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Trial briefs and 402 hearings

Your last, best chance to get the judge to understand the factual and legal issues of your particular case

Daniel Y. Zohar

From Issue: 2016 February

Top tips on writing “points & authorities”

Practical advice on getting your brief done more efficiently

Michael Mortimer

From Issue: 2009 June

Persuasive legal writing succeeds when you help the reader

Tips to get your brief read (“by the Court” is implied – you don’t need it)

Ted Pelletier

From Issue: 2016 May

Painting a picture at trial for the Court of Appeal

Get your facts into the record; use them to tell a story in your appellate brief

Donna Bader

From Issue: 2012 August

On legal writing: Hemingway, not Faulkner

Brevity is not only the soul of wit, but the crux of the pleading

Miles B. Cooper

From Issue: 2011 December

Legal writing: Brevity, clarity, and honesty

Four steps that will make everything you write more effective

Valerie T. McGinty
Daniel U. Smith

From Issue: 2011 December

Top tips on writing “points and authorities”

Self-assessment leads to success

Michael Mortimer

From Issue: 2009 February

Storytelling in brief-writing

The truth is that no matter how intellectual a judge may seem, he or she probably loves a good story

Donna Bader

From Issue: 2007 November

Persuasive legal writing starts with knowing the reader

With every brief, every motion, every opposition we file, we are trying to persuade the judge to act in our favor

Ted Pelletier

From Issue: 2014 December

Paint outside the legal lines

Paint outside the legal lines

Advanced legal writing: High-risk, high-reward techniques

Clinton E. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2024 December

Motion practice: A judicial perspective

Tips from the bench on bringing and prevailing on your motions

Hon. Holly J. Fujie

From Issue: 2016 December

Google-izing legal research

This article features valuable tips to avoid pitfalls and time-wasting detours on the Internet.

Janabeth Fleming Taylor

From Issue: 2010 April

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