Illinois Pretrial Practice

Answers, Tips and Forms for Illinois Litigators

As court interpretations evolve and laws change, it is crucial to stay informed. For Illinois litigators, that's where Illinois Pretrial Practice comes in handy.

Written by retired circuit court judge Jennifer Duncan-Brice, Illinois Pretrial Practice delivers quick and reliable answers with its unique outline format, tight writing, superb scholarship, and extensive citations. In addition, this helpful guide contains practice-tested forms and pattern paragraphs designed to speed drafting.

Illinois Pretrial Practice 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.

This book concentrates on the topics where questions and disputes arise. It devotes pages where you spend time: drafting pleadings, preparing and presenting motions, conducting discovery, resolving discovery disputes, and negotiating settlements. You will find coverage of troublesome matters like:Written DiscoveryPrivilegesMotions

Illinois Pretrial Practice provides authoritative and direct responses to everyday discovery issues like these:Paper discoveryDepositionsOther issues

The book's issue-oriented outline format is supported by more than 2,000 citations, more than 125 forms, advice from the bench, recent case-based illustrations, practice-proven strategies, step-by-step procedures, pattern language, and Digital Access to forms. Coverage runs from taking the case up to trial, and includes numerous tips on how to:

•   Avoid and fix mistakes
•   Resolve peripheral disputes
•   Craft better documents
•   Answer ethical questions
•   Process cases efficiently
•   Improve your advocacy