Civil Litigation [Hardcover]

Peggy N. Kerley (Author), Joanne Banker Hames (Author), Paul A. Sukys (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0827371411 | ISBN-13: 978-0827371415 | Publication Date: October 1995 | Edition: 1

This step-by-step book covers the paralegal's role in the entire civil litigation process from initiating the litigation through appeals. State specific pocket parts for Texas, California, New York, Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania are available. These additional materials offer students in-depth coverage with numerous examples from pertinent state law.

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About the Author

Paul Sukys J.D. is a Professor of Law and Legal Studies at North Central Technical College in Mansfield Ohio. He is also a charter member of the advisory committee for the paralegal program at North Central Technical College and was instrumental in designing the curriculum for that program. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from John Carroll University in Cleveland Ohio and his law degree from Cleveland State University. In the past he has served as an Adjunct Professor at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland. He is a member of the Ohio Bar.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 450 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Pub; 1 edition (October 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0827371411
• ISBN-13: 978-0827371415
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,248,344 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Thumbs down, August 14, 2004

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AP (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Civil Litigation (West Legal Studies) (Hardcover)

This book is very poorly written. There are many typographical errors throughout the book and many, many inaccuracies in the content. Some terms are used incorrectly and instead of assisting the reader in learning civil litigation, it creates confustion and frustration.

I would not recommend this book to anyone - especially students.

I hope the new edition is worth the paper it's written on.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars THIS BOOK IS THE PITTS, December 11, 2007

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Ingrid A. Castellano "TUFF COOKIE" (COLORADO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Civil Litigation (West Legal Studies) (Hardcover)

This book is by far one of the worst collegiate books I have had to buy for a class. It is vague, and it gives about the worst examples ever. You would think that for the amount of Money you have to shell out the book it would be the best thing on the planet, but it's not. West Publishing Company should look to publish a supplement with this book as the formats on all the documents I had to prepare for my civil litigation class taken from this book were wrong. Nothing I did for class that came out of this book was correct so I had to wind up using the internet for most of my research. BUYER BEWARE! THIS BOOK ABSOLUTELY SUCKS AND IS NOT WORTH THE $120 YOU HAVE TO SHELL OUT FOR A NEW COPY. SO IF YOU HAVE TO USE THIS BOOK FOR CLASS GET IT CHEAP OR YOU'LL BE SADLY DISAPPOINTED.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great source of info, March 20, 2001

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Bams (Massillon, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Civil Litigation (West Legal Studies) (Hardcover)

For all those up and comming law studients, this is a great information source. Step by step, the steps of the litigation process are illustrated. In addition, it is written in such a way that even a person with no legal background (like myself) can understand it. I highly recomend this book.