Both veteran attorneys and new practitioners can get off to a good start in unfamiliar practice areas by consulting the Attorney's Desk Reference. Developed by the State Bar's General Practice Section in 1986, this book has been updated and expanded annually to meet the needs of the more than 2,000 Wisconsin attorneys who own it.

The Attorney's Desk Reference is designed for busy professionals who need answers quickly. Its two volumes are packed with information designed to give you immediate access to step-by-step guidance in more than 30 areas of practice.

This best-selling reference book condenses complicated procedures into easy-to-follow outlines and provides the most important case and statutory citations. Chapters spell out specific procedures like foreclosing a mortgage, terminating parental rights, subrogating an insurance claim, filing for bankruptcy, organizing a business, and probating an estate. And the Attorney's Desk Reference gives you citations to the most important and most current cases and statutes in each area, saving you hours of research time. Supplemented annually.

Summary of contents

Volume I

How to Use this Book

Administrative Law

• Fair Employment Act
• Unemployment Insurance
• Worker's Compensation
• Family or Medical Leave Act
• Immigration Law

Appellate Procedure

• Appellate Procedure

Business Law

• Buying and Selling a Business
• Organizing a Business

Civil Litigation

• Litigation References and Resources
• Costs Upon Frivolous Claims and Defenses
• Notice of Claim/Limitation of Liability
• Settlement/Subrogation
• Statutes of Limitation
• Lemon Law Litigation

Creditor/Debtor

• Bankruptcy
• Creditor/Debtor Relations

Criminal Law

• Criminal Procedure

Estate Planning and Probate

• Probating an Estate
• Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Durable Power of Attorney
• Medicaid Divestment

Volume II

Family Law

• Independent Adoption: Representing Adoptive Parents
• Divorce and Actions Affecting the Family
• Termination of Parental Rights
• Domestic Abuse

Intellectual Property

• Copyright
• Patent Law
• Trade Secrets
• Trademark Law

Real Estate and Property

• Construction Lien Law
• Foreclosing a Land Contract
• Foreclosing a Mortgage on Real Estate
• Landlord/Tenant Law
• Purchase and Sale of Real Property

Miscellaneous

• Mental Health Act
• Animal Law
• How to Cite

1113+ pp.; 3rd ed. 2006
(Includes 2009 supplement)

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