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The Art of Advocacy
What to Do and How to Do It Before the MSPB and Arbitrators
By: Fowler & Vitaro
Price: $160.00
Edition: 1st/2011
Sku: PDF11AOA
ISBN: 978-1-934651-53-7
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Written by long time federal sector employment law practitioners, this text provides instruction on advocating before the MSPB and arbitrators. Practice tips, forms, outlines, checklists, do’s and don’ts, and lessons from over 60 years of the authors’ experiences as trial lawyer, judge, and arbitrator help the advocate prepare and effectively litigate a case. Practitioners and those who “second-chair” or interact at any step in the advocacy process rely on the Art of Advocacy for instruction on topics including:

Also includes a detailed table of contents and appendices with sample opportunity notices.

Available as a softcover book and/or a PDF file with many useful features delivered on a CD-ROM, USB Flash Drive, or download. Hyperlinks allow the reader to move quickly between the Table of Contents and the corresponding portions of the text. Internal hyperlinks serve as a cross-reference feature within the text.



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