Write On: Effective Legal Writing
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- Faculty:
- Chad Baruch | Dylan O Drummond | Anne Berleman Kearney | Malinda J. Eskra
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- 3 Hours 38 Minutes
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- Audio and Video
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Description
Word up
You already know that writing is fundamental to your job, regardless of what kind of law you practice. Are you ready to take your written communication skills higher? Write On: Effective Legal Writing 2021 will introduce you to new ideas as well as proven methods to improve your legal writing, and even your career.
Toy around with new ideas
The 1995 film Toy Story became an instant classic due to the writers’ unparalleled ability to tell an emotional, funny, and deeply impactful story via digital animation. As the trial and appellate benches inevitably welcome younger generations, lawyers now find themselves writing for judges who grew up with texting, laptops, and iPads. The Toy Story generation isn’t impressed with boring legal jargon or antiquated writing styles. Learn how to combine traditional, tried-and-true writing techniques with a few new tricks to make your writing appeal to younger audiences.
Join presenter Chad Baruch (back by popular demand) and his colleagues to receive quick strategies for uncovering your inner writing genius. You’ll come away knowing how to draft documents that are clear, concise, engaging, and persuasive.
Handouts
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Faculty
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.
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®.
Anne Berleman Kearney Related Seminars and Products
Appellate Consulting Group - Milwaukee
Anne Berleman Kearney is the principal attorney of Appellate Consulting Group in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her practice consists of appeals, primarily in complex commercial and municipal cases. She teaches legal writing and pretrial practice as an adjunct professor of law at Marquette University Law School. Anne most recently was Deputy Corporation Counsel for Milwaukee County. Anne is president of the School Board for the School District of Whitefish Bay, a Commissioner on the Milwaukee County Commission for Persons with Disabilities, a member of the steering committee for Miracle League of Milwaukee, and a board member of Alianza Latina Aplicando Soluciones.