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and the referring agency, and others, to appointed counsel,
screening, identifying and evaluating the potential client,
conflicts, and much more. While the specific sections are
extremely useful, the fact alone of dedicating a chapter to
pro bono in a treatise for business and commercial litigation
demonstrates the importance of pro bono for all lawyers,
particularly litigators, and is but one example of the incredible
breadth of this treatise. My only disappointment was that
not all of the referenced forms in this
chapter were included on the CDROM. It is my understanding that the
publisher focused on including on the
CD forms that litigators might want
to revise for use, but not necessarily
forms that were intended to serve
merely as samples or examples. They
are re-evaluating that perhaps artificial
distinction and, hopefully, will include
more of the forms on the next CDROM. That said, many, many forms
are included on the CD-ROM and the
omission of some does not materially
diminish the extraordinary usefulness
of this treatise.

Robert L. Haig, Editor-in-Chief, published by Thomson
Reuters and American Bar Association Section of Litigation
(2011), 11 hardcover volumes, one softcover Tables and
Index, plus CD-ROM, 12,742 pages, $1,392
http://store.westlaw.com/business-commercial-litigation-infederal-courts-3d/183594/15342716/productdetail
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Kudos to Robert Haig for his dedication
to creating such a comprehensive
treatise. The sheer volume of material
shows what an enormous task that
must have been. Once you begin
using it, you will immediately realize its
incredible utility in your prac