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The Briefcase Lawyer:
Essential Information for Every Practitioner
ABOUT THE PUBLICATION
The Briefcase Lawyer: Essential Information for Every Practitioner
Contributing authors: Susan B. Berkowitz, Walter H. Cartin, Jada B. Charley, Julie B. Cude, C. Jennalyn Dalrymple,
William L. Duda, Catherine S. Hendrix, Karen L. Huelson, Hon. George W. Jefferson, William R. Johnson, Angela M.
Kirby, J. Pamela Price, Allison P. Sullivan, William R. Thomas, Jeremy A. Thompson, Stacy E. Thompson, Robin F. Wheeler
Using the Bar’s Ask-a-Lawyer materials as a starting point, 17 authors joined together to
create this short concise manual with an easy-to-use tabbing system covering 19 topics ranging
from landlord tenant issues to working with clients with limited English proficiency. This book
is meant to be used as a quick reference guide for SC attorneys on a variety of legal topics.
PUBLICATION ORDER FORM
Please send me _______ copy(ies) of Publication No. 749,
The Briefcase Lawyer: Essential Information for Every Practitioner
(©2012), at $85 each, plus shipping & handling and sales tax.
Name: ______________________________________________________________________________
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SUMMARY OF CONTENTS
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Disaster Relief Information
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List of Available Legal Services with Agency Contact Information
City, State, Zip: ______________________________________________________________________
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Telephone Numbers for State and Private Agencies
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Bankruptcy (overview of bankruptcy terms and procedures, types of bankruptcy relief,
debtor’s duties)
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Consumer Law and Debt Collection (predatory lending, fair credit reporting, creditor’s
rights, home solicitation sales, etc.)
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Courts (overview and jurisdiction of each court system)
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Criminal Law and Procedure (constitutional rights, criminal and appellate court procedures)
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Estate/Probate/Planning for Incapacity (obtaining client information, methods of
transferring property at death, avoiding probate, designating beneficiaries, estate and
gift tax planning, planning for incapacity, planning for long term care, appointment of
personal representative, etc.)
Phone: _____________________________________________________________________________
E-mail: ______________________________________________________________________________
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Family Law (marriage, annulment, divorce, alimony, separate maintenance and support,
equitable distribution, paternity, child support and custody, visitation, agreements,
domestic violence, guardian ad litem)
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Foreclosure (overview of foreclosure terms and procedures)
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Forming and Operating a Business Entity (types of entities, forming and operating an
entity, Doctrine of Piercing the Veil, securities law considerations)
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Healthcare Law (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, patient confidentiality,
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, advance directives, long term care,
quality of care issues)
FOUR EASY WAYS TO ORDER:
Landlord Tenant Issues (subject matter jurisdiction of cases in magistrates courts, court
procedures, notice of trial, judgment, notice of judgment, landlord-tenant actions for
collection of rent, S.C. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, commercial landlord-tenant
law and procedure, S.C. Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act)
BY MAIL
Complete this form and mail to:
S.C. Bar–CLE, P.O. Box 608
Columbia, SC 29202-0608
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Real Estate (overview of terms and procedures)
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Self-Represented Litigants (SRLs) (history, types of cases, challenges for SRLs, ethics, best
practices, options, pro bono programs, resources)
ONLINE
Visit www.scbar.org/cle.
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Social Security Issues (types of benefits, eligibility/amount of benefits, disability benefits,
survivor benefits, widow/widower benefits, family benefits, retirement benefits,
SSI, Medicare/Medicaid coverage, taxation of social security benefits, filing for social
security benefits, initial considerations in disability claims, types of disability claims, case
evaluation, FAQs)
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Unemployment Compensation (how benefits are calculated and paid, who receives
benefits, who can file claims, disqualification, claims process)
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Workers’ Compensation (who is covered, what is compensable, total vs. partial disability,
loss of earning capacity, occupational disease, recovery, how to file a claim, change of
condition, settlement)
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Working with Limited English Proficient (LEP) Clients (working with interpreters, client
preparation, court and courtroom issues, ethical considerations)
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