Because of the superabundance of books and articles about civil trial preparation, this
bibliography is highly selective. Its emphasis is on general works, rather than those on specific
types of litigation, and is mostly limited to those published since 1990.
The first part of the bibliography lists publications covering multiple aspects of trial preparation.
Following this, listings are organized into sections roughly corresponding to the stages of trial
preparation. Because these stages are not always neatly separable, overlap is unavoidable.
Where this occurs, a work has been put arbitrarily in one section without duplicating the entry in
another.
Law Library call numbers for books are provided for its holdings. Journal articles are in titles in
the Law Library Periodicals Collection, 3rd floor, south and east wings, unless otherwise
indicated.
I. Publications Covering Multiple Aspects of Trial Preparation
ALI-ABA's Practice Checklist Manual on Trial Preparation II: Checklists, Forms, and Advice
from the Practical Litigator. Philadelphia, PA: American Law Institute-American Bar
Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education, 1999. (Accompanying computer
disk at the Circulation Desk.)
Location: KF/8915/Z9/A25/1999
American Jurisprudence Trials: An Encyclopedic Guide to the Modern Practices, Techniques,
and Tactics Used in Preparing and Trying Cases, with Model Programs for the Handling of All
Types of Litigation. San Francisco: Bancroft-Whitney Co. and Lawyers Cooperative Pub. Co.,
Rochester, N.Y., 1964-
Location: Reference Collection KF/8915/A74
Brovins, Joan M. and Thomas Oehmke. The Trial Practice Guide: Strategies,Systems, and
Procedures for the Attorney. By Joan M. Brovins and Thomas Oehmke. Chicago: Section of
General Practice, American Bar Association, 1992.
Location: KF/8915/Z9/B76/1992
Baum, David B. Art of Advocacy: Preparation of the Case. New York: M. Bender, 1981-
(Looseleaf supplementation)
Location: KF/8915/B37
Civil Practice and Litigation in Federal and State Courts: Resource Materials. Board of
Editors, Sole Schreiber, Joseph T. McLauglan, Georgine Vairo. 6th ed. Philadelphia: American
Law Institute-American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education,
1994. Location: KF/8841/A14/1994/ v. 1-3
Civil Practice and Litigation Techniques in the Federal Courts: ALI-ABA Course of Study
Materials. Philadelphia: American Law Institute-American Bar Association Committee on
Continuing Legal Education, 1995.
Location: KF/8841/A14/1995
Dessem, R. Lawrence. Pretrial Litigation in a Nutshell. 2nd ed. St. Paul: West, 1998.
Location: Reserve Collection KF/8900/D49/1998
Givens, Richard A. Manual of Federal Practice. 4th ed. Colorado Springs, Colorado:
Shepard's/McGraw Hill, 1991. (Looseleaf supplementation)
Location: KF/8840/G6/1991/v. 1-3
Going to Trial: A Step-By-Step Guide to Trial Practice and Procedure. Edited by Daniel J.
Small. 2nd ed. Chicago, IL: General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm Section, American Bar
Association, 1999.
Location: KF/8915/Z9/G54/1999
Goldstein, Irving. Goldstein Trial Technique. By Fred Lane. 3rd ed. Wilmette, Ill.: Callaghan,
1984- (Looseleaf supplementation)
Location: KF/8915/G6/1984
Gullickson, Stuart G. and Scott C. Minter. Federal Civil Practice in the Western District of
Wisconsin. Madison: University of Wisconsin Law School, Continuing Education and Outreach,
1992.
Location: Reserve Collection KFW/2930/G85/1992
Haydock, Rodger S. and John Sonsteng. Advocacy. Planning to Win: Effective Preparation. St.
Paul: West, 1994.
Location: KF/8915/H39/1994
Jeans, James W. Litigation. 2nd ed. Charlottesville, Va.: Michie Co.,1992.
Location: KF/8915/J39/1992/ v. 1-3
Litigation Manual: Pretrial. Edited by John G. Koeltl and John S. Kiernan. 3rd ed. Chicago,
IL: Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, 1999.
Location: KF/8915/A2/L57/1999/Pt. 1
McElhaney, James W. McElhaney's Litigation. Chicago: Section of Litigation and ABA
Journal, American Bar Association, 1995.
Location: KF/8915/Z9/M248/1995
Mauet, Thomas A. Pretrial. 4th ed. Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 1999. (Accompanying
computer disks (2) at the Circulation Desk.)
Location: KF/8900/M38/1999
Trial Advocacy in Wisconsin. By Keith L. Richard et al. Eau Claire, Wis.: National Business
Institute, 1995.
Location: KFW/2938/A2/T74/1995
Warshafsky, Ted M. Trial Handbook for Wisconsin Lawyers. 2nd ed. Rochester, NY: Lawyers
Cooperative Pub. Co., 1996.
Location: KFW/2938/W37/1996/v. 1-2
Wisconsin Civil Litigation Forms Manual. Edited by Angela B. Bartell et al. Madison: State Bar
of Wisconsin, 1995- (Looseleaf supplementation)
Location: KFW/2930/A65/W55
Wisconsin Civil Procedure Before Trial. Jean W. Di Motto et al. Madison: The State Bar of
Wisconsin CLE Books, 1996- (Looseleaf supplementation)
Location: KFW/2937/W56
II. Initial Interview/Causes of Action/Opening the File
(See also the Client Interviewing and Counseling bibliography.)
Cochran, Robert F., Jr., John M.A. DiPippa, and Martha M. Peters. The Counselor-at-Law: A
Collaborative Approach to Client Interviewing and Counseling. New York: Lexis Pub., 1999.
Location: KF/311/C63/1999
McElhaney, James W. McElhaney's Trial Notebook. 3rd ed. Chicago: Section of Litigation,
American Bar Association, 1994.
Location: KF/8915/A2/M33/1994
Shaffer, Thomas L. and James R. Elkins. Legal Interviewing and Counseling in a Nutshell. 3rd
ed. St. Paul, Minn.: West Group, 1997.
Location: Reserve Collection KF/300/Z9/S45/1997
Shepard's Causes of Action. Prepared by Shepard's Editorial Staff. Colorado Springs, CO:
Shepard's/McGraw-Hill, 1983- (Supplemented with pocket parts)
Location: Reference Collection KF/8863/S53/1983
III. Investigation/Evidence Gathering, Evaluation, and Preparation
American Jurisprudence Proof of Facts, Annotated. San Francisco: Bancroft-Whitney Co. and
Lawyers Co-operative Pub. Co., 1959-
Location: Reference Collection KF/8933/A4
_____________________________________, Second Series. 1974-
Location: Reference Collection KF/8933/A42
_____________________________________, Third Series. 1988-
Location: Reference Collection KF/8933/A425
Best, Arthur. Evidence: Examples and Explanations. 3rd ed. Boston: Little Brown, 1999.
Location: KF/8935/Z9/B48/1999
Blinka, Daniel D. Wisconsin Practice, Evidence. St. Paul, Minn.: West Pub. Co., 1991.
(Supplemented with pocket parts.)
Locations: Reserve, Reference, and Treatise Collections KFW/2480/W57/v. 7
An Evidence Anthology. Edited by Edward J. Imwinkelreid and Glen Weissenberger. Cincinnati,
OH: Anderson Pub. Co., 1996.
Location: KF/8934//E935/1996
Imwinkelried, Edward J. Evidentiary Foundations. 3th ed. Charlottesville, Va.: Michie Co.,
1998.
Location KF/8935/Z9/I58/1998
American Jurisprudence Pleading and Practice Forms Annotated. San Francisco: Bancroft-
Whitney Co. 19 - (Supplemented with pocket part)
Location: Reference Collection KF/8836//A45
Bryant, Edwin E. Callaghan's Wisconsin Pleading and Practice: With Forms. Vols. 2-3. 4th
edition. Rochester, NY: Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Co., 1996- (Supplemented with
pocket parts) (Gradually replacing the 3rd edition.)
Location: Reserve Collection KFW/2930/B7/1976
Grenig, Jay E. and Walter L. Harvey. Civil Procedure. 2nd ed. Vols. 3-3A of Wisconsin
Practice. St. Paul, Minn.: West Pub. Co., 1994. (Supplemented with pocket parts.)
Locations: Reserve, Reference, and Treatise Collections KFW/2480/W57/v. 3-3A
Grenig, Jay E. and Nathan Fishbach. Civil Procedure Forms. 2nd ed. Vols. 4-6 of Wisconsin
Practice. St. Paul, Minn.: West Pub. Co., 1994. (Supplemented with pocket parts.)
Locations: Reserve, Reference, and Treatise Collections KFW/2480/W57/v. 3-3A
ALI-ABA's Practice Checklist on Taking Depositions. Philadelphia: American Law Institute Bar
Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education, 1995.
Location: KF/8900/Z;9/A25/1995
Danner, Douglas and Larry L. Varn. Pattern Deposition Checklists. 4th ed. St. Paul, Minn.:
West Group, 1998- (Looseleaf supplementation)
Location: KF/8900/D3/1998/v. 1-4
Copy 2 is contained on 14 computer disks.
Location Circulation Desk KF/8900/D3/1998/Disk
_______________. Pattern Discovery: Employment Discrimination. 2nd ed. Rochester, N.Y.:
Lawyers Co-operative Pub. Co., 1993- (Looseleaf supplementation)
Location: KF/8900/D32/v. 1-3
_______________. Pattern Discovery, Products Liability. 3rd ed. Deerfield, Ill.: Clark
Boardman Callaghan, Co., 1995. Issued in a 3-ring binder. (Supplemented with cumulative
pamphlets.)
Location: KF/8900/D35/1995
Effective Depositions. Edited by Henry L. Hecht. Chicago, IL: Section of Litigation, American
Bar Association, 1997.
Location: KF/8900/E35/1997
Effective Discovery Procedures in Wisconsin. By J. Michael End et al. Eau Claire, Wis.:
National Business Institute, 1994.
Location: KFW/2937/A75/E31/1994
Grenig, Jay E. and Jeffrey S. Kinsler. Civil Discovery. Vol. 7 of Wisconsin Practice. St. Paul,
Minn.: West Pub. Co., 1996. (Supplemented with pocket part.) (Accompanying computer disk
available at the Circulation Desk.)
Locations: Reserve, Reference, and Treatise Collections KFW/2480/W57/v. 8
Haydock, Roger S. and David F. Herr. Discovery Practice. 3rd ed. Boston MA: Little, Brown,
1996- (Looseleaf supplementation) (Not kept up to date.)
Location: KF/8900/H39/1996
How to Survive A Deposition. New York: J. Wiley & Sons, 1994.
Location: KF/8900/S494/1994
Martiniak, L. J. Chis. Deposition Practice Handbook: How to Take and Defend Depositions. 2nd
ed. Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 1999.
Location: KF/8900/M37/1999
Miltz, Arthur Ian. Art of Advocacy: Discovery. New York: M. Bender, 1982- (Looseleaf
supplementation)
Location: KF/9650/M54/1982
Obtaining Discovery Abroad. David S. Pennock et. al. Chicago: Section of Antitrust Law,
American Bar Association, 1990.
Location: KF/8900/O27/1990
Wisconsin Discovery Law and Practice. 2nd ed. Richard L. Bolton et. al. Madison, Wis.: CLE
Books, 1997- (Looseleaf supplementation)
Location: Reserve Collection KFW/2937/W57/1997
VI. Motion Practice - Pretrial Motions
Herr, David F., Roger S. Haydock, and Jeffrey W. Stempl. Motion Practice. 3rd ed. New York:
Aspen Law & Business, 1999- 1 v. (Looseleaf supplementation) “Part II: Motion Practice
Before Trial.”
Location: Wisconsin State Law Library KF/8875/H47/1998
Motions in Federal Court. 3rd ed. Rochester, N.Y.: Lawyers Co-operative Publishing, 1996.
(Supplemented with pocket parts) (Not kept up to date after spring 1997.)
Location: KF/8875/M68/1996/v. 1-3
VII. Settlement
(See also the Negotiation bibliography.)
Craver, Charles B. Effective Legal Negotiation and Settlement. 4th ed. New York: M. Bender &
Co., 2001.
Location: KF/9084/C73/1999.
Miller, Henry G. Art of Advocacy: Settlement. New York: M. Bender, 1983- (Looseleaf
supplementation)
Location: KF/9084/M54
"Negotiation and Settlement," (Special issue) 27 Trial (entire issue) (August 1991)
Location: Periodicals Collection
Verdicts & Settlements in Wisconsin Circuit Courts. 1989 ed-to date. Oconomowoc, WI:
Midwest Legal Publisher, 1990-
Location: Reserve Collection KFW/2942.4/A53/V47/[year]
VII. Trial Preliminaries: Client & Witness Preparation; Trial Briefs
Garner, Bryan A. The Winning Brief: 100 Tips for Persuasive Briefing in Trial and Appellate
Courts. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.
Location: KF/251/G37/1999
Lancaster, Walter R. Expert Witnesses in Civil Trials: Effective Preparation and Witness
Presentation. 2nd ed. St. Paul, MN: West Group, 2000- (Looseleaf supplementation)
Location: KF/8961/D65/2000
Re, Edward Domenic and Joseph R. Brief Writing and Oral Argument. 8th ed. Dobbs Ferry,
N.Y.: Oceana Publications, 1999.
Location: Reserve Collection KF/251/R4/1999
Rossi, Faust F. Expert Witnesses. Chicago: Section of Litigation, American Bar Association,
1991.
Location KF/8961/R67/1991
Small, Daniel I. Preparing Witnesses: A Practical Guide for Lawyers and Their Clients.
Chicago, IL: American Bar Association, General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm Section, 1998.
(Accompanying computer disk at the Circulation Desk.)
Location: KF/8950/S63/1998
Compiled by Bill Ebbott
University of Wisconsin-Madison Law Library
Revised: April 2001 (trialprep)
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