Handling Federal Discovery

Strengthen your discovery work with William Audet and Kimberly Fanady’s Handling Federal Discovery. Walk step-by-step through every discovery task, from setting discovery goals to deposing expert witnesses. The book's unique task outline format provides practical instruction and sophisticated strategies that help you handle your opponent's tricks and delay tactics. Organized by preparation task, it literally gives you the what, why, when, and how of moving a case through discovery, complete with practice tips and forms:

What and why — The task is explained in plain English, detailing related rules and case law, along with the reasons for considering the task.
When — A thorough discussion of the steps to be completed prior to beginning the task, along with deadlines for the task.
How — The meat of the book, this section details each step necessary to effectively complete the task. Includes defenses against the efforts of your opponent.
Practice notes — Here you will find strategies, arguments, cautions, and advice learned from decades in the courtroom.
Forms — Discovery motions, documents, letters, and memoranda.

This book gives you broad, organized coverage of essential federal discovery rules, practice tips and necessary forms that are applicable in federal and many state courts. Primary topics covered include:

Planning and Investigation
Privilege and Work Product
Rule 26 Disclosure Requirements
Interrogatories and Admissions
Production Requests
Non-Party Discovery
Inspections and Examinations
Depositions and Experts
Compelling and Resisting Discovery
Foreign Discovery, and more

Handling Federal Discovery is filled with practice tips. The book details over a hundred discrete tasks in a quick-reading outline format. The tasks are annotated with hundreds of case citation and practice notes to help you:

Properly handle complex disclosure requirements
Assert and oppose privilege claims
Gauge the likely success of a motion or opposition
Save money on depositions
Determine the need for expert witnesses
Properly conduct discovery in a foreign country
Determine the applicability of new federal rules
Win greater sanctions awards

The most recent update includes a new CD-ROM containing more than 50 forms regarding preliminaries, written discovery, depositions, and compel, resist and amend discovery--the forms may be accessed and modified using your preferred word processor. The CD-ROM also contains a searchable full-text of the book.

Updated annually. ISBN 0-938065-89-0 Book price: $99.00

Reviews

"Handling Federal Discovery is highly recommended for all law libraries. Attorneys and legal staff members will find it a very useful addition to their personal collection of professional books. It will quickly pay for itself in time saved and better results during future discovery."
—Excerpted from Legal Information ALERT, June, 1996.

"The book is first rate. It is thoughtfully done, extremely well-organized, thorough, covers a wealth of information, and is very easy to use."
—Andree S. Blumenstein, Nashville, TN

"This is a convenient and concise handbook that collects in one place the type of information litigators use everyday in handling discovery."
—Kenneth Berman, Boston, MA

"I have found this to be an exceptional tool for introducing new lawyers to dealing with real world discovery requirements in a time- and cost-efficient manner."
—Steve Morris, Las Vegas, NV

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Updated 11/11/09