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The legal landscape can be a minefield.

Here's a map.

Most people don't know all that much about the framework of the American legal system,

nor about details that haven't touched their lives or become major news... Read Full Overview

The world of law and lawyers, with its suspense, its moral quandaries, and its ripped-from-the-headlines subject matter, provides wonderful material for fiction. This guide will help writers explore these many story possibilities -- while avoiding numerous pitfalls. It also serves... Read Full Overview