Winning Brief 100 Tips for Persuasive Briefing in Trial and Appellate Court

Name: Winning Brief 100 Tips for Persuasive Briefing in Trial and Appellate Court
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ISBN: 9780195128086

ISBN-10: 0195128087

ISBN-13: 9780195128086

Edition: 1999

Authors: Bryan A. Garner

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Good writing wins court cases. Now, one of America's most sought-after experts on legal writing offers a tested guide to preparing successful briefs - the written arguments lawyers present to judges and juries. In 100 concise, practical, easy-to-use sections, Bryan A. Garner goes step by step through the art of effective legal writing. He covers it all - from the rules for planning and organizing a brief to openers that can capture a judge's attention from the first few words. "Never write a sentence that you couldn't easily speak," Garner warns - and he shows how to do that. He gives masterly advice on building sound paragraphs, drafting crisp sentences, choosing the best words ("Strike…

Book details

List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/3/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 456
Size: 10.00" wide x 7.75" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 3.256
Language: English

Bryan A. Garner is president of LawProse, Inc., and Distinguished Research Professor of Law at Southern Methodist University. The editor-in-chief of Black's Law Dictionary, Garner is the author of several best-selling books, including Garner's Modern American Usage and, with Justice Antonin Scalia, Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts and Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges.