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Monthly Archives: March 2011

Interview with Ross Guberman, Author of Point Made: How to Write Like the Nation’s Top Advocates

By Scott Key on Posted in Writing

There’s a new book on my shelf. I’ve placed it right next to McFadden’s book on Georgia Appellate Practice, Aldisert’s Winning on Appeal, and Butterick’s Typography for Lawyers. That book is Ross Guberman’s Point Made: How to Write Like the Nation’s Top Advocates. Unlike many books on the subject, this one takes legal writing from… Continue Reading

Using Visuals at Oral Argument is Not an Appealing Proposition

By Scott Key on Posted in Oral Argument

Last week, I came to the Supreme Court to watch the parties argue a case where I had written the amicus brief. With no pressure on me, I could pay closer attention to the lawyers than I usually do.What I took from the session I watched was a bunch of questions about whether to use… Continue Reading