This is an essential reference to civil practice beginning with the initial contact with a potential client up to trial. The author provides the nuts and bolts for handling a lawsuit, including legal research, service of process, discovery, settlement negotiations, pre-trial motions and trial preparation. The book references the particular procedures governing cases in the Circuit Court of Maryland and points out certain distinctions in procedures in the District Court of Maryland and the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. It has been written in an easy-to-follow manner, an aid for relatively new civil litigators. It provides tips and checklists to help all litigators. Tactics and strategies for pre-trial practice are presented in a well-organized, direct manner with forms every practitioner can use. Updated for the first time in five years, the 2024 edition includes includes new practice tips and updated case law, statutes, and rules.
The book includes downloadable forms for ready use by the practitioner as well as a table of authorities and table of cases.
Contents:
Chapter 1: Taking the Case
Chapter 2: Organizing the Case File
Chapter 3: Legal Research
Chapter 4: Investigation
Chapter 5: Case Strategy
Chapter 6: Initial Pleading and Service of Process
Chapter 7: Discovery
Chapter 8: Case Evaluation
Chapter 9: Settlement Negotiations
Chapter 10: Pre-Trial Motions
Chapter 11: Trial Preparation
Updated by Steven B. Vinick, Esq.
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