Civil Procedure Before Trial assists you in preparing for all aspects of civil trial, from the initiation of the lawsuit to the beginning of the trial. It provides: Substantive discussion and practice tips Strategic and tactical advice Insights into pleading, discovery, and summary judgments Topics include: The Illinois court structure and judiciary Jurisdiction Process and service of process Venue and related concepts Statute of limitations and personal actions Provisional relief Provisional equitable relief Prejudgment attachment and garnishment Lis pendens Pleading Parties and joinder Capacity of parties Class actions Discovery Depositions The pretrial conference Pretrial dispositions Summary judgments Voluntary dismissals, dismissals for want of prosecution, defaults, and confessions of judgment