Dessem, R. Lawrence,  1951- <br/><br/>
Pretrial litigation in a nutshell / 
by R. Lawrence Dessem. 
 - 4th ed. 
 - St. Paul, MN :  Thomson/West,  c2008. 
 - xxxix, 383 p. :  ill. ;  18 cm. 
 - West nutshell series .
 - Nutshell series. .
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Client interviewing and the establishment of the attorney-client relationship -- Pretrial planning and investigation -- The complaint -- Responses to the complaint -- Disclosure and the scope of civil discovery -- Interrogatories -- Depositions -- Requests for production, examinations, and admissions -- Judicial intervention into the discovery and disclosure process -- Pretrial motion practice -- Summary judgment -- Pretrial conferences and pretrial orders -- Negotiation and settlement. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780314184276 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0314184279 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008274225 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Pre-trial procedure--United States.<br/>Pleading--United States.<br/>Motions (Law)--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF 8900  / D475p 2008