Advanced Legal Drafting for Wisconsin Paralegals. By Fawn K. Barnes et al. Eau Claire, WI:
Institute for Paralegal Education, 2000.
Location: KFW/2475/A38/2000
Boucher, Joseph W., Neider, Charles E., and Schlienger, Kent L. Organizing a Wisconsin
Business Corporation: Articles, Bylaws, and other forms. 2nd ed. Madison, Wis.: CLE Books,
State Bar of Wisconsin, 1998-
Location: Reserve Collection KFW/2613.5/A65/O74/1998
Cook, John H., McManus, Kathleen H., and Morse, Michael J. Writing Legal Documents in
Wisconsin. Eau Claire, Wis.: National Business Institute, 1992.
Location: KFW/2475/C66/1992
Family Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies in Wisconsin. By Joeseph W.
Boucher et al. Madison, WI: National Business Institute, 1997.
Location: KFW/2607.5/A75/F37/1997
Loeb, Leonard L., Drew, Sharon A. and Herman, Gregg M. System Book for Family Law: A
Forms and Procedures Handbook. 5th ed. Madison, Wis.: CLE Books, State Bar of Wisconsin,
2000- (Last updated 2003)
Location: Reserve Collection KFW/2500/A65/L643/v.1-2
LLCs and LLPs: A Wisconsin Handbook. By Joseph W. Boucher et al. Rev. ed. Madison,
Wis.: State Bar of Wisconsin, 1999- (Last updated 2003)
Location: Reserve Collection KFW/2607.5/W572/1999
McDonnell, Patrick B. "Drafting of Contract Documents: Government's Perspective," in 1993
Midwinter Convention, State Bar of Wisconsin, v. 2, p. 741-751.
Location: Level 2 East, Stack 24
Weisberger, June. A Guide to Wisconsin's Statutory Forms: Basic Wills, Power of Attorney for
Financial Decisions, Marital Property Agreements, Health Care Declarations to Physicians
(Living Will), Power of Attorney for Health Care Decisions. Madison, Wis.: University of
Wisconsin Law School, Continuing Education and Outreach, 1995.
Location: Reserve Collection KFW/2540/A65/W45/1995
Wisconsin Bill Drafting Manual. Madison: State of Wisconsin, Legislative Reference Bureau.
Location: Reference Collection KFW/2821.5/B5/A85/2003-2004 and Wisconsin Documents
collection, 2 East, LEG 2.6/2:D 7/2003-2004
Wisconsin Civil Practice Forms. Edited by Kenneth B. Ness. Rev. ed. Rochester, N.Y.:
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1993- (Last updated 2001) (Ceased publication 2002)
Location: Reserve Collection KFW/2930/A65/K5/1993/v.1-4
Wisconsin Legal Forms. Vol. 1: "Drafting of Forms." Edited by David J. MacDougall.
Rochester, N.Y.: Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1994- (Last updated 2003)
Location: Reserve Collection KFW/2468/W57v.1-4
II. Treatises (General)
Butt, Peter and Castle, Richard. Modern Legal Drafting: a Guide to Using Clearer Language.
Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001
Location: K/94/B88/2001
Calleros, Charles R. Legal Method and Writing. 4th ed. New York: Aspen Law & Business,
2002.
Location: Reserve Collection KF/250/C34/2002
Darmstadter, Howard. Hereof, Thereof, and Everywhereof: A Contrarian Guide to Legal
Drafting. Chicago: American Bar Association, Section of Business Law, 2002.
Location: KF/250/D37/2002
Dickerson, Reed. The Fundamentals of Legal Drafting. 2nd ed. Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown,
1986.
Location: KF/250/D5/1986
Drafting Legal Opinion Letters. Edited by M. John Sterba, Jr. 2nd ed. New York, N.Y.: Wiley,
1992. (Last updated 1996)
Location: KF/250/D73/1992/v.1-2
Haggard, Thomas R. Legal Drafting in a Nutshell. 2nd ed. St. Paul, Minn.: West Publishing
Co., 2003.
Location: Reserve Collection KF/250/H33/2003
Legal Drafting. By Susan L. Brody et al. Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown, 1994.
Location: Reserve Collection KF/250/L38/1994
III. Treatises (Specific Fields)
ALI-ABA's Practice Checklist Manual for Drafting Leases III: Checklists, Forms, and Drafting
Advice from the Practical Lawyer and the Practical Real Estate Lawyer. Philadelphia, Pa.:
ALI-ABA Committee on Continuing Professional Education, 2001.
Location: KF/593/C6/A94/2001 (Accompanying CD-Rom at Circulation Desk.)
Adams, Kenneth A. Legal Usage in Drafting Corporate Agreements. Westport, Conn.:
Quorum Books, 2001.
Location: KF/250/A32/2001
American Arbitration Association. Drafting Dispute Resolution Clauses: A Practical Guide.
New York, N.Y.: American Arbitration Association, 1993.
Location: KF/9086/A443/1993
American Arbitration Association. Drafting Dispute Resolution Clauses for Professional
Accounting and Related Services Disputes. New York, N.Y.: American Arbitration Association,
1994.
Location: KF/9086/A42/no.193
Brody, Lawrence. The Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust: Forms with Drafting Notes. 2nd ed.
Chicago, Ill.: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, American Bar Association, 1999.
Location: KF/736/L4/B76/1999
Brunsvold, Brian G. and O'Reilley, Dennis P. Drafting Patent License Agreements. 4th ed.
Washington, D.C.: Bureau of National Affairs, 1998.
Location: KF/3145/M35/1998 (Accompanying computer disk at Circulation Desk.)
Burnham, Scott J. Drafting & Analyzing Contracts: A Guide to the Practical Application of the
Principles of Contract Law. 3rd ed. Charlottesville, Va.: LexisNexis, 2003.
Location: KF/807/B87/2003
Company Policy Statements. Edited by William A. Hancock. Chesterland, Ohio: Business
Laws, Inc., 1987- (Not kept up-to-date after 2002)
Location: HD/60.5/U5/C667/1987/v.1-2
Drafting Licensing Agreements. Co-chairs, Susan Upton Douglass and Steven M. Weinberg.
New York, N.Y.: Practising Law Institute, 1994.
Location: KF/3145/D73/1994
Filson, Lawrence E. The Legislative Drafter's Desk Reference. Washington, D.C.:
Congressional Quarterly, 1992.
Location: KF/4950/F55/1992
Finley, Gale S. Assigning Retirement Benefits in Divorce: A Practical Guide to Negotiating and
Drafting QDROs. 2nd ed. Chicago, Ill.: Section of Family Law, American Bar Association,
1999.
Location: KF/535/F56/1999
Goldman, Gary. Drafting a Fair Office Lease. Philadelphia, Pa.: American Law Institute-
American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education, 1989- (Last
updated 1995)
Location: KF/593/C6/G63/1989 (Accompanying computer disk at Circulation Desk.)
Hook, Andrew H. Durable Powers of Attorney. [Washington, D.C.]: Tax Management Inc.,
2000.
Location: Reference Collection KF/6365/T398/Estates/859
Horn, Jerold I. Planning and Drafting for the Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax. 2nd ed.
Philadelphia, Pa.: ALI-ABA Committee on Continuing Professional Education, 1994.
Location: KF/6572/H67/1994
Limited Liability Companies: Formation, Operation, and Conversion. Edited by Robert W.
Wood. New York, N.Y.: J. Wiley & Sons, 1993. (Last updated 1999)
Location: KF/1380/L56/1993
Lindey, Alexander and Parley, Louis I. Lindey and Parley on Separation Agreements and
Antenupital Contracts. 2nd ed. New York: Matthew Bender, 1999- (Not kept up-to-date after
2001)
Location: KF/529/L5/1999
Martineau, Robert J. Drafting Legislation and Rules in Plain English. St. Paul, Minn.: West
Pub. Co., 1991.
Location: Wisconsin State Law Library KF/4950/M375/1991
Matthews, Thomas Alexander and Matthews, Byron, S. Municipal Ordinances; Text and Forms.
2nd ed. Wilmette, Ill: Callaghan, 1972- (Last updated 2003)
Location: KF/5313/M342/v.1-5
Mezzullo, Louis A. An Estate Planner's Guide to Family Business Entities: Family Limited
Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies, and More. 2nd ed. Chicago, Ill.: American Bar
Association, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, 2003.
Location: KF/1380/M39/2003
Moore, Ralph J. Municipal Legal Forms, with Commentary. Wilmette, Ill.: Callaghan, 1964-
(Last updated 2003)
Location: Reference Collection KF/5305/A3/M6/v.1-5
Pearson, John K., Nugent, Robert E., and Hesse, Mary Patricia. Drafting Bankruptcy
Reorganization Plans. 2nd ed. New York: Wiley Law Publications, 1993.
Location: KF/1544/P43/1993/v.1-3
Premarital and Marital Contracts: A Lawyer's Guide to Drafting and Negotiating Enforceable
Marital and Cohabitation Agreements. Edited by Edward L. Winer and Lewis Becker. Chicago,
Ill.: American Bar Association, Section of Family Law, 1993.
Location: KF/529/P73/1993
Raysman, Richard and Brown, Peter. Computer Law: Drafting and Negotiating Forms and
Agreements. New York, N.Y.: Law Journal Seminars-Press, 1984- (Last updated 2003)
Location: Reference Collection: KF/390.5/C6/R39/1984/v.1-2
Regan, John J. and Gilfix, Michael. Tax, Estate & Financial Planning for the Elderly: Forms &
Practice. New York, N.Y.: Matthew Bender, 1991- (Last updated 2003)
Location: KF/750/R452/1991/v.1-2 (Accompanying computer disk at Circulation Desk.)
Salazar, Carlos J. Handbook on Drafting Oil and Gas Exploration Agreements. Chicago, Ill.:
American Bar Association, Section of Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law, 1991.
Location: KF/1849/S24/1991
Schlissel, Stephen W., Karabatos, Elena, and Poepplein, Ronald F. Separation Agreements and
Marital Contracts. 2nd ed. Charlottesville, Va.: Michie, 1997. (Last updated 1998)
Location: KF/533.3/S35/1997 (Accompanying computer disk at Circulation Desk.)
Simon, David F. Computer Law Handbook: Software Protection, Contracts, Litigation, Forms.
Philadelphia, Pa.: ALI-ABA Committee on Continuing Professional Education, 1990.
Location: KF/390.5/C6/S5/1990
Siviglia, Peter. Commercial Agreements: A Lawyer's Guide to Drafting and Negotiating. Rev.
ed. New York, N.Y.: Lawyers Cooperative Pub., 1997- (Last updated 2003)
Location: KF/889/S58/1997 (Accompanying CD-Rom at Circulation Desk.)
______. Writing Contracts: A Distinct Discipline. Durham, N.C.: Carolina Academic Press,
1996.
Location: KF/801/Z9/S58/1996
Skoloff, Gary N., Singer, Richard H., and Brown, Ronald L. Drafting Prenuptial Agreements.
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall Law & Business, 1994-
Location: KF/529/S58/1994 (Not kept up-to-date after 1994)
Wilkins, Robert P. Drafting Wills and Trust Agreements: A Systems Approach. 2nd ed.
Colorado Springs, Colo.: Shepard's/McGraw-Hill, 1995- (Last updated 2003)
Location: Wisconsin State Law Library KF/748.1/W552/v.1-4
To locate specific journal articles on legal drafting, try searching one of the databases of or
indexes to legal periodicals available at the Law Library. Some of these indexes are only
available in print and are located at the Periodicals Index Tables in the Grand Reading Room.
Other indexes are available electronically through the Campus Libraries and Law Library
Web Sites. Links are available at
http://library.law.wisc.edu/elecresources/databases/articles.php.
One example of a recent article relevant to the subject of legal drafting that may be found
searching the index databases is:
“Writing the Persuasive Brief,” by Judge William Eich. 76 Wisconsin Lawyer 20 (Feb. 2003).
| Name of Index | Location | Dates of Coverage |
| Index to Legal Periodicals (and Books) | Periodicals Index Tables, Grand Reading Room | Index: 1880's to present |
| Index to Legal Periodicals Full-Text | Campus and Law Library Web Sites |
Index: August 1981 to present Full-text (selected): 1990's to present |
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