Category Archives: Practice Areas

New Edition!  Legal Guide to the Business of Cannabis and Hemp 

Legal Guide to the Business of Cannabis and Hemp (2026 Edition) provides essential guidance for lawyers representing clients in the fast-growing field of legal cannabis and hemp industries. Including a basic definition of the products which fall under the legal cannabis category, this practice guide also features a review of the compliance, policy, and political issues involved in state-by-state legalization and federal enforcement. 

Highlights of the new update include: 

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New Skills Book: In the Spotlight: Turn What You Know into Thought Leadership That Drives Growth 

PLI Press is proud to announce the publication of a new skills book! 

In the Spotlight: Turn What You Know into Thought Leadership That Drives Growth draws from author Ioana Good’s nearly thirty years of experience across multiple fields—including journalism, crisis response, corporate communications, and public relations—to provide readers with practical guidance to increase business growth.  

Packed with templates, frameworks, and examples, this skills book provides readers with actionable items to define their authority and utilize it as a growth tool.  

Guidance includes:  

Purchase a print copy today. 

Research Collections Now Available!

Launched earlier this year, PLI’s new Research Collections bring together trusted resources on today’s most important legal topics, helping you find answers faster and apply them with confidence. Drawn from the depth of PLI PLUS content, these collections are designed to make research simple and effective, and are comprised of various format types including searchable transcripts, downloadable and customizable forms, timely articles, and the same trusted expertise you’ve come to expect from PLI publications.  

Current collections include:  

Have a topic in mind that you’d like to see represented? Email libraryrelations@pli.edu and let us know! 

Treatise Update: Practitioner’s Deskbook on Evidence 

Practitioner’s Deskbook on Evidence provides litigators with a comprehensive guide to evidence law and practice, combining analysis of the Federal Rules of Evidence and key case law with practical insights drawn from courtroom experience. Covering topics ranging from hearsay, expert testimony, and cross-examination to electronic evidence and evidentiary privileges, this resource helps practitioners navigate complex evidentiary issues with confidence. 

Highlights of the update include:  

  • Chapter 16, Evidentiary Privileges, discusses United States v. Heppner, which dealt with artificial intelligence platforms and attorney-client or work product privileges 

Order a print copy today. 

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.

October’s free form:

Model Electronic Discovery Plan

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.

New Book: A Guide to Creating an Effective AI Corporate Compliance Program 

PLI Press is proud to announce the publication of A Guide to Creating an Effective AI Corporate Compliance Program. 

This invaluable guide to those professionals navigating the landscape of artificial intelligence and its effects on compliance provides readers with a practical framework to understand the fundamental mechanics behind artificial intelligence and thus better understand its intersection with various sectors.  

Topics covered include:  

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Check Out the New Beyond the Courtroom Course Adoption Kit! 

 

As law schools continue to emphasize professional identity formation under ABA Standard 303(b), faculty are looking for resources that move beyond theory and help students develop the judgment, leadership, communication, and well-being practices essential to successful legal careers.  

Beyond the Courtroom: Proven Strategies from the Legal Field for Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, and Well-Being in the Modern Workplace is designed for exactly that purpose. It gives students practical guidance for navigating the interpersonal, professional, and leadership challenges they will encounter in practice.  

Learn more about the book and how to integrate this title into your classroom with the Beyond the Courtroom Course Adoption Kit.  

Treatise Update: Bankruptcy Deskbook 

The Bankruptcy Deskbook provides both analysis and practical guidance regarding consumer and corporate bankruptcy. This newly updated treatise spans all aspects of the process, such as jurisdictional issues, automatic stays, avoidance powers, distribution of property, and appeals.  

Highlights of the update include: 

  • Chapter 2, Jurisdiction and Related Topics, provides a discussion of the Supreme Court’s clarification on the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, including the finding that the doctrine bars federal suits seeking review of state-court judgments, regardless of the finality of the judgments; it also includes the dissenting justices’ opinion that the doctrine could be constrained in the future 
  • Chapter 6, Avoidance Powers, covers the Supreme Court’s holding that the Takings Clause doesn’t require government to sell property at fair market value in the case of tax foreclosure 

Order a print copy today. 

Book Update: The Circular 230 Deskbook 

The Circular 230 Deskbook: Related Penalties, Reportable Transactions, Working Forms serves as an essential compliance resource, designed to help tax professionals navigate the complex Circular 230 amendments with ease. The digital edition also includes a CPE self-study module, providing accounting officials with a convenient way to earn CPE credit. 

Highlights of this recent update include:  

  • An explanation of the government’s entitlement to a presumption of correctness under section 6700, but that the government also bears the burden of proof in establishing a violation of section 6700 (Chapter 3, Reporting and Listing Requirements) 
  • Discussion of the Introductory Guidelines for Responsible AI Use in Federal Tax Practice, which explores generative AI and its effects on various Circular sections (Chapter 4, Circular 230) 

Order a print copy today or start browsing on PLUS! 

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.

September’s free form:

Sample Jury Instructions from Reported Decisions

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.