Cheryl Nyberg Bridge the Gap, May 18 & June 15, 2011.

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Cheryl Nyberg Bridge the Gap, May 18 & June 15, 2011

 Written by & for attorneys  Answers to common questions  Forms & checklists  Jurisdiction- & subject-specific

 Tables of contents on WSBA Store siteWSBA Store site  Available to Loislaw subscribersLoislaw

 Comprehensive index & subset indexes  Search all or part of the series  Transactional & litigation forms  Westlaw: WAPRACWAPRAC

 24 topics  forms  Practice tips  Checklists  CD-ROM

 Printed materials from programs  Practical & specific  King County Law Library catalog indexes individual chapters! King County Law Library catalog

 Aronson, The Law of Evidence in WA  Defending DUIs in WA  Employment in WA  WA Business Entities: Law & Forms  WA Guardianship Law  WA Insurance Law  WA State Environmental Policy Act

 Ask!  Searching the Law, the States: A Selective Bibliography of State Practice Materials in the 50 states Searching the Law, the States: A Selective Bibliography of State Practice Materials in the 50 states  State legal research guides State legal research guides

 AmJur Legal Forms  Nichols Cyclopedia of Legal Forms  Practical Law Co. Practical Law Co.  Westlaw: Formfinder Formfinder Gallagher guide: Drafting Contracts

 AmJur Pleading & Practice Forms  Bender’s Federal Practice Forms  Bender’s Forms of Discovery  LexisNexis > Secondary Legal > Forms & Agreements

 AmJur Proof of Facts  AmJur Trials  LexisNexis Total Litigator

 Causes of Action  What’s It Worth  Damages in Tort Actions  Northwest Personal Injury Litigation Reports Gallagher guide: Jury Verdicts, Settlements, Judgments & LiensJury Verdicts, Settlements, Judgments & Liens

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