Legal Information Alert articles from July 2004

Legal Information Alert archives from July 2004

Librarian in a flak jacket: meet Kimberli Morris.(2004 recipient of the Spirit of Law Librarianship Award)
July 1, 2004... Editor's Note: The Spirit of Law Librarianship Award Committee has selected Kimberli Morris as the 2004 recipient of the Spirit of Law Librarianship Award for her work with three law schools in Iraq in rebuilding their library and educational...

Impressions of the AALL '04 exhibit hall.(American Ass'n of Law Libraries)
July 1, 2004... We were recently asked to dig back a month or so ago and give our impressions of the Exhibit Hall at this year's AALL Convention. Between the two of us, we thought we could provide a pretty well-rounded overview--from an academic librarian's...

Environmental Reporting and Recordkeeping: Forms and Checklists for Compliance.(Book Review)
July 1, 2004... Environmental Reporting and Recordkeeping: Forms and Checklists for Compliance. Jay Collert, ed. 2003, Government Institutes. Looseleaf/CD-ROM 742p. ISBN: 0-86587-961-3. $265. This manual should interest anyone concerned with practical...

Inheritance Law and the Evolving Family.(Book Review)
July 1, 2004... Inheritance Law and the Evolving Family. Ralph C. Brashier. 2004. Temple University Press. Softcover. 264p. ISBN: 1-59213-222-7. $24.95. Ralph Brashier, a professor at the University of Memphis Law School, has written a book addressing...

Intellectual Property and Computer Crimes.(Book Review)
July 1, 2004... Intellectual Property and Computer Crimes. Peter J. Toren. 2003 (updated through release 1, 2004). Law Journal Press. Looseleaf. 500p. $159. Marshall McLuhan once wrote, "Our 'Age of Anxiety' is, in great part, the result of trying to do...

The Lawyer's Guide to Marketing Your Practice, 2d ed.(Book Review)
July 1, 2004... The Lawyer's Guide to Marketing Your Practice. 2d ed. James A. Durham & Deborah McMurray, eds. 2004. American Bar Association, Law Practice Management Section. Softcover & CD-ROM. 300p. ISBN: 1-59031-355-0. $89.95. In this second edition...

Mediation Representation: Advocating in a Problem-Solving Process.(Book Review)
July 1, 2004... Mediation Representation: Advocating in a Problem-Solving Process. Harold I. Abramson. 2004. National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Softcover. 470p. ISBN: 1-55681-821-1. $49.95. Mediation Representation: Advocating in a Problem-Solving...

A Practical Guide to Mortgages and Liens.(Book Review)
July 1, 2004... A Practical Guide to Mortgages and Liens. David Schmudde. 2004. ALI-ABA Committee on Continuing Professional Education. Hardeover. 397p. ISBN: 0-8318-1419-5. $95. The publishers' blurb says it all: "A must for all attorneys representing...

The Lease Negotiation Handbook.(Book Review)
July 1, 2004... The Lease Negotiation Handbook. Edward Chupack, ed. 2003. ALI-ABA. Hardcover with CD-ROM. 782p. ISBN: 0-8318-0852-7. $169. The highly publicized litigation this year involving Silverstein Properties, Inc.'s insurance coverage for the World...

The Lockerbie Trial: a Documentary History.(Book Review)
July 1, 2004... The Lockerbie Trial: A Documentary History. John P. Grant. 2004. Oceana Publications, Inc. Hardcover. 553p. ISBN: 0-379-21512-8. $100. This book presents a documentary history of the Lockerbie incident, from December 1988 through the trial...