Winter 2008
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The
Modern Rules of Business Etiquette
Good manners and proper protocol can make, or break, a promising business
relationship. This book points out the important role interpersonal
skills play in the success of business careers. As inappropriate and
uninformed behavior becomes more commonplace in the American business
culture, those who util-ize correct principles of behavior as outlined
in this book will outpace their competitors to thrive in today’s
global marketplace.
2008; 5 x 7, 99 pages; paperback; $29.95 ($27.95 ABA members);
product code: 1620306.
Charitable
Gift Planning: A Practical Guide for the Estate Planner, Second Edition
Author Thomas J. Ray, Jr., has updated this comprehensive guide to
explain the impact of the Pension Protection Act of 2006. The book
covers the basics of income and estate taxes, which are the foundation
of all charitable giving, and details the rules governing both charitable
remainder trusts and charitable lead trusts. Further, the book discusses
other planning options available, such as grantor and super-grantor
trusts, family businesses, private foundations, retirement plans and
IRAs, transactions involving diverse property, trustee issues, and
terminating charitable remainder trusts. Purchase price includes CD-ROM
along with sample forms and appendices.
2007; 7 x 10, 825 pages+CD-ROM; paperback; $174.95 ($149.95 Real
Property, Trust and Estate member price); product code: 5430472.
Science
for Lawyers
Science for Lawyers clearly explains and discusses scientific disciplines
in jargon-free language that is specifically geared toward lawyers.
The book explores the definitions, the practice and the ethical guidelines
of 13 professional disciplines including ballistics, medicine, physics,
statistics, linguistics, genetics, chemistry and more. With dozens
of photos, figures, graphics and artwork, the book covers these subjects
in terms that are not only easy to understand, but fascinating to
read.
2008; 7 x 10; 347 pages; paperback; $129.95 ($119.95 SciTech member
price); product code: 5450051.
America
Votes! A Guide to Modern Election Law and Voting Rights
An invaluable resource for lawyers, law school professors, election
officials, state and local government personnel involved in election
administration, election workers and poll workers, this book provides
a snapshot of America's voting and electoral practices, problems,
and most current issues. The book ex-plores a variety of areas related
to election law from a federal perspective. These areas include lessons
learned from the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, the Help America
Vote Act of 2002, voter equality, language assistance provisions of
the Voting Rights Act, the role of election officials and the legal
aspects of voting technology.
2008; 7 x 10; 300 pages; paperback; $55.95 ($39.95 Section of
State and Local Government Law members, $44.94 non-profit employees,
and $39.95 for government agency employees); product code: 5330200.
The
Lawyer's Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies: Smart Ways
to Work Together
This unique legal guide highlights the latest Web-based software technologies,
which allow lawyers to work collaboratively and more efficiently on
projects. The book provides a wealth of information useful to lawyers
who are just beginning to use collaboration tools, such as Google,
Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat, as well as tips and techniques
for those lawyers with intermediate and advanced experience. Topics
include the basics of collaboration and collaboration tools; developing
a strategy; the best ways to collaborate on documents, cases, transactions
and projects; collaborating inside and outside the office; and improving
productivity through collaboration.
2008; 7 x 10; 240 pages; paperback; $89.95 ($54.95 Law Practice
Management Section members); product code: 5110589.
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