California Practice Materials

California Procedure efficiently organizes and clearly presents this vast area of practice. It covers every major topic of procedure.

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.

Everything you need to know about preparing for all aspects of a civil trial.

From limitation of actions and service of summons to pretrial stipulations, continuances and settlement, Matthew Bender Practice Guide: California Pretrial Civil Procedure is your "go-to" resource for instant analysis, guidance, forms and practice tips covering every aspect of California pretrial civil procedure.

Providing detailed analysis of the law along with timesaving forms, checklists and research guides, California Forms of Pleading and Practice keeps you up-to-date on all aspects of procedure in civil actions and proceedings from pleadings to appeal including: complaints, answers and demurrers; attachment; discovery; summary judgment; extensive motions and orders; mandate and prohibition; enforcement of judgment; and appeal. Arbitration and mediation are also covered. Encyclopedic coverage of all civil practice areas, including torts, business and commercial, real estate, public administrative law, and family law. Attorney ethics and other practice issues are thoroughly covered.

All the information you need to quickly produce legally precise, customized memoranda of points and authorities at all stages of litigation, as well as trial and appellate briefs. This is the only California publication to provide forms that combine concise arguments of the law with accurate summaries of supporting statutes, cases and rules.