New ABA Titles

Recently published titles from the ABA include the following. Details below the fold. [JH]

• Analyzing Law's Reach: Empirical Research on Law and Society (compilation by the American Bar Foundation)
• Distance Learning and Copyright: A Guide to Legal Issues by Steven A. Armatas
• Ethical Standards in the Public Sector, 2d ed., by Patricia E. Salkin
• Electronic Evidence: Law and Practice, 2d ed., Paul R. Rice
• Foundations of Digital Evidence by George L. Paul
• The IP Licensing Lawyer's Job: A Survival Guide
• Lay Words for Lawyers: Analogies and Key Words to Advance Your Case and Communicate with Clients by William Drennan

Analyzing Law's Reach: Empirical Research on Law and Society (compilation by the American Bar Foundation)

Publication Date: August 15, 2008
ISBN: 1-59031-896-6
Page Count: 814
Pricing: $89.95

Publisher's Description: Now, for the first time, the ABF presents a collection of the finest, most important articles from ABF scholars spanning the last two decades. Featuring such noted authorities as Steven D. Levitt, co-author of the best-seller Freakonomics, readers will be fascinated with the wealth and depth of information contained in this volume. Presenting the best of empirical law research, this scholarly book presents information on such topics as, neighborhoods and violent crime; detecting discrimination; reconsidering the concept of white-collar crime; the transformation of the urban law practice; law, medicine and family in neonatal care; the behavior of the non-unanimous civil jury; and much more.

Distance Learning and Copyright: A Guide to Legal Issues by Steven A. Armatas

Publication Date: August 15, 2008
ISBN: 1-60442-101-0
Page Count: 498
Pricing: $89.95

Publisher's Description: This book is designed to explain this disparate treatment, inform educators and attorneys about the legal responsibilities of teaching distance learning courses, and help educational institutions avoid unwanted copyright infringement liability. A practical guide for lawyers as well as teachers and school administrators, this book covers a variety of topics, including: The basics of copyright law; the "instructional exemptions" in the Copyright Act; locating authors and orphan works; negotiating effective licensing agreements; ownership of electronic courses; the Digital Millennium Copyright Act; the TEACH Act; and the future of distance learning.

Ethical Standards in the Public Sector, 2d ed., by Patricia E. Salkin

Publication Date: August 2008
ISBN: 1-60442-062-6
Pricing: $89.95

This book is essential reading for government lawyers who want an introduction to various topics within the practice of government ethics, particularly at the state and local levels. It provides a clear and concise overview of many of the complexities of public sector ethics, including post-employment restrictions on government employees, whistle-blowing, pro bono work, regulation of honoraria, royalties and travel reimbursements, financial disclosure filing requirements, gift giving, conflicts of interest, and issues in enforcement of local ethics law. This Second Edition also includes a chapter on government attorney-client privilege.

Electronic Evidence: Law and Practice, 2d ed., Paul R. Rice   

Publication Date: August 2008
ISBN: 978-1-60442-084-5
Page Count: 510
Pricing: $120.00

Publisher's Description: Electronic Evidence: Law and Practice explores the range of problems encountered with electronic communications from discovery to trial, and offers practical solutions to both existing and potential problems. It examines the new discovery rules and how they relate to past practices, and fundamental evidentiary issues governing the admissibility of electronic evidence. Particular emphasis is given to the unique problems evolving around the way in which parties are asserting the attorney-client privilege and judges are applying it to e-mail communications.

Foundations of Digital Evidence by George L. Paul

Publication Date: July 2008
ISBN: 978-1-60442-104-0
Page Count: 480
Pricing: $119.95

Publisher's Description: Foundations of Digital Evidence provides you with a legal and practical approach to the new world of digital information. This book has been described as a must have for litigation lawyers, corporate counsel and records managers who want to understand how to appropriately handle the digital information of an enterprise.

The IP Licensing Lawyer's Job: A Survival Guide

Publication Date: July 23, 2008
ISBN: 1-60442-078-2
Page Count: 201
Pricing: $59.95

Publisher's Description: This practical guide will help attorneys new to intellectual property law demystify the intellectual property license. It reviews each of these basic issues and their various sub-issues and provides an outline to assist in reviewing any intellectual property issues.

Lay Words for Lawyers: Analogies and Key Words to Advance Your Case and Communicate with Clients by William Drennan

Publication Date: July 23, 2008
ISBN: 1-60442-096-0
Page Count: 109
Pricing:     $29.99

Publisher's Description: The key words and analogies featured in the book are intended to elicit strong mental--but particularly strong emotional--images or memories in the hearer, to stimulate in the listener a flood of associations with these words in order to effectively communicate with clients, witnesses, and jurors. Each category highlights words that may be unfamiliar to the lawyer and then provides definitions on meanings and examples of common usage. The book is divided into categories for computer terminology; words and phrases by birth year (Matures, Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y); Pan-generational words and phrases; literary references; and sports terminology.