Master 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.
Handling Federal Discovery
