This book offers lots of help, and showed me how to write about the facts using more compelling and varied sentences. The answers are more science than art, says guberman, who has analyzed stellar arguments. Guberman provides sound advice supported by the practice of the best in the business. The one that started it all was strunk and white, but enough commentary is out there on that book and it is wellestablished as a legal writing authority. Offers helpful examples, checklists, and troubleshooting advice on real. Ross gubermans point made its one thing to pick up some tricks from a law professor who teaches legal writing. In each section of point made, guberman shows you how to apply the fifty techniques by providing countless examples of how these techniques are used by some of todays top legal writers, like ted olson, john roberts, and frank easterbrook, to name just a few. With point made, legal writing expert, ross guberman, throws a life preserver to attorneys, who are under more pressure than ever to produce compelling prose. The only way to teach students how to be effective legal writers is to immerse them in as much outstanding legal writing as possible.
Charles c thomas pub ltd books from this publisher. Small wording changes can liven up your style by speeding up and punching up your prose. Point made provides much food for thought for the experienced advocate. How to write like the nations top advocates with ross guberman thursday, august 4, 2011 3 general cle or practical skills credits oregon state bar center 16037 s. Unlike many how to write books, this one is enjoyable to read and educational, with a lot of stories about wellknown legal disputes. Point made how to write like the nations top advocates. After budget cuts threaten the art and music programs at ella mentry school, as well as some services, groundskeeper burke finds gold and gilver on the playground, causing a modernday gold rush. About ross guberman ross guberman is the president of legal writing pro llc and the founder of briefcatch llc.
He is the author of more than thirtyfive books, ranging from long explorations of science, culture, and spirituality the night sky, planet medicine. Its very practical, easy to read and offers great ideas for getting your point across. Modalities, embryogenesis to memoirs new moon, out of babylon to experimental prose. From alaska and hawaii to paris and hong kong, ross has conducted thousands of workshops on three continents for prominent law firms, judges, agencies, corporations, and associations. Provides a strategic roadmap for practitioners on how best to formulate their motion or brief. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number.
Featuring numerous cases and opinions from 34 esteemed judges from learned hand to antonin scalia point taken, explores what it takes to turn great judicial writing into great writing. Richard grossinger is the cofounder of io magazine, the society for the study of native arts and sciences, and north atlantic books. Jason perry, financial economist boston federal reserve bank the second edition of the nlg award winning complete price history of united states type coins for the past fiftyfive years, plus past coin portfolios that have preformed and recommendations on future coin. List of books stored in books the isbn of which begins with the publisherspecific prefix 9780398. The answers are more science than art, says guberman, who has analyzed stellar arguments by distinguished attorneys to develop stepbystep instructions for achieving the results you want. Point made is divided into five, easy to read sections.
What is the strongest opening for a motion or brief. The author takes an empirical approach, drawing heavily on the writings of the nations 50 most influential lawyers, including barack obama, john roberts. Pages in category novels set in guernsey the following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. Martin and awardwinning editor gardner dozois is filled with subtle shades of gray. How to tell a persuasive story when the record is dry and dense. Lets match wits with some of the worlds best judicial writers below. With point made, legal writing expert ross guberman throws a life preserver to attorneys, who are under more pressure than ever to produce compelling prose. By concentrating so much great written advocacy so compactlyand by focusing readers attention so precisely on the qualities that make the selected texts so compellingthis book supplies an indispensable tool to those engaged in the craft of making excellent.
In point taken, ross guberman delves into the work of the best judicial opinionwriters and offers a stepbystep method based on practical and provocative examples. Download one of the free kindle apps to start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, and computer. Kendall hunt publishing books from this publisher isbns. Written by a renowned practitioner, educator, and consultant with decades of experience. Aba guberman has assembled example after example of creative, clever, clear, commonsense legal writing. A thrilling collection of twentyone original stories by an allstar list of contributorsincluding a new a game of thrones story by george r. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Strategies for building a learning organization enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. List of books stored in books the isbn of which begins with the publisherspecific prefix 97815249. Neil s berman and silvano digenova, numismatists statistical research by.