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Letters for Litigators: Essential Communications for Opposing Counsel, Witnesses, Clients, and Others »

Authors: Daniel I. Small, Robin Page West
ISBN-13: 9781590312681, ISBN-10: 1590312686
Format: Paperback
Publisher: American Bar Association
Date Published: April 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Daniel I. Small

Book Synopsis

This publication includes numerous letters that can help simplify the task of communicating with opposing counsel, witnesses, clients, the court and others.

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
	About the authors
Ch. 1	Outreach/inquiry	1
A	To the client	2
Ch. 2	Retention	11
A	Retention letters	12
B	Declination letters	47
C	Billing letters	59
D	Withdrawing representation	64
Ch. 3	Demand	67
A	Demands	68
B	Response	104
Ch. 4	Mediation/arbitration	107
A	To opposing counsel	108
B	To the client	109
Ch. 5	Complaint/answer	111
A	To the court	112
B	Opposing counsel	115
C	Client	117
Ch. 6	Written discovery letters	121
A	To opposing counsel - requesting	122
B	To opposing counsel - responding	136
C	To client	146
Ch. 7	Deposition/examination	155
A	To opposing counsel	156
B	To client	159
Ch. 8	Motions	165
Ch. 9	Trial	171
A	Client	172
B	Fact witness	173
C	Expert witness	174
Ch. 10	Local counsel	181
A	Retention	182
B	Follow-up	184
Ch. 11	Settlement	189
A	To the client	190
B	To counsel	195
Ch. 12	Ethical	197
Ch. 13	Administrative/other proceedings	205
Ch. 14	Government investigations	209
A	To client	210
B	To others	215
	Note : page numbers correspond to filenames for each letter on CD-ROM