Making Your Case: the Art of Persuading Judges
| Publication year | 2011 |
| Pages | 89 |
| Citation | Vol. 40 No. 6 Pg. 89 |
2011, June, Pg. 89. Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges
June 2011
Vol. 40, No. 6 [Page 89]
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Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges
by Antonin Scalia and Bryan A. Garner
245 pp.; $29.95
Thomson/West Publishing, 2008
610 Opperman Dr., St. Paul, MN 55164-0527
(800) 328-9352; www.west.thomson.com
Reviewedby Catherine M. Grainger
Catherine M. Grainger is an attorney with McKenna, Long and Aldridge in Denver. She practices in the area of commercial litigation-cgrainger@mckennalong.com.
Like a first-rate continuing legal education program, Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges inspires and enables you to be a better lawyer. The book offers insightful and practical tips on persuasive legal writing and oral argument. Though the authors admit the advice they impart is nothing new, hearing it from this legal writing dream team-U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and legal writing guru Bryan Garner-commands the reader's undivided attention. Justice Scalia, known for his straightforward and engaging writing style, and Bryan Garner, a masterful author, editor, and instructor on the art of persuasive writing, combine their talents to provide a valuable resource for lawyers on the subject of persuasion.
The book itself is compact, with short chapters, punchy section headings, and catchy rules. The authors' informal and sometimes humorous writing style is engaging, and the content is always instructive and authoritative. Staying true to the advice to their readers, there is no flab in the presentation of this material. The authors share their knowledge in a concise and...
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