Monthly Archives: December 2011

Limiting an attorney 2 140 cha…

By admin | Published: December 31, 2011

Limiting an attorney 2 140 characters per post when he has trouble w/ pg limit of 25… This ought 2 b interesting…

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Legal Writing Tips from the Expert

By admin | Published: December 31, 2011

Bryan Garner is the preeminent  expert on legal writing. Every minute piece of advice he provides should be followed to a “t.” Please accept my apologies for linking to, and re-posting, a blog article by another person, but why re-invent the wheel? You will never write as good well as you read, so read seriously and […]

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Legal Writing Tips

By admin | Published: December 31, 2011

Here is some really good advice for all attorneys. If you take nothing else away from this article, please take the following: Use Plain English.

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Double Trouble

By admin | Published: December 29, 2011

Interesting story out of Kansas City. An attorney had her client’s identical twin “stand in” for the client at a preliminary hearing. When asked to explain her decision, she replied, “this honorable court asked for Mr. White, and that is who’s at the table.” While I would not have advised such a move, it does […]

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