Oran's Dictionary of the Law

Daniel Oran is a graduate of Hamilton College and Yale Law School. He has practiced law in Connecticut and the District of Columbia. In addition, he has been Assistant Director of the National Paralegal Institute, Professor of Law at Antioch Law School, staff counsel to a member of Congress and the House Appropriations Committee, and president of Foresight, Incorporated. He has written an internationally reprinted novel and business text as well as professional and popular articles on paralegal education, psychiatry and law, poverty law, and individual rights. Mark Tosti, contributing author, is a graduate of Princeton University, Columbia College, and the Washington College of Law of the American University, where he was also Professorial Lecturer of Law.

Introduction.
Acknowledgements.
Reading the Definitions.
Pronunciation.
The Basic 50 Words.
Dictionary.
Appendix A: Where to Go for More Information.
Appendix B: Lawyer Talk.
Appendix C: Legal Research.
How to Use This Appendix.
Concepts in the Law.
Techniques of Research.
Sources of the Law.
Computer-Assisted Legal Research.
Illustrations.
Organization of the Federal Government.
U.S. Courts of Appeals and U.S. District Courts Map.
Civil Lawsuit and Criminal Trial Flowcharts.
Research “Sunshine”.
Sources of the Law.
National Reporter System.
Introduction to a Case in the National Reporter System.
Example of How Legal Subjects are Subdivided.