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Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library
Acquisitions December 1999

 

Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Food safety : the agricultural use of antibiotics and its implications for human health : report to the Honorable Tom Harkin, Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Senate / United States. General Accounting Office. Washington, DC : The Office,1999.  33 p.   Government  GA 1.13:RCED-99-74

The state of the forest and recommendations for forest sustainability standards : draft report to the Joint Standing Committee of the 119th  Legislature on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry / Maine. Bureau of Forestry. Augusta, ME : Dept. of Conservation, Maine Forest Service, 1999. 32 p.  SD566.M2 M353 1999 

Banking and Insurance 
Charting CHIP : report of the first national survey of the Children's Health Insurance Program.  Portland, ME : National Academy for State Health Policy, 1999.        RJ102 .C43 1999

The most important questions a surety can ask about performance bonds Chicago, IL : Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association, c1997. 224p.   KF1228 .M67 1997
The new article 9. Chicago, IL : Section of Business Law, American Bar Association, c1999. 456 p.             KF1050.Z95 N49 1999 

Budgeting and  Financial Affairs
The appropriate role of user charges in state and local finance : NCSL Foundation Fiscal Partners, Phase V. Denver, CO : The Conference, 1999. 94 p.  HJ5711 .A66 1999 

Maine's Guide to performance measurement / Maine. Bureau of the Budget. [Augusta, ME] : Bureau of the Budget, 1999. 51 p.  HJ 2031. M35 1999

Business and Industry
Canada business : the portable encyclopedia for doing business with Canada. San Rafael, CA : World Trade Press, c1997. 304 p.    HC115 .C1984 1997

Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont limited liability company : forms and practice manual. Brooklandville, MD : Data Trace Pub., 1999. KF 1380. A65 M35 1999 (2 vol.)

Child Abuse
Child sexual abuse in civil cases : a guide to custody and tort actions / Ann Haralambie. Chicago, IL: American Bar Association, c1999. 444 p.      KF9323 .H34 1999

Dangerous schools : what we can do about the physical and emotional abuse of our children / Irwin Hyman. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c1999. 267 p.  LB3013 .H897 1999

Forming a multidisciplinary team to investigate child abuse. Washington, DC : U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Officeof Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1998. 23 p.  Government  J 32.8:M 91

Use of computers in the sexual exploitatioin of children. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1999. 131 p.  Government J 32.8:C 66x

Children
Every parent's guide to the law / Deborah Forman. New York : Harcourt Brace, c1998. 408 p.  KF479.Z9 F67 1998

Handbook on questioning children : a linguistic perspective / Anne Graffam  Walker.  Washington, DC : ABA Center on Children and the Law, c1999. 144 p.    KF9673 .W29 1999

Civil Rights
Sword & shield revisited : a practical approach to Section 1983. Chicago, IL : State and Local Government Law Section, American Bar Association, c1998. 689 p.  KF1325.C5 S96 1998 

Communications
Modern communication law. St. Paul, MN : West Group, 1999.  KF2765 .M63 1999 (3 vol.)

Constitutional Law
Treatise on constitutional law : substance and procedure / Ronald Rotunda -3rd ed. St. Paul, MN : West Group, 1999.  KF4550 .R63 1999 (5 volumes)

Copyright
Commonsense copyright : a guide for educators and librarians / R. S. Talab.  Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Co., 1999.  292 p.    KF2994 .T36 1999

Copyright plain and simple / Cheryl Besenjak.  Franklin Lakes, NJ : Career Press, c1997. 191 p.  KF2995 .B47 1997

Criminals
Treatment of offenders with mental disorders. New York : Guilford Press, c1998. 438 p.  RC451.4.P68 T74 1998

Disabled
Disability evaluation under Social Security [Baltimore, MD] : Social Security Administration, Office of Disability, [1998]  205 p.   Government  SSA 1.2:D 63/5

Mental disabilities and the Americans with Disabilities   Act  / John Parry.Washington, DC : American Bar Associ-ation's Commission on Mental and  Physical Disability Law, c1997. 207 p.  KF480.Z9 M46 1997

Dispute Resolution
The keys to conflict resolution : proven methods of settling disputes  voluntarily / Theodore Woodrow  Kheel.  New York : Four Walls Eight Windows, c1999. 136 p.    KF9084 .K48 1999

Domestic Relations
Cultural considerations in domestic violence cases : a national judges  benchbook/ Maria Ramos. San Francisco, CA : Family Violence Prevention Fund, 1999.            KF9322 .R35 1999 

Economic Conditions
State profiles : the population and economy of each U. S. state / Lanham, MD. : Bernan Press ; c1999.  469 p. Reference  HA203.S74 1999

Education
The charter school roadmap. Washington, DC : U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement : For sale by U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., [1998]  69 p.    Government  ED 1.302:SCH 6/34

Teaching for high standards : what policymakers need to know and be able to do / Linda Darling-Hammond.  National Commission on Teaching & America's Future, Consortium  for Policy Research in Education, [1999?]   33 p.   LB1715 .D37 1999

The charter school roadmap. Washington, DC : U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement : For sale by U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., [1998]  69 p.    Government  ED 1.302:SCH 6/34

Teaching for high standards : what policymakers need to know and be able to do / Linda Darling-Hammond.  National Commission on Teaching & America's Future, Consortium  for Policy Research in Education, [1999?]   33 p.   LB1715 .D37 1999

Elderly
Social security, medicare, and pensions / Joseph Matthews. Berkeley : Nolo.com, 1999. KF3650 .M37 1999 

 A candidate's guide to the Maine Clean Election Act  [Augusta, ME] : The Commission, 1999. 40 p.  KF4920.Z99 M23 1999

Environment
Pesticides law handbook : a legal and regulatory guide for business. Rockville, MD: Government Institutes, c1999.  448 p.   KF3959 .P475 1999 

Prospective purchaser agreements : reducing the liability risks of  contaminated property / Elizabeth Glass Geltman.. Chicago, IL : Section of Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law,  American Bar Association, c1997. 424 p.   KF1299.H39 G454 1997 

Estate Planning
Back to the basics : practical estate planning : presented Friday, September 17, 1999, Augusta Civic Center, Augusta.  Augusta, ME : The Association, c1999. 143 p.   KF749.Z99 M23 1999 

Ethics
Conference : socially-assisted dying : media, money & meaning  [Ithaca, NY] : Cornell University, c1998. KF3827.E87 C66 1998 

 Ethical standards in the public sector : a guide for government lawyers,  clients, and public officials.  Chicago : American Bar Association, 1999. 319 p.    KF305 .E87 1999

An ethics guide for part-time lawyer judges / Cynthia Gray. Chicago, IL : American Judicature Society, 1999. 121 p.  KF8779 .G719 1999

Family Law
Assigning retirement benefits in divorce : a practical guide to negotiating and drafting QDROs / Gale Finley. Chicago, IL : Section of Family Law, American Bar Association, c1999. 251 p.   KF535 .F56 1999 

Broke but not deadbeat : reconnecting low-income fathers and children / Dana Reichert. Denver, CO : National Conference of State Legislatures, [1999]   59 p.     HV700.7 .R45 1999

Divorce and parental rights in Maine : a Pine Tree Legal Assistance  handbook / Pine Tree Legal Assistance. Bangor, ME : Pine Tree Legal Assistance, 1999. 15 p.    KF 535.Z99 M241 1999

Grandparents' rights/ Traci Truly-2nd ed. Naperville, IL : Sphinx Pub., 1999.  192 p. KF 547.Z9 T78 1999

Gambling and Lotteries
The National Gambling Impact Study Commission : final report / National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission (U.S.)  [Washington, DC] : The Commission : [Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., distributor, 1999]                        Government  Y 3.2 : G 14 (includes two CDs)

Government and Politics
Against all odds : the green transformation of American politics  / John Rensenbrink. Raymond, ME : Leopold Press, 1999. 244 p.   JA75.8 .R44 1999 

Health and Medicine
Legal check-up for medical practice : essential guide for the health care team / Salvatore Francis  Fiscina. St.   Louis : Mosby, c1997. 317 p.  KF3821 .F57 1997 

Quality first index : a benchmark for measuring healthcare quality. Minneapolis, MN : Health Risk Management, Inc., 1999.  64 p.   RA407.3 .I57 1999
 

Human Services and Welfare
Home visiting : recent program evaluations.  Los Altos, Calif. : David and Lucile Packard Foundation, c1999.    223 p.   HV741 .H67 1999 

Justice
The amicus brief : how to write it and use it effectively / Reagan Stimpson. Chicago : Tort and Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association, c1998. 135 p.  KF8748 .S536 1998 

Chambers handbook for judges' law clerks and secretaries. Washington, DC : The Center, 1994.  184 p.   Government  JU 13.8:C 35 5 

The courthouse : a planning and design guide for court facilities  /  Don Hardenbergh- 2nd ed.  Williamsburg, VA : National Center for State Courts, c1998. 159 p. NA4471 .H37 1998 

Federal jury practice and instructions / by Kevin F. O'Malley, Jay E. Grenig, William C. Lee  -5th ed. St. Paul, MN: West Group, 2000.  KF8984 .D4 2000 

Final report : review of the Maine Youth Center /  Edward Loughran. Boston, MA : Loughran and Associates , 1999.  HV9105.M22 M352 1999 

How are courts coordinating family cases? / Carol Flango. [Williamsburg, VA] : National Center for State Courts, c1999. 141 p.    KF505.5 .F58 1999

Superior court practice & procedure : presented Friday, December 11, 1998, Augusta Civic Center, Augusta. Augusta, ME : The Association, 1998. 102 p.     KF8736.Z99 M253 1998 

Labor and Employment
Life after lay-off in central Maine / Lisa Pohlmann [Augusta, ME] : Maine Center for Economic Policy, c1999. 51 p.   HD5708.55.U62 M2 1999 

The working woman's legal survival guide / Steven Mitchell Sack. Paramus, NJ : Prentice Hall, c1998. 333 p. KF3455.Z9 S233 1998

Legal Research and Practice
Balancing the needs of the solo and small firm practice : presented Friday, August 13, 1999, Augusta Civic Center, Augusta [Augusta, ME] : The Association, c1999. 131 p.    KF318.Z99 B35 1999

Beyond the basics : winning your case through discovery : featuring coming changes in discovery rules you need to know : presented Friday, September 11, 1998, Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland.  Augusta, ME : The Association, 1998. 168 p.  KF8900.Z99 M2 1998 (includes  diskette)

 Blueprint for constructing a pro bono project in a mid-size law firm. Chicago, IL : The Center, c1997.      KF336.A3 B58 1997 

Bridging the gap : presented Tuesday October 27-28, 1998, Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland. Augusta, ME : Maine State Bar Association, 1998.  KF386.Z9 B74 1998 

Brief writing & oral argument / Edward Domenic -8th ed.  [Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.] : Oceana Publications, 1999.    312 p.  KF251 .R4 1999

Essentials of real estate practice : basic and not so basic : presented Thursday, June 3, 1999 Augusta Civic Center, Augusta. Augusta, ME: The Association, 1999. 162 p.  KF570.Z99 M227 1999 (includes four cassettes)

Limited liability vehicles : presented Friday, June 11, 1999 Augusta Civic Center, Augusta. Augusta, ME : The Association, 1999. 290 p. KF1380.Z99 M27 1999  290 p. (includes four cassettes)

McCormick on evidence /  Charles Tilford McCormick -5th ed.  St. Paul, MN : West Group, 1999.  KF8935 .M29 1999 

 Persuasion : the litigator's art / Michael Tigar.  Chicago, IL : Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, c1999.  325 p.  KF8915 .T55 1999

So little time, so much paper : organization and time management techniques for lawyers and their staff / Margaret Spencer.  Augusta, ME : The Association, c1999. KF318.Z99 S6 1999

Technology in the law office : a nuts and bolts approach to increased profitability : presented Thursday, May 13, 1999, Augusta Civic Center. Augusta, ME : Maine State Bar Association, c1999.   KF320.A9 T75 1999 (includes five sound cassettes)

Writing to win : results-oriented writing for busy practitioners / Steven Stark.   Augusta, ME : The Association, c1999 KF250 .W74 1999 

Legislatures
Legislative studies: drafting guidelines / Maine. Legislature. Office of Policy and Legal Analysis.  [Augusta, ME] : The Office, 1999. 22 p.   KF4950.Z99 M223 1999 

Person to person : legislating Maine [Augusta, ME]  : The Legislature, 1999.  Video  JK2871 .P47 1999 (with instructional guidebook)

Marine Resources
The state of the Maine coast. Augusta, ME : The Program , 1999. 16 p.     HT393.M2 S73 1999 

Public Speaking
7 steps to fearless speaking / Lilyan Wilder. New York : J. Wiley, c1999. 227 p.   PN4121 .W3865 1999

Real Estate
The Commercial property lease. Vol. 2. Allocating risk, controlling use, tenant's rights, and landlord's remedies [Chicago, IL] : American Bar Association, Section of Real Property, Probate  and Trust Law [c1997] 499 p.    KF593.C6 C66 1997

Essentials of office and retail leases in Maine / David Boyer. Eau Claire, WI : National Business Institute, 1999. 146 p.  KF593.C6 B69 1999 

 Tax considerations : their impact on real estate transactions : presented Wednesday, August 25, 1999, Augusta Civic Center, Augusta. Augusta, ME :The Association, c1999.  157 p. KF6784.Z99 M242 1999

Reference
Black's law dictionary-  7th ed / Henry Campbell Black. St. Paul, MN : West Group, 1999. 1738 p.  Reference KF156 .B53 1999

Burton's legal thesaurus / William Burton-3rd ed. New York : Macmillan Library Reference, c1998. 1012 p.  Reference  KF156 .B856 1999 

The national directory of expert witnesses. Esparto, CA : Claims Providers of America, c1996-      Reference KF195.E96 N37 1999

National survey of state laws-3rd ed. Detroit : Gale Research, c1999 . 673 p. Reference KF386 .N38 1999

Research Methods
Designing and conducting survey research : a comprehensive guide / Louis Rea. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, c1997. 254 p.   HA31.2 .R43 1997

Tort Law
Maine tort law / Jack Simmons.   Charlottesville, VA : LEXIS Law Publishing, 1999.   KF1215.Z99 M245 1999

Tourism
Travel and tourism : a legislator's guide / Mandy Rafool. Denver, CO : National Conference of State Legislatures, 1999. 153 p.    G155 .U6 R35 1999

Transportation
Marine highway waterfront assessment    [Augusta, ME : The Dept] , 1999.  HE5783.M26 M272 1999 

Utilities
Nuclear power plant decommissioning under utility restructuring /  L. Cheryl Runyon.  Denver, CO : National Conference of State Legislatures, [1999] 32 p.   TK1078 .R86 1999 

Workers' Compensation
The law of maritime personal injuries / Martin Norris-4th ed. Rochester, NY : Lawyers Co-operative Pub. Co., 1990.  KF1107 .N67 1990 (2 vol.)
Maine employers guide: workers' compensation. Naples, ME : Northern New England Law Publishers, c1999. 262 p.  KF3615.Z99 M217 1999

Youth
 Improving outcomes for teen parents and their young children by strengthening school-based programs : challenges, solutions and policy  implications / S. A. Stephens.  Bala Cynwyd, Penn. : Center for Assessment and Policy Development, 1999. 35 p.    HQ759.64 .S74 1999

Zoning
Land use regulation : a legal analysis & practical application of land use law / Peter Salsich. Chicago, IL : American Bar Association, 1998. 460 p.   KF5698 .S243 1998   
 

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