Overview

An ideal supplement to texts on judicial processes, Real Law Stories: Inside the American Judicial Process is the only undergraduate text dedicated to the presentation of ""real-world"" interviews with lawyers, judges, and police officers. Each law professional describes his or her job across a range of legal activities and offers insights into the legal process in the United States. Rather than focusing on exceptional or famous cases, authors Richard A. Brisbin Jr., and John C. Kilwein examine the routine, day-to-day functions of lawyers, courts, and the law in personal injury, divorce, employment relations, real estate, and commercial practice; criminal justice; and the appellate process. This ""real-world"" approach helps students to grasp how law operates in the everyday world while encouraging them to look beyond the mass media's negative portrayals of lawyers, police, and litigants. In order to teach students how to conduct interviews, the authors provide succinct explanations of the judicial process, define legal terms, and provide references for further study.

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Author:   Richard Brisbin (Associate Professor of Political Science, Associate Professor of Political Science, West Virginia University) ,  John Kilwein (Associate Professor of Political Science, Associate Professor of Political Science, West Virginia University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9780199733590

ISBN 10:   0199733597
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   14 January 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface I. THE REAL WORLD OF LAW AND COURTS II. THE CIVIL JUSTICE PROCESS 1. Perspectives on Personal Injury Lawyers: Paul Cranston and Dan Cooper 2. Lawyer for the Middle Class: Deborah Pascente Lifka 3. The Family Law Attorney: Scott Friedman 4. The Lawyer in the Large Firm: Scott Himsel 5. The Commercial Practice Attorney: Jeffrey M. Byer 6. The Litigation of Intellectual Property: Earl Levere 7. The Bankruptcy Attorney: Selene Mazur 8. The Administrative Lawyer: Linda Rice 9. Litigating for the Outsider and Disadvantaged: Robert V. Eye 10. The Lawyer in Public Service: Anne M. Becker III. CRIMINAL LITIGATION 11. City Police: Rita Peerenboom 12. The Detective: Michelle Reichenbach 13. The County Prosecutor: Traci Cook 14. The Federal Prosecutor: David Godwin 15. The Public Defender: J. Luis Guerrero 16. The Lawyer for Capital Punishment Defendants: Cynthia Short IV. THE JUDICIARY 17. The Judge of a Limited-Jurisdiction Court: Dan Hogan 18. The State Trial Judge and Crime: Rick Saviagno 19. The State Trial Judge and Civil Justice: Steven King 20. The Federal Judge: Richard Stearns 21. The State Supreme Court Justice: Larry V. Starcher V. HOW TO CONDUCT INTERVIEWS AND GATHER LAW STORIES VI. REFERENCES

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Richard A. Brisbin Jr., is Associate Professor of Political Science at West Virginia University. John C. Kilwein is Associate Professor of Political Science at West Virginia University.

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