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Author-drafted sample forms for pleading and motion practiceOfficial forms of Department of Labor and Workforce Development Internal-use forms of Division of Workers Compensation Up-to-date text of workers compensation statutes, rules, and regulations ... Read more

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Where can you seek justice at an affordable price with relatively rapid results?In the Small Claims Courts of the United States. Many consumers and business owners have not taken advantage of this inexpensive streamlined system of justice because they believe they are unfamiliar with the inner workings of Court system.Richard Solomon, an active trial attorney, key note speaker, and radio show host, demystifies the process in a book that has been featured in the New York Times, New York Daily News and on Fox 5's Good Day New York.

At the core of this guide are the tips and strategies for plaintiffs (those bringing a case) and defendants written in an easy to understand format.

Wouldn't you like to know how to collect money that is owed to you or your business? What differentiates a winning case from the losers based on the same set of facts?The answer is the organization and presentation of evidence. Richard Solomon's simple system of organizing evidence has been successfully used by readers in hundreds of cases.These are the same tools that lawyers use in Court each day.

Richard Solomon teaches these very techniques to New York lawyers as part of their Continuing Education.Now you can have the confidence and knowledge to go to Court without an attorney and save BIG on ever-increasing legal fees. ... Read more

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This book was o.k.
But a but disappointing considering all rave reviews I read prior to buying the book.It was basic and general information that I could have possibly received from online websites.If you are clueless about the process and are not internet savy, then it is a great book for you.It gives you the basic foundation.

Easy to read, simple and complete
I live in Upstate New York and there are not that many great legal resources in the self-help field in the local libraries.This book really did the trick!Surprisingly, it was easy to read, simple and complete. If you have a small claims issue,you need to look at this book.

Valuable Resource
My autobody rep told me about this book b/c the insurance would not cover my accident. This was a bargain for the amount of useful information inside.Remember to bring to Court more than one written estimate for your accident case as the book tells you to do so!You can really win in small claims court and this is the guide to help you.

Met the Author at a National Conference
Richard Solomon was the keynote speaker at the Bail USA conference.He was very impressive and gave great information about the use of the small claims courts (which was featured in the New York Times).I bought the book to assist in my collection efforts.I particularly like the idea of limiting debt to an amount below the level of small claims court so I can use these "lower-expense" courts than either collection agencies or attorneys in "regular court."

Read about it in the NY Times July 17, 2005
This book was featured in an article entitled "Into the Woods of Small-Claims Court" in the Sunday July 17, 2005 New York Times. The article had some great tips from the author.
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Storytelling is an essential aspect of any legal case. But what kinds of stories win cases, and why?explores sentimentality as both a literary genre and a rhetorical strategy in the novels and courtrooms of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America. By focusing on "criminal conversation"--the civil tort whereby a cuckold sues his wife's lover to for damages to his property rights from the adultery--Korobkin argues that literary discourse, used in the courtroom, affects the outcomes of legal cases. She shows how lawyers used sentimentality strategically to guide juries in reaching verdicts, and how appellate courts appropriated the rhetoric, plots, and characters of sentimental fiction to redefine husbands' and wives' marital obligations. begins by tracking the legal fictions that were part of the civil tort of adultery from its origins in the English Renaissance. Korobkin then examines in detail the final arguments at Henry Ward Beecher's sensational criminal conversation trial of 1874-1875. The final part of the book takes up a series of appellate decisions that decided whether women could bring criminal conversation cases against their husbands' female lovers. Drawing on court documents, as well as literary examples from E.D.E.N. Southworth, Mark Twain, T. S. Arthur, and others, Korobkin explores the intersections of gender, genre, law, and story, revealing the ways in which the courtroom became a site of empowerment for women around the turn of the century. A major contribution to our understanding of the legal power of literary stories and styles,will be of interest to students of law, literature, rhetoric, and women's studies. ... Read more

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Seasoned insurance coverage litigators help you preparewinning strategies with this comprehensive encyclopedia of documents andforms. There are forms for every stage of case preparation and litigation,plus concise, clearly written commentaries that explain how, when, and whyto adopt a particular strategy to your case. The approach to thelitigation process is balanced - with best-practice recommendations forcounsel to both policyholders and insurers - and all major types ofinsurance coverage actions are included.

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What do Lizzie Borden and O. J. Simpson have in common? Or the Lindbergh baby and Gary Gilmore? They were all the focus of famous crimes and/or trials in the United States. In this five-volume set, historical and contemporary cases that not only shocked the nation but that also became a part of the popular and legal culture of our country are discussed in vivid, and sometimes shocking, detail. Each chapter focuses on a different crime or trial, and explores the ways in which each became famous in its own time. The fascinating cast of characters, the outrageous crimes, the involvement of the media, the actions of the police, and the trials that often surprised combine to offer here one of the most comprehensive set of books available on the subject of famous U.S. crimes and trials.

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Volume 1: 1607-1859. Mary Dyer Trial/Execution; Salem Witch Trials; Blackbeard the Pirate; Peter Zenger Sedition Trial; Boston Massacre Trials; Bathsheba Spooner Murder Case; The Amistad Slave Ship Case; John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry.

Volume 2: 1860-1912. Andersonville Prison Trial; The Molly Maguires Trial; Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County Wars; Gunfight at the OK Corral; Lizzie Borden Murder Trial; Belle Gunness Serial Murder Case; Becker-Rosenthal Murder Trial.

Volume 3: 1913-1959. Leo Frank Case; Sacco and Vanzetti Trial; Fatty Arbuckle Case; Leopold and Loeb Thrill Killing; Scopes Monkey Trial; Scottsboro Boys Trials; Bonnie and Clyde; Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Case; The Lonely Hearts Killers; Sam Sheppard Case; Emmett Till Case.

Volume 4: 1960-1980. Assassination of JFK; The Boston Strangler; Lenny Bruce Obscenity Trial; Chicago Seven; Angela Davis; My Lai Court Martial; Charles Manson Cult Murder; Attica Prison Riots; Gary Gilmore; Joan Little Trial; Ted Bundy.

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Raises the bar on American Crime Reference sources
I will first put out this disclaimer--I wrote one of the chapters.That said, this set of books is a must for every library in America which is serious about having a top class reference to crime and its impact on American culture.No other people have had their popular culture shaped so much by disorder, war, conflict, and crime.While the high price for the set puts it out of reach for most people, ask for it at your local library. ... Read more

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Provides comprehensive coverage of Texas appellate procedure. Includes the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure annotated with case quotations, commentaries that explain every phase of the appeal, forms used for appeals, timetables for tracking all-important appellate deadlines, and helpful descriptions of local procedures for all appellate courts. The appellate forms are also available on CD.

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Presents to the reader a selection of the finest closing arguments in American history.Softcover. DLC: Summation (Law)--U.S.Amazon.com Review
Anyone who's ever watched Perry Mason knows that theclosing argument is a very important part of a big legal case. Theclosing argument is the "game point" of law, the time when lawyerspull out all the stops on the cajoling and the litigating. MichaelS. Lief and his coauthors have collected the closing arguments from 10noteworthy cases in this volume, introducing each speech withbackground information on the trial and commentary on the lawyer'stechnique. In these pages, readers get front-row seats to some of themost riveting trials in this century, including the Charles Mansonmurder trial, Karen Silkwood's wrongful-death suit, and the trial ofthe Chicago Seven.

Because the authors chose to include all the courtroom interruptionsin the transcript, the Manson summation makes for especially livelyreading. Manson and his codefendants repeatedly spoke out of turnduring prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi's statement, saying things like"You are going to be eaten up by your own lie" and "Even if I havenever been in the Gotham Bank!" Bugliosi's speech is among the mosteloquent in the collection, which is why it is so stunning when one ofthe defendants provokes him so much that he loses his cool and callsher a name that rhymes with rich.

Although the title promises the "greatest closing arguments in modernlaw," some of the speeches seem to have been chosen because they wereconnected to important cases rather than because of their ownrhetorical merits. However, the cases themselves are interesting, andthese transcripts bring them to life better than any summarywould. This collection should be of interest to anyone in the legalprofession. --Jill Marquis ... Read more

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Unique Case Studies of Major Legal Case Trials
This book is a real keeper. The individual Attorneys arguing their various cases offers the reader a unique view into the minds of these trial Attorneys. The book is well written and entertaining. I highly recommend purchase.

An Insightful Book
This book, the first in a series of three by the authors, looks at significant trials in American history. What I found interesting as a teacher of trial advocacy is the ability to read closing arguments from a wide variety of lawyers that took place in the context of interesting trials. Is the collection of closing arguments the greatest in history? Who is to say unless you were in the courtroom. But that does not take away from the fact that the book provides a unique glimpse for lawyers to see how other attorneys handled difficult issues in their closing arguments.

Fairly accurate choices
Of course this book is going to be subjective simply because there is no way to determine (via a point system or rating scale) which cases have the best closing arguments.With that being said, in response to Jerry Saperstein's review of the book, I have to say that it only takes a 2nd year law student to identify the genius involved with Vincent Bugliosi's closing arguments - in ANY of his cases.The only reason why his closing argument in the Manson case isn't considered one of his greatest is because for any competent lawyer it was a slam-dunk case (for the most part).But there is a reason why Bugliosi is considered the greatest trial lawyer that ever entered a courtroom........the man never makes mistakes and his closing arguments are second to none.Read about some of his other trials and you'll agree. (I recommend 'Til Death Us Do Part' and 'The Sea Will Tell'.I will agree with Saperstein that these entries cannot seriously be considered the greates in history, but they are good representations of above average, even memorable closing arguments.

Learn from the masters
This book is a compendium of great trial arguments from notable lawyers.I think it is a must read for trial lawyers.

Celebrity cases, mostly of the left - certainly not the "greatest."
The authors claim that these "greatest closing arguments in modern law" were chosen for the "quality of [their] summation, as well as for [their] historical significance." The immediate question is who is judging the quality of the summation and, more importantly, their historical significance?

The view here is obviously that left-wing causes have the most historical significance, though some cases, such as Nuremburg, are politically neutral. Clarence Darrow's summation in behalf of two young men who brutally murdered another is an argument against the death penalty. Many would consider the resulting verdict an injustice, compounded by early release of one of the murderers. Also, the fact that the case was argued in a Cook County, Illinois courtroom, one of the most corrupt jurisdictions in the nation, casts the power of this closing argument into doubt since the parents of the murderers were wealthy and in Cook County, money has always spoken loudly even when passed in silence from one hand to another.

Gerry Spence is without a doubt one of the most eloquent and effective litigators in the nation. But the science his Silkwood argument rests upon is, to some, suspect as were the alleged facts.

The closing arguments are presented with a wrapping of context, though it is a bit on the light side. With that in mind, the closing defense argument in the John DeLorean case is truly great, cataloging a series of government misdeeds. But the reader searching for political balance may be troubled by equally meritorious closing arguments in the Rosenberg and Alger Hiss cases.

Vincent Bugliosi's closing in the case against Manson and his followers is competent, but isn't great. It is a narrative that virtually any competent prosecutor could have put together. The Manson case involved celebrities, but otherwise wasn't much different than many murder cases of the same nature: groups of people motivated to murder. Johnny Cochran's closing in the O. J. Simpson case was far more powerful, in my opinion, far outclassing Bugliosi in persuasiveness.

The inclusion of Robert Jackson's closing at Nuremberg is puzzling. It was not an American trial. The guilt of the accused was beyond doubt, though law underpinning the tribunal was not. From the commentary, I derived the feeling that the authors were trying to rescue Jackson's reputation from his disastrous cross examination of Hermann Goering.

William Kunstler, in the opinion of many, was a living insult to the practice of law. The authors describe his closing in the Chicago Seven case as a "four-part clinic in how to excel in persuasive argument." Others might see it and Kunstler's behavior in a circus presentation of how to flout the law. All of Kunstler's clients were convicted: so much for the persuasiveness of his argument. The convictions were overturned owing to the trial judge's behavior. Again, this was in Cook County, Illinois where for many years both the state and federal judiciaries were of abysmal quality, products for the most part of the Democratic political machine. (Many of the "murderers" convicted under the current Chicago Mayor, Richard M. Daley, had their convictions overturned because DNA testing became available. At least one Cook County judge accepted bribes to free a murderer. Great place.)

The authors note that it is probably "terribly presumptuous" of them to choose the ten greatest arguments - and they are correct. They admit to choosing only "noteworthy" trials . . . and it is there that they blinded themselves to a far wider range of great closing arguments.

All the arguments are interesting and all the lawyers who made them were clearly eloquent, so more so than others. But to call these ten the greatest in modern law? I think not.

Jerry

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Contains the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, together with forms, as amended to December 31, 2004. The rules and forms have been promulgated and amended by the United States Supreme Court pursuant to law, and further amended by Acts of Congress.
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Contains the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, together with forms, as amended to December 31, 2005. The rules and forms have been promulgated and amended by the United States Supreme Court pursuant to law, and further amended by Acts of Congress.
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