Civil Litigation - Hardcover

Kerley, Peggy; Hames, J.D. Joanne Banker; Sukys, J.D. Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1428318399 ISBN 13: 9781428318397

Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning, 2008

Synopsis

Civil Litigation, fifth edition, combines the principles of litigation practice with practical applications that are geared especially to the needs of the paralegal student. Regardless of the students' paralegal aspirations, the text provides information and the critical skills necessary for any area of legal practice. The litigation process is covered in detail in a variety of contexts so that students see the relevance of litigation to other legal specialties, such as personal injury, real estate, employment and intellectual property law. Civil Litigation, fifth edition, provides a number of sample legal documents, such as complaints, interrogatories and deposition summaries, as well as case commentaries that set text material into a practical context. To help students understand difficult concepts, legal vocabulary and various charts and tables are available in each chapter to clarify challenging material. The new CD-ROM also includes an array of useful study materials. Each chapter focuses briefly on the impact of technology on the litigation field, and also contains useful references to litigation-focused Web Sites.

About this title

About the Author:

Peggy N. Kerley is a contract litigation paralegal, working with the law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, and a former paralegal instructor at Southeastern Paralegal Institute, in Dallas, Texas. She has more than 45 years of legal experience. Ms. Kerley received her undergraduate degree in political economy from the University of Texas at Dallas, and her paralegal certificate from the University of Oklahoma. She is also the author of another paralegal text, Employment Law for the Paralegal.

Joanne Banker Hames, J.D., is a retired Paralegal Coordinator and full-time instructor for the paralegal program at DeAnza Community College located in Cupertino, California. She is currently a part-time instructor at the school. She earned her J.D. degree from Santa Clara University School of Law and was admitted to the California Bar in January 1972. She has been an active member since that time. For several years Ms. Hames was employed as an attorney in a busy litigation law firm. During that time she was involved in all aspects of civil litigation, including pre-trial preparation, jury trials, and appeals. For the past fourteen years she has been involved primarily in paralegal education, teaching at DeAnza Community College and previously at Santa Clara University Paralegal Institute.

Paul Sukys, J.D., Ph.D., is a Professor of Philosophy, Law, and Legal Studies at North Central State College in Mansfield, Ohio. He also teaches as an adjunct professor at Ashland University and Mount Vernon Nazarene University. Dr. Sukys received his bachelor's and master's degrees from John Carroll University in Cleveland, his law degree from Cleveland State University, and his doctorate in philosophy from The Union Institute and University in Cincinnati. He is a member of the Ohio Bar, the Ohio State Bar Association, the Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum, the National Business Education Association, the Society for Interdisciplinary Studies, the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts, and the Lakeside Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle.

About this edition

• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1428318399
• ISBN 13: 9781428318397
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 560