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 ...
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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 pursuant to from your vocabulary."), quoting authority, citing sources, and designing a document that looks as impressive as it reads. Throughout, he shows how to edit for maximal impact, using vivid before-and-after examples that apply the basics of rhetoric to persuasive writing. Filled with examples of good and bad writing from actual briefs filed in courts of all types, the book also covers the new appellate rules for preparing federal briefs. An invaluable resource for attorneys, law clerks, judges, paralegals, and law students and their teachers, The Winning Brief has the qualities that make Garner's book so successful: authority, accessibility, and page after page of tips and techniques that work.
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Garner's books on brief writing are a must read for every lawyer. Don't go to trial wthout them.
jmmartin
Apr 3, 2008
Not Just for Lawyers Anymore
Mr. Garner's book is primarily aimed at attorneys who do briefs, memoranda of law, motions for summary judgment, &c., but guess what? It's a treasure trove of advice for ALL writers and types of writing, even fiction. Since reading it, I've put its advice to practical use in everything from email to state supreme court briefs and I am convinced it's the best book on writing since Strunk and White. Highly recommended, especially for all of us windbags and obfuscatory wordsmiths: Garner teaches you to pare down and prop up. A remarkable tome to say the least.
