Description: "A detailed approach to writing a successful legal brief"-- Provided by publisher.
Brief description:
David N. Greenwald has devoted over three decades to writing and editing briefs and to teaching those skills to practicing lawyers. After clerking for Judge Richard A. Posner, he began his career in 1994 at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, the nation's second oldest law firm. A few years later, he joined the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and served there as a federal prosecutor for three and a half years. He then returned to Cravath in 2000, where he became a partner in the Litigation Department. In addition to teaching legal writing at Cravath, he has been invited to teach legal writing at other law firms throughout the United States. He currently serves as the 'Respectfully Submitted' columnist for the ABA Litigation Journal.
Greenwald graduated in 1990 from Harvard College (summa cum laude) and in 1993 from the University of Chicago Law School (high honors). As a law student, he won the Bustin Prize for the best Law Review comment.
Review Quotes:
"There are lots of books about legal writing, but so many of them talk about it in a hopelessly abstract way. David Greenwald's book is full of specific advice--right down to the level of how to structure individual sentences. The author's long experience as a litigator at one of the nation's preeminent firms shines through on every page. This book is an invaluable resource for brand-new and experienced lawyers alike."
Kannon Shanmugam, Supreme Court and Appellate Practice Chair, Paul Weiss; Asst. U.S. Solicitor General (2004-08).