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Fundamentals of Litigation for Paralegals, Twelfth Edition

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Authors
  • Marlene Pontrelli Maerowitz
  • Thomas A. Mauet
Series / Aspen Paralegal Series
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Book length
632 pages
Publication Date
2026-09-15
Edition
Twelfth Edition
Description
Table of contents
Preface

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In Fundamentals of Litigation for Paralegals, Maerowitz and Mauet provide 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. The text breaks down complex Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) and procedural rules into clear, cogent, and reader-friendly language. It also includes a realistic "litigation file appendix" with examples of motions, pleadings, and discovery requests, so students can see how legal documents are constructed. Well-suited to a wide range of teaching approaches, the timely Twelfth Edition reflects the practice of litigation today.

New to the Twelfth Edition:

  • Update of FRCP and processes
  • Expansion of sections on computerized litigation support
  • Use of Artificial Intelligence and its role in litigation
  • Ethical responsibility and use of artificial intelligence programs

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 a glossary, visual aids, checklists, chapter overviews, and 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 with review questions, case scenarios, and practice forms
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Table of Contents

Summary of Contents

Contents
Preface


PART I. Investigating and Planning the Litigation 
Chapter 1. Introduction to Litigation 
Chapter 2. Informal Fact Gathering and Investigation 
Chapter 3. Case Evaluation and Strategy 
Chapter 4. Parties and Jurisdiction 


PART II. Pretrial Litigation 
Chapter 5. Pleadings
Chapter 6. Law and Motions 
Chapter 7. Motion Practice 
Chapter 8. Provisional Remedies 
Chapter 9. Evidence 
Chapter 10. Discovery 


PART III. Settlement, Trial, and Post-Trial 
Chapter 11. Settlements 
Chapter 12. Trial Preparation, Trial, and Appeal 
Chapter 13. Enforcement of Judgments 
Chapter 14. Alternative Dispute Resolution 
Chapter 15. Social Media and Artificial Intelligence in Litigation 
Litigation File: Jones v. Smith 


Glossary 
Index

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About the authors
Marlene Pontrelli Maerowitz

Marlene A. Pontrelli is an attorney with Dickinson Wright PLLC, in Phoenix, Arizona, and the Family Law Group Practice Chair. She is admitted to both the Arizona and California bars. Ms. Pontrelli is a judge pro tem for the Superior Court of Maricopa County in family law. She has extensive trial and appellate experience, including appearing before the Arizona Court of Appeals, Arizona Supreme Court, and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Ms. Pontrelli is an adjunct professor at Arizona State University School of Law where she teaches a class on family law.

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.
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Edition
Twelfth Edition
Publication date
2026-09-15
Copyright Year
2026
Pages
632
LLPOD
9798894103242
eBook
9798894103228
Print + eBook
9798894103211
Subject
Litigation
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