Information regarding selected publications of the American Bar Association received in February 2008: Essential Rules for the Deponent You need to prepare your client for a deposition. Preparation is the key to successfully reconstructing what did or did not happen in the case. How many rules are there for a…
Publications from William S. Hein & Co. Inc. February 26, 2008 Secret Treaties of History Second Edition This new edition from Hein contains nearly 1,000 “secret” treaties spanning more than 1,500 years and 150 countries. Professor Edward Grosek organizes this book into a chronological listing of 973 documents, including an…
Report prepared by U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General February 2008. Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act (Patriot Act), Public Law 107-56, directs the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ or Department) to undertake a series of actions related…
We have recently received information on the following recent American Bar Association Publications: ABA Standards for Criminal Justice, Third Edition: DNA Evidence “The ‘black letter’ Standards contained and discussed in this publication relate to collecting, preserving and use of DNA evidence, DNA testing, pretrial proceedings, trial, post-conviction, charging by DNA…
A Report for Congress Prepared by Garrine P. Laney, Analyst in Social Policy, Domestic Policy Division of the Congressional Research Service, February 4, 2008. The following is from the Summary: “Monitoring the movement of sex offenders in communities continues to be of interest to Congress, state legislatures, and local governments.…
DAVID BADERTSCHER The following posting consists of a series of documents selected to hopefully help provide those readers interested with an overview of the budget and the budget process. It also includes a list of the web sites rererenced in President Bush’s Budget Message.To provide added context I have embedded…
New Maryland Rules Now Free Online http://marylandlaw.blogspot.com/2008/01/new-maryland-rules-now-free-online.html * ————————————————– *Thanks to Trevor Rosen, Librarian at Shapiro Sher Guinot & Rosen in Baltimore, MD for sending this.
Law Firms ‘Abysmal’ Associate Attire Leads to Fashion Counseling Jan 31, 2008, 07:05 am CST “The generational divide is playing out in law firm fashion wars, with younger lawyers favoring business casual and even yoga pants and older lawyers tending to wear more traditional business attire”…Continue reading ——————————————————————————– Pro Bono…
FEATURED STORIES: January 2008 Newsmakers of the Year 2007 and 2008 Featured Stories: Electing to Litigate Full Court Coverage December 2007 ABA Journal Blawg 100 Featured Stories: A Conspiracy of One ForeBlawggers Motormouth November 2007 Top 10 Ethics Traps Featured Stories: A Shot at the Second Amendment Beast Practices Paying…
From William S. Hein and Company, Inc.: 1. Dahl’s Law Dictionary – Spanish/English 4th Edition Now in its fourth edition, Dahl’s was the first bilingual dictionary containing encyclopedic definitions. This new edition includes more than 11,000 words and phrases to aid researchers in defining legal terms in both English and…