Point Made: How to Write Like the Nation's Top Advocates
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (638 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199943850 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The author takes an empirical approach, drawing heavily on the writings of the nation's 50 most influential lawyers, including Barack Obama, John Roberts, Elena Kagan, Ted Olson, and David Boies. Their strategies, demystified and broken down into specific, learnable techniques, become a detailed writing guide full of practical models. Also, for those who seek to improve their advocacy skills and for those who simply need a step-by-step guide to making a good brief better, the book concludes with an all-new set of 50 writing challenges corresponding to the 50 techniques.. What is the strongest opening for a motion or brief? How to draft winning headings? How to tell a persuasive story when the record is dry and dense? The answers are "more science than art," says Guberman, who has analyzed stellar arguments by distinguished attorneys to develop step-by-step instructions for achieving the results you want. Ross Guberman also provides provocative new examples from the Affordable Care Act wars, the same-sex marriage fight, and many other recent high-pr
He's compiled in one book the great writing that will cause a legal writer to sigh, 'I wish I'd written that.' But he did not stop there. Guberman's exemplars demonstrate again and again how to transform an otherwise ordinary case into a morality tale with a happy ending." --Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson "I love this book and recommend it for everyone. But I can't help but highly recommend the book, it's that good. Guberman has written a useable handbook that will aid the writer in crafting similar envy worthy moment
Before founding Legal Writing Pro, Guberman worked as a musician, lawyer, translator, editor, and journalist. Ross Guberman is president of Legal Writing Pro, an advanced legal-writing training and consulting firm. He has also commented on law, business, and lawyer development for major newspapers, radio stations,
Daniel R. Baker said Great resource for lawyers. All lawyers want to write winning briefs, so why do so few of us do it? I think Bryan Garner once said that the average judge considers only a small minority of briefs useful -- not good, just useful. I think a big reason -- maybe the biggest reason -- is that we don't have good examples. We base our work on prior work that other lawyers in the firm filed; they based it on other lawyers' work before that, and so on. Most o. Great Resource for Legal Professionals Heard good things about this book at a CLE last year, finally bought it. Excellent examples and explanations. I don't know if it would translate well into other professions -- but great resource for lawyers / paralegals.. It is so good that I have paid for it three times now This book has been one of the most influential legal writing books I have read over the course of my entire legal career. It is so good that I have paid for it three times now: (1) the first edition for Kindle; (2) the second edition paperback; and (3) the second edition for Kindle. If Mr. Guberman comes out with a third edition, count me in for that too. It's so helpful that, after reading the first edition, I started ask