When You Need to Render a Legal Opinion Letter, Turn to this Comprehensive Forms Library Legal Opinion Letters Formbook, Third Edition by A. Sidney Holderness, Jr., Esq., Brooke Wunnicke, Esq. List Price: $297.00 Eligible for Free Standard Shipping on U.S. Prepaid Orders Imprint: Aspen Publishers ISBN: 9780735593282 Hardcover: 1,206 pages Publication Cycle: Updated annually Last Updated: 8/25/2011 Automatic Supplementation More Info.

Description Legal Opinion Letters Formbook, Third Edition, is an invaluable resource when you need to render a legal opinion letter for various types of financing transactions. Basics and advanced topics about legal opinion writing are included. Numerous forms, with commentary, are featured from contributors with expertise in their respective fields. The book has a unique chapter on intellectual property, and forms and examples are included in the appendices and the CD. Legal Opinion Letters Formbook, Third Edition, includes: Legal opinion letter forms and commentary for bank loans, secured and unsecured, private offerings of debt and equity, real estate deed of trust, securities law, entity status; officers' certificates; allocation of opinions between counsel; and special topics Numerous forms, in both its text and appendixes with commentary by contributors with expertise in their respective fields of corporate financing transactions, securities law, and forms for other matters relevant to third-party transactions The basics of legal writing and third-party legal opinion writing with a self-test on an example (with answers) Customary practice applied to the negotiation and preparation of third-party legal opinion letters Details about legal conclusions that opinion preparers are often asked to include in third-party opinions Description of the preparers’ duties to assemble the facts upon which the opinion is based A chapter, not about third-party opinions, but a useful presentation of intellectual property opinion forms with commentary for patent, trade-dress, and trade-secret opinions to the client. AND a CD for ready and convenient access to the book’s forms. Legal Opinion Letters Formbook, Third Edition is not a treatise but a “how to” book for both lawyers who want to become proficient in third-party legal opinion practice, and for lawyers experienced in this practice who want to renew their knowledge in this area. Table of Contents PREFACE PART I: LEGAL OPINIONS: IN GENERAL Chapter 1. Third-Party Legal Opinions: Introduction to This Legal Area PART II: HOW TO WRITE A THIRD PARTY LEGAL OPINION LETTER Chapter 2. Basics of Writing Chapter 3. Basics of Writing a Third-Party Legal Opinion: For The Newcomer to This Practice Area Chapter 4. Example of a Horrible Opinion PART III: THIRD-PARTY LEGAL OPINION PRACTICE:LAWYER’S RISK AND ETHICAL DUTIES Chapter 5. Lawyer Liability to Nonclients for Legal Opinions Chapter 6. Ethical Concerns in Legal Opinion Practice PART IV: THIRD-PARTY LEGAL OPINIONS: FORMS AND COMMENTARY PROVIDED BY LAWYERS DISTINGUISHED IN THIS AREA OF PRACTICE Chapter 7. Opinions in Financing Transactions Chapter 8. Securities Law Opinions Chapter 9. Opinions in Other Transactions Chapter 10. Miscellaneous Matters Relevant to Third-Party Opinions Chapter 11. “Reasoned” Opinions Chapter 12. Intellectual Property Chapter 13. Conclusion APPENDICES Related Products Farnsworth on Contracts, Third Edition E. Allan Farnsworth Bring the expertise of America's foremost authority on contracts into your practice with this comprehensive three-volume set. Farnsworth on Contracts, Third Edition is where doctrine meets practice. Busy practitioners count on Farnsworth's proven ability to identify the essentials and omit extr more... Add to cart   |  Price: $790.00  |  ISBN: 9780735541429  |  Format: Hardcover  Imprint: Aspen Publishers