Litigation and Trial Practice

Roderick Blanchard has been a litigator for over twenty-five years. He previously taught civil litigation to paralegals at the University of Minnesota and is now a practicing attorney. William Hart devotes his practice to appellate law, focusing on insurance coverage and general litigation matters. He has been voted a Minnesota Superlawyer and is currently listed in the top 100 of Minnesota Superlawyers and in the top 10 of Minnesota¿s appellate practitioners. He is also a frequent lecturer on appellate practice and procedure. Janis Walter, professor emeritus, teaches part-time at the University of Cincinnati’s ABA-approved paralegal program. She has served as chair of the ABA’s Approval Commission on Paralegals and was a member of the Standing Committee. She participates as a Specially Designated Commissioner for the ABA on site visits across the U.S. Professor Walter is also an active member of the American Association for Paralegal Education, where she served as editor of the Paralegal Educator. She has presented at many different forums on topics ranging from teaching effectiveness to handling adoptions. Professor Waler authored The Ohio Courts, a series of widely popular case studies covering civil litigation, criminal law and family law, and she developed three learning labs for a virtual law office. Professor Walter holds a bachelor's degree in political science and a law degree from Salmon P. Chase College of Law. She is licensed to practice law in Kentucky and Ohio and before the United States Supreme Court. She still practices in the areas of estate law, family law and personal injury.

Chapter 1: Litigation Principles
Chapter 2: Lawyer and Client Relationship and Ethics
Chapter 3: Court Organization
Chapter 4: Causes of Action and Remedies
Chapter 5: Affirmative Defenses
Chapter 6: Introduction to Federal Procedure
Chapter 7: Gathering Evidence
Chapter 8: Evidence
Chapter 9: Conducting an Investigation
Chapter 10: Expert Witnesses
Chapter 11: Interrogatories
Chapter 12: Oral Depositions
Chapter 13: Preparing Client for Deposition
Chapter 14: Medical Examinations and Records
Chapter 15: Inspection of Property, Documents, and Things
Chapter 16: Requests for Admissions
Chapter 17: Motions
Chapter 18: Preparation for Trial
Chapter 19: Structure of a Civil Trial
Chapter 20: Judgments
Chapter 21: Appeals
Chapter 22: Settlements, Releases, and Dismissals
Chapter 23: Arbitration and Mediation
Glossary
Appendix A: Time Table for Lawyers in Federal Civil Cases
Appendix B: Deposition Transcript
Appendix C: Intraoffice Memorandums