New York Civil Practice Before Trial

New York Civil Practice Before Trial is a procedure guide that delivers quick and reliable answers with its unique outline format, tight writing, superb scholarship, and extensive citations. Its practice-tested forms and pattern paragraphs speed drafting.

You will find detailed coverage of:

•   Jurisdiction
•   Venue
•   Privileges
•   Standing and joinder
•   Production of documents
•   Pleadings
•   Physical and mental exams
•   Summons and service
•   Interrogatories
•   Motion practice
•   Depositions
•   Summary judgment
•   Notices to admit
•   TROs and injunctions
•   Settlement and ADR
•   Defaults.
•   Special proceedings.

The book is supported by 3,500 citations, over 130 forms, advice from the bench, recent case-based illustrations, practice-proven strategies, and step-by-step procedures. Coverage runs from taking the case up to trial, and will help you increase efficiency, improve your advocacy, craft better documents, resolve peripherial disputes, answer ethical questions, and avoid and fix mistakes. It delivers a new level of practicality, quality, thoughtfulness, ease of use, and affordability.