Federal Litigation Law Books

The premium, go-to resource for instant analysis, spot-on guidance, and time-saving practice tips covering every aspect of California pretrial civil procedure.

Evidentiary Foundations provides sample lines of questioning that demonstrate how to lay the foundation for admitting various kinds of evidence. It also includes a brief discussion of the underlying legal principles, based on modern common law and the applicable Federal Rules of Evidence.

Federal Criminal Trials is the definitive treatise on federal criminal procedure, trial rules and proceedings, and constitutional protections, including an in-depth look and analysis of both the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence as well as post-trial proceedings and appeals. This is the only treatise which covers exclusively in a single volume criminal issue relating to constitutional protections, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence. This treatise is also a valuable asset to state practice, particular in those states which have adopted both the Federal Rules of Criminal Practice and Evidence. The Appendices provide the most updated copy of both the Federal Rules of Evidence and Federal Rules of Criminal Practice and Procedure for easy reference.

Cited widely by courts and consulted regularly by thousands of attorneys.

The Kentucky Evidence Law Handbook delivers quick, accurate answers to evidence questions from the original principal author of the Kentucky Rules of Evidence themselves, Robert G. Lawson, providing step-by-step commentary on the law of evidence in Kentucky. While Prof. Richard Underwood has taken over the update duties, the treatise continues to deliver the same reliable information provided by the original author who helped compose and codify Kentucky’s Rules of Evidence. This Handbook continues to be regularly quoted and cited by the Kentucky courts in its decisions and referenced in shaping the state's law of evidence, in both civil and criminal cases.

The 2026 edition of this treatise focuses on the many varied ways that the federal government seeks to prevent and punish corruption at all levels of government. This is a comprehensive guide to how the law works and the issues under a particular provision provides a thorough legal analysis concentrating primarily on the federal laws applied to prosecute public corruption among its employees and publicly-elected officials. The 2026 edition is fully updated, including the review and analysis of all cases surrounding the current presidential administration. 

Take and defend positions on daily pre-trial civil procedure issues with clear, concise analysis, spot-on practical examples, time-saving checklists and more---for use in Federal courts and in the 22 states that follow the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.