Picking a Civil Jury: A Guide for Illinois Trial Lawyers (Fastbook)

As part of the ISBA’s Practice Ready Series, this book is specifically designed to be a must-have resource for new attorneys and others wishing to brush up on their jury selection skills. It concisely walks you through each stage of picking a jury, from making the initial jury demand to challenging jurors during trial. The guide not only covers the procedural mechanics of jury selection, but also includes chapters on voir dire strategies, the psychology of picking a jury, and using the Internet in jury selection.

Guide to Illinois Statutes of Limitations and Repose: 2018 Edition (Fastbook)

Downloadable PDF version of our fully updated guide, which is current through November 11, 2017.

This Guide contains Illinois civil statutes of limitations and repose (with amendments) enacted through November 11, 2017. It concisely brings together provisions otherwise scattered throughout the Code of Civil Procedure and other chapters of the Illinois Compiled Statutes. The Guide also includes summaries of cases interpreting the statutes that were decided and released on or before November 11, 2017.

Guide to Illinois Statutes for Attorneys' Fees - 2025 Edition (Fastbook)

New and updated compilation of statutes that allow for recovery of attorneys’ fees, including statutes effective as of June 2025.

The new edition of this essential guide lists all provisions in the Illinois Compiled Statutes that authorize the court to order one party to pay the attorneys’ fees of another. No matter what your practice area, this book will save you time and could save you and your clients money!