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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Grenig, Jay E. Alternative Dispute Resolution, with Forms, 3rd ed. (St. Paul, Minn.: ThomsonWest, 2005). KF9084.G74 2005.

Business Forms – General

American Jurisprudence Legal Forms, 2nd ed. (St. Paul: West Group, various dates to current). REF COLL KF170 .A43 2d.

West's Legal Forms, rev. 2d ed. (St. Paul: West, 1990 - current). REF COLL KF170 .W4 1990.

Causes of Action

Cause of Action Manual, 3^rd ed. (Minneapolis, Minn.: Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, 1999). KFM5933.M3 1999.

Causes of Action. (Thompson-West, 1983-current). KF8863.S53 1983.

Commercial Sources for Minnesota-Specific Forms

Miller/Davis Company

USlegalforms.com

Contracts

Contract Drafting. (St. Paul, MN: Minnesota County Attorneys Association, 2003). KFM5551.5 .Z9 D36 2003.

Contract Forms. (St. Paul, MN: Minnesota County Attorneys Association, 2003). KFM5550 .A65 M47 2003.

Corporations

Fuchsteiner, Peter J. Organizational Documents for Limited Liability Companies. (St. Paul, Minn.: Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 2000). KF1414.3.F72 2000.

Matheson, John H. and Philip S. Garon. Corporation Law and Practice,2d ed. (St. Paul, Minn.: Thompson/West, 2004 to current). KFM5480.M53 2004. (Volumes 18 and 19 of the Minnesota Practice series. Located at the Reference Desk.)

Secretary of State Minnesota: http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=86

Securities and Exchange Commission Forms List: http://www.sec.gov/about/forms/secforms.htm

Court Forms – General and Federal

American Jurisprudence Pleading and Practice Forms Annotated , Rev. ed . (St. Paul: West Group, various dates to current). KF8836.A43.

Causes of Action. (St. Paul: West Group, various dates to current). KF8863 .S53 1993.

Court Rules, Forms and Dockets (LLRX): http://www.llrx.com/courtrules/

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals: http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/newcoa/forms.htm

Federal Procedural Forms, Lawyers Edition . (Rochester, N. Y.: The Lawyers Cooperative Pub. Co., 1975 - current). KF8836.F4.

Lane, Fred. Lane's Goldstein Trial Technique, 3rd ed. (St. Paul: West Group, 2002). KF8915.G62 1984.

U.S. Courts Forms Library: http://www.uscourts.gov/forms/uscforms.cfm

U.S. District Court for Minnesota: http://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/FORMS/court_forms.shtml

Pro Se Court Forms, U.S. District Court Minnesota http://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/Pro-Se/Pro-Se-Forms.shtml

West’s Federal Forms , 5^th ed. (St. Paul, MN: West Group, various dates to current). KF8836.W4.

Court Forms – Minnesota

First Judicial District Courts: http://www.mncourts.gov/district/1/?page=189

Fourth Judicial District (Hennepin County) Courts: http://www.mncourts.gov/district/4/?page=1824

Haydock, Roger S., et al. Civil Practice Forms. (St. Paul, Minn.: West Publishing Co., 2005-current). KFM5480.M53 2005. (Volumes 15 and 16 of the Minnesota Practice series. Located at the Reference Desk.)

Herr, David F. and Laurie A. Kindel. General Rules of Practice Annotated. (St. Paul: West Group, 2002-current). KFM5480.M53 2002. (Volume 3A of the Minnesota Practice series. Located at the Reference Desk and in the Reserve Room.)

Magnuson, Eric J. and David F. Herr. Appellate Rules Annotated, 4^th ed. (St. Paul: West Group, 2002) KFM5480.M53 (Volume 3 of the Minnesota Practice series. Located at the Reference Desk and in the Reserve Room.)

McFarland, Douglas D. and William J. Keppel. Minnesota Civil Practice, 3rd ed. (Charlottesville, Va.: Lexis Law Pub., 1999-current). KFM5930.M3. (Located at the Reference Desk and in the Reserve Room.)

Minnesota Rules of Court(West Group) KFM5929.A191(MN Collection, Reserve and Reference).

Minnesota State Courts: http://www.mncourts.gov/default.aspx?page=513

Minnesota State Courts Self Help Center: http://www.mncourts.gov/selfhelp/?page=325

Pirsig, Maynard E. and Neil B. Davidson Pirsig on Minnesota Pleading, 6th ed. (Newark, NJ: LexisNexis/Matthew Bender, 2008-current). Reference Desk KFM5935.P57 2008.

Criminal Law

Mattox, Rick E. Minnesota Legal Forms: Criminal law. (Charlottesville, VA: Michie, 1995-current). Reserve Room KFM5975.A65 M3.

West's Federal Forms, 5^th ed. (St. Paul, Minn.: West Group.). KF8836.W4. Volumes 5 to 5B.

Minnesota State Courts -- general: http://www.mncourts.gov/default.aspx?page=513&category=141

Minnesota State Courts -- criminal expungement: http://www.mncourts.gov/default.aspx?page=513&category=54

Debtor and Creditor

Bankruptcy Code, Rules and Forms. (West Group, annual) KF1524.B3.

Bankruptcy Court Official Forms: http://www.uscourts.gov/bankform/index.html

Collecting Debts: Tips and Strategies to Legally Get What You're Owed. (Eau Claire, WI: NBI, 2007). KFM5620.Z9 C64 2007.

Collier on Bankruptcy, 15^th ed. (NY: Matthew Bender, 1996-current). KF1524.C63. Volumes 11-13 contain forms.

Debtor-Creditor Formbook, 8th ed. (St. Paul, Minn.: Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 1999). KFM5951.A65 D3 1999.

Herzog, Asa S. Herzog's Bankruptcy Forms and Practice, 9th ed. (St. Paul: West Group, 1991-current). KF1521.H45 1991.

Hobbs, Robert J., et at. Fair Debt Collection, 5th ed. (Boston, MA: National Consumer Law Center, 2004). KF 1024 .H63 2004.

Loonin, Deanne and Chi Chi Wu. Credit Discrimination, 4th ed. (Boston, MA: National Consumer Law Center, 2005). KF 1040 .L54 2005.

Miller, Thomas F. Minnesota Legal Forms: Creditors' Remedies. (Charlottesville, VA: Michie, 1995-current). Reserve Room KFM5947.A65 M5.

Weil, Cass. Minnesota Legal Forms: Bankruptcy. (St. Paul: Butterworth Legal Publishers, 1994-current). Reserve Room KFM5621.A65 W3.

West’s Federal Forms , 5^th ed. (St. Paul: West Group). KF8836.W4. Volumes 6 to 6B.

Zlimen, Allan J. Minnesota Collections. (Rochester, NY: The Lawyers Co‑operative Pub. Co., 1979-current). KFM5620.Z45.

Discovery

Danner, Douglas, Larry L. Varn and Susan J. Mathias. Medical Malpractice: Checklists and Discovery. (Deerfield, IL: Clark Boardman Callaghan, 1994-current). KF8902.M3 D3 1994.

Danner, Douglas and Larry L. Varn. Pattern Discovery: Motor Vehicles. 3rd ed. (Deerfield, IL: Clark Boardman Callaghan, 1994-current). KF8900.D34 1994.

Danner, Douglas and Larry L. Varn. Pattern Discovery: Premises Liability, 3rd ed. (Deerfield, IL: Clark Boardman Callaghan, 1994-current). KF8900.D33 1994.

Danner, Douglas and Larry L. Varn. Pattern Discovery: Products Liability, 3rd ed. (Deerfield, IL: Clark Boardman Callaghan, 1995-current). KF8900.A3 D35 1995.

Haydock, Roger S. and David F. Herr. Discovery Practice, 5^th ed. (NY: Aspen Publishers, 2009). KF8900.H39.

Employment

Fishman, Stephen. Consultant & Independent Contractor Agreements, 6th ed. (Berkeley, CA: Nolo, 2008). KF898.F567 2008.

Larson, Lex K. Employment Discrimination, 2nd ed. (New York: M. Bender, 1994-current). KF3464.L37 1994.

Family Law

Abbott, Ellen A. Parenting Plan. (St. Paul: Minnesota CLE, 2002). KF547.Z9 A22 2002.

Haugh, William E., Jr. Minnesota Dissolution of Marriage. (Rochester, N.Y.: Lawyers Cooperative Pub. Co. , 1979 - 1996). KFM5500.H38.

Henschel, Ben M. The Antenuptial Agreement: an Annotated Document. (St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 2005). KFM5497 .H46 2005

Jordan, Michael L.M. Durable Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives. (Eagan, MN: Thomson West, 2004). KF1347 .D72 2004 .

McLean, Daniels W. Minnesota Legal Forms: Family Law. (St. Paul, Minn.: Mason Pub. Co. , 1999 - current). Reserve Room KFM5494.A65 M3.

Minnesota Family Law Practice Manual , 3rd ed. (San Francisco: Matthew-Bender, 2001 - current). Reserve Room KFM5494.A6 D3 2001.

Minnesota Department of Human Services Forms related to child support and paternity.

Minnesota State Courts: http://www.mncourts.gov/default.aspx?page=513

Silberberg, Amy M. Minnesota Adoption Law and Practice. (Charlottesville, VA: Lexis Law Publishing, 1999-current). KFM5504.5.S55 1999. (Copy 2 in the Reserve Room.)

Swaden, Martin L. and Linda A. Olup. Family Law, 2d ed. (St. Paul: West Group, 2000-current). KFM5480.M53 2000. (Volume 14 of the Minnesota Practice series. Located at the Reference Desk and in the Reserve Room.)

Immigration

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Fragomen, Austin T., et al. Immigration Procedures Handbook. (St. Paul: West Group, 2003). KF4819.F726 2003.

Wernick, Allan. U.S. Immigration & Citizenship, 3d ed. (Roseville, CA: Prima Press, 2002). KF4819.6.W54 2002.

Intellectual Property

Internet Forms and Commentary: a Practitioner’s Guide to E-Commerce Contracts and the World Wide Web . (Chicago, IL: Section of Business Law American Bar Association, 2002). KF889.3.I563 2002.

Lindey, Alexander. Lindey on Entertainment, Publishing, and the Arts: Agreements and the Law, 2d ed. (NY: Clark Boardman, 1980-current). KF2992.L5 1980.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: http://www.uspto.gov/forms/index.jsp

Internet Collections

AllLaw.com: http://www.alllaw.com/forms/

Forms.gov: http://www.forms.gov/

Findlaw Forms Collections: http://www.findlaw.com/16forms/collections.html

Hieros Gamos: http://www.hg.org/forms.html

Internet Legal Research Group: http://www.ilrg.com/forms/

‘Lectric Law Library Forms Room: http://www.lectlaw.com/form.htm

WashLaw Web Forms Links: http://www.washlaw.edu/legalforms/

Personal Injury

Berge, Peter H. and Elliot L. Olsen. Personal Injury Documents: an Annotated Document. (St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 2008). KFM5597.P3 B47 2008.

Practitioner's Guide to Minnesota Personal Injury Forms , 4^th ed. (St. Paul, Minn.: Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, 2001). KFM5935.P3 P48 2001.

Stoneking, Gary. Minnesota Legal Forms: Personal Injury. (Charlottesville, VA: Michie, 1995-current). Reserve Room KFM5597.P3 S8.

Personal Use

Warda, Mark and James C. Ray. The Most Valuable Personal Legal Forms You'll Ever Need. (Naperville, IL: Sphinx Pub., 2001). KF170.W37 2001.

Warner, Ralph E. & Robin Leonard. 101 Law Forms for Personal Use, 6th ed. (Berkeley, CA: Nolo, 2007). KF170.L46 2007.

Real Estate

Miller, John Michael. Minnesota Legal Forms: Commercial Real Estate. (Lexis Law Publishing, 1997-current). Reserve Room KFM5517.3.A65 M5.

Minnesota Standard Residential Lease (MSBA, Real Property Section): http://www2.mnbar.org/sections/real-property/forms/leaseopenerv4.htm

The New Transfer on Death Deed Legislation. (St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 2008). KFM5527 .N48 2008.

Roer, Kathleen M., et al. Minnesota Legal Forms: Residential Real Estate. (Lexis-Nexis, 2002-current). Reserve Room KFM5526.A65 R6.

Shumaker, Gordon W. and Clinton R. McLagan. Minnesota Real Estate. (St. Paul: West Group, 1981-current). Reserve Room KFM5526.S55 1981.

Uniform Conveyancing Blanks: http://www.state.mn.us/portal/mn/jsp/content.do?subchannel=-536881740&programid=536914031&id=-536881351&agency=Commerce&sp2=y

Taxation

Internal Revenue Service: http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/formspubs/index.html

Minnesota Department of Revenue: Quick Start for Business Taxpayers, with forms: http://www.taxes.state.mn.us/taxes/business_taxpayers/index.shtml

Minnesota Department of Revenue: Quick Start for Individual Taxpayers, with forms: http://www.taxes.state.mn.us/taxes/individ_taxpayers/index.shtml

Minnesota Tax Court: http://www.taxcourt.state.mn.us/forms.html

Uniform Commercial Code

Forms under Article 9 of the UCC, 2nd ed. (Chicago: ABA, 2009) KF 1048.5 .F67 2009.

Hart, Frederick M. and William F. Willier. Forms and Procedures under the Uniform Commercial Code. (Albany, NY: Matthew Bender, 1999-current). KF889.H3.

Uniform Commercial Code Transaction Guide: Analysis and Forms. (Deerfield, Ill.: Callaghan, 1988 - current). KF890.U53 1988.

Wills and Probate

Bates, James D. Minnesota Legal Forms: Probate. (Lexis-Nexis, 2002 - current). Reserve Room KFM5544.A65.

Drafting Wills and Trust Agreements, 6th ed. (St. Paul, Minn.: Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 2008-current). Reserve Room KFM5544.Z9 D73 2008.

Minnesota Estate Administration, 2d ed. (St. Paul, Minn.: Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 2002, 2006). Reserve Room KFM5547 .M5 2002.

Minnesota State Courts -- probate: http://www.mncourts.gov/default.aspx?page=513&category=87

Schmidt, Jeffrey W. Supplemental & Special Needs Trusts: an Annotated Document. (St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 2005). KF730 .S29 2005.

Stein, Robert A., ed. Stein on Probate: Administration of Decedents' Estates under the Uniform Probate Code, as Enacted in Minnesota , 4th ed. (Newark, NJ: LexisNexis, 2004.) Reserve Room KFM5544.S7 2004.

Workers’ Compensation

Peck, Michael T., Minnesota Legal Forms:  Workers' Compensation. (St. Paul: Mason Publishing Co., 1981). Reserve Room KFM5742.A65 P4.

Miscellaneous

Minnesota State Courts: http://www.mncourts.gov/default.aspx?page=513

Small, Daniel I. Letters for Litigators. (Chicago, Ill.: GP/Solo, ABA General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Section, 2004). KF170 .S53 2004 .

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