Category: Civil Practice & Procedure, Personal Injury |
Practical knowledge of discovery and choice of remedy can “make or break” a case. This handbook leads the practitioner through the various types of discovery and remedies available in a civil action. It includes chapters on depositions and discovery; protecting litigation rights; tax aspects of litigation; injunctions; declaratory relief; voluntary and involuntary dismissal; default and default judgments; Illinois summary judgment; pretrial conferences; motions, requests, and notices in preparation for trial; and discussion on proof of facts, as well as forms you can customize for use in your case.
Chapter 1 — Deposition and Discovery
Nicholas J. Motherway, Motherway & Napleton, LLP, Chicago
Chapter 2 — Protecting Litigation Rights
Stephen M. Tillery and Christine J. Moody, Korein Tillery, St. Louis
Chapter 3 — Tax Aspects of Litigation
Patrick B. Mathis and Carson D. Maricle, Mathis, Marifian & Richter, Ltd., Belleville
Chapter 4 — Injunctions
Hon. Richard A. Siebel (Retired), K&L Gates LLP, Chicago
Chapter 5 — Declaratory Relief
Jeffrey Singer, Paul E. Wojcicki, Adam Jagadich, and Gregory M. McMahon, Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd., Chicago
Chapter 6 — Voluntary and Involuntary Dismissal
Michael C. Kominiarek, Kominiarek, Bresler, Harvick & Gudmundson, LLC, Chicago
Chapter 7 — Default and Default Judgment
Christopher S. Moore, Novack and Macey LLP, Chicago
Chapter 8 — Illinois Summary Judgment
R. John Street, Lisa S. Simmons, and John Seber, Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP, Chicago
Chapter 9 — Pretrial Conference
Robert Marc Chemers, Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, Chicago
Chapter 10 — Final Preparations for Trial
Patrick A. Salvi II, Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., Chicago
Chapter 11 — Motions, Requests, and Notices in Preparation for Trial
Nicholas A. Caputo, Caputo Law Firm, P.C., Chicago,and Steven A. Hart, Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd., Chicago
Chapter 12 — Some Proof of Facts in Civil Cases
Richard L. Miller II, Novack and Macey LLP, Chicago
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