Rhetoric, Persuasion, and Modern Legal Writing: The Pen Is Mightier
Author:   Brian L. Porto
Publisher:   Lexington Books
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9781498568937


Pages:   210
Publication Date:   16 June 2021
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Brian L. Porto
Publisher:   Lexington Books
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.80cm
Weight:   0.322kg
ISBN:  

9781498568937


ISBN 10:   1498568939
Pages:   210
Publication Date:   16 June 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter One: The Power Of Rhetoric In Supreme Court Opinions Chapter Two: The Rhetorical Roots of Persuasive Legal Writing Chapter Three: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.: Literary Lion Chapter Four: Robert Jackson: Country Lawyer with A Golden Pen Chapter Five: Hugo Black: Master Of Simplicity Chapter Six: William Brennan: Bridge-Builder Chapter Seven: Antonin Scalia: Originalist in Style Too Chapter Eight: Rhetoric And The Supreme Court: Past, Present, And Future

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Professor Porto offers a provocative and practical study of how revered Supreme Court Justices from Holmes to Kagan have exploited rhetoric and argumentation. Both the excerpts and the author's insights will be invaluable to judges and advocates alike--Ross Guberman, president of Legal Writing Pro Rhetoric, Persuasion, and Modern Legal Writing is an incredibly informative and interesting analysis of what turns good writing into great writing using the examples of Supreme Court Justices.--Heidi Gilchrist, Brooklyn Law School Words matter. The Pen is Mightier reminds law students, lawyers, and judges alike that they can matter most when legal acumen is coupled with great writing. Choosing five gifted justices, Brian Porto conveys with admirable clarity equal to his subject a truth writers of judicial opinions learn sooner or later: how you say it is as important as what you say.--Jeffrey Amestoy, former Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court and author of Slavish Shore: The Odyssey of Richard Henry Dana Jr.


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Brian L. Porto is professor of law at Vermont Law School

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