Ross Guberman is president of Legal Writing Pro,
an advanced legal-writing training and consulting firm. He has
worked with thousands of attorneys at more than 100 of the world's
largest and most prestigious law firms and for dozens of state and
federal agencies and bar associations. Guberman is also a
Professorial Lecturer in Law at The George Washington University
Law School, and he holds degrees from Yale, the Sorbonne, and The
University of Chicago Law School. Before founding Legal Writing
Pro, Guberman worked as a musician, lawyer, translator, editor, and
journalist. He has also commented on law, business, and lawyer
development for major newspapers, radio stations, trade
publications, and television networks, and he has addressed several
major international conferences as well.
"The only way to teach students how to be effective legal writers
is to immerse them in as much outstanding legal writing as
possible. By concentrating so much great written advocacy so
compactly--and by focusing readers' attention so precisely on the
qualities that make the selected texts so compelling--this book
supplies an indispensable tool to those engaged in the craft of
making excellent lawyers."
--Dan Kahan, Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law, Yale Law
School
"Effective advocacy consists of a skillful blend of clear language
and a sense of dramatic structure. Guberman's exemplars demonstrate
again and again how to transform an otherwise ordinary case into a
morality tale with a happy ending."
--Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson
"A must for the library of veteran litigators and aspiring moot
court competitors. Ross Guberman teaches the art of persuasive
legal writing with lively quotes from top-notch briefs, coupled
with his own insights and recommendations."
--Stephen Shapiro, Senior Member, Supreme Court and Appellate
Litigation group, Mayer Brown
"I love this book and recommend it for everyone. Ross Guberman's
bag of tricks will spiff up your writing. He shares 50 techniques,
and then-the fun part-he offers choice nuggets to show you how the
hot shots pull it off."
--Ronald Marmer, Chair-Elect, ABA Section on Litigation; Partner,
Jenner & Block
"Point Made is writing-nerd nirvana...It instantly won a place on
my short list of favorite legal-writing books." --Jay O'Keeffe,
DeNovo A Virginia Appellate Law Blog
"Entertaining and informative...a smart approach to writing
persuasive legal briefs. Rather than lecturing the reader about
what to do, Point Made shows you how the headline lawyers do it."
--Steven R. Merican, Illinois Appellate Lawyer Blog
"[Guberman] doesn't just tell you what to do: he shows you...I
learned a lot from reading Ross's book; I think you will too."
--Raymond Ward, the (new) legal writer
"I've seen no other book so clearly provide concrete and diverse
examples of 'what this stuff' should look and sound like when it's
done right... [my] revision radically improved...incredibly
helpful." --Wendy McGuire Coats, the Ninth
"I am loathe to come across so effusive in my praise of the book,
as to appear biased. But I can't help but highly recommend the
book, it's that good. If you want to improve your legal writing,
pick up a copy of Point Made ." --Keith Lee, An Associate's
Mind
"Just by reading the book, lawyers and legal writers at all stages
of their careers can cull from Guberman's advice valuable lessons
that are easy to remember and simple to apply. For these reasons,
Point Made would make an excellent addition to any law school, law
firm, court, or academic library collection." -- Julie Graves
Krishnaswami, Law Library Journal
"Both novel and helpful...Point Made provides much food for thought
for the experienced advocate...Guberman provides sound advice
supported by the practice of the best in the business." -- ABA
"Guberman has assembled example after example of creative, clever,
clear, common-sense legal writing. He's compiled in one book the
great writing that will cause a legal writer to
sigh, 'I wish I'd written that.' But he did not stop there.
Guberman has written a useable handbook that will aid the writer in
crafting similar envy worthy moments of argument...Guberman's
techniques provide immediate ways to improve, tighten, and enliven
the language and persuasive force of your prose."
--Wendy McGuire Coats, Appellate Issues Spring 2012, ABA
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