Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2007
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590318737

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Encyclopedia of Connecticut Causes of Action

Encyclopedia of Connecticut Causes of Action
Author: Michael S. Taylor
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Actions and defenses
ISBN: 9781576253625

The Encyclopedia of Connecticut Causes ofAction is a single volume desk reference which compiles, outlines and indexes all theories of recovery under Connecticut law. There's nothing like it presently available to Connecticut practitioners! Since its debut in 2009, it has been cited to by the Connecticut state appellate courts. It is organized into three sections: common law actions, statutory actions and administrative appeals as well as relevant statutes of limitation, and requisites for recovering attorneys' fees. The desk book contains notes on applicable procedure and rules, an extensive common word index, and tables of cases and statutes. The Encyclopedia of Connecticut Causes of Action is a quick reference to unfamiliar subjects and a starting point for analysis of any new matter. It is a welcome resource for firms without an extensive law library. It is perfect for any law library and is a unique working resource for: SOLO Practitioners and Small Firms: Save time analyzing client problems and preparing pleadings by pin-pointing the starting point of an action before employing more costly research. An inexpensive desk reference for virtually any case that walks in your door! Managing Partners and Litigation Departments: Bring associates up to speed quickly. Reduce training time and expense in preparing briefs and pleadings. Reduce research expense.

Connecticut Employment Law

Connecticut Employment Law
Author: Pamela J. Moore
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Labor laws and legislation
ISBN: 9781576257357

Connecticut Employment Law is a comprehensive handbook and a practical survey of the law that governs employer-employee relations in Connecticut. Author Pamela J. Moore draws on her years of experience as a labor and employment attorney in Hartford to explain the complexities of this all-important field of practice. Coverage includes: The Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act, which prohibits so many forms of discrimination in employment, and the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, which enforces it. Contracts of employment express and implied, the employment-at-will doctrine, the prohibition against retaliatory discharge, and the duties that employers and employees owe to each other. Connecticut's wage and hour legislation and the litigation that flows from violating the minimum-wage and overtime standards. Privacy rights in the workplace, including a timely discussion of an employees right to privacy in social media and digital communications and an analysis of an employers right to conduct drug tests and its interaction with newly enacted legislation H.R. 5389 that authorizes the palliative use of marijuana in Connecticut

A Concise Restatement of Torts

A Concise Restatement of Torts
Author:
Publisher: American Law Institute-American Bar Association(ALI-ABA)
Total Pages: 438
Release: 2010
Genre: Law
ISBN:

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