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

Name: Winning Brief 100 Tips for Persuasive Briefing in Trial and Appellate Courts
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ISBN: 9780195170757

ISBN-10: 019517075X

ISBN-13: 9780195170757

Edition: 2nd 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Bryan A. Garner

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Good writing wins court cases- The Winning Brief is proof. Now, Bryan Garner brings us a revised and updated version of his modern classic. In 100 concise, practical, easy-to-use sections, legal writing guru 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 easilyspeak" 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 pursuant to from your vocabulary."), quoting authority,…

Book details

List price: $55.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/13/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 528
Size: 10.12" wide x 7.80" long x 1.18" tall
Weight: 2.684
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.