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Pretrial, Eleventh Edition

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Authors
  • Thomas A. Mauet
  • David Marcus
Series / Aspen Coursebook Series
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Book length
528 pages
Publication Date
2022-11-01
Edition
Eleventh Edition
Teaching Materials
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Table of contents
Preface

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Pretrial, Eleventh Edition, by Thomas Mauet and David Marcus, organizes pretrial planning and execution into a series of steps students can easily master. Ordinary law school classes give students very few opportunities to learn about how lawyers prepare and manage cases. Pretrial introduces students to all aspects of case development, litigation, and settlement, ranging from the initial client interview to the analysis of settlement strategy and terms using many real-life examples. It provides sample documentation for each stage of a civil case. An invaluable text for law students, Pretrial also gives new lawyers straightforward, practice-oriented instruction as they immerse themselves in the real world of litigation practice. It also offers experienced lawyers a concise, ready source they can consult when they need a refresher.


Through eleven editions, Pretrial continues to feel fresh and relevant. This perennial favorite combines vital aspects of civil procedure with accessible coverage of civil litigation in a single volume, introducing students to all aspects of case development. From investigating and planning to pleadings, discovery, motions, and settlement strategy—the hands-on learning, expert analysis, and actual cases in Pretrial encourage students to embrace the subject and develop the practical lawyering skills of pretrial litigation.

Famously clear and concise, Pretrial features:
  • Authoritative and readable text from nationally recognized litigation and trial experts
  • An organized methodology for building knowledge and skills
  • Interactive problem exercises for each stage of a pretrial litigation
  • A sample case file—realistic documentation—accompanies a hypothetical civil case
  • The online resources include litigation files with separate materials for plaintiffs and defendants for six separate cases
  • Additional updates and resources
New to the 11th Edition: 
  • Extensive updates to discovery in response to changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and to relevant technology
  • Timely guidance for handling remote hearings and depositions
  • A fresh look at personal jurisdiction, multi-party joinder, and the many issues that affect litigation, such as taxation of settlements and pleading doctrine
Professors and students will benefit from:
  • The only single-volume text to combine no-nonsense instruction in civil procedure with detailed but straightforward how-to lessons for civil litigation
  • Authorship by the founder of the trial practice curriculum in American law schools, and revision by a nationally recognized expert in civil procedure
  • No jargon, with an eye toward what litigators need to know on a day-to-day basis for their practices

 

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About the authors
Thomas Mauet
Professor of Law

Professor Mauet directs the Trial Advocacy Program and teaches Evidence, Pretrial Litigation, and Trial Advocacy. For ten years, Professor Mauet practiced as a trial lawyer in Chicago. He was a prosecutor with the Cook County State's Attorney and the United States Attorney offices. He was a commercial litigator and specialized in medical negligence litigation with the firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson. During these years, he also was an adjunct faculty member at Loyola and Chicago-Kent law schools, teaching criminal law and trial advocacy.

Professor Mauet is a leading authority on trials. His latest book is Trials: Strategy, Skills, and the New Powers of Presentation. His other books include: Trial Techniques (6th ed.), Materials in Trial Advocacy (5th ed.), Pretrial (6th ed.), and Trial Evidence (3rd ed.), all published by Aspen Publishing. Trial Techniques is the leading text in the field and has Canadian, French, New Zealand, Australian, and Chinese editions. Professor Mauet was an Arizona Superior Court Judge pro tem in 1987–1988 and in 1988–1989 taught at George Washington University as the Howrey Professor of Trial Advocacy. He has also served as a visiting faculty member at Harvard Law School’s trial advocacy program and at Washington University. He is a co-founder of the Arizona College of Trial Advocacy. He is a former regional director of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) and has taught in numerous NITA programs throughout the United States since 1976.

Professor Mauet’s research interests center on the application of social science research, particularly in psychology and communications, to the jury trial process.

David Marcus

Representative Publications

  • Pretrial (9th ed. 2015) (co-author, with Thomas A. Mauet).

  • The Public Interest Class Action, 104 Geo. L.J. ___ (forthcoming 2015).

  • Trans-Substantivity and the Processes of American Law, 2013 BYU L. Rev. 1191.

  • The History of the Modern Class Action, Part I: Sturm Und Drang, 90 Wash. U. L. Rev. 587 (2013).

  • Institutions and an Interpretive Methodology for The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 2011 Utah L. Rev. 927.

  • Flawed but Noble: Desegregation Litigation and its Implications for the Modern Class Action, 63 Fla. L. Rev. 657 (2011).

  • The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Legal Realism as a Jurisprudence of Law Reform, 44 Ga. L. Rev. 433 (2010).

  • The Past, Present, and Future of Trans-Substantivity in Federal Civil Procedure (Clifford Symposium), 59 DePaul L. Rev. 371 (2010).

Education

  • J.D. Yale Law School, 2002 Articles Editor, Book Reviews Editor, Yale Journal of International Law

  • B.A. Harvard University, 1998 Graduated magna cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa; Harvard-Cambridge Scholarship Recipient (1 of 4)

Admitted to Practice

  • New York

  • California

Work Experience

  • Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable Allyne R. Ross, Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY (2002 - 2003)

  • Associate, Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco, Cal. (2003 - 2005)

  • Lecturer and Legal Writing Instructor, Stanford Law School (Spring 2005)

  • Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable William Fletcher, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, San Francisco, Cal. (2005 - 2006)

  • Associate Professor of Law, Rogers College of Law (2006 - 2012)

  • Maurice R. Greenberg Visiting Professor of Law, Yale Law School, New Haven, Conn. (2012 - 2013)

  • Professor of Law, Rogers College of Law (2012 - present)

Organizations

  • American Society of International Law

Awards

  • John Strong Professor of the Year (2009)

  • John Strong Professor of the Year (2012)

  • Bell Award for Faculty Service (2012)

  • Yale Law School Professor of the Year (2013)
Product Information
Edition
Eleventh Edition
Publication date
2022-11-01
Copyright Year
2023
Pages
528
Connected eBook with Study Center + Paperback
9781543857979
Connected eBook with Study Center (Digital Only)
9798886143911
Subject
Trial Practice , Pretrial
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