Michele Childress

NEW EDITION FOR 2026 Updates and expands the previous edition, and is keyed to the current state study guide. The Louisiana Notary Public exam is based on a 734-page study guide, Fundamentals of Louisiana Notarial Law and Practice. But the official book is famously difficult to read and organized in a complex way. Readers often need help -- including classes and Facebook groups -- just to unwind it. This book is, unlike any other, directly aimed at simplifying and outlining the study guide itself. Such a resource offers a better chance of passing the notoriously challenging notary exam. Law school classes and bar exam prep have long given law students the advantage of complete outlines, nutshells, and bar review materials authored by experts in their subjects. It's time for this concept to be used for notary prep as well. Applying the tried-and-true outlining format successfully employed for bar review, experienced lawyer-notary Michele Childress offers this resource for aspiring Louisiana notaries -- whether they're prepping by self-study or as part of organized coursework. A new addition -- now in its 5th edition -- to the Sherpa Series from Quid Pro Books, this book joins the Sidepiece and Sample Questions texts as affordable guidance in the journey to becoming a commissioned notary in our state.

NEW EDITION FOR 2025 Updates and expands the previous edition, and is keyed to the current state study guide (2025). The Louisiana Notary Public exam is based on a 737-page study guide, Fundamentals of Louisiana Notarial Law and Practice. But the official book is famously difficult to read and organized in a complex way. Readers often need help -- including classes and Facebook groups -- just to unwind it. This book is, at last, directly aimed at simplifying and outlining the study guide itself. Such a resource offers a better chance of passing the notoriously challenging notary exam. Law school classes and bar exam prep have long given law students the advantage of complete outlines, nutshells, and bar review materials authored by experts in their subjects. It's time for this concept to be used for notary prep as well. Applying the tried-and-true outlining format successfully employed for bar review, experienced lawyer-notary Michele Childress offers this resource for aspiring Louisiana notaries -- whether they're prepping by self-study or as part of organized coursework. A new addition -- now in its fourth edition -- to the Sherpa Series from Quid Pro Books, this book joins the Sidepiece and Sample Questions texts as affordable guidance in the journey to becoming a commissioned notary in our state.

More than 170 forms and exemplars useful in dozens of legal and notarial contexts - annotated with helpful introductions and notes to clarify how to apply the law to the forms, and what the various clauses mean. There's long been a need for an affordable, comprehensive collection of forms and examples applicable to Louisiana civil law. Attorney and notary alike want access to valid, up-to-date, and adaptable forms for a wide variety of legal and notarial acts and documents. Previous volumes have cost as much as $956 in paperback - not very accessible to small notary and law practices Collections of forms sold by organizations and practitioners are a good start but not necessarily complete, formatted or kept current. And using AI for Louisiana law is an invitation to malpractice. It hasn't been easy to confect valid acts unless they are stitched together like Frankenstein. This resource fills the gap and addresses the need for readily available forms, and adds explanations as well. And it is the only volume of forms simultaneously released with downloadable, formatted Word files to digitally adapt to any client's situation. The authors are practicing Louisiana notaries who also hold law licenses in Louisiana (Michele Childress) and California & D. C. (Steven Alan Childress). They previously published the best-selling guides to preparing for the notary exam: Michele wrote a simplified but comprehensive outline of the official state text, and Alan wrote the essential Sidepiece book of strategies for taking the exam, as well as a volume of practice exams. Together they teach the state's leading remote-online seminars on notary law and starting a practice. Forms cover such subjects as testaments and successions, power of attorney, dozens of affidavits, real estate transfers, donations, motor vehicle sales, public inventory, appearance clauses, acknowledgments, and family law. The newest addition to the Sherpa Series from Quid Pro Books, in a library-quality hardcover edition.

More than 170 forms and exemplars useful in dozens of legal contexts - annotated with helpful introductions and notes to clarify how to apply the law to the forms, and what the various clauses mean. There's long been a need for an affordable and comprehensive collection of forms and examples applicable to Louisiana civil law. Attorney and notary alike want access to valid, up-to-date, and adaptable forms for a wide variety of legal and notarial acts and documents. Previous volumes have cost as much as $956 in paperback - not very accessible to small notary and law practices Collections of forms sold by organizations and practitioners are a good start but not necessarily complete, formatted or kept current. And using AI for Louisiana law is an invitation to malpractice. It hasn't been easy to draft valid acts unless they are stitched together like Frankenstein's monster. This resource fills the gap and addresses the need for readily available forms, and adds explanations as well. And it is the only volume of forms simultaneously released with downloadable, formatted Word files to digitally adapt to any client's situation, available at the authors' website. The authors are experienced, practicing Louisiana notaries who also hold law licenses in Louisiana (Michele) and California & D. C. (Alan). They previously published the best-selling guides to preparing for the notary exam: Michele wrote a simplified but comprehensive outline of the official state text, and Alan wrote the essential Sidepiece book of strategies for taking the exam, as well as a volume of practice exams. Together they teach the state's leading remote-online seminars on notary law and starting a practice. Forms cover such subjects as testaments and successions, power of attorney, dozens of affidavits, real estate transfers, donations, motor vehicle sales, public inventory, appearance clauses, acknowledgments, and family law. The newest addition to the Sherpa Series from Quid Pro Books.

NEW EDITION FOR 2023 -Updates and expands the previous edition, and is keyed to the current state study guide. The Louisiana Notary Public exam is based on a 722-page study guide, Fundamentals of Louisiana Notarial Law and Practice. But the official book is famously difficult and organized in a complex way. Readers often need help - including classes and Facebook groups - just to unwind it. This book is, at last, directly aimed at simplifying and outlining the study guide itself. Such a resource offers a better chance of passing the notoriously challenging notary exam. Law school classes and bar exam prep have long given law students the advantage of complete outlines, nutshells, and bar review materials authored by experts in their subjects. It's time for this concept to be used for notary prep as well. Applying the tried-and-true outlining format successfully employed for bar review, experienced lawyer/notary Michele Childress offers this resource for aspiring Louisiana notaries - whether they're prepping by self-study or as part of organized coursework. A new addition to the best-selling Self-Study Sherpa Series from Quid Pro Books - NOW IN A NEW, SECOND trade paperback edition. This Outline joins the Sidepiece and Sample Questions books as affordable guidance in the journey to becoming a commissioned notary in our state. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Michele Childress graduated from Loyola Law School-New Orleans after earning her undergraduate degree from Loyola as well. She joined the Louisiana bar in 2002 and received her notarial commission that same year. Along with her husband Alan, she has owned a notary/shipping service in Jefferson Parish, and they have performed thousands of notarial acts of various kinds. They also teach notary prep seminars via Zoom. Michele previously edited new editions of classic books on constitutional law, law study, and U. S. civics.