New York Treatises by Topic

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The works below are a selected list of New York focused treatises.  Researchers  may want to consult a legal  encyclopedia in addition to a treatise.  New York focused encyclopedias  are  listed  at the beginning of the page.  For treatises not limited by geographic focus, consult our Treatises by Topic.

New York EncyclopediasFamily Law—New York
Administrative Law And Procedure—New YorkForeclosures—New York
Appellate Procedure  --  New YorkForfeiture—New York
Bills Of Particulars—New YorkInstructions To Juries—New York
Business Enterprises—New YorkLandlord And Tenant Law—New York
Civil Procedure—New YorkLiens – New York
Collection Laws—New York Mechanics Liens – New York
Commercial Law—New YorkMortgages—New York
Condominiums—New YorkMotor Vehicles—New York
Construction Law—New YorkNegligence—New York
Contracts—New YorkNonprofit Organizations—New York
Corporations—New YorkProbate Courts—New York
Criminal Law And Procedure—New YorkProbate Law And Practice—New York
Discovery—New YorkProducts Liability – New York
Drunk Driving—New YorkReal Property—New York
Elder Law—New YorkRent Control—New York City
Employment And Labor Law—
New York

Torts New – York

Environmental Law --  New YorkTrial Practice—New York
Estate Planning—New YorkWills—New York
Estates (Law)—New YorkWorkers Compensation—New York
Evidence (Law)--New YorkZoning  and Land Use—New York

 

NEW YORK ENCYCLOPEDIAS 
New York Jurisprudence 2d (1979 – date)
Available in Library KFN5065.N492
Available in Lexis
Available in Westlaw  (NYJUR)

Carmody-Wait: An Encyclopedic Treatment of Civil Practice in New York
Available in Library KFN 5995.C34 1965
Available in Westlaw (CW2D)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND PROCEDURE -- NEW YORK


Patrick J. Borchers & David L. Markell, New York State Administrative Procedure and Practice
Available in Library KFN5780.B67 1998 

APPELLATE PROCEDURE  --  NEW YORK

Thomas R. Newman, New York Appellate Practice
Available in Library KFN6075.A6 N48 1985

New York Practice Series - New York Civil Appellate Practice
Available in Westlaw  (NYPRAC-CIVAPP)

BILLS OF PARTICULARS -- NEW YORK 

MULTI-VOLUME SETS

Callaghan's Bills of Particulars in New York
Available in Library KFN6021.B5 G74 1990

BUSINESS ENTERPRISES -- NEW YORK

MULTI-VOLUME SETS

LexisNexis AnswerGuide, New York Business Entities
Available in Lexis

New York Practice Series - New York Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships
Available in Westlaw (NYPRAC-LIMLIAB)

Arthur Norman Field & Morton Moskin, Transactional Lawyer's Deskbook: Advising Business Entities: Choice, Formation, Operation, Financing and Acquisitions
Available in Library KFN5337.F54 2001
 

Isidore Kantrowitz & Sol Slutsky, White, New York Business Entities
Available in Library KFN5340.W57 2005 

CIVIL PROCEDURE -- NEW YORK

MULTI-VOLUME SETS

Carmody-Wait 2d New York Practice with Forms
Available in Lexis

Oscar G. Chase & Robert A. Barker, Civil Litigation in New York
Available in Library KFN5995.A7 C48 2007

Michael C. Silberberg, Civil Practice in the Southern District of New York
Available in Library KF8821.N58 S55 1998
Available in Westlaw (SDNYCIVP)

Jack B. Weinstein, Harold L. Korn & Arthur R. Miller, Civil Practice Law and Rules
Available in Library KFN5995.N4

Robert L. Ostertag & James D. Benson, General Practice in New York
Available in Library KFN5079.O83 1998

LexisNexis AnswerGuide, New York Civil Litigation
Available in Library KFN5995.Z9 L49

Medina’s Bostwick Practice Manual 5th ed.
Available in Library KFN5068.B6 5 ed

Jack B. Weinstein, Harold L. Korn & Arthur R. Miller,New York Civil Practice: CPLR
Available in Library KFN5995.N4 2004

New York Pattern Jury Instructions--Civil
Available in Library KFN6047.A65 A84 1996
Available in Westlaw (NY-PJI)

David D. Siegel, New York Practice
Available in Library  KFN5995.S564 2005

Jack B. Weinstein,  Harold L. Korn & Arthur R. Miller, (with the assistance of Margaret A. Berger & Martha M. Wood), Weinstein, Korn, Miller Manual - Civil Practice Law and Rules
Available in Library  KFN5995 .W4

COLLECTION LAWS -- NEW YORK

Wanda Borges, Enforcing Judgments and Collecting Debts in New York
Available in Library KFN6065.E54 1996

New York Practice Series - Enforcing Judgments and Collecting Debts in New York 
Available in Library KFN6065.E54 1996
Multimedia Room on CD-ROM
Available in Westlaw (NYPRAC-COLL)

COMMERCIAL LAW -- NEW YORK


MULTI-VOLUME SETS

Robert L. Haig, Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts
Available in Library KFN5225 .C66 2005
Available in Library Multimedia room

Peter L. Bain, New York Practice Guide. Business and Commercial
Available in Library KFN5225.A6 N48 1987
Available in Lexis

New York Practice Series - Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts
Available in Westlaw (NYPRAC-COMM)

 

CONDOMINIUMS -- NEW YORK 

 

Vincent Di Lorenzo, New York Condominium and Cooperative Law
Available in Library KFN5157.D55 1995
Available in Westlaw (NYCONDO)

CONSTRUCTION LAW -- NEW YORK


Seyfarth Shaw, New York Construction Law Manual
Available in Library KFN5224.3.N49 2006

New York Construction Law Manual
Available in Westlaw (NYCLM)

Postner and Rubin, New York Practice Series - Construction Law
Available in Westlaw (NYPRAC-CSTR)

CONTRACTS -- NEW YORK
 

Glen Banks, New York Contract Law
Available in Library KFN5215.B35 2006
Available in Westlaw (NYPRAC-CONT)


CORPORATIONS -- NEW YORK
    See BUSINESS ENTERPRISES—NEW YORK
 
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE -- NEW YORK

MULTI-VOLUME SETS

Robert G. Bogle, Criminal Procedure in New York
Available in Library Reserve KFN6155 .P3 2006

Gary Muldoon & Sandra J. Feuerstein, Handling a Criminal Case in New York
Available in Library KFN6155 .H36
Available in Westlaw (HCCNY)

John J. Brunetti, New York Confessions
Available in Lexis

William C. Donnino, New York Court of Appeals on Criminal Law
Available in Library KFN6100.A59 D65 1997

New York Criminal Practice
Available in Library KFN6155.W38 2005

Stephen J. Bogacz, New York Juvenile Delinquency Practice
Available in Library KFN6195.B64 2010

New York Practice Series: New York Criminal Law ( Richard A. Greenberg, ed.)
Available in Westlaw (NYPRAC-CRIM)

Lawrence K. Marks, New York Practice Series - Pretrial Criminal Procedure
Available in Westlaw (NYPRAC-PCP)

DISCOVERY -- NEW YORK

MULTI-VOLUME SETS

New York Examination BeforeTrial and Other Disclosure Devices (Arlene Zayalet, ed.)
Available in Library KFN6020.D6 1998

Anne M. Payne & Arlene Zalayet, Modern New York Discovery
Available in Library KFN6020.D87 2004 

DRUNK DRIVING -- NEW YORK

Handling Drunk Driving Cases (2d ed.)
Available in Library KF2231.F53 1995
Available in Westlaw (HDRUNKDR)

Handling the DWI Case in New York (annual)
Available in Library KFN5477.G47 1995
Available in Westlaw (HDWINY)

Handling the DWI Case in New York: Chemical and Field Testing
Available in Westlaw (HDWINY-CH)

New York Driving While Intoxicated (2004 – date)
Available in Library KFN5477.F53 2004
Available in Westlaw (NYDWI)

ELDER LAW -- NEW YORK

Edwin Kossoff...[et al.],, Elder Law and Guardianship in New York
Available in Westlaw (NYELDGUARD)

David Goldfarb & Joseph A. Rosenberg, New York Elder Law
Available in Library KFN5111.A33 G65 2009

EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR LAW -- NEW YORK

New York Practice Series - Employment Litigation in New York (Kenneth W. Taber, ed.)
Available in Library KFN6028.L33 E47 2001
Available in Multimedia room on CD-ROM
Available in Westlaw (NYPRAC-EMPLIT)

MULTI-VOLUME SETS

Jonathan L. Sulds, New York Employment Law, Second Edition
Available in Library KFN5556.N48 1998
Available in Lexis (NYEMPL)

Martin Minkowitz, New York Practice Series - New York Workers' Compensation
Available in Library KFN5592.M56 2003
Available in Westlaw (NYPRAC-WC)

Sharon P. Stiller, New York Practice Series - Employment Law in New York
Available in Library KFN5556.S75 2001
Available in Multimedia room on CD-ROM
Available in Westlaw (NYPRAC-EMPLAW)

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW --  NEW YORK 

MULTI-VOLUME SETS

Berle, Kass & Case, Environmental Law in New York
Available in Library KFN5610.A53 E58
Available in Lexis (NYENVL)

New York Practice Series - Environment Law and Regulation in New York
Available in Library KFN5610.E58 2009
Available in Westlaw (NYPRAC-ENV) 

ESTATE PLANNING -- NEW YORK 

MULTI-VOLUME SETS

Estate Planning and Will Drafting in New York (Michael E. O'Connor, ed.)
Available in Library KFN5195.E88 2000

New York Estates. Estate Planning and Taxation
Available in Library  KFN5205.H332 1996 
Available in Westlaw (HARRIS-TAX)

Eve Preminger, New York Practice Series - Trusts and Estates Practice in New York
Available in Library KFN5195.T78 1997
Available in Multimedia Room on CD-ROM 
Available in Westlaw (NYPRAC-TEP)


ESTATES (LAW)—NEW YORK

Patrick J. Rohan, New York Civil Practice. EPTL
Available in Library KFN5995.N4

EVIDENCE (LAW)--NEW YORK

Michael M. Martin, Daniel J. Capra & Faust F. Rossi, New York Evidence Handbook: Rules, Theory, and Practice
Available in Library KFN6030.M37 2003

Robert A. Barker, New York Practice Series - Evidence in New York State and Federal Courts
Available in Library KFN6030.B37 2001
Available in Westlaw (NYPRAC-EVID)

MULTI-VOLUME SETS

Louis R. Frumer & Elliott L. Biskind, Bender's New York Evidence--CPLR
Available in Library KFN6030.A6 F7
Available in Lexis (BNEVD)

David M. Epstein & Glen Weissenberger, New York Evidence ... Courtroom Manual
Available in Library  KFN6030.N49
Available in Lexis (NYEVCM)

Randolph N. Jonakait ... [et al.], New York Evidentiary Foundations
Available in Library KFN6030.J66 1998
Available in Lexis  (NYEVFO)

Helen E. Freedman, New York Objections: Trial Practice, Tips, and Cases
Available in Library  KFN6015.F74 1999

Thomas B. Merritt, New York Practice Series, New York Elements of an Action
Available in Westlaw (NYPRAC-EA)
Available in Library KFN6012.N49

Barry Kamins, New York Search and Seizure
Available in Library KFN6157.A6 K35 1991
Available in Lexis  (NYSESZ)

Lewis R. Katz & Jay Shapiro, New York Suppression Manual
Available in Library KFN6166.K38 1991
Available in Lexis  (NYSUPM)

FAMILY LAW -- NEW YORK
 

MULTI-VOLUME SETS

Kristin M. Kerschensteiner, Callahan's Family Court Law and Practice in New York
Available in Library KFN5116.S365 2005
Available in Westlaw (NYFCLP)

Henry Hubbard Foster, Law and the family, New York
Available in Library KFN5115 .F6 1986

LexisNexis AnswerGuide, New York Family Court Proceedings
Available in Lexis (NYFCTP)

Joseph R. Carrieri & David J. Lansner, New York Civil Practice: Family Court Proceedings
Available in Library KFN5995.N4
Available in Lexis  (NYCPFC)

David J. Lansner & Judith M. Reichler, New York Civil Practice: Matrimonial Actions
Available in Library KFN5995.N4
Available in Lexis (MATR)

Timothy M. Tippins, New York Matrimonial Law and Practice
Available in Library KFN5126.T56 2004
Available in Westlaw (NYMARRIAGE)

Willard H. DaSilva, New York Matrimonial Practice
Available in Library KFN5120.A6 D38 2006
Available in Westlaw (NYMATRLAW)

Edward B. Alderman ... [et al.], New York Practice Guide: Domestic Relations
Available in Library KFN5115.N39 1996
Available in Lexis  (NYDREL)

Cheryl J. Bradley & Merril Sobie,New York Practice Series - New York Family Court Practice
Available in Library KFN5115 .N39 1996
Available in Westlaw (NYPRAC-FAMCT)

Alan D. Scheinkman, New York Practice Series - New York Law of Domestic Relations
Available in Westlaw (NYPRAC-DOMREL)
Available in Library KFN5115.N39 1996


Jeffry H. Gallet & Maureen M. Finn, Spouse and Child Support in New York
Available in Library KFN5130.G35


FORECLOSURES -- NEW YORK


MULTI-VOLUME SETS

Bruce J. Bergman, Bergman on New York Mortgage Foreclosures
Available in Library & Multi Media Room KFN5177.F6 B47 1990
Available in Lexis (BERGMAN)

D. Kirk Drussel, Mortgages and Mortgage Foreclosure in New York
Available in Library KFN5175.M3 1982
Available in Westlaw (NYMTG)


FORFEITURE -- NEW YORK

steven L. Kessler, New York Criminal and Civil Forfeitures
Available in Lexis (NYCFF)


INSTRUCTIONS TO JURIES-- NEW YORK

Vincent C. Alexander ... [et al.], New York Forms of Jury Instruction
Available in Library KFN6171.A65 N49 1992


LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW -- NEW YORK

Daniel Finkelstein & Lucas A. Ferrara, New York Practice Series - Landlord and Tenant Practice in New York
Available in Library KFN5080.F56 1997
Available in Westlaw (NYPRAC-LT)

Robert F. Dolan, Rasch's New York Landlord and Tenant, Including Summary Proceedings
Available in Library  KFN5145.R3 1998
Available in Westlaw (NYLTINSP)

Andrew Scherer, Residential Landlord-Tenant Law in New York
Available in Library KFN5145. S34 1995 
Available in Westlaw (NYRESIDLT)


LIENS – NEW YORK

Robert H. Bowmar, Lien Priorities in New York
Available in Library KFN5268.B68 2007
Available in Westlaw (NYLIENPR)


MECHANICS LIENS – NEW YORK

Robert H. Bowmar, Mechanics' Liens in New York
Available in Library KFN5229.B69 2006
Available in Westlaw (NYMECHLIEN)


MORTGAGES -- NEW YORK


MULTI-VOLUME SETS

Bruce J. Bergman, Bergman on New York Mortgage Foreclosures
Available in Library KFN5177.F6 B47 1990
Available in Multimedia room on CD-ROM
Available in Lexis  (BERGMAN)

Robert H. Bowmar, Mortgage Liens in New York
Available in Library KFN5177.L5 B68 1990
Available in Westlaw  (NYMORTLIEN)

D. Kirk Drussel, Mortgages and Mortgage Foreclosure in New York (1982 rev.)
Available in Library KFN5175.M3 1982
Available in Westlaw (NYMTG)

MOTOR VEHICLES -- NEW YORK

James M. Rose, New York Vehicle and Traffic Law
Available in Library KFN5477.R67 1992
Available in Westlaw (NYVEH)


NEGLIGENCE -- NEW YORK

LexisNexis AnswerGuide, New York Negligence
Available in Lexis

Oscar G. Chase & Henry G. Miller, New York Practice Guide: Negligence
Available in Lexis

Oscar Leroy Warren, Warren's Negligence in the New York Courts
Available in Library KFN5315.W33 2005


NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS -- NEW YORK


Victoria B. Bjorklund, James J. Fishman & Daniel L. Kurtz, New York Nonprofit Law and Practice: With Tax Analysis
Available in Library KFN5342.B56 2007
Available in Lexis


PROBATE COURTS—NEW YORK

   
MULTI-VOLUME SETS

LexisNexis AnswerGuide, New York Surrogate's Court
Available in Lexis

Joseph A. Cox, Joseph T. Arensonv & Standish F. Medina, New York Civil Practice. SCPA
Available in Library KFN5995.N4
Available in Lexis

PROBATE LAW AND PRACTICE -- NEW YORK

See also ESTATE PLANNING—NEW YORK; ESTATES (LAW)—NEW YORK; PROBATE COURTS—NEW YORK; WILLS—NEW YORK.


MULTI-VOLUME SETS


LexisNexis AnswerGuide, New York Surrogate's Court
Available in Lexis

Patrick J. Rohan, New York Civil Practice. EPTL
Available in Library KFN5995.N4

Joseph A. Cox, Joseph T. Arenson & Standish F. Medina, New York Civil Practice. SCPA
Available in Library KFN5995.N4
Available in Lexis

Harris 5th New York Estates: Probate, Administration and Litigation
Available in Library KFN5205.H33 1996
Available in Westlaw  (HARRISPROB)

Margaret V. Turano, New York Estate Administration
Available in Library  KFN5210.T87
Available in Lexis

New York Practice Guide. Probate and Estate Administration (Joseph T. Arenson, ed.)
Available in Library  KFN5205.N46 1985
Available in Lexis


Eve Preminger, New York Practice Series: Trusts and Estates Practice in New York
Available in Library KFN5195.T78 1997
Available in Westlaw (NYPRAC-TEP)
 

PRODUCTS LIABILITY – NEW YORK

Michael Weinberger, New York Products Liability 2d
Available in Library KFN5323.A3 W45 1997
Available in Westlaw (NYPRODL)


REAL PROPERTY -- NEW YORK


MULTI-VOLUME SETS

Joseph Rasch,  The New York Law and Practice of Real Property
Available in Library KFN5140.R28 1991
Available in Westlaw (NYLPRP)

New York Practice Guide. Real estate (Eugene J. Morris, ed.)
Available in Library KFN5140.N48 1986
Available in Lexis

Real Property Service, New York
Available in Library KFN5140.A6 R43 1987

Steinman's Bergerman & Roth New York Real Property Forms Annotated
Available in Lexis

Warren's Weed New York Real Property
Available in Library KFN5140.W4 2004
Available in Lexis


RENT CONTROL -- NEW YORK CITY
 

Joseph Rasch, New York Landlord and Tenant: Rent Control and Rent Stabilization
Available in Library KFX2085.R3 A2 1987


TORTS -- NEW YORK

New York Practice Series - New York Law of Torts
Available in Westlaw (NYPRAC-TORTS)

 

TRIAL PRACTICE -- NEW YORK

Carolyn Greenwald & David N. Finley, New York Motions In Limine
Available in Westlaw (NYMOTLIM)

Seymour H. Moskowitz, New York Trial Guide
Available in Lexis

Francis P. Bensel, Richard Frank, & Douglas E. McKeon, Personal Injury Practice in New York
Available in Library KFN6028.P4 B46 1997
Available in Multimedia Room on CD-ROM

 

WILLS -- NEW YORK

MULTI-VOLUME SET

Harold D. Klipstein & Judy B. Brownstein, Drafting New York Wills: Law and Forms
Available in Library KFN5201.K551 1983
Available in Multimedia Room on CD-ROM
Available in Lexis


WORKERS COMPENSATION—NEW YORK

New York Workers' Compensation Handbook
Available in Lexis


ZONING AND LAND USE -- NEW YORK

MULTI-VOLUME SET

Patricia E. Salkin, New York Zoning Law and Practice
Available in Library KFN5811.A95 2000
Available in Westlaw (NYZONING)