Write Away: Effective Legal Writing in 2019

Chad Baruch Related Seminars and Products

Johnston Tobey Baruch Dallas, TX

In 2015, Chad Baruch wrote one of the most acclaimed legal briefs in American history while representing what the New York Times called “a glittering array of hip hop stars” in the United States Supreme Court. The “Hip Hop Brief” received national media coverage, including articles in the New Yorker, Billboard, Rolling Stone, and newspapers across the country. One newspaper called it “the greatest amicus brief in Supreme Court history.”

But that’s hardly Chad’s only high-profile work. Chad also worked on the case related to the hit movie Bernie—a representation that led to him being quoted in newspapers as far away as London, England. He successfully represented the Office of the Dallas County District Attorney in the appeal of contempt conviction against the elected DA, and then served as District Attorney Pro Tem in a high-profile prosecution. And he recently represented the Dallas County Democratic Party in obtaining dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the Republican Party seeking to knock more than 120 candidates off the ballot in November.

Chad has taught U.S. Government and the Constitution at the high school and college levels, and his scholarly work on the First Amendment has been cited as authority in multiple appellate opinions. He is the 2018 recipient of the State Bar of Texas Patrick Wiseman Award, presented annually to one attorney for career contributions to the protection of constitutional rights and civil liberties in Texas.

Chad also is a leader in the profession, having served on the State Bar Board of Directors, the Executive Committee of the State Bar, and as Chair of the Texas Bar College. In 2017, he was one of two nominated candidates for President-Elect of the State Bar of Texas. In addition to his legal practice, Chad has served as men’s basketball coach at the University of Dallas and Paul Quinn College.

Jonathan H. Koenig Related Seminars and Products

U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Jonathan H. Koenig is Appellate Division Chief in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. He has been a federal prosecutor for fourteen years and argues frequently before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Before joining the Justice Department in September of 2002, he served as Senior Law Clerk to the Honorable Rudolph T. Randa, District Judge, Eastern District of Wisconsin. From 1997 to 2000, Jonathan practiced law with the firm of Zelle, Hoffman, Voelbel & Gette LLP, specializing in insurance coverage litigation. Earlier, he served as Law Clerk to the Honorable John L. Coffey, Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Jonathan is a magna cum laude graduate of Georgetown University (A.B., 1987) and also holds degrees from Cornell University (M.A., 1989) and William & Mary Law School (J.D., 1995).

Melissa E. Love Koenig Related Seminars and Products

Associate Professor of Legal Writing at Marquette University Law School.

   Melissa E. Love Koenig is an Associate Professor of Legal Writing at Marquette University Law School. Professor Love Koenig is an honors graduate of Wellesley College and Marquette Law School. Prior to joining the faculty, she was a civil litigator in Milwaukee and a law clerk to Justice Patrick Crooks of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. She has authored articles and materials for the Wisconsin Lawyer and the State Bar, and she is the past chair of the State Bar’s Appellate Practice Section. She is the co-author of The Moot Court Advisors’ Handbook and Ok, Google, Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Human Lawyering?, 102 Marquette Law Review 1269 (2019) (with Julie Oseid and Amy Vorenberg) and Walk the Line:  Aristotle & The Ethics of Narrative, 20 Nev. L.J. 1037 (2020) (with Lori D. Johnson). Most recently, she co-authored Gain the Upper Hand with Good Typography, Wisconsin Lawyer (Oct. 7, 2020), with Joseph S. Diedrich. She is a faculty advisor of Marquette Law School’s moot court program and engages in community outreach through Marquette’s Summer Youth Institute. She received the Milwaukee Association of Women Lawyers Community Involvement Award in 2013.

Dylan O Drummond Related Seminars and Products

Gray Reed Dallas, TX

Dylan O. Drummond is an accomplished civil appellate litigator practicing with the law firm of Gray Reed & McGraw LLP in Dallas, Texas. Prior to entering private practice, Dylan clerked for now-Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht on the Texas Supreme Court. Dylan currently serves as the President of the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society, Chair of the Texas Bar College, and Vice-Chair of the Texas Bar Appellate Section. Dylan is AV™ rated by Martindale-Hubbell®, and has been recognized in appellate practice by both Best Lawyers® and Super Lawyers®.

Michael D . Bess Related Seminars and Products

Michael Best - Chicago

Mike Bess is a litigation partner in the Chicago office of Michael Best & Friedrich. His practice focuses on appellate advocacy and motion practice in complex commercial cases. Mike graduated with distinction from the University of Michigan, and earned his law degree from the University of Illinois College of Law, magna cum laude. He clerked for the Honorable Terence T. Evans of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Mike is a member of the Seventh Circuit Bar Association and the State Bar of Illinois. He lives in Evanston with his wife and three children.