Practice Books

We are no longer offering the California Civil Litigation Forms Manual in print. The 2022 update was the last printed update. We will continue to update these forms digitally as part of our Practitioner™ and OnLAW PRO™ Litigation Practice & Procedure Libraries. Subscribing to either library gives you access to:  

• - All the forms in the manual, downloadable as Word documents 
• - 34 titles covering administrative law, appellate law, evidence, litigation practice & procedure, state & local government, and law practice management 

• - Our best-in-class attorney-reviewed case citator, TrueCite® 

The Practitioner™ library also includes an ever-growing collection of practical resources to help you produce quality work product in a fraction of the time, covering every stage of litigation and providing county-specific guidance from the judges you appear before. 

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An indispensable source of information, this book helps you easily tackle pretrial litigation from first client contact, through pleadings and law and motion matters, to preparing yourself for the best outcome whether through settlement, arbitration, or trial. Filled with sample forms.

Get a thorough understanding of all aspects of preparing, filing, or opposing a writ petition.

Establish and maintain effective communications with your client—from initial contact and retention to the conclusion of a case. This manual provides you with more than 65 sample letters and essential forms, as well as practice tips and succinct discussion of ethical and other issues you must consider in evaluating and representing clients.

No other source matches the thorough, practice-oriented treatment in this book.

The expert advice and analysis and practical forms you need for both transactional and litigation practice, including insurance and indemnity agreements. Authors include James Acret, Joan Cambray, Ted Senet, Richard Wittbrodt, Timothy R. Sullivan, and Gordon Hunt.