Samantha Snow Ward, international speaker, attorney and author announces her new book: The ABA Spanish Legal Phrasebook.
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About The ABA Spanish Legal Phrasebook
Accurate communication between professionals and clients is critical. This is of particular concern when there are language and cultural differences. While many Spanish-language phrasebooks are available, most are geared to the travel market. This book is designed specifically for professionals who need to communicate with Spanish speakers about U.S. law.
This pocket-sized guide identifies common American legal phrases and concepts and provides accurate Spanish translations. The book is divided into sections based on substantive areas of law including criminal law, family law, labor and employment law, personal injury and medical malpractice, immigration, bankruptcy, and business law. In addition, a handy pronunciation guide makes communication a breeze. Whether or not you are bi-lingual, if you have Spanish-speaking clients, this book is the one reference you'll use every day to improve your client communications.
About Samantha Snow Ward
Samantha Snow Ward is originally from Galveston, Texas. She received her Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law in 1999. She received a B.A. in Spanish and Political Science from Central Methodist University in 1996. She founded Ward & Associates Professional Development in 2007. She has designed curriculum for top-level executives, attorneys, bar associations, law schools, law firms, legal assistants, paralegals, law enforcement, the military, and many more.
Her experience includes curriculum and presentation of live, on-site programs, conferences, telephone seminars, webinars, live webcasting, developing digital libraries, online learning platforms and more. Her programs include: Spanish for Lawyers, Spanish for Law Enforcement, Spanish for Education Professionals, Spanish for Health Care Professionals, Jitterbug to Twitter: Generational Differences in the Law Firm, Surviving and Thriving in the Law Firm Environment, Wallflower Networking in Today's Economic Climate. She has taught, presented, or consulted for the Chancellor University, University of Phoenix, Post University, Grand Canyon University, Ohio Christian University, American Public University System, Strayer University, Austin Womens Small Business Alliance, the New Jersey Institute for CLE, Seattle University Law School, Cumberland Law School at Samford University (Birmingham, Alabama), the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Oklahoma Bar Association, the State Bar of New Mexico, the Atlanta Bar, the Association of Continuing Legal Education Professionals (ACLEA), the Missouri Bar, the Missouri Department of Revenue, Central Methodist University, Moberly Area College, and Mineral Area College.
She has also interpreted and translated for several Missouri courts and for the Bootheel Migrant Farmworker's Project. She served as the Assistant Director and CLE Programs Attorney at The Missouri Bar. She practiced law for a number of years in Federal Bankruptcy Court in Missouri and Kansas. Her international experience includes a study abroad with Duke University in Spain, and a language exchange in Mexico City, Mexico. She continues to travel extensively throughout the U.S., Europe, South America, and Asia.
She is a licensed attorney in Texas and Missouri. She has been published in the Texas Bar Journal, the Atlanta Lawyer Magazine, North Carolina Lawyers' Weekly, and Missouri Lawyers' Weekly. She was featured in Law Enforcement Technology News. Her Habla Blog was included in the ABA Journal's Blog Directory and the Texas Lawyers' Blog Directory. She is a contributor to LETTERS FOR SPANISH-SPEAKING CLIENTS (ABA forthcoming)
