Books/Treatises
Secondary sources are works that are not the law but discuss or analyze legal doctrine. Treatises and law journal articles are secondary sources. Secondary sources are often the best place to begin legal research as they can help to clarify legal issues and lead to primary as well as other secondary materials.
The listing of treatises here is a starting point and not an exhaustive list. To see the Library's holding on a particular topic, you should conduct a search on MELcat. In general, treatises are shelved in the main stacks on the first floor of the library. Some are shelved in the IP collection on the third floor while others are on reserve. For the most part, this list was derived from Recommended law books edited by James A. McDermott (reference collection).
Famous treatises in the stacks or on reserve at the circulation desk:
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Administrative law treatise by Kenneth Culp Davis, Richard J. Pierce, Jr. KF5402 .D32 1994
Administrative law & practice by Charles H. Koch, Jr. KF5407 .K63 1997
ADMIRALTY
Benedict on admiralty KF1104 .B46
The law of admiralty by Grant Gilmore and Charles L. Black, Jr. KF1112 .G5 1975
AGENCY & PARTNERSHIP
Handbook of the law of agency, by Warren A. Seavey. KF1345.S42 H35 1964
The law of agency and partnership by Harold Reuschlein & William Gregory, KF1345 .R48 1990 (on Reserve)
ANTITRUST
Fundamentals of antitrust law by Phillip E. Areeda & Herbert Hovenkamp, KF1649.3 .A73 2004
Antitrust law by Richard A. Posner , KF1649 .P66 2001
ARBITRATION
Domke on commercial arbitration KF9085 .D61 2003-
Business arbitration--what you need to know by Robert Coulson. KF9085 .C65 1991
BANKRUPTCY & CREDITORS' RIGHTS
Collier on bankruptcy / Lawrence P. King, editor-in chief. KF1524 .C6 1996-
Bankruptcy law manual / Alan N. Resnick. KF1524 .W387 2002-
BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
Business Associations by Larry E. Ribstein, KF1355 .R5 2003
CIVIL PRACTICE & PROCEDURE
Moore's Federal Practice KF8840 .M6 1997-
Federal practice and procedure. KF8840 .W69
Law of federal courts by Charles Alan Wright, Mary Kay Kane. KF8840 .W7 2002 (On Reserve)
COMMERCIAL LAW
Anderson on the Uniform Commercial Code, KF879.514 .A53
Uniform commercial code reporting service KF880.A2 A5
COMPUTER LAW
Computer law by David Bender, KF3024.C6 .B36 1978- (IP Stacks)
CCH Guide to Computer Law, KF390.5.C6 .G8 1989- (IP Stacks)
CONFLICT OF LAWS
Conflict of laws by Eugene F. Scoles KF411 .S28 2000
American conflicts law by Robert A. Leflar. KF411 .L4 1977
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
American constitutional law by Laurence H. Tribe. KF4550 .T785 2000
Constitutional Law by John Nowak & Ronald Rotunda KF4550 .R63 1986
Constitutional law principles and policies by Erwin Chemerinsky KF4550 .C427 2002
CONTRACTS
Corbin on Contracts KF801 .C66 1993
A treatise on the law of contracts / by Samuel Williston. KF801 .W5 1990
Calamari and Perillo on contracts / Joseph M. Perillo. KF801 .C26 2003 (On Reserve)
COPYRIGHT
Nimmer on Copyright KF2991.5 .N5 1978 (IP Stacks)
Copyright principles, law, and practice by Paul Goldstein, KF2979 .G63 1989 (IP Stacks)
Latman's The copyright law / William F. Patry. KF2994 .L38 1986 (IP Stacks)
CORPORATIONS
Cox and Hazen on Corporations KF1414 .C69 2003
Fletcher Cyclopedia of the law of private corporations. KF1384 .F56
CRIMINAL LAW
Substantive Criminal Law by Wayne LaFave & Austin Scott KF9219 .L386 2003
Wharton’s criminal law by Charles E. Torcia KF9219 .W45 1993
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Criminal procedure by Wayne Lafave, et al. KF9619 .L34 1999
Wharton’s criminal procedure by Nancy Hollander, et al. KF9619 .W45 2002–
E-COMMERCE
The law of electronic commerce by Benjamin Wright & Jane Winn KF390.5.C6 .W75 2001 –
Federal telecommunications law by Peter Huber KF2765 .K45 1999
EDUCATION LAW
Education law by James A. Rapp KF4119.E275 1984 -
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Environmental law and policy by Peter S. Menell, Richard B. Stewart. KF3775.A7 M46 1994
Environmental law by William H. Rodgers, Jr. KF3775 .R63 1994
ESTATE PLANNING
Estate planning by A. James Casner & Jeffrey N. Pennell KF749 .C3 1995 –
Manning on Estate Planning KF749 .M36 1995 -
EVIDENCE
Wigmore on Evidence KF8935 .W54 1983
Weinstein’s Federal Evidence KF8935 .W4 1997 -
Federal rules of evidence manual by Stephen A. Saltzburg, Michael M. Martin, Daniel J. Capra. KF8935 .S2 2002
McCormick on Evidence KF8935 .M29 1999 (on Reserve)
FAMILY LAW
Family law and practice by Arnold H. Rutkin KF505 .F36 1985 –
The law of domestic relations in the United States by Homer Clark KF505 .C55 1987
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Banking law and regulation by Michael P. Molloy KF974 .M34 1994 -
Michie on banks and banking KF974 .M5
HEALTH CARE LAW
Treatise on health care law KF3821 .T74 1991 -
Hospital law manual KF3825.A6 A85
IMMIGRATION LAW
Immigration and nationality law by Charles Gordon and Ellen Gittel Gordon. KF4819 .G67 1984
Immigration Law Service, 2d ed. by Anna Marie Gallagher, KF4815.I45 2004
INDIAN LAW
Handbook of federal Indian law by Felix S. Cohen KF8205 .A33 1982
American Indian law deskbook KF8205 .A76 2004
INSURANCE
Couch on insurance KF1159.5 .C65 1995-
Insurance law and practice, with forms by John Alan Appleman and Jean Appleman. KF1164 .A66
INTERNATIONAL LAW
International law by Barry Carter & Phillip Trimble KZ1242.5 .C37 1999
Principles of public international law by Ian Brownlie JX3225 .B78 1998
A modern introduction to international law / Michael Akehurst. JX1308 .A43 1984
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS
The developing labor law by A Joseph Harper (ed.) KF3369 .D48
Employment discrimination law by Barbara Lindemann Schlei, Paul Grossman. KF3464 .S34 1983
Basic text on labor law : unionization, and collective bargaining / by Robert A. Gorman, Matthew W. Finkin KF3389 .G67 2004
Larson’s workers’ compensation law KF3615 .L3 1952 -
LAND USE
Anderson's American law of zoning KF5698 .A76 1996-
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
The law of municipal corporations (McQuillin) KF5305 .M35 1971
NATURAL RESOURCES
Energy law by Donald N. Zillman and Laurence H. Lattman KF2120.A7 Z54
Public natural resources law by George Cameron Coggins KF3775 .A73 E54 PNR 1990 –
Hemingway’s oil and gas law KF1849.H44 2004
NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Nonprofit corporations, organizations & associations by Howard L. Oleck, Martha E. Stewart KF1388 .O44 1994-
The law of tax-exempt organizations by Bruce R. Hopkins KF6449 .H6 2003
PATENTS
Chisum on Patents KF3114 .C45 (IP Stacks)
Moy's Walker on patents KF3114 .W32 (IP Stacks)
Patent Office rules and practice KF3120 .H6 (IP Stacks)
Patent law fundamentals KF3114 .R65 1980- (IP Stacks)
World patent law and practice. Patent statutes, regulations, and treaties K1505.4 .W674 (IP Stacks)
PRODUCTS LIABILITY
Madden & Owens on products liability KF1296 .M32 2000
American law of products liability KF1296 .A97 1987
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
ABA/BNA lawyers' manual on professional conduct KF306.A6 A4 (Reference)
Legal ethics by Raymond L. Wise KF306 .W5 1970
The law of lawyering by Geoffrey C. Hazard & W. William Hodes KF306 .H33 2001 -
Legal malpractice by Ronald E. Mallen and Jeffrey M. Smith KF313 .M34 2000
PROPERTY
Powell on real property by Richard R. Powell and Patrick J. Rohan KF568 .P68
Contracts and conveyances or real property by Milton Friedman KF670 .F7 1998
The law of property by William B. Stoebuck & Dale A. Whitman KF570 .C86 2000
Anderson's American law of zoning KF5698 .A76 1996-
PUBLIC UTILITIES LAW
The regulation of public utilities : theory and practice / Charles F. Phillips, Jr. HD2766 .P55 1993
Principles of public utility rates HD2763 .B63 1988
REMEDIES
Law of remedies : damages, equity, restitution by Dan B. Dobbs. KF9010 .D6 1993 (On Reserve)
The law of restitution by George E. Palmer. KF839 .P34
SALES
Williston on Sales KF915 .W5 1994 -
SECURITIES REGULATION
The law of securities regulation by Thomas Hazen KF1439 .H39 2002
Fundamentals of securities regulation / Louis Loss, Joel Seligman KF1438 .L6 2004
STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT
The law of municipal corporations KF5305 .M35 1971
Antieau's local government law KF5300.A6 A58 1955-
STATUTES MAKING & CONSTRUCTION
Statutes and statutory construction (Sutherland) by Norman J. Singer KF425 .S9 2000
Legislation and statutory interpretation by William N. Eskridge KF425 .E834 2000
TAXATION (FEDERAL)
The law of federal income taxation by Jacob Mertens KF 6300 .A6 M40
Tax management portfolios KF6289.A1 T39
Federal taxation of income, estates, and gifts by Boris Bittker & Lawrence Lokken KF6369 .B5 1999
Principles of federal income taxation by Daniel Q. Posin & Donald B. Tobiu KF6369 .P673 2003
Partnership taxation by Arthur B. Willis, John S. Pennell, Philip F. Postlewaite KF6452 .W55 1997-
Federal income taxation of corporations and shareholders by Boris Bittker & James Eustice, KF6464 .B5 2000-
TORTS
The law of torts by Dan B. Dobbs KF1250 .D63 2000
The Law of torts by Fowler V. Harper, Fleming James, Jr., Oscar S. Gray KF1250 .H37 1986
Prosser and Keeton on the Law of Torts KF1250.P73 L39 1984
The American law of torts by Stuart M. Speiser KF1250 .S568 1983-
TRADEMARKS & UNFAIR COMPETITION
McCarthy on Trademarks KF3180 .M33 1996- (On Reserve)
Trademark protection and practice by Jerome Gilson KF3180 .G54 (IP Stacks)
The law of unfair competition trademarks and monopolies by Rudolf Callmann KF1609.C33 L4 (IP Stacks)
Trade secrets by Roger M. Milgrim KF3197.A6 M5 (IP Stacks)
WEALTH TRANSMISSION
Murphy’s will clauses KF755 .A65 M87 1960–
The law of trusts by Austin Wakeman Scott & William Franklin Fratcher KF730 .S37 1987 -
WILLS
WORKERS COMPENSATION
Larson’s workers’ compensation law KF3615 .L3 1952 -