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This resource is a comprehensive guide for lawyers facilitating secured transactions. The Second Edition includes: - Articles in simple, clear language describing all of revised Article 9. - 12+ charts that provide vital guidance to practitioners. - The full text and commentary of revised Articles 1 and 9 - Selected PEB Commentaries that remain relevant to the interpretation of Article 9 - Index to Article 9

Bringing together the forces of political debate, this book outlines civic fusion and the process of successful public policy mediation. To help mediators understand how powerful the tool of mediation is and help them reach their full potential, this guide outlines what civic fusion is and provides real world examples of cases with positive outcomes. The book examines what mediators aspire to do, what they actually do, and outlines what needs to be done to bring disparate groups of people together to reach agreements on complicated public policy questions. To help you understand, achieve and sustain civic fusion, this guide: Will help you construct the metaphor of civic fusion and describe how passion, power, and conflict provide the energy for it;Discusses three projects: the Chelsea charter consensus process; the construction cranes and derricks negotiated rulemaking; and abortion talks;Describes what it takes to build a foundation for civic fusion; andMuch more!

Combining the expertise of industry professionals, engineers, reconstructionists and litigators proficient in the trucking field, this comprehensive guidebook provides in-depth knowledge of both the trucking industry and legal issues pertinent to handling a commercial motor vehicle case. In addition to over-the-road vehicles, the book covers aspects of trucking that apply uniquely to vocational trucking (dump trucks, cement mixers, refuse trucks, snow plows, etc.).

Helping all professionals - lawyers, mental health professionals, financial neutrals, etc. - who practice in the area of Collaborative Divorce, this book explains how marital dynamics (both conscious and unconscious), combined with the traumas of the divorce as well as those from previous situations, will be re-enacted within the Collaborative process. This enlightening book integrates elements of effective psychotherapy into the Collaborative process, although its lessons can be as easily applied to divorce cases handled through litigation and mediation.

Equips lawyers with a practical guide to the bid protest process with respect to federal procurements.

Equine Law and Horse Sense is designed for people, businesses, and organizations in the horse industry and for the lawyers who serve them.

This book covers trial lawyer ethics and topics common to all representations.

Helping lawyers at all levels of law firm management create and implement business strategies, each chapter provides an easy-to-follow overview of a key aspect of law practice management, with actionable guidance for a variety of situations and contexts. The book's sample forms are available online to ensure you have all the tools you need to quickly build a new practice or reinvigorate an existing one.

"This book is about how all of us can thrive-in good times and in arduous periods. This book is about focusing on more dimensions than just our intellect so we can be prepared for, and rise to, challenges like the ones we have been navigating since Spring 2020"--

When someone you love dies, dealing with the personal and financial affairs -- on top of the emotional trauma -- can be overwhelming. With this first-of-its-kind manual from the American Bar Association and AARP, you can take comfort in knowing that you can handle with ease the matters that arise upon your loved one's death. The personal record-keeping workbook, with an accompanying CD-ROM, walks you through the process step by step. The ABA/AARP Checklist for Family Survivors covers these topics and more: - Applying for survivors' benefits- Paying outstanding bills and handling insurance - Sorting through the stuff, physical and digital- Writing the obituary and dealing with the funeral home- Navigating the grief process and taking care of yourself

This expanded Fourth Edition contains 50 more questions and answers, including a new section addressing all the special-issue questions raised by significant financial hardship situations for executives and employers. It also contains all the case authority and other IRS guidance released since the previous (2017) edition, including IRS Notice 2020-50(§6).

Now completely updated, this comprehensive guide examines the issues, problems and pitfalls involved in the intersection of real estate, business, and environmental law. A unique and practical resource, this book covers the full range of environmental issues that arise when real estate is acquired, sold, developed, operated, financed, or the subject of a work out.

This reference guide collects over 500 of the most common questions concerning the CCPA and the CPRA and provides straightforward and easy to understand answers in one place. The questions are organized in a logical progression to cover the history of the statutes, general privacy-related concepts, compliance-program related issues, and the impact of the statutes on specific industries.

An adoption can be fraught with high emotions and unexpected roadblocks. Explaining the basics of an uncontested adoption and steps that can help keep it that way, this book then discusses the many forms a contested adoption can take. The authors consider the issues involved from the perspective of all parties involved in the adoption "triad"-- the child, the adoptive parents, and the natural parents, underscoring prevailing practices while explaining how to address the challenges and potential vulnerabilities a contested case presents.

This book guides readers through the process of bringing a new medical device from proof-of-concept to the market.

Easements may be short documents, but they define relationships that may last for decades. Learn how to write easement agreements clearly and effectively, not just for your clients but for the ages.

This updated edition covers health and workplace wellness, with a focus on helping professionals to develop logical and legal healthy wellness programs in the workplace.

Understand and use deferred compensation plans for your clients. This expanded edition explains how NQDC offers solutions to complex compensation issues and provides information on key topics, defining the perspective of both the employee and employer in using this planning tool.

There is no doubt that parental alienation exists and that U.S. courts have acknowledged the concept, although the theory can sometimes be misused. This practitioner's manual provides an overview of the concept of parental alienation and explains how to correctly handle it in court. "Hands-on" practice pointers and sample materials on litigating parental alienation make this an essential resource for the family lawyer.

This updated edition is an essential resource for any trial lawyer or in-house counsel. With over 35 years of experience as a litigator, Chris Scott Graham provides practical advice to help clients and litigation teams establish protocols for identifying trade secrets, evaluating risk, and effectively strategizing when confronting the prospect of trade secret litigation.

The increasing number of older Americans is driving the need for later-life legal planning. Focusing on the legal issues that can arise in old age and the various laws and governmental programs that address those issues, this book is organized in three parts that reflect the different stages of aging retirement considerations: post-retirement Issues; and later life concerns.

This is the updated and revised paperback edition of a ground-breaking work published by the ABA in 2014. It is an indispensable resource to help Millennials, Gen Xers, and Baby Boomers create a more effective work environment. Updated with new case studies, anecdotes, and the very latest research, this book separates myths from reality, and provides practical advice based on detailed research, to strengthen intergenerational teams and develop the next generation of talented leadership.

Covering the core areas of intellectual property, tort, and criminal law, this revised edition provides invaluable information for lawyers, photographers, and content creators. Topics include copyright, privacy and defamation, trespass, and social media, as well as state-of-the-art discussions about the evolution of drone photography.

This book proposes a manageable standard for resolving gerrymandering without the entanglements of justiciability and political questions. The standard focuses on the mechanism by which gerrymandering operates, not on the outcome. The precedent for this focus is the solution to disparate population counts in the one-person, one-vote cases. This focus is necessary because any remedy needs to work with other unconstitutional inequities (such as income based gerrymandering) as well as ones based on partisanship.

The Inclusive Leader provides a framework for building the leadership competencies rooted in the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion.