Maine Civil Litigation

Maine Civil Litigation with Forms, by David Bertoni and Eamonn Hart, combines rule-by-rule analysis and forms addressing the rules, procedures and principles governing civil actions in Maine courts.

The treatise begins with an overview of Maine’s legal system, civil litigation benchmarks and litigation ethics. It examines the commencement of actions, preparation of pleadings and motions, party joinder and discovery, followed by trial procedures, judgments and appeals.

Its 16 chapters address:

• Maine’s legal system and the benchmarks governing civil litigation
• Ethical obligations in Maine litigation
• Commencement of actions, pleadings and motions
• Parties to an action, including joinder
• Discovery procedures and trial practice
• Judgments, special remedies and proceedings
• Removal and appeal to Superior Court
• Clerks, court records and docket entries
• Special rules for specific actions and general procedural provisions
• Procedures in the Family Division and the Business and Consumer Docket

Dedicated chapters on the Family Division and the Business and Consumer Docket address specialized procedures within Maine’s judicial system. Coverage of special remedies, proceedings and rules for specific actions helps attorneys identify requirements that apply to particular civil matters.

With procedural analysis and forms in one volume, Maine Civil Litigation with Forms helps attorneys prepare pleadings and motions, address court-specific requirements and plan the procedural steps of a civil case.

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