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A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH
CAROLINA
PRACTICE MATERIALS FOR LAWYERS AND OTHER LEGAL PROFESSIONALS
Constance M. Matzen, M.L.S.
Director of Research Resources
Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, L.L.P.
December 2007
This selected listing of North Carolina practice materials covers primary and secondary publications used in the practice of law in North Carolina. It is intended for use by practicing lawyers or law school students. The bibliography, which covers only print materials, is in three parts: Primary Materials, General Materials, and Subject Treatises.
The Primary Materials section lists statutes, administrative agency sources, and reporters. The General Materials section covers general legal research, encyclopedias, forms, law reviews, legal ethics, jury instructions, and court rules. The Subject Treatises section lists secondary source, practice-related publications. When appropriate, recent continuing legal education seminar course handbooks are included. For the most part, the listed publications are still in print.
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The 2002 , 2003
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CONTENTS_________________________________________________________________________
PRIMARY MATERIALS
GENERAL MATERIALS
LEGAL RESEARCH
ENCYCLOPEDIAS, DIGESTS, INDEXES
FORMS, GENERAL
LEGAL ETHICS
PATTERN JURY INSTRUCTIONS
RULES OF COURT
MISCELLANEOUS
SUBJECT TREATISES
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
ALTERNATIVE
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
ANTITRUST AND TRADE REGULATION
BANKRUPTCY
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
COLLECTIONS
COMMERCIAL LAW
CONSTITUTION
CONSTRUCTION LAW
CONTRACTS
CORPORATION LAW
CRIMINAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
DOMESTIC RELATIONS
EDUCATION LAW
ELDER LAW
EVIDENCE
GENERAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
INSURANCE
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
MOTOR VEHICLES
REAL PROPERTY
TAXATION
TORTS
WILLS,
PROBATE, TRUSTS, AND ESTATES
WORKERS'
COMPENSATION
PRIMARY MATERIALS ______________________________________________________________
General Statutes of North Carolina: Annotated. 2005 ed. Charlottesville, Va.: LexisNexis Matthew Bender. 21v. NOTE: 1999 to date, issued as
biennial editions with supplement in even numbered years; 1983-1998, issued in
loose-leaf format, 24v. with annual supplements and replacement chapters;
prior to 1983, issued as bound volumes with annual supplements and replacement
volumes.
West’s North Carolina
General Statutes Annotated: Using the Classification and Numbering System of
the North Carolina General Statutes of 1943 11.0pt'>. Eagan, Minn.: West Group, 2000- . 50v. plus indexes, tables of
cases, and words and phrases volumes. Annual supplements.
North Carolina Administrative Code 11.0pt'>. Eagan, Minn.: West Group, 2004. 20v. Monthly supplements and periodic
replacements volumes. NOTE: Regulations of some agencies such as the
Utilities Commission and the Employment Securities Commission are published
separately by the agency.
North Carolina Register.
V.1 (1986)- . Raleigh, N.C.: N.C. Office of Administrative Hearings. Biweekly.
North Carolina Attorney
General Reports. (1867-1970, issued
biennially; 1970-1986 issued semi-annually; 1987-1989, issued annually;
1990-1992 issued in 1 volume). Raleigh, N.C.: N.C. Dept. of Justice. NOTE:
Available in microfiche from William S. Hein and Co.; Opinions from 1977 to
date are available on LEXIS and Westlaw.
North Carolina Reports. V.1
(Containing cases from 1778)- . Raleigh, N.C.: N.C. Administrative Office of
the Courts.
North Carolina Court of Appeals Reports . V.1 (Containing cases from 1968)- . Raleigh, N.C.: N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts.
Southeastern Reporter , Second Series. V.1 (Containing cases from Mar./Apr.
1939)- . Eagan, Minn.: Thomson West.
Southeastern Reporter , 200 vols. St. Paul, Minn.: West Publishing Co.,
1887-1939
GENERAL MATERIALS _____________________________________________________________
LEGAL RESEARCH
Corbett, Mary Louise,,
Marguerite Most, and Thomas Steele. Guide to North Carolina Legal and
Law-related Materials. American Association of Law Libraries, Government
Documents Special Interest Section, State Bibliography Series. Chicago, Ill: AALL, 1996.
Kavass, Igor I. and Bruce A.
Christensen. Guide to North Carolina Legal Research. Buffalo, N.Y.: Wm. S. Hein & Co., 1973.
McKnight, Jean Sinclair. North Carolina Legal Research Guide. Littleton, Co.: Fred B. Rothman, 1994.
Steele, Thomas and Donna
Diprisco. Survey of North Carolina State Legal and Law-Related Documents.
Chicago, Ill.: American Association of Law Libraries, 1987.
ENCYCLOPEDIAS, DIGESTS, INDEXES
North Carolina Bar Association. General Practice, Solo, and Small
Firm Section. North Carolina General Practice Deskbook. 4th ed. Cary, N.C.: North Carolina Bar Foundation, 2004. 4v.
N.C. Dept. of Justice. Opinions Digest State of North Carolina...Report. V.1-3 (1995-1997). Raleigh, N.C. NOTE: “...contains summaries of all formal and advisory opinions issued by
the Department during [that year].”
North Carolina Index 4th . Code Research Guide: Statutory
Guide to Strong’s North Carolina Index 4th, AmJur 2d, ALR 5th,
ALR 4th, ALR 3d, ALR 2d, ALR Federal, U.S. L. Ed., Fed. Proc. L. Ed., Forms, Proofs, Trials. Rochester, N.Y.: Lawyers Co-operative Pub. Co., 1994. 1997 supplement.
Strong’s North Carolina
Index Archive: An Encyclopedic Treatment of North Carolina Law. Rochester, N.Y.: Lawyers Cooperative Pub. Co., 1996-2000. 14v. Note: V.5-14 published by West Group.
Strong’s North Carolina
Index 4th.: An Encyclopedic Treatment of North Carolina Law. Rochester, N.Y.: Lawyers Co-operative Pub. Co., 1989- . 50v.plus indexes and words and phrases v. Annual supplement and periodic
replacement volumes. Note: Publication continued by West Group.
West’s North Carolina
Digest 2d. St. Paul, Minn.: West, 1990- . 39v. Annual supplement.
FORMS, GENERAL
Douglas ’ Forms. 5th ed. Charlottesville, Va.: Michie, 1997-2001. 4v. Annual supplement. (Note:
Individual volumes listed under the appropriate subject)
Douglas ’ Forms. 6th ed. Vol. 5 only. Newark, N.J.: LexisNexis, 2005. Annual supplement. (Note:
Individual volumes listed under the appropriate subject)
North Carolina Judicial Department Forms Manual . Raleigh, N.C.: N.C. Administrative Office of the
Courts, 1984- . Annual supplement. (See Also: http://www.aoc.state.nc.us)
SEE ALSO:
LEGAL ETHICS
The North Carolina State
Bar. North Carolina State Bar Lawyers’ Handbook. Raleigh, N.C.. Annual Note: Issued in book format prior to 1999; 1999 edition and later editions
issued as CD-ROM and book; Contains text of all current ethics opinions as of
date of publication.
The North Carolina State
Bar Journal. V.1 (Fall 1996)- . Raleigh, NC. Quarterly. Note: Each issue contains the quarterly report of the North
Carolina State Bar Ethics Committee, with the full text of proposed ethics
opinions
PATTERN JURY INSTRUCTIONS
N.C. Conference of Superior Court Judges. Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions. North Carolina Pattern Jury Instructions for Civil Cases. Cary, N.C.: N.C. Conference of
Superior Court Judges and North Carolina Bar Association, June 1975, Reprinted
June 1988. 2v. Annual supplement, available from Institute of Government.
N.C. Conference of Superior Court Judges. Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions. North Carolina Pattern Jury Instructions for Criminal Cases. Cary, N.C.: N.C. Conference
of Superior Court Judges and North Carolina Bar Association, April 1973. 2v.
Annual supplement, available from Institute of Government.
N.C. Conference of Superior Court Judges. Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions. North Carolina Pattern Jury Instructions for Motor Vehicle Negligence. Cary, N.C.: N.C. Conference of Superior Court Judges and North Carolina Bar Association, April
1974. Annual supplement, available from Institute of Government.
RULES OF COURT
The General Statutes of North Carolina: Annotated Rules. Charlottesville, Va.: LexisNexis Matthew Bender, 2006. Annual edition with semi-annual
supplement.
North Carolina Rules Annotated: Rules of Civil Procedure and
Evidence. Charlottesville, Va.: LexisNexis Matthew Bender, 2006. Annual edition with semi-annual supplement.
North Carolina Rules of Court. 11.0pt'>Individual volumes for State, Federal, and Trial Court rules.
Eagan, Minn.: Thomson West, 2007. 3v. Annual
edition.
MISCELLANEOUS
Campbell, William A. Notary
Public Guidebook for North Carolina. 10th ed. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Institute of Government, 2006.
North Carolina Blue and White Book: State Reports Showing Volume and
Page of South Eastern Reporter (Blue Section) , South Eastern Reporter Showing
Volume and Page of State Reports (White
section). Eagan, Minn.: West Group, n.d. Annual supplement.
SUBJECT TREATISES _______________________________________________________
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Poyer & Spruill, L.L.P. The
North Carolina Administrative Law Guide. Raleigh, N.C.: Business Law
Resources, 1996. (Note on Title Page: Current through June 30, 1996)
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Clare, Jacqueline R., ed. Alternative
Dispute Resolution in North Carolina: A New Civil Procedure. N.C.: North Carolina Bar Foundation and the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Committee, 2003.
ANTITRUST AND TRADE REGULATION
Allen, Noel Lee. North Carolina Unfair Business Practice. 3rd ed. New York: LEXIS NEXIS
Matthew Bender, 2004.
BANKRUPTCY
North Carolina
Bar Association. Bankruptcy Section. North Carolina Bankruptcy Practice Manual. 6th ed. Cary, N.C.: North Carolina Bar Foundation, 2007.
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
SEE ALSO:
CRIMINAL PRACTICE
AND PROCEDURE
GENERAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Douglas ’ Forms. V.2: Civil Litigation . 5th ed. by Hunton & Williams. Albany, NY.: Matthew Bender, 2001. Annual supplement.
North Carolina American
Inns of Court Civil Procedure. Eagan, Minn.: West Group, 1998. 4v.
Wilson, G. Gray. North Carolina Civil Procedure. 3rd. Newark, N.J.: LexisNexis,
2007. 2v. Annual supplement.
Woodlief, Alan D., Jr. Shuford
North Carolina Civil Practice and Procedure, With Appellate Advocacy.
6th ed. Eagan, Minn.: Thomson West, 2003. Annual supplement.
COLLECTIONS
SEE ALSO:
REAL PROPERTY
Brown, James J. Judgment Enforcement.
2nd ed. New York, N.Y.: ASPEN, 1999- . Annual releases. NOTE:
Chapter 11: Debt Collection in North Carolina, by Jerry T. Myers.
North Carolina Collection and Enforcement of Judgments 2001. Winston-Salem, N.C.: Wake Forest University School of Law Continuing Legal Education, 2001.
COMMERCIAL LAW
Winslow, Edward C., et.al. North Carolina Secured Transactions Under Revised Article 9 of the Uniform
Commercial Code: Forms and Practice Manual. Brooklandville, Md., Data
Trace Legal Pub., 2001.
CONSTITUTION
Orth, John V. The North Carolina Constitution: A Reference Guide. Westport, Ct.: Greenwood Press, 1993.
CONSTRUCTION LAW
North Carolina
Bar Association. Construction Law Section. Construction Law Deskbook . 4th ed. Cary, N.C.: North Carolina Bar
Foundation, 2007.
CONTRACTS
Hutson, John N. and Scott A.
Miskimon. North Carolina Contract Law. .New York, NY: LEXIS
Publishing, 2001. Annual supplement.
CORPORATION LAW
Douglas ’ Forms. V.1: Business Transactions . 5th ed. by Hunton & Williams. Charlottesville, Va.: Michie, 1995. Annual supplement.
Ives, H. Bryan. North
Carolina Limited Liability Companies. Norcross, Ga.: Harrison, 1994. 2002
supplement. Note: Out of print.
Johnson, Cyrus M., Jr. North
Carolina Limited Liability Company Forms and Practice Manual. 3rd
ed. Brooklandville, Md.: Data Trace Legal Pub., 2001. Supplement.
Representing the Small
Business 2004 Handbook. Winston-Salem, N.C.: Wake Forest University School of Law Continuing Legal Education,
2004.
Robinson, Russell M. Robinson
on North Carolina Corporation Law. 7th ed. Rochester, N.Y.: LEXISNEXIS Matthew Bender, 2002. Annual supplement.
Snyder, James E. Snyder
North Carolina Corporation Law and Practice. 4th ed. Eagan, Minn: Thomson West, 2003. Annual supplement.
Snyder, James E. Snyder North
Carolina Corporation Law and Practice Forms. 3rd ed. Norcross, Ga.: Harrison, 1999. Note: Publication continued by West Group, 2002- .
Annual supplement
CRIMINAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
SEE ALSO:
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
GENERAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Clarke, Stevens H. Law of
Sentencing, Probation, and Parole in North Carolina. 2nd ed. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Institute of Government, 1997.
Farb, Robert L. Arrest,
Search, and Investigation in North Carolina. 3rd ed. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Institute of Government, 2003.
Farb, Robert L., ed. Arrest,
Warrant and Indictment Forms. 5th ed. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Institute of Government, 2005.
Farb, Robert L. North
Carolina Capital Case Law Handbook. 2nd ed. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Institute of Government, 2004.
Farb, Robert L., ed. North Carolina Crimes: A Guidebook on the Elements of Crime. 5th
ed. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Institute of Government, 2001. 2004 supplement.
Farb, Robert L., ed. State
of North Carolina Extradition Manual. 2nd ed. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Institute of Government, 1987.
Joyner, Irving. Criminal
Procedure in North Carolina. 3rd ed. Newark, N.J.: LexisNexis Matthew Bender, 2005. Annual supplement.
Price, Ronald M. North Carolina Criminal Trial Practice Forms. 4th ed. Norcross, Ga.: Harrison, 1997.
1999 supplement. Note:
Publication continued by West Group, 2002- . Annual supplement.
Rubin, John and Ben F. Loeb. Punishments for North Carolina Crimes and Motor Vehicle Offenses. 2005
ed. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Institute of Government. 2005. 2005 supplement.
DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Douglas ’ Forms. V.5: Domestic Relations and Guardians . 6th ed. by Smith, Debnam, Narron, Wyche,
Saintsing & Myers, L.L.P. Newark, N.J.: LexisNexis, 2005. Annual
supplement.
Kelso, Lloyd T. North
Carolina Divorce, Alimony, and Child Custody, With Forms. 4th ed.
[rev.] Eagan, Minn.: West Group, 2003. .Annual supplement.
Practical Family Law
Deskbook 2002. Winston-
Salem, N.C.: Wake Forest University School of Law Continuing Legal Education, 2002. Includes
forms on compact disc.
Robinson, Suzanne. Lee’s
North Carolina Family Law. 5th ed. Charlottesville, Va.: Michie, 1993-2000. 3v. Annual supplement.
EDUCATION LAW
Murphy, Janine M., ed. and
Robert E. Phay, ed. emeritus. Education Law in North Carolina. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Principals’ Executive Program, Center for School Leadership
Development, University of North Carolina, 1988- . 2v. Supplemented.
ELDER LAW
Representing the Elderly
2005. Winston-Salem, N.C.: Wake Forest University School of Law Continuing Legal Education, 2005.
EVIDENCE
Blakey, Walker J. And Glen
Weissenberger. North Carolina Evidence Courtroom Manual. 2nd
paperback ed. Cincinnati, Ohio: Anderson Publishing Co., 1999. Annual.
Broun, Kenneth S. Brandis
and Broun on North Carolina Evidence. 6th ed. Rochester, N.Y.: LEXIS NEXIS Matthew Bender, 2004. 2v. Annual supplement.
Fox, Adrienne M. Admissibility
of Evidence in North Carolina. 4th ed. Eagan, MN: West, 2005.
Mosteller, Robert P., et. al.
North Carolina Evidentiary Foundations. Charlottesville, Va.: LEXIS Law Pub., 1998. 2000 Supplement.
GENERAL PRACTICE AND
PROCEDURE
SEE ALSO:
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
CRIMINAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Anderson, Carol B. North Carolina Trial Practice. Charlottesville, Va.: Michie, 1996. 1998 supplement.
McAllaster, Carolyn. North Carolina Litigation Forms and Analysis. Eagan, Minn.: West Group, 1995- 3v.
Supplements.
Thorp, William L., Isaac L.
Thorp, and Annie L. Sullivan. Thorp’s North Carolina Trial Practice Forms.
(North Carolina Practice series) 6th ed. Eagan, Minn.: West,
2003. 2v.
Wilson, Thomas Johnston and
Jane Myers Wilson. McIntosh North Carolina Practice and Procedure.
2nd ed. St. Paul, Minn.: West, 1956. 1970 supplement. Note: Out of
print.
INSURANCE
SEE ALSO:
REAL PROPERTY
Simpson, George L. Uninsured
and Underinsured Motor Vehicle Insurance: A Handbook. Eagan, Minn.: West Group. Annual.
Snyder, James E. North Carolina Automobile Insurance Law. 3rd ed. Norcross, Ga.: Harrison, 1999. Publication continued by West Group, 2002- . Annual
supplement.
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
Barrett, C. Daniel. North Carolina Employment Law. Charlottesville, Va.: LEXIS Law Pub., 1998.
2000 supplement. NOTE: Out of print.
Employment Law 2006. Winston-Salem, N.C.: Wake Forest University School of Law, 2006
MOTOR VEHICLES
SEE ALSO:
INSURANCE
Loeb, Ben F., Jr. and James
C. Drennan. Motor Vehicle Law and the Law of Impaired Driving in North Carolina. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Institute of Government, 2000. NOTE: Appendix A is Punishment Chart for North Carolina Motor Vehicle Offenses.
Motor Vehicle Law 2006. Winston-Salem, N.C.: Wake Forest University School of Law, 2006.
Rubin, John and Ben F. Loeb. Punishment for North Carolina Crimes and Motor Vehicle Offenses. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Institute of Government, 1999. 2000 supplement.
REAL PROPERTY
Boundary Law in North Carolina. Eau Claire, Wis.: National
Business Institute, 2002.
Campbell, William A. Property
Tax Lien Foreclosure: Forms and Procedures. 6th ed. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Institute of Government, 2004.
Douglas ’ Forms, V. 4: Real Estate. 5th ed. by Smith, Debnam & Hibbert,
L.L.P. Charlottesville, Va.: LEXIS Law Pub., 1997. Annual supplement.
Evictions
and Landlord/Tenant Law in North Carolina. Eau Claire, Wis.: National Business Institute,
2003.
Hetrick,
Patrick K. And James B. McLaughlin, Jr. Webster’s
Real Estate Law in North Carolina: Possessory Interests and Present
Interests in Real Property. 5th ed. Charlottesville, Va.: LEXIS Law Publishing, 1999. Annual supplement.
MacGregor, Douglas Scott. Condominium
Law in North Carolina. Cary, N.C.: North Carolina Bar Association
Foundation, 2007.
North
Carolina Bar
Association. Real Property Section. North Carolina Real Property
Forms Book. 2nd ed. Raleigh, N.C.: North Carolina Bar
Foundation, 2003. 3v. Includes CD-ROM of 300 forms.
Owens,
David W. Land Use Law in North Carolina. Chapel Hill, N.C.: UNC School of Government, 2006.
Urban,
Edmund T. and A. Grant Whitney, Jr. North Carolina Real Estate, With
Forms. Norcross, Ga.: Harrison, 1996. 1999 supplement.
Note: Publication continued by West Group, 2002- .
Urban,
Edmund T. North Carolina Real Property Mechanics’ Lien, Future Advances and
Equity Liens (Including Title Insurance). 2nd ed. Norcross, Ga.: Harrison, 1998. 2000 supplement. Note:
Publication continued by West Group, 2002- . .Annual supplement.
TAXATION
Guidebook
to North Carolina Taxes . Chicago, Ill.: CCH, Inc., 2007. Annual.
North
Carolina Tax Reporter . Chicago, Ill: CCH, Inc., 1951- 2v. Note: Loose-leaf service
TORTS
Daye,
Charles E. and Mark W. Morris. North Carolina Law of Torts. 2nd
ed. Charlottesville, Va.: LEXIS Law Publishing, 1999.
Annual supplement.
Elliott, Robert M., ed. class=bodyareatitleselected1> North Carolina Prima Facie Tort Manual 3rd.ed. Albany, N.Y.: LexisNexis for North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Education Foundation , 2006.
Logan, David A. and Wayne A.
Logan. North Carolina Torts. 2nd ed. Durham, N.C.: Carolina Academic Press, 2004.
Woodlief,
Alan D. North Carolina Law of Damages. 5th ed. Eagan, Minn.: West, 2004. 2v. Annual supplement
WILLS, PROBATE, TRUSTS,
AND ESTATES
Douglas ’ Forms, V.3: Wills, Trusts, and
Estate Administration; Miscellaneous Forms . 5th ed. by Smith, Debnam, Narron,
Wyche, Story & Myers and Archibald H. Scales, III. Charlottesville, Va.: Michie, 1999, Annual supplement.
Hall,
C. Wells, III, ed. North Carolina Will and Trust Manual. 2002 ed. Winston-Salem, N.C.: Wake Forest University School of Law, 2002.
Holding,
Graham D. and Christy Eve Reid. BB&T Estate Planning Forms Manual.
2006 revision. Wilson, N.C.: BB&T, Wealth Management, 2006.
Huggard,
John Parker. North Carolina Estate Settlement. Eagan, Minn.: Thomson West, 2003. Annual supplement.
McLamb,
Janet H. and Lisa K. Vira. Edwards’ North Carolina Probate
Handbook, With Forms. Eagan, Minn.: Thomson
11.0pt'>West, 2006. Annual.
McLaughlin,
James B. and Richard T. Bowser. Wiggins Wills and Administration of
Estates in North style='font-style:normal'> Carolina. Rev. 4th ed. Eagan, Minn.: West Group, 2005.. 2v.
11.0pt'> Annual supplement.
North
Carolina Bar
Association. Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section. North Carolina
Estate Administration Manual. 5th ed. Cary, N.C.: North Carolina Bar Foundation, 2003
WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Jernigan,
Leonard T. North Carolina’s Workers’ Compensation: Law and Practice, With
Forms 4th ed. Eagan, MN: West, 2004. Annual supps.
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