New Edition: Stocker on Drawing Wills and Trusts (Fifteenth Edition) 

Stocker on Drawing Wills and Trusts (Fifteenth Edition)  has served as a time-tested and essential resource for attorneys and estate planners. The new edition of this frequently updated treatise provides high-quality, comprehensive practical drafting guidance in connection with the preparation of wills, trusts, and other estate planning documents. Packed with numerous sample clauses and forms, it is indispensable for specialists in estates, trusts, tax planning, and general practitioners involved in drafting wills, trusts, or other estate planning documents.  

Highlights of the 15th Edition include:  

  • Revised Chapter 14, Lifetime Irrevocable Trusts, which has been updated to cover the latest developments in the utilization of inter vivos trusts and grantor trust status  
  • Inclusion of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and its provisions (Chapter 10 and Chapter 11) 
  • Updated credit and exemption amounts in Chapter 5, Estate Tax and Planning for the Applicable Credit Amount, as well as throughout the text, to indicate adjustment for inflation in 2026 
  • Updated Table of Authorities and Index 

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New Skills Book! Beyond the Courtroom: Proven Strategies from the Legal Field for Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, and Well-Being in the Modern Workplace 

Beyond the Courtroom: Proven Strategies from the Legal Field for Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, and Well-Being in the Modern Workplace serves as a practical, evidence-based leadership book designed to provide readers with universal strategies for stronger leadership, management, emotional intelligence, communication, and well-being, across all professions. Grounded in decades of coaching and industry experience, the book is a field manual on leading teams through high-stakes matters, communicating with clarity, managing burnout, navigating conflict, and building trust in fast-moving, high-pressure environments. Each chapter provides readers with Key Takeaways and Action Items to make learning immediately actionable, and each part concludes with case studies and facilitation guides for group discussion and enrichment 

The book is organized into four sections: 

  • Part 1: Leadership  covers such topics as  providing stability during uncertain times (Chapter 10), how to break a cycle of toxic leadership (Chapter 11), leading during technological change (Chapter 9), among others.  
  • Part 2: Management highlights managing new associates (Chapter 15), creating a foundation for feedback (Chapter 19), and the helpful nature of performance reviews (Chapter 25). 
  • Part 3: Emotional Intelligence and Communication discusses the importance of praise (Chapter 29), de-escalation measures (Chapter 31), and how to navigate political and social tensions within the legal profession (Chapter 33). 
  • Part 4: Well-Being and Inclusion features how to prioritize balance at work (Chapter 36), tips to prepare for law school (Chapter 39), and “life after law” regarding career transitions (Chapter 43) 

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New Treatise! Noncompete Agreements and Related Restrictive Covenants 

Noncompete Agreements and Related Restrictive Covenants is an essential guide to navigating the legal patchwork of restrictive covenant laws. This newly published, digital only treatise provides a comprehensive review of the laws of restrictive covenants, broken down state-by-state. Written by and designed for practicing lawyers, each chapter spotlights a single state and includes key information on a range of topics.  

Topics include:  

  • Enforcement of restrictive covenants 
  • Special issues for specific occupations 
  • Litigation considerations, strategies, and remedies, such as Nebraska’s 

PLI PLUS subscribers can access this title through their subscription. 

What’s New in PLI PLUS

We add content to PLI PLUS every month to ensure our subscribers have access to the most up-to-date and relevant secondary source legal documents. Renowned legal experts regularly update our acclaimed Treatises, Skills Books, Practice Guides, Course Handbooks, Case Summaries, Transcripts, and Forms to reflect recent changes and developments in the law.

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Book Update: Pharmaceutical Compliance and Enforcement Answer Book  

Pharmaceutical Compliance and Enforcement Answer Book (Eleventh Edition) provides readers with a solid framework for understanding and navigating the rigorous—and regularly overlapping—requirements imposed by varying governmental authorities and private parties upon the pharmaceutical industry. This treatise analyzes the basic foundations of pharmaceutical industry regulation through the lens of current legal, regulatory, and compliance developments. 

Highlights of the recent update include:  

  • A new chapter 13, Radical Transparency and Product Liability Exposure—The New Frontier, examining the FDA’s new policy of releasing all Complete Response Letters as they’re issued to drug sponsors, as well as the implications of this policy on product liability claims. 
  • Updated guidance in Chapter 2, FDA Enforcement—Facility Inspections on best practices for handling FDA inspections, including a sample corporate policy to ensure compliance with recordkeeping and documentation requirements. 
  • Amendments to Chapter 5, Federal and State Regulation and Enforcement of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Advertising and Promotional Activity, reflecting the latest rules, guidance, and enforcement actions regarding pharmaceutical manufacturer advertising and promotional activity. 
  • Revisions to include the current enforcement environment related to off-label promotion (Chapter 6), including further discussion of the FDA’s final guidance on scientific information on unapproved uses of off-label promotion in relation to approved/cleared medical products (Chapter 7). 
  • Inclusion of a circuit split regarding interpretation of language in the Patent Protection and Affordable Care Act which may significantly impact False Claims Act damages in AKS-based cases (Chapter 14). 

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Free Form of the Month

PLI PLUS offers unlimited electronic access to more than 4,500 downloadable, searchable, and editable legal forms ready for use in your practice. In an effort to highlight this unique content type, we’ve selected one form per month and made it available for anyone to download for free – no subscription required.

March’s free form:

Sample Questions/Requests for Independent Accountant Candidates

More information about Legal Forms & Checklists:

  • Forms & Checklists Flyer – This flyer provides an overview of the forms & checklists on PLI PLUS and highlights a handful of popular examples.

Book Update: The Circular 230 Deskbook: Related Penalties, Reportable Transactions, Working Forms

The Circular 230 Deskbook serves as an essential resource for any tax professional practicing before the IRS. This practice guide is designed to help practitioners comply with complicated 230 amendments with ease, avoiding costly penalties and sanctions.  

Highlights of the recent update include:  

  • Chapter 4, Circular 230, explains how the decision in Loving has resulted in the IRS withdrawing proposed regulations which would have required specific minimum qualification requirements for preparers 

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Book Update: Audit Committee Deskbook 

Audit Committee Deskbook serves as a comprehensive guide to audit committees, ranging from the basic principles to more complex legal issues. Beginning with a committee’s essential duties and pivoting to an in-depth examination of day-to-day issues, the deskbook concludes with an overview of U.S. legal regimes impacting companies which conduct business in the global marketplace. 

Highlights of the latest supplement include: 

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What’s New in PLI PLUS

We add content to PLI PLUS every month to ensure our subscribers have access to the most up-to-date and relevant secondary source legal documents. Renowned legal experts regularly update our acclaimed Treatises, Skills Books, Practice Guides, Course Handbooks, Case Summaries, Transcripts, and Forms to reflect recent changes and developments in the law.

Click here to see what we added in February 2026!