Essentials of the Legal Environment [Paperback]

Roger LeRoy Miller (Author), Frank B. Cross (Author), Gaylord A. Jentz (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0324203659 | ISBN-13: 978-0324203653 | Publication Date: January 5, 2004 | Edition: 1

This text is for those learners who are looking for a brief, less expensive, paperback legal environment text that includes longer cases. It is based on the best-selling legal environment text, West’s Legal Environment of Business.

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About the Author

In addition to CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN ACTION, Fifth Edition, Roger LeRoy Miller is the author or coauthor of bestselling textbooks in business law and other fields. His insight and expertise into how today’s students learn and retain course material has made CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN ACTION, Fifth Edition, one of the most understandable and engaging texts for the introductory students.

Frank B. Cross is the Herbert D. Kelleher Centennial Professor of Business Law and a professor at The University of Texas at Austin Law School, where his research centers on judicial decision-making, the economics of law and litigation, and traditional policy and doctrinal issues in administrative law. Widely published, his works have appeared in the Yale Law Journal, Columbia Law Review, University of Chicago Law Review, New York University Law Review, Texas Law Review, Virginia Law Review, Cornell Law Review, Georgetown Law Journal, Northwestern Law Review, and UCLA Law Review. He has also published in peer-reviewed journals and written several books. A former president of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Professor Cross received his B.A. from the University of Kansas and J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Dr. Jentz is the Herbert D. Kelleher Emeritus Centennial Professor in Business Law at the University of Texas at Austin Graduate School of Business. He received his B.A., M.B.A., and J.D. degrees from the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Jentz has been past President of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, the Southwestern Federation of Administrative Disciplines, the Southern Business Law Association, Phi Kappa Phi (UT Chapter), and the Texas Association of College Teachers. He is the author or co-author of six monographs and fifty-six books and editions, including West's Business Law: Text & Cases, tenth edition (2006), West's Business Law Alternate Edition, tenth edition (2007), Fundamentals of Business Law, seventh edition (2007), and two versions of Business Law Today, seventh edition (2008), plus the Comprehensive Edition (2007). He has also published in learned journals and is past editor-in-chief of the American Business Law Journal. Dr. Jentz has given advanced purchasing seminars throughout the United States and previously taught over the years at five regional and graduate banking schools. Dr. Jentz is the recipient of sixteen teaching, academic, and service excellence awards, including the CBA Foundation Award for Excellence in Education, the CBA Foundation Advisory Council Distinguished Scholastic Contributions Award, the Academy of Legal Studies in Business Faculty Excellence Award, the Western States School of Banking Leadership Award, the James C. Scarboro Memorial Award for Outstanding Leadership in Banking Education, The University of Texas "Civitatis" Award, and the induction into the Texas Business School (McCombs School of Business) "CBA Hall of Fame."

Product Details

• Paperback: 768 pages
• Publisher: South-Western College/West; 1 edition (January 5, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0324203659
• ISBN-13: 978-0324203653
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #443,750 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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