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Better than E&E, easy to follow.
Glannon is easy to read and understand, and he adds light moments that are welcome during intensive studying. I'm not a big fan of his Examples & Explanations. They are well done, but you basically have to use it throughout the semester along with your regular text book - and let's face, many of us are already pressured enough with all the regular reading. This book is one you can use in the last few weeks before exams, and really clear up any of the confusions on the main subjects. For me, it was invaluable for Personal, Subject Matter, and Supplemental Jurisdiction.

Owe my Civ Pro grade to this book...
I bought the Glannon Guide instead of E&E sort of by accident, but it was fantastic.The E&E is also a great help, but this one is a faster read and the MC questions throughout the chapter are helpful for appying what you learn.I spent an entire day during finals week(s) reading this book, and it was the absolute best use of my time.Thanks Prof. Glannon =)

Must have for Civ Pro
Civ Pro is not something that ever really "clicks" all at once for most students.For me, reading this book cleared up most of my confusion.Highlights of this title are Joinder, Supplemental Jurisdiction, Claim and Issue Preclusion, and the multiple choice questions at the end of each chapter.I would rely on E&E for a clear picture of Erie.One thing this book does not cover is Class Actions, a topic most classes spend a decent amount of time on, although not an easy topic for a prof to test on in essay format...then again, any Class Action chapter will be outdated due to the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005.All in all, get this book if you are the least bit confused about Civ Pro ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Communications    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Problems, exercises, etc    6. United States   

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Brilliance qua Judge Judy!
If you get this for Christmas, just make sure you also get something in writing that says it's a gift, not a loan.

She may be angry but she has a point
So just as I was about to condemn all books that have catchy titles, I come across this one. We all know that we shouldn't judge a book by its cover and title. I learned that I also shouldn't judge a book by its author's TV show. A court session on TV? Just another reality tv show right? Ive seen only a few episodes of Judge Judy and I can't help but think that the 'cases' were very trivial, and were just hyped by a super sharp tongued judge, and a super reactive audience. I was amazed by Judge Judy Sheindlin's no hesitation, no holds barred approach to telling off those that have wrongfully crossed family laws.
Judge JudyRules!
As usual, Judge Judy tell's it like it is. There should be more Judge's like her. Two thumbs up! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. General    3. Juvenile courts    4. Juvenile justice, Administration of    5. Law    6. Lawyers & Judges    7. Legal Profession    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. New York    10. New York (State)    11. Sociology    12. United States    13. Biography & Autobiography / General    14. Central government policies    15. Laws of Other Jurisdictions & General Law    16. USA   

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Great Review Resource
A great overview of Evidence Law in the U.S. courts system.I like the outline in the first pages.The price doesn't hurt either! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Evidence (Law)    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Outlines, syllabi, etc    5. United States   

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Way to Go Sav
This book is super-great in every way.The forms are pretty darned good, but mostly, the book itself is exactly the right thickness to level up my dining room table. So when I'm not whipping out some quick construction contract form stuff, I can enjoy a meal without the table wobbling at all. The cover is colorful too- my pet ferret likes that. Highly recommended.

Great book for biginners
I'm new in this business and this book help me to make construction forms and contract so easy.

NOT FOR THE HOMEOWNER
I purchased this book to help build my house.I am the general contactor for the job and I thought I would be able to find some form for the sub contractors to sign.This was not the case and it really wasn't any help to me at all.It might help someone who is starting their own business butnot for someone building their own house. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Careers - General    4. Civil Procedure    5. Construction - General    6. Construction contracts    7. Forms    8. Technology & Industrial Arts    9. United States   

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Better than Glannon
I bought this guide along with the much-lauded Glannon E&E, as well as the Glannon Guide to Civ Pro.The Glannon Guide is not worth the money or time.The Glannon E&E is very good.Freer's treatise is EXCELLENT!It is clear (very, very clear) and comprehensive (big picture to minutiae are covered, concepts, cases, etc.).As the semester progressed, I began to use Freer's book exclusively to understand the subject (I still used Glannon E&E for the numerous questions and answers [note: Freer does include many question/answer type analyses as well]).I recommended getting both - use Freer to understand the topics you are covering, and Glannon E&E to get more practice with hypos. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cases    2. Civil Procedure    3. Civil Rights    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. United States   

Editorial Review

Jeffery Leving has spent more than a decade in the trenches of domestic law. From that perspective, he gives men embroiled in custody disputes a powerful and impassioned voice in Read more

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Fathers and Men need to WAKE UP NOW
I felt compelled to write about this book after reading one of the reviews on it apparently written by a female.
Some good thoughts but overoptimistic
The author of this book certainly does not say anything that is untrue, even given the huge disparity of laws in the 50 states. However, on the front cover, among other things, he says you will learn how to:
Very informative
This book is a must read for all dads who are facing custody disputes of any type.Fathers are a very important part of a child's life and they should know how to fight to stay close and involved with their children. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Child Care/Parenting    2. Child custody    3. Civil Procedure    4. Custody of children    5. Divorced fathers    6. Education    7. Family & Relationships    8. Family Law - Children    9. Legal Reference / Law Profession    10. Legal status, laws, etc.    11. Popular works    12. Practical Guides    13. United States    14. Law for the lay person    15. Private, property, family law    16. Separation & divorce    17. USA   

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How to Write a Patent Application
This book is intended for beginning and serious patent practitioners as a handbook for patent application draftsmanship.It is contrasted with books such as "Patent It Yourself" by David Pressman in that the latter appears to be directed toward novice pro se applicants.Much information contained in "How to Write a Patent Application," by Jeffrey Sheldon, may be used as study material for the registration examination for patent attorneys and agents (i.e., the patent bar examination).I found it to be an excellent companion to the "Manual of Patent Examining Procedure" (MPEP) which is published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

More information from the author
Although the book was originally written in 1992, it is updated yearly to accomodate changes in the law. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Intellectual Property    3. Intellectual Property - Patent    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Patent laws and legislation    6. Reference    7. United States   

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Be sure you're buying the right edition!
Please note that there is both a tenth edition and an UPDATED tenth edition.They're virtually identical, but the updated edition has materials related to the Crawford case addressing the confrontation clause.

Excellent
Seller shipped and item was received before the estimate delivery date.Item in condition just as described.

Difficult to understand
Almost no notes or comments on compiled materials in the book.It is difficult to find keys to understand materials from this book without assistance from teachers or study guides.The materials themselves are instructive and interesting.The book becomes voluminous due to the appended rules and their notes.If one has a separate rule book, he/she has to spend more for the unnecessary appendix attached to this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cases    2. Civil Procedure    3. Evidence    4. Evidence (Law)    5. Law    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. United States   

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A Guide to the Perplexed
A surprisingly fresh and impressively comprehensive guide to the convoluted process of custody evaluations. The need for these court-mandated evaluations arises when one of the parents - often, the father - is a repeat offender, an abuser. a must for all....
if you are going to have a child custody matter you better read this book!!! read what they look for before you have an evaluation, be prepared! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Custody of children    3. Evaluation    4. Family & Relationships    5. Family/Marriage    6. General    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. United States    9. Child welfare    10. English law: private, property, family    11. Family & Relationships / General    12. Family & Relationships-General    13. Law / Civil Procedure   

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Very useful to the novice.
This book was very helpful.I had one week to prepare for my first deposition and it was a quick, informative read. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    2. Depositions    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. United States   

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real political analysis
Unlike the political commentators of the late 20th and early 21st century (watchers of Sunday public affairs programs and AM radio listeners know who they are), the commentators of the 18th century actually had something of substance to say.This was a time when education was rare, but when done was done well.The New American Library does its usual exceptional job in assembling the material in this book including some of the more important selections from the Federalist Papers as well as some of the writings of the anti-Federalists.Here the role of the government and the nature of freedom are really explored.Life was better before politics became about feeling and emotion.Every American should read this book, but only if he wants to really understand the basis of the American experiment.

Provides a complete environment for the Federalist Papers
Study of the Federalist Papers, of course included in this two volume series, is a conduit for understanding the American ethic. When the Federalist Papers are viewed as included in this chronological deliberation between the Federalists and Antifederalists, they become even more profound than the enormous depth they can achieve when read alone. The concerns of Brutus and Agrippa are answered, the repititive call for a 'Bill of Rights' revealed. Madison wrote to Jefferson in 1825 defining the Federalist Papers as'may fairly enough be regarded as the most authentic exposition of the text of the federal constituion, as understood by the Body which prepared & the authority which accepted it.' The enormous insight gained from tracking the arguments and concerns of the proposed Constituion , and the responses of the Federalist cannot be easily estimated, yet the result is a much more informed conscience of the American experience.Madison in the same letter mentioned above stated that Federalist Essays did not foresee all the misconstructions which to that date had occured, nor prevent some it did foresee. For the concerned and deliberate citizen of today many of these issues remain, issues such as Federalism are current topics and all too often the opinions of the few become the conscience of the many, examining these volume will do much to alleviate this vexing condition. More alarming is the realization that many of the fears of the Antifederalists have become a reality in todays polity. An excellent and comprehensive collection thank you Bernard Bailyn.

Always Relevant . . . and Still a Lively Read at That!
Editor Bernard Bailyn has assembled a first-rate collection of letters, circulars, pamphlets, speeches, and what would be the colonial equivalent of modern op-ed pieces that allows today's readers to witness the foundingof a government through the eyes of (and with the voices of) those who werereally there.But don't be fooled into thinking this is going to be thestilted, polite prose that often belongs to 18th century philosophers ordebaters.Many of the pieces Bailyn has selected are remakrkably spry andteeming with understated wit.Read more

Subjects:  1. 1783-1789    2. Asia - General    3. Canada - Post-Confederation (1867-)    4. Civil Procedure    5. Constitutional history    6. Federalist    7. History    8. History - U.S.    9. History: American    10. Politics and government    11. U.S. Constitutional History    12. United States    13. United States - Revolutionary War    14. History / United States / General   

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I read this book and it was great!
I found this book very easy to understand and informative. I have attended estate planning seminars and other financial conferences, but came away overwhelmed and confused. Jay has a great personal story that really adds to his credibility. After I finished reading it, I immediately read it again. I know what to do and what not to do. I have changed the way I do business since I read this book.
Fantastic Book
I have read hundred of books on finances and I would rate this book near the top as to its usefulness. I learned more about asset protection from reading this book than I have learned from the hundreds of hours I have spent with CPAs, attorneys and financial advisors over the years.

Pass
Among his estate planning peers, Jay Mitton is one of the least liked and most notorious attorneys because of his heavy marketing of arguably worthless pre-made kits for family limited partnerships. The low quality of these kits, combined with Mitton's less-than-truthful marketing, has generated some scathing comments on the American Bar Association's estate planning bulletin board. The Supreme Court of Florida in fact entered an order prohibiting him from marketing in that state. The guy is a great marketer, to be sure, but his products can be charitably described as substandard and if you buy his book you need to also buy a ton of salt to go with it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Adversary system (Law)    2. Business/Economics    3. Civil Procedure    4. Estate planning    5. Executions (Law)    6. Law (Specific Aspects)    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Popular works    9. Practical Guides    10. United States    11. Jurisprudence & General Issues    12. Law / General   

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. General    3. Government - General    4. Political Science    5. Politics / Current Events    6. Politics/International Relations    7. Political Science / General    8. Politics & government   

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Courts    3. Courts - General    4. General    5. Handbooks, manuals, etc    6. Law    7. Legal Profession    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Legal assistants    10. Paralegals & Paralegalism    11. Practice Of Law    12. United States    13. Business & Economics / General    14. Courts & procedure    15. USA   

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In Love With His Own Words ...
This is a tough book to critique b/c my law school recommended it.The author writes a well organized book, but every chapter has been padded -- chapters that could have been concisely written in 20 pages drag out to sixty.Buy this book only if you have to and read it only if you must.You aren't going to learn anything definitive from these chapters and all the practicing lawyers I run into think the authors ideas are just plain silly.The best way to teach about trial advocacy is to include REAL transcripts from REAL cases, not made up stories about fire trucks and people late for work.Those work great -- on paper.Plus the book never answers the big question -- what is the author's ACTUAL TRIAL EXPERIENCE?

3rd edition dated 2004-05 replaces 2nd edition dated 1997-11
Modern Trial Advocacy: Analysis and Practice: Third Edition A Litigation Essential
I bought this book after reading another review stating how superior it was to Mauet's "Trial Techniques."The review was correct.This book can assist the new litigator or can help polish the style of an experienced one.I recently had the opportunity to attend a NITA Trial School and see the techniques in the book in action.You are not serious about litigating well unless you have this book in your library.The book is practical and exceptionally informative. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Law    2. Civil Procedure    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Trial practice    6. United States   

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Premiere text not aging gracefully
As a security professional and attorney with more than 30 years of experience, I have used this text in my graduate courses on security case law and security management for more than eight years with more than 400 students at two universities. The clarity of the author's text and the case-based format makes it an ideal text. K-Mart Law (i.e. The Rentacop's Bible)
According to editor David A. Maxwell, the role of subsidized law enforcement is becoming increasingly supplanted by private security personnel (primarily as a result of municipal tax dollars spreading too thin, but also as a buffer to litigation from citizens injured and/or victimized on private property), and as a result, the criminal justice system will be forced to engineer new legal paradigms to control these corporate spaces, what with our "public" environments becoming increasingly privatized (shopping malls, apartment buildings, condominiums, retail outlets, hotels, bars, restaurants, casinos, health care institutions), a postmodern Main Street, fragmented and decentralized.What the industry needs (and what Maxwell provides) are a series of discourses that explore these new legal dangers and issues of accountability, providing a code of ethics for underpaid, underrespected "rentacops" who nevertheless find themselves bearing the brunt of municipal police functionality, badge-wearing "civilians" with limited arrest and investigatory powers.Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Cases    4. Civil Procedure    5. Industries - General    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Police, Private    8. Private Security    9. Private security services    10. United States    11. Business & Economics / Industries    12. English law: criminal law    13. Private, property, family law    14. Security services    15. USA   

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awful and outdated
I picked up this book and was shocked by the writing and research. Admittedly, this is a book based on science from ten years ago but some chapters are so bad I don't think the information was correct even then. Some chapters may be good, (fingerprints,questioned documents) but do not attempt any subject based on a real science- drug chemistry, DNA analysis, etc. As far as I can tell, these chapters were written by attorneys with no science training. They do not explain concepts very clearly I suspect because they do not really understand them. Save your money. With the current state of CSI madness there has got to be better "forensic science for attorneys/nonscientists" writing being published.

Perfect reference book
This book is a necessity for any criminal defense lawyer. This contains the information police use in their training and procedure, as well as what to expect from an expert witness. Outstanding references after each chapter on where to find additional information as well as your own experts. Not as many illustrations as previous editions, but much more up to date material such as DNA testing and the background information so any lay person can understand what the experts are doing. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Law    2. Criminal Law    3. Evidence    4. Evidence, Criminal    5. Evidence, Expert    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Reference    8. United States    9. Civil law (general works)   

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Good for the beginner who has basic knowledge of contracts
I bought this book because I have to be involved in oil and gas transaction. It is very useful to cover basic cases and theories on this business area. However, because this book presumes that they understand the basic concepts of contract laws and realty laws, the readers are required to know 101 of, say, what is the reminder or what is the fee simple absolute etc. If you are not educated in the country which takes case law system, before reading it, it would be better to skim through the outline of contracts/realty law.

Good book for mineral owners as well as students
The third edition of this book was very helpful, and also included more recent case law cites than the second edition. I would assume this it true with the fourth as well (and there have been quite a few post 1995 court cases affecting royalty payments among other things). John Lowe is a well-respected professor of oil and gas law and has written many papers as well as several books on the subject.I find his writing style easy to understand, even for a layman like myself.I also found it to be much more than a "nutshell" approach in that the explanations of complicated ideas are fairly complete in most cases. He even touches on the structure and content of oil and gas sales contracts near the end of the book, which I found helpful as well. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Environmental    3. Law    4. Law and legislation    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Natural gas    7. Petroleum law and legislation    8. United States    9. Environment law