The Winning Brief: 100 Tips for Persuasive Briefing in Trial and Appellate Courts
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- Author：Bryan A. Garner
- ISBN：B0BWH3PMX9
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Reviews
Shira
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I highly recommend this book for anyone who is taking appellate litigation。 This book helped me win a Cali Award for my brief。
Brendan Hall
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One of the best legal writing books I have ever read， if not the best。 This book may be better and more informative than an entire law school legal writing course。 It is full of great， real-life examples。 I would highly recommend this book to any lawyer or law student looking to improve their writing skills。
TΞΞL❍CK Mith！lesh
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The Winning Brief is my favourite Bryan Garner book。 It’s the essential guide to drafting compelling， effective briefs that judges will actually enjoy reading。 In fact， it’s the kind of reference guide that you’ll refer back to again and again during your legal career。The Winning Brief includes 100 tips for drafting compelling briefs。 Here’s a quick summary of Garner’s famous “100 Tips”:Prologue （Tip 1）Composing in an Orderly， Sensible Way （Tips 2-10）Conveying the Big Picture （Tips 11-19）Marchin The Winning Brief is my favourite Bryan Garner book。 It’s the essential guide to drafting compelling， effective briefs that judges will actually enjoy reading。 In fact， it’s the kind of reference guide that you’ll refer back to again and again during your legal career。The Winning Brief includes 100 tips for drafting compelling briefs。 Here’s a quick summary of Garner’s famous “100 Tips”:Prologue （Tip 1）Composing in an Orderly， Sensible Way （Tips 2-10）Conveying the Big Picture （Tips 11-19）Marching Forward Through Sound Paragraphs （Tips 20-26）Editing for Brisk， Uncluttered Sentences （Tips 27-43）Choosing the Best Words （Tips 44-56）Punctuating for Clarity and Impact （Tips 57-62）Becoming Proficient in Designing Text （Tips 63-69）Sidestepping Some Common Quirks （Tips 70-84）Capitalizing on Little-Used Persuasive Strategies （Tips 85-91）Hitting Your Stride as a Brief-Writer （Tips 92-100）Another excellent feature of The Winning Brief is the summary checklist it provides for you at the end of each tip。 You’ll be sure to refer back to these checklists often when drafting substantive briefs。In short， The Winning Brief is worth its weight in gold and is definitely one of the best legal writing books of all time。 。。。more
H
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Wish there had been fewer segments by other experts and more of Garner's thoughts/opinions。 So informative and insightful。 Wish there had been fewer segments by other experts and more of Garner's thoughts/opinions。 So informative and insightful。 。。。more
Danny Joseph
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This works well as a reference book。 Something to go through once and then reference back to。 One of my favorite parts is how Garner puts the table of contents on the front and back inside covers， so such referencing is quick。The quotes at the beginning of each chapter， as Garner says， are useful for winning arguments， but sometimes he seems a little bit too dogmatic about something that in practice has a little more wiggle room。 Overall， however， a great resource for becoming a better legal wri This works well as a reference book。 Something to go through once and then reference back to。 One of my favorite parts is how Garner puts the table of contents on the front and back inside covers， so such referencing is quick。The quotes at the beginning of each chapter， as Garner says， are useful for winning arguments， but sometimes he seems a little bit too dogmatic about something that in practice has a little more wiggle room。 Overall， however， a great resource for becoming a better legal writer。 。。。more
Ethan
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Transformed the way I do my legal writing and has influenced my fiction writing for the better， too。 Highly recommend。
Christopher Floss
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This book could serve as a supplement to most legal writing texts， as well as a desk reference for those who do persuasive legal writing。 Some of the points are basic while others are worth reading。 Certainly， it's a good reference for law students to read。 This book could serve as a supplement to most legal writing texts， as well as a desk reference for those who do persuasive legal writing。 Some of the points are basic while others are worth reading。 Certainly， it's a good reference for law students to read。 。。。more
Aaron
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A lot of good tips， some mediocre tips， and few stinkers I would never actually use （like don't define abbreviated terms or make all of your headings flush with the left margin）， but a TON of padding。 There are too many quotes at the beginning of each section。 Particularly quotes of the author himself。 A lot of good tips， some mediocre tips， and few stinkers I would never actually use （like don't define abbreviated terms or make all of your headings flush with the left margin）， but a TON of padding。 There are too many quotes at the beginning of each section。 Particularly quotes of the author himself。 。。。more
Ke
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This book provides a helpful checklist for lawyers re-writing their work。 Garner offers everything from advice on fonts to case citation。 That said， I must say that I did not agree with all his tips。 For example， he could have gone easier with Em Dashes。
Sora
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They should recommend this book as a 1L legal writing guide to appellate writing。
Bob
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This man knows how to improve a brief， and he shares it here。 It is a book organized around a list。 The items in the list are not created equal which gives an unevenness to the experience of reading it。 This is a book which must be reread as much as it is read。It is a great book。 For its type， there is none better。
Brent
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Garner is "the man" when it comes to current legal writing。 Garner is "the man" when it comes to current legal writing。 。。。more
Dawn
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Garner himself makes me nuts， but his reference materials are great。 I think this volume should be required reading for every appellate attorney。
Ross
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