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A carregar... Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges (2008)por Antonin Scalia, Bryan A. Garner
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. I have no respect for Scalia as a human being or judge; while obviously bright, he strikes me as lacking essential empathy and humanity. But Scalia has probably seen and heard and read it all when it comes to legal arguments, so he is a good source for what works. And since it is probably virtually impossible to convince Scalia of anything that contradicts his pre-formed world-view, he may be an even better source for what might work on stubborn, uncaring and intractable dogmatists than most other judges out there. I have tremendous respect for Garner, despite his choice of co-authors. Garner's knowledge of legal writing is top-notch. While this book is very much geared to lawyers and how they can improve their legal writing, it contains nuggets that would be useful for anyone who wants to convince someone else of their position in writing. Highly recommended. A good collection of over 100 tips to improve brief writing and oral advocacy. None were new or earth-shattering or slap-your-head brilliant, but mostly basic advice that preaches respect for the court and excellence from the attorney. My one complaint is that there were very few *specific* examples for each point raised. Of course, some would have been impossible (#35: Revise your brief). But when the examples did appear, they were very helpful in explaining the "rule" in more detail. Perhaps the most interesting points in the book were when the authors disagreed (over the use of contractions, the use of non-sexist language, the use of substantive footnotes, and the use of citations in footnotes). The back-and-forth arguments were compelling -- it might have been an even better book if the authors had found more to disagree about! [This was a complimentary copy sent by the publisher.] sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
West is honored to offer a luxuriously packaged, numbered, premium bonded leather, limited edition of Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges. Limited to 2010 numbered copies, this Collector's Edition is bound in high quality bonded leather with accompanying hardbound slipcase. Making Your Case is a guide for novice and experienced litigators alike. It covers the essentials of sound legal reasoning, including how to develop the syllogism that underlies any argument. The authors explain the art of brief-writing, what to include and what to omit, so that you can induce the judge to focus closly on your arguments. Finally, they show what it takes to succeed in oral argument. The opinions of Judge Justice Scalia are legendary for their sharp insights, biting wit, and memorable phrasing. The writings of Bryan A. Garner, editor in chief of Blacks Law Dictionary are respected inside and outside legal circles for their guidance on the art of writing and advocacy. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Had they read their own documents, they would have found the most basic mistakes - misidentifying the parties, pasting in information from previous cases and transactions unrelated to the current transaction. If you want to be a good lawyer, read this book, attend Bryan Garner seminars and do ALL that he recommends along with the recommendations of the supreme court justices and other judges he writes with. If you want to be a typical lawyer, then bill lots of hours, don't do the things recommended here - as most don't anyway - and hope your clients never ask me to review your work.
Unfortunately, the practice of law is no longer a venue for excellence and logical problem-solving to support clients. It's a system of billable hours with smoke and mirrors to confuse and confound laypeople who don't understand the legalese. If you are hiring a lawyer, read this book (it's pretty short) and see if your lawyer does any of the items recommended. If not, then you still might do ok if the law is on your side, but it won't be because your lawyer is any good. ( )