In A Practical Guide to Document Authentication 2008, John P. Sinnott provides an up-to-date desktop reference containing the most current consular legalization requirements. Sinnott explains legalization procedures for 219 foreign jurisdications and all 50 states plus territories. Each entry includes: complete consular and Secretary of State contact information and signature requirements, documents to be submitted, turn-around time, fees and payment methods. Sample forms and documents are also included. This 2008 desktop reference is completely up-to-date with the most current consular legalization requirements. Whether dealing with a power of attorney, trademark registration, certificate of origin, or other documents, the user will find explanations of legalization procedures for 219 foreign jurisdictions and all 50 US states, plus territories. Each entry includes: · Complete consular and Secretary of State contact information - address, phone, fax, and hours of business · Prior authorization and signature requirements · Documents to be submitted · Turn around time · Fees and payment methods Starting with the 2008 edition, the book will benefit non-U.S. practitioners considerably. Sinnott is including a new introduction that guides non-U.S. lawyers in using the book to the benefit of their U.S. and non-U.S. clients. For example, an attorney in London with a U.S. corporate client may wish to learn the procedure for authenticating a document at China's U.S. embassy so as to protect a trademark within China's borders. This example represents only one of the many uses for A Practical Guide to Document Authentication 2008 overseas.

This 2009 desktop reference is completely up-to-date with the most current consular legalization requirements. Whether dealing with a power of attorney, trademark registration, certificate of origin, or other documents, the user will find explanations of legalization procedures for 219 foreign jurisdictions and all 50 US states, plus territories. Each entry includes: - Complete consular and Secretary of State contact information - address, phone, fax, and hours of business - Prior authorization and signature requirements - Documents to be submitted - Turn around time - Fees and payment methods For this NEW 2009 edition, Sinnott has written two new prefatory items: -A new "how to" guide divided into three categories of reader-specific guidance, for: (a.) Legal practitioners in the U.S., (b.) Court clerks and county clerks in the U.S., and (c.) Lawyers and patent agents in non-U.S. jurisdictions. -A new Introduction that provides updated information on the changing law of document authentication, including such dramatic developments as the WTO's removal of many of the remaining impediments to transnational legal practice.

This desktop reference is completely up-to-date with the most current consular legalization requirements. Whether dealing with a power of attorney, trademark registration, certificate of origin, or other documents, this practical guide translates legalization procedures for 210 foreign jurisdictions in 50 U.S. states, plus territories. A timely resource, Practical Guide to Document Authentication, 2006 offers guidance on many critical topics, including whether or not a country allows direct execution before a consular officer, if direct notarial recognition is available, when and how an apostille is used, and if an institution other than the embassy can legalize a document.

This handbook offers current information on the consular legalization requirements for 87 embassies of diplomatic missions to the United States that grant consular egalization, including fees, payment methods, documents required, addresses, telephone numbers & jurisdictions. There are also listings, for each of the fifty states, for the Sercretary of State, county court clerks, fees, payments, & other necessary information.

A Practical Guide to Federal Evidence: Objections, Responses, Rules, and Practice Commentary

The International Legalization Handbook deals with the increasingly common problem of how to have official and private documents authenticated for use in other countries. This perennial need has been fuelled in recent years by an increase in the number of independent states in eastern Europe, and by the growth in international business.