Magill's Legal Guide

by Hall, Timothy L.; Rasmussen, R. Kent

• ISBN13: 9780893561666
• ISBN10: 0893561665
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Salem Pr Inc

Table of Contents

Publisher's Note	ix
Introduction	xi
List of Contributors	xiii
Abortion	1	(3)
Accidents and injuries	4	(4)
Accomplice liability	8	(1)
Acquittal	8	(1)
Administrative practice	9	(1)
Adopted children's rights	10	(2)
Adoption	12	(3)
Adultery	15	(2)
Adversary system	17	(2)
Adverse possession	19	(1)
Advertising, deceptive	20	(3)
Advertising, legal	23	(2)
Advocate-witness rule	25	(1)
Affidavit	25	(1)
Affirmative action	26	(3)
Age and the law	29	(3)
Age of majority	32	(1)
AIDS-related problems	33	(3)
Alcohol	36	(3)
Alimony and maintenance	39	(2)
American Bar Association	41	(2)
American Civil Liberties Union	43	(1)
American Inns of Court	44	(1)
Amicus curiae brief	45	(1)
Amnesty	45	(1)
Annotated codes	46	(1)
Annulment	47	(1)
Antitrust law	48	(3)
Apparent authority	51	(1)
Appeal	51	(1)
Appellate practice	52	(2)
Arbitration	54	(2)
Arraignment	56	(1)
Arrest	56	(5)
Arrest, resisting	61	(1)
Arson	61	(2)
Asbestos litigation	63	(1)
Assault and battery	64	(1)
Association of American Law Schools	65	(1)
Assumption of risk	66	(1)
Attachment	67	(1)
Attorney-client relationship	67	(4)
Attorney confidentiality	71	(1)
Attorney fee splitting	72	(1)
Attorney fees	73	(2)
Attorney salaries	75	(2)
Attorney sex with clients	77	(1)
Attorney trust accounts	77	(2)
Attorney types	79	(3)
Attorneys, court-appointed	82	(3)
Attorneys, as fiduciaries	85	(1)
Attractive nuisance	85	(1)
Automobile accidents	86	(1)
Automobile insurance	87	(1)
Automobile leasing	88	(1)
Automobile purchasing	88	(3)
Bail	91	(2)
Bail bond agents	93	(1)
Bailiffs	93	(1)
Bailment	94	(1)
Banking law	95	(3)
Bankruptcy	98	(5)
Bar associations	103	(1)
Bar exams	104	(1)
Bequests	105	(1)
Bigamy	106	(1)
Bill of lading	107	(1)
Billable hours	108	(1)
Billing rates	108	(1)
Blackmail	109	(1)
Black's Law Dictionary	110	(1)
Blue Book, The	110	(1)
Blue laws	111	(1)
Bond	112	(1)
Boycott	113	(1)
Breach of contract	113	(2)
Bribery	115	(2)
Broadcasting law	117	(2)
Broadcasting licenses	119	(1)
Brokerage account	120	(2)
Building permits	122	(1)
Burden of proof	122	(1)
Burglary	123	(2)
Business taxes	125	(3)
Canadian business law	128	(3)
Canadian law	131	(2)
Canadian travel	133	(1)
Case law	134	(2)
Cause of action	136	(1)
Certificate of deposit	136	(1)
Certiorari, writ of	137	(1)
Chain of custody	137	(1)
Champerty and maintenance	138	(1)
Charitable contributions	138	(1)
Chattel paper	139	(1)
Check kiting	139	(1)
Child abduction by parents	140	(1)
Child abuse	140	(4)
Child custody and support	144	(4)
Children's rights	148	(2)
Citizenship	150	(3)
Civil action	153	(3)
Civil law	156	(2)
Civil rights and liberties	158	(6)
Class-action suits	164	(1)
Clerks of the court	165	(1)
Cloud on title	165	(1)
Coast Guard, U.S.	166	(1)
Code of Professional Responsibility	167	(1)
Codes of civility	167	(1)
Collective bargaining	168	(2)
Commercial litigation	170	(3)
Common law	173	(2)
Common-law marriage	175	(1)
Community-oriented policing	176	(1)
Community property	177	(3)
Competency	180	(1)
Computerized legal databases	181	(1)
Confession	181	(2)
Conflicts of interest	183	(3)
Consent decree	186	(1)
Consideration	187	(1)
Consignment	187	(1)
Conspiracy	188	(1)
Constitution, U.S.	188	(4)
Constitutions, state	192	(2)
Consumer protection laws	194	(4)
Contempt of court	198	(1)
Contingency fees	199	(1)
Contracts	199	(4)
Conversion	203	(1)
Conviction	204	(1)
Cooling-off period	204	(1)
Copyright	205	(3)
Coroners	208	(1)
Corporate general counsel	208	(1)
Corporate legal practice	209	(2)
Corporations	211	(3)
Cosignatory	214	(1)
Counterfeiting	215	(1)
Court-awarded fees	216	(1)
Court calendar	217	(1)
Court costs	217	(1)
Court-martial	218	(3)
Court reporters	221	(1)
Court types	221	(3)
Covenant not to compete	224	(1)
Credit, consumer	225	(2)
Credit cards	227	(2)
Credit record	229	(2)
Crime of passion	231	(1)
Criminal intent	232	(1)
Criminal justice system	233	(2)
Criminal law	235	(4)
Criminal prosecution	239	(2)
Criminal record	241	(2)
Cross-examination	243	(1)
Cruel and unusual punishment	244	(2)
Damages	246	(2)
Death certificate	248	(1)
Death penalty	249	(4)
Death row attorneys	253	(1)
Debt collection	254	(1)
Declaratory judgment	255	(1)
Deed	256	(1)
Defamation	256	(1)
Defendant	257	(1)
Defendant self-representation	258	(1)
Defending the guilty	258	(1)
Deportation	259	(3)
Deposition	262	(1)
Dilatory tactics	263	(1)
Diplomatic immunity	264	(1)
Directed verdict	264	(1)
Discovery	265	(1)
Discrimination	266	(3)
Dismissal	269	(1)
Disorderly conduct	269	(1)
Disqualification of attorneys	270	(1)
District attorneys	271	(1)
Divorce	272	(5)
Divorce mediators	277	(1)
Domicile	278	(1)
Door-to-door sales	278	(1)
Double jeopardy	279	(1)
Driving licenses	280	(1)
Drugs, illegal	280	(3)
Drunk driving	283	(5)
Due process	288	(1)
Duress	288	(2)
Earnest money	290	(1)
Easement	290	(1)
Effective counsel	291	(1)
Embezzlement	292	(2)
Eminent domain	294	(1)
Employment at will	294	(1)
Employment contracts	295	(1)
Employment discrimination	296	(5)
Entrapment	301	(1)
Environmental legislation	301	(4)
Environmental practice	305	(2)
Equal protection of the law	307	(1)
Escrow	308	(1)
Estate and gift taxes	309	(1)
Estates and estate planning	310	(3)
Ethics	313	(4)
Eviction	317	(1)
Evidence	318	(3)
Exclusionary rule	321	(1)
Execution of judgment	321	(1)
Executors	322	(1)
Export permits	323	(1)
Extortion	323	(2)
Extradition	325	(3)
Fair housing law	328	(2)
Fair market value	330	(1)
Family law practice	331	(3)
Farming	334	(5)
Federal Bureau of Investigation	339
Topics by Subject Category	iii