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Tables of Contents for Magill's Legal Guide
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Publisher's Note
ix
Introduction
xi
List of Contributors
xiii
Abortion
1
3
Accidents and injuries
4
4
Accomplice liability
8
1
Acquittal
8
1
Administrative practice
9
1
Adopted children's rights
10
2
Adoption
12
3
Adultery
15
2
Adversary system
17
2
Adverse possession
19
1
Advertising, deceptive
20
3
Advertising, legal
23
2
Advocate-witness rule
25
1
Affidavit
25
1
Affirmative action
26
3
Age and the law
29
3
Age of majority
32
1
AIDS-related problems
33
3
Alcohol
36
3
Alimony and maintenance
39
2
American Bar Association
41
2
American Civil Liberties Union
43
1
American Inns of Court
44
1
Amicus curiae brief
45
1
Amnesty
45
1
Annotated codes
46
1
Annulment
47
1
Antitrust law
48
3
Apparent authority
51
1
Appeal
51
1
Appellate practice
52
2
Arbitration
54
2
Arraignment
56
1
Arrest
56
5
Arrest, resisting
61
1
Arson
61
2
Asbestos litigation
63
1
Assault and battery
64
1
Association of American Law Schools
65
1
Assumption of risk
66
1
Attachment
67
1
Attorney-client relationship
67
4
Attorney confidentiality
71
1
Attorney fee splitting
72
1
Attorney fees
73
2
Attorney salaries
75
2
Attorney sex with clients
77
1
Attorney trust accounts
77
2
Attorney types
79
3
Attorneys, court-appointed
82
3
Attorneys, as fiduciaries
85
1
Attractive nuisance
85
1
Automobile accidents
86
1
Automobile insurance
87
1
Automobile leasing
88
1
Automobile purchasing
88
3
Bail
91
2
Bail bond agents
93
1
Bailiffs
93
1
Bailment
94
1
Banking law
95
3
Bankruptcy
98
5
Bar associations
103
1
Bar exams
104
1
Bequests
105
1
Bigamy
106
1
Bill of lading
107
1
Billable hours
108
1
Billing rates
108
1
Blackmail
109
1
Black's Law Dictionary
110
1
Blue Book, The
110
1
Blue laws
111
1
Bond
112
1
Boycott
113
1
Breach of contract
113
2
Bribery
115
2
Broadcasting law
117
2
Broadcasting licenses
119
1
Brokerage account
120
2
Building permits
122
1
Burden of proof
122
1
Burglary
123
2
Business taxes
125
3
Canadian business law
128
3
Canadian law
131
2
Canadian travel
133
1
Case law
134
2
Cause of action
136
1
Certificate of deposit
136
1
Certiorari, writ of
137
1
Chain of custody
137
1
Champerty and maintenance
138
1
Charitable contributions
138
1
Chattel paper
139
1
Check kiting
139
1
Child abduction by parents
140
1
Child abuse
140
4
Child custody and support
144
4
Children's rights
148
2
Citizenship
150
3
Civil action
153
3
Civil law
156
2
Civil rights and liberties
158
6
Class-action suits
164
1
Clerks of the court
165
1
Cloud on title
165
1
Coast Guard, U.S.
166
1
Code of Professional Responsibility
167
1
Codes of civility
167
1
Collective bargaining
168
2
Commercial litigation
170
3
Common law
173
2
Common-law marriage
175
1
Community-oriented policing
176
1
Community property
177
3
Competency
180
1
Computerized legal databases
181
1
Confession
181
2
Conflicts of interest
183
3
Consent decree
186
1
Consideration
187
1
Consignment
187
1
Conspiracy
188
1
Constitution, U.S.
188
4
Constitutions, state
192
2
Consumer protection laws
194
4
Contempt of court
198
1
Contingency fees
199
1
Contracts
199
4
Conversion
203
1
Conviction
204
1
Cooling-off period
204
1
Copyright
205
3
Coroners
208
1
Corporate general counsel
208
1
Corporate legal practice
209
2
Corporations
211
3
Cosignatory
214
1
Counterfeiting
215
1
Court-awarded fees
216
1
Court calendar
217
1
Court costs
217
1
Court-martial
218
3
Court reporters
221
1
Court types
221
3
Covenant not to compete
224
1
Credit, consumer
225
2
Credit cards
227
2
Credit record
229
2
Crime of passion
231
1
Criminal intent
232
1
Criminal justice system
233
2
Criminal law
235
4
Criminal prosecution
239
2
Criminal record
241
2
Cross-examination
243
1
Cruel and unusual punishment
244
2
Damages
246
2
Death certificate
248
1
Death penalty
249
4
Death row attorneys
253
1
Debt collection
254
1
Declaratory judgment
255
1
Deed
256
1
Defamation
256
1
Defendant
257
1
Defendant self-representation
258
1
Defending the guilty
258
1
Deportation
259
3
Deposition
262
1
Dilatory tactics
263
1
Diplomatic immunity
264
1
Directed verdict
264
1
Discovery
265
1
Discrimination
266
3
Dismissal
269
1
Disorderly conduct
269
1
Disqualification of attorneys
270
1
District attorneys
271
1
Divorce
272
5
Divorce mediators
277
1
Domicile
278
1
Door-to-door sales
278
1
Double jeopardy
279
1
Driving licenses
280
1
Drugs, illegal
280
3
Drunk driving
283
5
Due process
288
1
Duress
288
2
Earnest money
290
1
Easement
290
1
Effective counsel
291
1
Embezzlement
292
2
Eminent domain
294
1
Employment at will
294
1
Employment contracts
295
1
Employment discrimination
296
5
Entrapment
301
1
Environmental legislation
301
4
Environmental practice
305
2
Equal protection of the law
307
1
Escrow
308
1
Estate and gift taxes
309
1
Estates and estate planning
310
3
Ethics
313
4
Eviction
317
1
Evidence
318
3
Exclusionary rule
321
1
Execution of judgment
321
1
Executors
322
1
Export permits
323
1
Extortion
323
2
Extradition
325
3
Fair housing law
328
2
Fair market value
330
1
Family law practice
331
3
Farming
334
5
Federal Bureau of Investigation
339
Topics by Subject Category
iii