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Transactional Practice Series: Suzanne T. Carson Case File
The Transactional Practice Series is designed to help the beginning associate learn lawyering skills not often taught in a typical law school course. Knauer uses the traditional concepts of trusts, estates and professional responsibility combined with hands-on exercises involving client counseling and drafting legal documents.
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The Transactional Practice Series is designed to help the beginning associate learn lawyering skills not often taught in a typical law school course. Knauer uses the traditional concepts of trusts, estates and professional responsibility combined with hands-on exercises involving client counseling and drafting legal documents. The Transactional Practice Series provides a real-world perspective not available when analyzing transactions summarized in casebooks. Each book in the series includes client files, skills exercises and written assignments.
Suzanne T. Carson - Planning for Incapacity
This book addresses the legal issues facing a woman dying of AIDS who needs an estate plan to provide for her daughter and to protect herself in health care decisions.
Law professors may request the teaching notes for this publication by emailing ReviewCopy@lexisnexis.com.
The Transactional Practice Series is designed to help the beginning associate learn lawyering skills not often taught in a typical law school course. Knauer uses the traditional concepts of trusts, estates and professional responsibility combined with hands-on exercises involving client counseling and drafting legal documents. The Transactional Practice Series provides a real-world perspective not available when analyzing transactions summarized in casebooks. Each book in the series includes client files, skills exercises and written assignments.
Suzanne T. Carson - Planning for Incapacity
This book addresses the legal issues facing a woman dying of AIDS who needs an estate plan to provide for her daughter and to protect herself in health care decisions.
Law professors may request the teaching notes for this publication by emailing ReviewCopy@lexisnexis.com.
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE
HOWTO USE THE TRANSACTIONAL PRACTICE SERIES
The Client File
Simulated Skills Exercises
Written Assignments
THE CLIENT FILE -- SUZANNE T. CARSON
Assigning Memorandum
Brief Description
Discussion Points and Problems
Assignment 1
Assignment 2
Assignment 3
Letter from Executive Director of AIDSFight
Client Profile
FORM FILE
Advance Directive for Health Care
Living Will
Hospital Visitation Authorization
Will
Durable Power of Attorney
BACKGROUND READING
"When AIDS Hits Home," Harvard Health Letter 1994
"AIDS Orphans, a Growing Epidemic in America," Arizona Republic, Aug. 22, 1983
"Court Weighs Required Pro Bono: Nevada Petitions for 20 Mandatory Hours" 81 ABA Journal 24 (Feb. 1995)
"A Competition to Do Good: Big Firms are Getting into Pro Bono for Business, Recruiting Reasons" 81 ABA Journal 99 (Oct. 1995)
"More Learn of a Practice Long Hidden; Death & the Doctor's Hand," The Boston Globe, April 26, 1994
"Concerns Grow That Doctor-Assisted Suicide Would Leave the Powerless Vulnerable," The New York Times, Oct. 20, 1996
"Many Say Doctors Aren't Living up to Expectations of Living Will Law," American Medical News, May 17, 1993
CASES
In re Matter of Steven L. v. Dawn J.
Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health
In re Guardianship of Sharon Kowalski, Ward
In re Guardianship of Sharon Kowalski, Ward
In the Matter of the Estate of Conrad Peters, Deceased
In the Matter of the Estate of Henry H. Weber, Deceased
STATUTES
Selected New Jersey Statutes re: Guardianship
Selected California Statutes re: Guardianship