Washington Handbook on Civil Procedure provides quick access to rules, statutes, and leading caselaw. Instead of offering rule-by-rule analysis, the text focuses primarily on pretrial matters and provides practitioners with a compact bridge between the multivolume treatises on civil procedure and the bare text of the rules and statutes alone. Topics include: Time frames under the civil rules for superior court Professional courtesy Civil rules for superior court and other selected rules Mandatory arbitration rules Local civil rules for Washington superior courts Selected procedural statutes This title offers a practice-oriented approach to civil procedure, with abundant real-world examples, practice tips, local rule alerts, and tables of cases, statutes, and rules.