Presented by:
Michael Blasie, Esq., Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell LLP
Marilyn S. Chappell, Esq., Sweetbaum Sands Anderson PC
Erica Weston, Esq., University of Colorado
The second of three writing workshops with instruction and individual/group feedback on practice writing exercises. The workshop will focus on editing in your legal writing including:
EDITING YOUR WORK
A.Common editing advice: what works/doesn’t work
a. Read brief aloud
b. Fresh eyes
c. Give it to a non-lawyer
d. Computer programs
e. Numerical benchmarks
B.Editing methods
a. Flowers Method
i. Madman
ii. Architect
iii. Carpenter
iv. Judge
b. Garner Method
i. Basic edits
ii. Edits to Refine
c. Goldstein/Lieberman Method
i. Structure
ii. Length
iii. Phrasing
iv. Continuity
v. Typos
d. Armstrong/Terrell Method
e. Checklist Method
C. Causes of Disorganization/Confusion
a. Streamline your argument
b. Paragraph and sentence structure
D. Grammar Rules
a. When to spend time researching grammar rules
b. When grammar adds clarity