Also, yesterday's DJ profiled LASC Judge Michael Raphael, who clerked for a 6th Circuit judge, and went on to spend five years dedicated to appellate work at the US Attorneys' Office in LA, eventually becoming chief of criminal appeals. The article's pullquote: "I've always had what you might call an intellectual interest in the law."
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Will your brief be read?
Today's DJ features an article by Appellate Specialist David Wilson (of Manning & Kass, et al.) providing advice about how to write a compelling brief that will be read. He advises: "Think like a lawyer, write like a human being," "Keep your audience in mind," "Know the rules; and when to break them," and "Use exactly the right word."
Also, yesterday's DJ profiled LASC Judge Michael Raphael, who clerked for a 6th Circuit judge, and went on to spend five years dedicated to appellate work at the US Attorneys' Office in LA, eventually becoming chief of criminal appeals. The article's pullquote: "I've always had what you might call an intellectual interest in the law."
Also, yesterday's DJ profiled LASC Judge Michael Raphael, who clerked for a 6th Circuit judge, and went on to spend five years dedicated to appellate work at the US Attorneys' Office in LA, eventually becoming chief of criminal appeals. The article's pullquote: "I've always had what you might call an intellectual interest in the law."
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