To see a sample of charts featured in this book, click here . Off The Charts Law Summaries contains a new layout comprised solely of charts designed to graphically communicate important information in a uniform, easy-to understand format. It contains concise charts summarizing the key concepts of all of the fundamental first year law school courses: Civil Procedure, Criminal Law, Contracts, Property Law, and Torts, which have been combined into a single, affordable book giving students the freedom to transfer from subject to subject while studying along with the convenience of a single, portable item. This graphical presentation provides an organizational framework for the overwhelming quantity of dense and complex first year materials by displaying large amounts of information in a straightforward and visually appealing way that highlights the most important topics within the subject. Off The Charts' unique, shorthand format can be used to test a student's comprehensive understanding of the subject matter throughout the semester as well as to provide a quick and efficient review before a final exam or the bar exam. The concise format of Off The Charts Law Summaries enables students to not only learn the specifics of a certain statute, rule or case, but also to learn how each fits into the broader subject matter. This integrated level of understanding is vital for successful exam performance, but is far more difficult to achieve when a single subject is spread across numerous pages and chapters. By representing information spatially, students are able to better understand relationships and patterns that exist within the topic and draw distinctions between similar rules and concepts. Julie Schechter graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a degree in Criminology & Criminal Justice and went on to receive her Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School. Ms. Schechter is a practicing attorney admitted to practice law in the state and federal courts of New York. Ms. Schechter is currently practicing as an attorney at Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP.  She practices Real Estate Law and also tutors law students in regular coursework throughout the semester. As a law student, Ms. Schechter created charts to help her study because through charts she found she was able to present the voluminous, complex material in a simple, straightforward format. Ms. Schechter continues to use those charts to help the students she tutors and has created this book to help a wider range of students gain a comprehensive understanding of the five subjects taught during the first year of law school and tested on the Multistate portion of the bar exam ABOUT THE EDITOR Monica E. Kipiniak is an attorney admitted to practice law in the state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey. She maintains a private practice in Brooklyn, New York, and has been working with law students for close to 20 years. Ms. Kipiniak provides private tutoring for students requiring individual assistance in their preparation for law school and the bar exams. Ms. Kipiniak primarily prepares students for the New York and New Jersey bar examinations, but has also assisted individuals taking bar exams in Texas, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Arkansas and California. She has lectured at various law school throughout New York state on preparing and taking the bar exam, and has been responsible for editing and creating bar exam preparation materials. Ms. Kipiniak teaches a bar preparation class at New York Law School.