Subjects:  1. California    2. General Practice    3. Law    4. Law and legislation    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Names, Personal    7. Practical Guides    8. Private Law    9. Torts   

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how to win your law suit when you win in california
This a super purchase, since I am in the mist of collecting a judicial judgment. The only thing that would make it better is if, a CD came with the book with FORMS on it ( ready to fill out).
Save yourself lots of dough
I have used Nolo products for years.Both to help understand the law and it's processes even when using an attorney and to do some of my own legal work.I recently won a law suit of just over $150,000.The looser (in every sense of the term) had the assets but just wouldn't pay up.My attorney didn't do this kind of work, the court won't help (much) and the services that do this kind of work wanted 35%!I was not going to give up over $50,000 for what seemed like a fairly straightforward process.With this book it was a straightforward process.Within several days I had identified the assets (more than enough to satisfy the judgment) and was able to file the correct forms and follow the correct process.Within 45 days I had my money and could get on with my life. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. California    2. Civil Procedure    3. Collection laws    4. Credit    5. Executions (Law)    6. Judgments    7. Jurisprudence    8. Law    9. Legal Reference / Law Profession    10. Money & Monetary Policy    11. Popular works    12. Practical Guides   

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litagation by the numbers
This books has helped our students enormously!It serves as a guide for them in the learning proces as well as goes with them to the workplace along with the updates and gives them a real edge as a new employee in a law office setting.Some say their boss (the attorney) uses the guide too!

excellant book for corporate counsel and admin
With this book we have saved hundreds, probably thousands of dollars in legal fees. It guides you (even if you have no legal background) through the process, form and necessary schedules needed for civil legal procedures and litigation. Quick and Easy Reference
I have been teaching paralegal study courses since 1992, and have used a variety of other texts and resource material during those years.Litigation By The Numbers is a much better teaching tool than other publications previously available.InRead more

Subjects:  1. California    2. Civil procedure    3. Forms    4. Law    5. Law / Practical Guides    6. Law / Reference    7. Personal & Practical Guides    8. Popular works    9. Practical Guides    10. Reference    11. Reference / Personal & Practical Guides    12. Trial practice   

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Martial Law is not that scary
I have the 2nd Edition (1992), which probably dated compared to the 4th Ed. Comprehensive introductory comparison between civilian law and UCMJ. It helps to know a little about civilian law and procedure, which, unfortunately, is almost impossible even for licensed trial lawyers to understand (judges and prosecutors are "trial lawyers" too). This book does help break the brainwashing perped by a lying "news" media and Hollywood disinfotainment, and gives useful advice to NEVER trust police, and NEVER speak with police, and to first speak with a lawyer you can trust. Unfortunately, most people never read a law book until it's too late to do much good. This should be required reading for every person before they enlist. Every person should have a law library anyway, for self-defense, since every person must look out for themselves versus criminals and/or government, and EVERY person is robbed by both every year (especially if they don't even know it). There are many areas skipped in the 2nd Ed, like VA benefits being stolen by VA for 100% of disabled retirees (steal either pension or disabilty). Also, vaccine waivers must be signed on first day of enlistment ONLY (US Census reported 320,000 disabled Gulf War Vets as of Census 2000, plus 35,000 dead is reported from gulfwarvets.com). There are, of course, massive areas of law ignored/censored by the authors, especially frauds perped by courts, as in most other "mainstream" law texts. This, fortunately, does not detract from the book, since that other information is available to those to work hard to seek it out. 2nd Ed has good explanation of pretrial strategy for choosing which tunnel in the infinite maze. Since General Tommy Franks was quoted in December 2003 that he wants martial law in USA today, perhaps all US citizens will need this book soon, after all US courts are shut down and replaced by military Civil Affairs courts-martial. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Handbooks & Manuals    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Legal status, laws, etc    5. Legal status, laws, etc.    6. Military    7. Military law    8. Personal & Practical Guides    9. Popular works    10. Practical Guides    11. Reference    12. Soldiers    13. United States   

Subjects:  1. Law and legislation    2. Malpractice    3. Maternity nursing    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Medical Law & Legislation    7. Medical Malpractice    8. Nurses    9. Nursing - Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health    10. Obstetric Nursing    11. Practical Guides    12. United States    13. Women's Health - General    14. nurses' instruction    15. Midwifery    16. Neonatal medicine    17. Paediatric nursing   

Reviews (5)

EVERY EMPLOYEE'S GUIDE TO THE LAW
Excellent source of information for the lay person. Covers topics which apply to situations encounterd daily. Must have background for all supervisors and anyone who prefers to avoid problems instead of solving them.

An Honest Workers "Must Have".
I have been in the Labor Movement for 32 Years and this is the MOST infomitive book I've read on Labor Laws. This book is Reader Friendly and in layman's terms, with references to just about Everything Workers need about Labor Rights. If your having legitament problems at your Workplace, GET this Book!!!

Every Employee's Guide to the Law:
Excellent, informative and enjoyable read.This book is extremely well-written.It offers a wide spectrum of Employment Law.I usually keep books like this on hand to skim through, as reference material.However, this book was such an enjoyable read, I didn't want to put it down!Read more

Subjects:  1. Employee rights    2. Human Resources & Personnel Management    3. Labor    4. Labor & Employment    5. Labor And Employment Law    6. Labor laws and legislation    7. Law    8. Law and legislation    9. Legal Reference / Law Profession    10. Popular works    11. Practical Guides    12. United States    13. Self-Help / General   

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how to protect an invention; not how to make one
The book offers a good explanation to the tyro of what it takes to protect your invention. The book is not really about inventing, per se. Despite what the title says. A careful read of the contents reveals relatively little discussion about the raw inventing process. That is, how does one come up with an original idea that can be patentable? It may well be that such a question has no answer.
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Subjects:  1. Business/Economics    2. General    3. Handbooks, manuals, etc    4. Intellectual Property - Patent    5. Inventions    6. Law    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Patents Law    9. Practical Guides    10. Business & Economics / Entrepreneurship    11. Business & Management    12. Jurisprudence & General Issues    13. Technology: General Issues   

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The landlord's bible
I was very satisfied with this book. It was so comprehensive and easy to read -- even for a non-business-oriented, non-real estate-trained person like me.There are examples, thorough explanations, form examples, and perforated, blank forms. A quick do-it-yourself handbook for renting
Leases & Rental Agreements provides owners of real estate with a quick do-it-yourself handbook for renting out a property, including tear-out legal forms and tips on preparing different types of rental or lease agreements. From making disclosures on hazards to complying with laws covering security deposits and privacy, this provides all the details necessary. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Landlord and tenant    2. Law    3. Leases    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Legal Writing    6. Popular works    7. Practical Guides    8. Real Estate    9. United States   

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Law    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Litigation    5. Popular works    6. Practical Guides    7. Small claims courts    8. Texas   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Divorce suits    3. Domestic Relations Law    4. Family Law - Divorce & Separation    5. Law    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Maryland    8. Popular works    9. Practical Guides    10. Virginia    11. Washington (D.C.)    12. Law / Practical Guides   

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Straight-forward Information

This is a great book!
This is one of four how-to adoption books my husband and I bought in our plan to start an adoption. It was BY FAR the best. It was clearly written and laid out the information just as I would have done. The amount of detail was increadible, as no other books came close. We loved the step-by-step approach, and the insightful tips the author gave on finding a qualified agency or attorney, and how to eliminate the ones to avoid. He bluntly says what others seem to hesitate to do. He is an adoption attorney himself, and his tips are great. What a let Down
As soon as I read this book, I wished I was the type of customer who sent back books of little value.We have just began the process of adoption and we are exploring the different avenues available in domestic adoption so I thought this book would be helpful, but instead I found the same information I was able to obtain in less than one day at the computer, by entering "Adoption" in my search engine. The chapter containing the laws of every state was concise and puts it all in one easy package but I am not sure if that is enough to make this worthwhile. The book also lacked any real material on the homestudy process, what you might excpect from agencies versus attorneys versus state agencies, and the pros and cons of each.So if you are completely new to the process of adoption, want the facts and nothing but the facts, are pretty sure that you want to use an attorney and conduct your own search for a prospective birth mother, then this book is for you.If not you might want to look elsewhere ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Adoption    2. Adoption And Adoption Services    3. Family & Relationships    4. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    5. Family/Marriage    6. Practical Guides   

Editorial Review

Scripting pearls of wisdom and drafting literary masterpieces is only part of a writer's job. There are many legal issues tied to writing, and it's better to read up on them in advance than to be reminded when it's too late that ignorance is no excuse under the law. Copyright laws alone are the subject of four chapters in Read more

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The best legal guide for writers.
This is a terrific guide that tells writers at all levels what they need to know to avoid legal problems and negotiate successfully. It has the broadest coverage and is clearly written with many cases turned intofascinating and eduational anecdotes. I can't recommend it too highly.

Great book-if you have a law degree (very dense reading)
I am about to be a published author. (scheduled for the summer of 2000) My hero is William Zinsser, author of On Writing Well. I like him because he writes so...well. Mr. Crawford needs to read Zinsser's book-several times. To be fair, Mr. Crawford's Legal Guide is organized and thorough, butthe wording is stiff and technical. I feel as though I am reading a collegelaw (or business) text book. He has no humor. I have an urge to drag out myyellow highlighter because there will be a test later.I am convincedI can read about anything if the material is well written. Mr. Crawford isalways grammatically correct, but I have to work too hard to understandhim. Legal Guide would be a wonderful book if you have a background in lawor business. Since I have neither, Irecommend Bunnin and Berens, TheWriter's Legal Companion. The style is friendlier for new authors who lackexperience in the business of contracts, copyright and publishing. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Authors    2. Authorship    3. Composition & Creative Writing - General    4. Copyright    5. Intellectual Property - Copyright    6. Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy    7. Law    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Legal status, laws, etc.    10. Patent, Trademark, Copyright    11. Popular works    12. Practical Guides    13. Reference    14. United States    15. Law for the lay person    16. Social law    17. USA    18. Writing & editing guides   

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Excellent, useful reference guide
This new (Feb. 2005) edition of this book is highly useful for couples who plan on living together but not getting formally married. The design is attractive, useful features (such as a checklist) are included, and religious covenants are included as is domestic partner registration bankruptcy, children, and many other topics that couples need to consider. Highly recommended! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antenuptial contracts    2. California    3. Domestic Relations Law    4. Family & Relationships    5. Family Law - Marriage    6. Family/Marriage    7. Husband and wife    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Marriage    10. Popular works    11. Practical Guides    12. Law / Domestic Relations / Marriage   

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townhouse rules review
THE BOOK WAS NO HELP FOR ME , I WAS LOOKING FOR RULES FOR THE ROOFS WHICH NOW I UNDERSTAND THERE IS NO RULES FOR THE ROOFS AND FLORIDA IS BUILDING MORE TOWNHOUSES WITH NO RULES FOR THE ROOFS.MY PROBLEM IS I CAN NOT GET A NEW ROOF WITH OUT THE OTHER UNIT'S GETTING A NEW ROOF TOO. THE BOOK MAY BE SOME HELP FOR OTHER PEOPLE.

Great Read if Your Involved with HOA's
Fascinating facts about HOA's in The Wonderful Sunshine State of Florida...Much different than my beautiful home state of Pennsylvania...Amazon delivered my books on time as well...Thanks

This is a great book!
This book is a great summary of the law of homeowners' associations in Florida.It is written in a way that is easily understandable by non-lawyers.It is a great resource for board members of homeowners' associations. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Florida    3. Homeowners' associations    4. Law    5. Law and legislation    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Practical Guides    8. Reference   

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Finally Some HELP!
This book really helped me know what my rights are and how to handle my landlord.It helped me understand my lease and now I know how to get my landlord to fix things.There is lots of info about anything that could come up while renting.Great book to have around even if you aren't having a problem. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Landlord and tenant    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. New York (State)    6. Popular works    7. Practical Guides    8. Real Estate   

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Horrible Book
This book is one-sided and a total waste of time and money.The "solutions" he offers are not detailed and many are very unrealistic.
Where's the Beef?
I read this book and the author is very vague about how you can go about doing some of the things he brings up in the book.
Do NOT buy this book! It is full of lies and outdated information!
I have over 5 years of professional credit repair experience and I know just about everything there is to know about credit repair. I have read many books on the subject, but this is the worst one I have ever come across! The author states that FICO scores are issued by TRW, yet TRW has not existed for over 10 years! He further states that the credit bureaus have 60 days to complete an investigation request by any consumer, yet the Fair Credit Reporting Act, cleary states that they have 30 days to conclude any investigation! The author goes on to say that writing letters will not work, which is precisely the way that I have helped hundreds of people, including myself. The author states that the only way to remove negative or inaccurate items is to sue the credit bureaus! Well, this is easily said than done and he knows it! This is yet another lie! For all I know, the author probably works for the credit bureaus and banks by feeding the reader false, inaccurate, outdated information and drilling to sue the bureaus and creditors, because he knows it is easier said than done! I do not like this book, I do not recommend at all and the writing style is just plain dumb as it has absolutely no logic and too much beating around the bush for nothing in order to make the book thicker. I can't understand how it got published! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Debt relief    3. Debtor and creditor    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Personal Finance    6. Personal Finance - General    7. Popular works    8. Practical Guides    9. United States   

Editorial Review

Copyright law is a complex field, and it's crucial for writers to understand what's entailed. Stephen Fishman covers what a copyright is, how it's created and protected, limitations and transfer of ownership, how long it lasts, and what copyright infringement is all about. There are chapters on copyright registration, copyright notice, and how to deal with errors or omissions. Fishman also wades into the issues of derivative works and compilations, works for hire, and jointly authored works. He also tackles the confusion of copyrights in the online world of electronic publishing; the book is worth its price for this chapter alone. Theappendix contains a variety of sample forms and blank forms and a PC-formatted disk of the same material. ... Read more

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Plagirism Problems
I hire work-for-hire writers to create story anthologies and have become increasingly frustrated by the tendency of many to liberally "borrow" the written words of others found via the Internet. This book's chapters on Copyright Infringement and Copyright in the Online World have been invaluable resources that I have used to educate both myself and my writers. The author has wonderful tools for assessing and evaluating similarities between two texts, a test for paraphrasing, sample legal cases and judgments, letters to send to copyright violaters, an examination of liability issues, and more.
poor investment
A redundant and poorly written tome that does not answer the important questions.

The best handbook on how to protect and use written works.
This is one of more than 30 Nolo books I have been using for the last 3 years in my small business. As usual, Nolo doesn't disappoint in this comprehensive book on copyright law and instructions on how to protect your written works. Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Authorship    3. Copyright    4. Copyright Law    5. Intellectual Property - Copyright    6. Law    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Popular works    9. Practical Guides    10. United States   

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Essential Reading for Every Photographer
This book covers the basics of the legal and business aspects of being a photographer.Duboff wastes no words.The book is thoughtful, concise, well organized and easy to read. The court cases he cites are interesting and thought provoking as well as useful information.This book is an invaluable reference for setting up a professional photography business.

Very up to date
Another great reference book for the small business owner.Very up to date.It includes a chapter on doing business on the Internet. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Copyright    2. Intellectual Property - General    3. Law and legislation    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Patent, Trademark, Copyright    6. Photo Techniques    7. Photographs    8. Photography    9. Practical Guides    10. Reference    11. United States    12. Law for the lay person    13. Photography & Photographs    14. Social law    15. USA   

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Obtain a divorce without resorting to lawyers
Created by attorney Daniel Sitarz, and part of the Nova Publishing Company's oustanding "Legal Self-Help Series", Divorce Yourself is a "No-Fault" divorce kit that spouses can use to obtain a divorce without resorting to lawyers. With careful instructions, legal forms, questionnaires, checklists, courtroom guidelines, and up-to-date in this fifth edition (which is legally valid in all 50 American states and Washington DC), Divorce Yourself is the recommended do-it-yourself guide for divorcing couples who wish to remain on speaking terms. An accompanying CD contains copies of the various forms described in the text.

Divorce Yourself
I used this book when I went through my divorce and I would recomend it to anyone.So many people think you have to pay for a high priced lawyer to get divorced but you don't.All you need is the information accessable toyou and you can do it yourself.It has so much information you can't gowrong. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Divorce    3. Family Law - Divorce & Separation    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. No-fault divorce    7. Popular works    8. Practical Guides    9. Reference    10. United States   

Editorial Review

Most of us know that upon our demise, a succession of fees and taxes will eat into our estates--no matter their size--if we don't plan now to protect them. Unfortunately, many of us still postpone this process because we hesitate to summon the outside legal assistance that's traditionally been required. The folks at Nolo Press have made it their mission to provide us with the means to complete a relatively uncomplicated official arrangement like this without lawyers, however, and their third edition of Read more

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Attorney Approved
I am an attorney (shyreslaw.com) and I highly recommend this book for those who could use a simple trust and want to avoid probate.Even if you decide to hire an attorney, this book is invaluable because it offers great insight into trusts and avoiding the probate system.
Recommend highly...

Great buy!
This book was a god-send! I was skeptical at first because I have no legal backround and I thought that making my own living trust would be complicated at best, impossible at worst. But following a recommendation of a friend I decided to give do-it-yourself law a shot. Boy am I happy I did! I saved a fortune in legal fees and was able to get the job done just as well as if I'd had a lawyer coaching me every step of the way.Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Estate Planning    3. Estates & Trusts    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Living Trusts    6. Personal Finance    7. Personal Finance - General    8. Popular works    9. Practical Guides    10. United States