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Fundamentals of Litigation for Paralegals, Eleventh Edition

Authors
  • Marlene Pontrelli Maerowitz
  • Thomas A. Mauet
Series / Aspen Paralegal Series
Teaching Materials
NO
Description
Table of contents
Preface

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Fundamentals of Litigation for Paralegals, Eleventh Edition, provides a complete understanding of the entire litigation process--from the moment the client walks into the office, through trial and post-judgment, including settlements and alternative forms of resolution. Popular and widely respected, authors Maerowitz and Mauet present a clear and balanced treatment of litigation and accessible explanations of the rules. Well-suited to a wide range of teaching approaches, the timely Eleventh Edition reflects the practice of litigation today.

New to the Eleventh Edition:

  • Most current updates to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
  • New developments in e-Discovery and the use of social media integrated into the text
  • Thoughtful revisions and streamlined text throughout

Professors and students will benefit from:

  • Thorough coverage of the entire litigation process
  • A balanced and reader-friendly presentation
  • Accessible and cogent discussion of rules and procedures
  • A flexible organization that lends itself to a variety of teaching objectives
  • A comprehensive design for learning that includes
    • bold-faced key terms
    • glossary
    • examples
    • visual aids
    • checklists
    • chapter overviews
    • summaries
    • review questions
  • Realistic examples of motions, pleadings, and discovery requests in a litigation file appendix
  • Short, edited cases in each chapter, with questions, for a follow-up discussion on key topics
  • A companion electronic workbook, completely revised for this edition, with review questions, case scenarios, and practice forms
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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.

Product Information
Edition
Eleventh Edition
Publication date
2023-02-06
Copyright Year
2023
Pages
634
Connected eBook with Study Center + Hardcover
9781543847116
Connected eBook with Study Center (Digital Only)
9798886148428
Subject
Litigation
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