Practical Guides category: 258 books
by Vivian C. Rodriguez
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2013
The state of the economy is not necessarily the only reason people choose to represent themselves in a divorce, without a lawyer; some of us are do-it-yourselfers.
Doing Your Own Divorce is intended for situations where the divorce is contested but you cannot afford a lawyer. Even as a pro...
The Hidden Jury
And Other Secret Tactics Lawyers Use to Win
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2003
"The Hidden Jury couldn't be more timely or more urgently needed."--from the introduction by Johnnie Cochran
Why do guilty defendants go free?
Why do juries award huge sums for ridiculous lawsuits?
Who really controls the verdict of a trial?
The most powerful people in today's...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Lawsuits
Successfully Navigate the Complex Civil Court System
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2010
Have you been confused by a lawsuit? We can help.
Millions of civil lawsuits are filed in the U.S. court system, costing billions of dollars in legal fees to those involved. The process is so complex that few people can pursue civil action without professional help, leaving them totally at...
Arrested
What to Do When Your Loved One's in Jail
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Whether a defendant is charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct or first-degree murder, this is an indispensable guide for those who want to support family members, partners, or friends facing criminal charges. Draining away the confusion by explaining legal proceedings and jail procedures, it...
When Deadly Force Is Involved
A Look at the Legal Side of Stand Your Ground, Duty to Retreat and Other Questions of Self-Defense
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
Self-defense, as a legal concept, is easy to describe but difficult to apply. Generally, a person who is without fault may use reasonable force or defensive force for the purpose of defending one's own life or the lives of others, including, in certain circumstances, the use of deadly force, provided...
Way Worse Than Being A Dentist
The Lawyer's Quest for Meaning
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2011
This is a collection of Will Meyerhofer's notorious "In-House Counseling" columns from AboveTheLaw.com and ThePeoplesTherapist.com, with additional new material.
Behind the Bar
From Intake to Trial
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2011
How do attorneys and paralegals assess a case? How much is a case worth and how do I know? What are some differences between the pre-suit phase of a case and the litigation portion of a case? What task comes next in the litigation process? Can you tell me about some real-life experiences of a paralegal...
by Marc Stevens
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2015
Government: Indicted is an indictment of the concept of government itself, not any particular group of people calling themselves a government. G:I is in two parts: the indictment showing the psychological damage and economic damage caused by the concept; then an explicit model for dealing with and...
by Steven Garber
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
Liability effects on the economic performance of the pharmaceutical industry play a prominent role in the debate about the economic effects of product liability in the United States. The author analyzes incentive effects on company decisions, implications for economic outcomes such as drug safety and...
How to understand a publishing contract
Points of vigilance and traps to avoid for authors
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2016
Tools for Authors: How to understand a publishing contract
You just finished writing your novel, your essay, your memoirs. Or anything good.
You are so euphoric because a publishing house wants your text?
It vows to « take care of all »
You will be able to – AT LAST – take a rest and harvest...
L'évaluation et la réparation du dommage corporel
Questions choisies (Droit belge)
Language: French
Release Date: April 9, 2015
La réparation d’une atteinte à l’intégrité physique est le plus souvent ressentie comme injuste et aléatoire. Injuste car cette atteinte est, dans notre droit, traitée différemment selon son origine : pathologique ou accidentelle, avec ou sans responsabilité d’un tiers, indemnisable ou...
Recueil de jurisprudence
Responsabilité - Assurances - Accidents du travail (Belgique)
Language: French
Release Date: June 26, 2015
Les droits des assurances, de la responsabilité, ou encore des accidents du travail donnent lieu à une pléthore de décisions de jurisprudence dans laquelle le praticien aura parfois bien du mal à séparer le bon grain de l’ivraie. C’est la tâche ardue à laquelle se sont attelés les membres...
by Bérénice Fosséprez (sous la coordination de), Audrey Pütz (sous la coordination de), Collectif
Language: French
Release Date: June 26, 2015
Language: French
Release Date: June 26, 2015
Comme le rappelait le Doyen Carbonnier, à propos de la locution latine Idem est non esse aut non probari, « Les droits sont comme s’ils n’existaient pas s’ils ne peuvent être prouvés ».Cette citation traduit les difficultés auxquelles se trouvent quotidiennement confrontés le justiciable...
La rémunération du dirigeant d'entreprise
Aspects sociaux et fiscaux (Belgique)
Language: French
Release Date: June 26, 2015
Cet ouvrage a pour but d’analyser de manière efficace les perspectives et opportunités qui s’offrent aux dirigeants d’entreprise tout au long de leur carrière, en fournissant au lecteur une vision globale, transversale et interdisciplinaire du sujet.Tout d’abord, Gabrielle Eymael se penche...