robertson ...

How Russians, the Rich and the Government Try to Prevent Free Speech and How to Stop Them.‘ESSENTIAL’ Amal Clooney‘AUTHORITATIVE’ Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC‘IMPORTANT ’Baroness Helena Kennedy KC‘COULD HARDLY BE MORE TIMELY’ Alan RusbridgerThe British tradition of “free speech” is a myth. From the middle ages to the present, the law of defamation has worked to cover up misb... ... Read more

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How Russians, the Rich and the Government Try to Prevent Free Speech and How to Stop Them.‘ESSENTIAL’ Amal Clooney‘AUTHORITATIVE’ Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC‘IMPORTANT ’Baroness Helena Kennedy KC‘COULD HARDLY BE MORE TIMELY’ Alan RusbridgerThe British tradition of “free speech” is a myth. From the middle ages to the present, the law of defamation has worked to cover up misb...
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Evil Angels

The Case of Lindy Chamberlain

by John Bryson ...

The basis for the Meryl Streep film A Cry in the Dark: The dramatic true story of a mother's worst nightmare and the murder trial that shocked Australia.On a camping trip at Ayer's Rock, the Chamberlain family's infant daughter disappeared in the middle of the night. Her distraught mother, Lindy, claimed she saw a dingo carry her off into the Australian outback. Two years later, their tragedy ... Read more

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The basis for the Meryl Streep film A Cry in the Dark: The dramatic true story of a mother's worst nightmare and the murder trial that shocked Australia.On a camping trip at Ayer's Rock, the Chamberlain family's infant daughter disappeared in the middle of the night. Her distraught mother, Lindy, claimed she saw a dingo carry her off into the Australian outback. Two years later, their tragedy
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The Landmark Court Battle over Argentina's $100 Billion Debt Restructuring

by Gregory Makoff ...

The dramatic inside story of the most important case in the history of sovereign debt lawArgentina's 2001 default on $100 billion in bonds and the messy litigation that followed has had an outsized impact on sovereign debt markets, sovereign debt law, and the International Monetary Fund's policies. This is the sovereign debt case study that scholars, legal practitioners, investors, and ... Read more

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The dramatic inside story of the most important case in the history of sovereign debt lawArgentina's 2001 default on $100 billion in bonds and the messy litigation that followed has had an outsized impact on sovereign debt markets, sovereign debt law, and the International Monetary Fund's policies. This is the sovereign debt case study that scholars, legal practitioners, investors, and
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Lawyers' Poker

52 Lessons that Lawyers Can Learn from Card Players

by Steven Lubet ...

Great poker players are master tacticians. Not only do they calculate odds with lightning speed and astonishing precision, but they also cunningly anticipate and manipulate the actions of their adversaries. In short, they boast skills that every lawyer can envy. This highly entertaining work might best be summed up as "better lawyering through poker." Steven Lubet shows exactly how the tactics of ... Read more

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Great poker players are master tacticians. Not only do they calculate odds with lightning speed and astonishing precision, but they also cunningly anticipate and manipulate the actions of their adversaries. In short, they boast skills that every lawyer can envy. This highly entertaining work might best be summed up as "better lawyering through poker." Steven Lubet shows exactly how the tactics of
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The JCT 05 Standard Building Contract

by Issaka Ndekugri, Michael Rycroft ...

The Joint Contracts Tribunal's (JCT) Standard Form of Building Contract, one of the most common standard contracts used in the UK to procure building work, is updated regularly to take account of changes in legislation and industry practice and relevant court decisions from litigation. The JCT 05 Standard Building Contract: Law and Administration is a second edition to the authors' earlier award ... Read more

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The Joint Contracts Tribunal's (JCT) Standard Form of Building Contract, one of the most common standard contracts used in the UK to procure building work, is updated regularly to take account of changes in legislation and industry practice and relevant court decisions from litigation. The JCT 05 Standard Building Contract: Law and Administration is a second edition to the authors' earlier award
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The Art of Impasse-Breaking in Mediation

A Handbook for Mediators, Lawyers, and Other Conflict Resolvers

by David A. Hoffman ...

David Hoffman's The Art of Impasse-Breaking in Mediation provides hands-on guidance for lawyers and mediators seeking to overcome roadblocks to settlement – a comprehensive manual that describes more than 50 tools that mediators use and why they work. As Harvard Lecturer on Law and past chair of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, Hoffman draws on more than thirty years of mediating family, ... Read more

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David Hoffman's The Art of Impasse-Breaking in Mediation provides hands-on guidance for lawyers and mediators seeking to overcome roadblocks to settlement – a comprehensive manual that describes more than 50 tools that mediators use and why they work. As Harvard Lecturer on Law and past chair of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, Hoffman draws on more than thirty years of mediating family,
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Challenging Conflict

Mediation Through Understanding

by Gary Friedman ...

This revolutionary book shows how through mediation parties can escape the trap of conflict rather than remain ensnared within its grasp at enormous cost to themselves and others. The authors demonstrate how mediators, and lawyers, can support parties to work together effectively in ways that deeply respect their humanity. Through the telling of ten riveting stories of actual commercial mediations ... Read more

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This revolutionary book shows how through mediation parties can escape the trap of conflict rather than remain ensnared within its grasp at enormous cost to themselves and others. The authors demonstrate how mediators, and lawyers, can support parties to work together effectively in ways that deeply respect their humanity. Through the telling of ten riveting stories of actual commercial mediations
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The Online Courtroom

Leveraging Remote Technology in Litigation

Edited by Richard Gabriel, Kenneth Broda-Bahm ...

Table of Contents:Why Take Litigation Online? Disruption and InnovationViews from the BenchViews from Counsel TableViews from the Witness BoxViews from the Jury BoxMeeting the Technical Challenges of Online LitigationAddressing the Legal Permissibility of Online LitigationPreserving the Representativeness of Jury Pools in Online TrialsOnline Client and Witness MeetingsTa... ... Read more

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Table of Contents:Why Take Litigation Online? Disruption and InnovationViews from the BenchViews from Counsel TableViews from the Witness BoxViews from the Jury BoxMeeting the Technical Challenges of Online LitigationAddressing the Legal Permissibility of Online LitigationPreserving the Representativeness of Jury Pools in Online TrialsOnline Client and Witness MeetingsTa...
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Negotiation Essentials for Lawyers

Edited by Andrea Kupfer Schneider, Christopher Honeyman ...

This practical guide covers more than fifty key negotiation topics. It is the only book on negotiation that takes an array of crucial negotiation elements and makes them easy not only to read, but to use. All chapters share a standard format, so lawyers can find the essentials quickly. Subject matter experts from a variety of fields summarize the best and most recent research and theoretical ... Read more

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This practical guide covers more than fifty key negotiation topics. It is the only book on negotiation that takes an array of crucial negotiation elements and makes them easy not only to read, but to use. All chapters share a standard format, so lawyers can find the essentials quickly. Subject matter experts from a variety of fields summarize the best and most recent research and theoretical
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Property Insurance Litigator's Handbook, Third Edition

by Jay M. Levin ...

Property insurance disputes make headlines when they are catastrophic in nature. Our society wants to see communities, businesses, and individuals rebuilt and insurance provides a great mechanism for risk management and rebuilding. However, for fundamental business and public policy reasons, certain losses are simply not covered by property insurance. When policyholders believe their loss is ... Read more

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Property insurance disputes make headlines when they are catastrophic in nature. Our society wants to see communities, businesses, and individuals rebuilt and insurance provides a great mechanism for risk management and rebuilding. However, for fundamental business and public policy reasons, certain losses are simply not covered by property insurance. When policyholders believe their loss is
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Discovery Problems and Their Solutions, Fourth Edition

by Paul W. Grimm, Charles Samuel Fax, Paul Mark Sandler ...

Today, lawyers and clients devote a great deal of time, effort, and expense to discovery. More often than not, discovery, and not trial, is the central battleground of a case. Most civil lawsuits in federal court end before trial, either by pretrial settlement or on dispositive motion. In either case, the fruits of discovery can be critical to the outcome. The need for analytical and strategic ... Read more

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Today, lawyers and clients devote a great deal of time, effort, and expense to discovery. More often than not, discovery, and not trial, is the central battleground of a case. Most civil lawsuits in federal court end before trial, either by pretrial settlement or on dispositive motion. In either case, the fruits of discovery can be critical to the outcome. The need for analytical and strategic
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Derechos fundamentales, conflictos y ponderación

by Giorgio Pino ...

Series Book 6 - Postpositivismo y Derecho
Términos como transformación, evolución o cambio presiden el devenir de los últimos dos siglos. Resulta innegable que, en momentos y aspectos diferentes, la sociedad moderna ha experimentado profundos desarrollos en las ciencias, la economía y la política, lo que hace necesario enfrentarla a diferentes procesos de fundamentación y crítica. La Filosofía del Derecho no podía quedar al margen de esta ... Read more

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Términos como transformación, evolución o cambio presiden el devenir de los últimos dos siglos. Resulta innegable que, en momentos y aspectos diferentes, la sociedad moderna ha experimentado profundos desarrollos en las ciencias, la economía y la política, lo que hace necesario enfrentarla a diferentes procesos de fundamentación y crítica. La Filosofía del Derecho no podía quedar al margen de esta
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Preparing Witnesses

A Practical Guide for Lawyers and Their Clients, 5th Edition

by Daniel Small ...

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. ... Read more

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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.
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McElhaney's Litigation, Volume II

by James Willson McElhaney ...

McElhaney's Litigation, Volume IIisa collection of James McElhaney's ABA Journal litigation column published between 1994 and 2011. In the tradition of the first volume of McElhaney's Litigation, Volume IIcovers virtually every aspect of trial practice, identifying potential problems and offering clear, concrete techniques, tactics, and strategies.Jim McElhaney shows you, with wit, clarity, and ... Read more

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McElhaney's Litigation, Volume IIisa collection of James McElhaney's ABA Journal litigation column published between 1994 and 2011. In the tradition of the first volume of McElhaney's Litigation, Volume IIcovers virtually every aspect of trial practice, identifying potential problems and offering clear, concrete techniques, tactics, and strategies.Jim McElhaney shows you, with wit, clarity, and
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Il contratto di agenzia - Normativa, Accordi Economici Collettivi, Formulario

by Studium Legis ...

Il libro,di facile consultazione, ripercorre lo sviluppo legislativo del contratto di agenzia, riportando normativa e gli accordi economici collettivi (dal 1935). Particolare attenzione viene poi rivolta agli aspetti propriamente più pratici, attraverso una ricca compilazione di modelli di contratto di agenzia, corrispondenza e atti giudiziari. ... Read more

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Il libro,di facile consultazione, ripercorre lo sviluppo legislativo del contratto di agenzia, riportando normativa e gli accordi economici collettivi (dal 1935). Particolare attenzione viene poi rivolta agli aspetti propriamente più pratici, attraverso una ricca compilazione di modelli di contratto di agenzia, corrispondenza e atti giudiziari.
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Código Civil Brasileiro - Edição Inteligente

by Ludmig ...

Ganhe tempo de estudo com esta Edição Inteligente da Código Civil Brasileiro, atualizada até 27/02/2013.A Lei nº 10.406, de 10 de janeiro de 2002, institui o Código Civil Brasileiro.Esta Edição Inteligente foi concebida com o objetivo de facilitar a consulta, a leitura e o estudo do texto legal em dispositivos eletrônicos móveis, tais como leitores de livros eletrônicos, tablets, celulares, etc. ... Read more

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Ganhe tempo de estudo com esta Edição Inteligente da Código Civil Brasileiro, atualizada até 27/02/2013.A Lei nº 10.406, de 10 de janeiro de 2002, institui o Código Civil Brasileiro.Esta Edição Inteligente foi concebida com o objetivo de facilitar a consulta, a leitura e o estudo do texto legal em dispositivos eletrônicos móveis, tais como leitores de livros eletrônicos, tablets, celulares, etc.
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The Drug Tampering Trial

by Tom Breen ...

New York attorney Brian Bradford is in a desperate situation. Incarcerated at Rikers Island Correctional Facility on multiple felony charges, he faces extended jail time and disbarment. While extraordinary circumstances eventually result in his release, the reunion with his wife quickly turns into personal tragedy and deep emotional regrets.The downhill spiral of Brian's life leads to a resetting ... Read more

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New York attorney Brian Bradford is in a desperate situation. Incarcerated at Rikers Island Correctional Facility on multiple felony charges, he faces extended jail time and disbarment. While extraordinary circumstances eventually result in his release, the reunion with his wife quickly turns into personal tragedy and deep emotional regrets.The downhill spiral of Brian's life leads to a resetting
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Síntesis y persuasión

Como sobrevivir en el exceso de información para convencer

by Daniel Formoso Vérez ...

El mayor enemigo de la persuasión jurídica es el exceso de información. Deja de redactar para decirlo todo" y empieza a escribir para que el Juez pueda decidir mejor. Vivimos en la era del exceso de información. Y el Derecho no es una excepción. Cada día, jueces y tribunales escuchan y reciben alegatos y escritos interminables cargados de datos, citas, documentos y argumentos. Paradójicamente, ... Read more

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El mayor enemigo de la persuasión jurídica es el exceso de información. Deja de redactar para decirlo todo" y empieza a escribir para que el Juez pueda decidir mejor. Vivimos en la era del exceso de información. Y el Derecho no es una excepción. Cada día, jueces y tribunales escuchan y reciben alegatos y escritos interminables cargados de datos, citas, documentos y argumentos. Paradójicamente,
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Legal Writing

A Judge's Perspective on the Science and Rhetoric of the Written Word

by Robert E. Bacharach ...

"Effective legal writing calls not only for artistry but also for scientific understanding." In this synthesis of his experience on the bench and his own research into the science and art of written communications, Robert E. Bacharach, a federal court judge, shares his insights on ways language can determine different responses -- and how to use this knowledge to craft a powerful and persuasive ... Read more

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"Effective legal writing calls not only for artistry but also for scientific understanding." In this synthesis of his experience on the bench and his own research into the science and art of written communications, Robert E. Bacharach, a federal court judge, shares his insights on ways language can determine different responses -- and how to use this knowledge to craft a powerful and persuasive
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Litigating the Nursing Home Case, Third Edition

by James T. James T. O’Reilly, Mark Tassone ...

The United States has more than 15,000 nursing homes serving more than 1.2 million people. Many of those residents suffer from serious medical or cognitive issues, leaving them especially susceptible to harm. Nursing home litigation is an ever-growing area of law, and settlements and verdicts can reach the millions of dollars on behalf of injured residents and their loved ones.Litigating the ... Read more

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The United States has more than 15,000 nursing homes serving more than 1.2 million people. Many of those residents suffer from serious medical or cognitive issues, leaving them especially susceptible to harm. Nursing home litigation is an ever-growing area of law, and settlements and verdicts can reach the millions of dollars on behalf of injured residents and their loved ones.Litigating the
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Class Actions in Canada

The Promise and Reality of Access to Justice

by Jasminka Kalajdzic ...

Series series Law and Society
Whatever deficits remain in the Canadian project to make justice available to all, class actions have been heralded as a success. The theme of access to justice runs throughout the discourse on collective litigation, but what do access and justice mean in this context?Class actions have been employed over the past several decades to overcome barriers for those who would otherwise have no recourse ... Read more

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Whatever deficits remain in the Canadian project to make justice available to all, class actions have been heralded as a success. The theme of access to justice runs throughout the discourse on collective litigation, but what do access and justice mean in this context?Class actions have been employed over the past several decades to overcome barriers for those who would otherwise have no recourse
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I Also Can’t Breathe: But This Jury Hangs

by Galeeb Kachra ...

Juror Five served on a three-week civil case in October 2020 that unearthed the story of a 27-year old man who died shortly after calling 911 because he couldn't breathe. The day before his death, he was treated at a Seattle-area urgent care facility for shortness of breath and sent home. The judicial system failed to deliver justice. This tragic, true narrative combines medical malpractice, ... Read more

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Juror Five served on a three-week civil case in October 2020 that unearthed the story of a 27-year old man who died shortly after calling 911 because he couldn't breathe. The day before his death, he was treated at a Seattle-area urgent care facility for shortness of breath and sent home. The judicial system failed to deliver justice. This tragic, true narrative combines medical malpractice,
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Delivering Collective Redress

New Technologies

by Professor Christopher Hodges, Professor Dr Stefaan Voet ...

Series series Civil Justice Systems
This book charts the transformative shifts in techniques that seek to deliver collective redress, especially for mass consumer claims in Europe. It shows how traditional approaches of class litigation (old technology) have been eclipsed by the new technology of regulatory redress techniques and consumer ombudsmen.It describes a series of these techniques, each illustrated by leading examples taken ... Read more

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This book charts the transformative shifts in techniques that seek to deliver collective redress, especially for mass consumer claims in Europe. It shows how traditional approaches of class litigation (old technology) have been eclipsed by the new technology of regulatory redress techniques and consumer ombudsmen.It describes a series of these techniques, each illustrated by leading examples taken
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