Recommended Titles and Treatises
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Trial Practice
Texas trial handbook
2 volumes. Looseleaf. Updated annually.
This title provides thorough coverage of Texas trials, including attorney-client relationships, attorney malpractice, jurisdiction and venue, alternative dispute resolution, settlement, discovery, witness preparation, experts, pretrial procedures, document management, juries, settlement, jury trials, trial procedure, and postjudgment motions. It includes forms, checklists, and an index arrange by legal concept and fact words.