Books
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Essential reference for new and seasoned litigators. Covers best practices for taking and defending depositions, including expert witness depositions. Includes solutions for numerous what if scenarios and sample deposition outlines to help you prepare.
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This concise book gives you answers to your questions about the work-product doctrine and the attorney-client privilege. Turn to this book when issues arise in your cases or simply to better understand the scope and limits of these doctrines.
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Know that you always have the current rules and latest cases with this continually updated online resource. Includes Michigan Court Rules with hundreds of case annotations linked to full-text cases. Also includes MRPCs, AOs, and local rules.
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Understand the damages you can recover in Michigan civil cases, including personal injury, employment, civil rights, breach of contract, business tort, and real estate cases. Also covers attorney fees, interest, and equitable remedies.
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Concise explanation of governmental immunity in Michigan, including analysis of the current state of the law, practical advice, and sample pleadings.
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Quickly identify the limitations period that applies to your case. Organized by topic, this book summarizes and cites all significant Michigan statutes of limitations. Includes lists of appeal and court rule periods and chapters on general topics.
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Know how to introduce over 60 different types of evidence in court, including electronic evidence. Organized by type of evidence, each chapter includes the relevant MRE, caselaw, foundation requirements, and sample witness examinations.
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Essential resource for the appellate specialist or a lawyer facing a first appeal. Handle any appeal with insider practice tips and expert advice. Includes key forms, checklists and sample briefs and motions.
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Popular handbook covering the 22 most common areas of Michigan practice, from real estate to divorce, employment, probate, debt collection, ADR, and more. Each chapter summarizes the law, gives practical guidance, and includes sample forms.
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Help your clients protect their most valuable intangible business assets. Covers unfair competition, trade secrets, fraud, business defamation, noncompetes, breach of fiduciary duty, shareholder derivative suits, and claims involving computer technology.
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Save time with 120+ causes of action and 200+ complaint-drafting checklists and sample complaints grouped into easily searchable chapters. Quickly identify controlling law, the statute of limitations, and jury instructions.
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ICLE's most comprehensive resource on Michigan civil procedure before and during trial. Includes in-depth summaries of the law, practical advice, sample forms, and checklists. Written by leading Michigan judges and litigators.
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Paperback set of Michigan court rules and rules of evidence. Includes local court rules, the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct, Professionalism Principles for Lawyers and Judges, and a comprehensive index to the MCRs.
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ICLE's most comprehensive evidence resource. Includes the text of each MRE, its history, analysis of the rule with practice tips, helpful case annotations, and discussion of comparable federal rules.
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Includes all the model instructions used in civil trials in Michigan, with use notes for the judge and Committee comments. These instructions must be used as provided in MCR 2.512(D).
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Sturdy six-panel chart provides quick courtroom access to every rule of evidence and authority for common objections.
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Always have a full set of the most recent SCAO-approved court forms on your computer, ready to fill in and save, using recent versions of the Adobe Reader. Find forms quickly with user-friendly search and browse.
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ICLE's concise practice guide for every stage of the unemployment benefits process in Michigan. Covers eligibility and disqualification, administrative and judicial challenges to benefits decisions, and restitution of overpayment.
Certificates
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Make your next deposition your best with online training. Eight no-fault litigators demonstrate best practices. Hands-on exercises prepare you to take depositions, resolve problems, and depose experts. Gain new techniques and develop your winning style.
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Make your next deposition your best with online training. Eight employment law lawyers demonstrate best practices. Hands-on exercises prepare you to take or defend sexual harassment-based depositions. Gain new techniques and develop your winning style.
On-Demand Seminars
Presented 04/10/19 | On-Demand Seminar
Limited scope representation (LSR) gives lawyers the opportunity to reach a wider variety of clients by offering affordable, discrete legal services. Identify matters suitable for LSR and manage the representation in compliance with the rules.
Presented 04/24/19 | On-Demand Seminar
Communication skills are critical for limited scope representation. Lawyers must clearly explain the scope of the representation, what each party is agreeing to accomplish, and any associated fees. Watch an expert explain key concepts to a client.
Presented 11/13/23 | On-Demand Seminar
Getting a key exhibit into evidence--or keeping a prejudicial exhibit out--can significantly influence a case's outcome. Watch an expert demonstrate how to admit and object to different kinds of exhibits in an actual courtroom without leaving your office.
Presented 04/17/19 | On-Demand Seminar
The basic framework for limited scope representation (LSR) is straightforward, but complications arise in practice. Prepare for potential problems and manage issues as they arise so you can keep providing affordable, discrete legal services to clients.
Presented 02/27/23 | On-Demand Seminar
Justice Elizabeth Welch and Retired Judge Cynthia Stephens discuss the Michigan Supreme Court's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission and its work, set to begin in January 2023.
Presented 02/13/23 | On-Demand Seminar
Get an essential overview of governmental immunity in Michigan. Attorneys who bring or defend tort actions against governmental entities will get useful practice strategies and expert analysis of recent caselaw.
Presented 09/23/24 | On-Demand Seminar
MCR 2.405 is often an underutilized tool in a litigator's toolbox. Learn the requirements for making and responding to offers of judgment, navigate the rule's sanctions provisions, and identify timing issues and other critical strategic considerations.
Presented 09/09/24 | On-Demand Seminar
Pursuing an action in the Michigan Court of Claims requires knowledge of complicated procedural requirements and strategic issues. Get useful tips for navigating this unique court, from providing the initial notice through deciding whether to appeal.
Presented 01/15/24 | On-Demand Seminar
Acquire skills to identify, engage, and prepare an expert witness. Gain an understanding of how to establish an expert's qualifications, lay a foundation for their professional opinion, and employ strategies for handling questions on cross-examination.
Presented 06/06/22 | On-Demand Seminar
Get valuable insights on how to successfully prepare and present your case at a settlement conference. Hear how settling cases has changed post-elimination of case evaluation sanctions and new approaches to facilitate a productive conference.