“Redrafting All the Federal Court Rules: A 30-Year Odyssey.” The story behind this transformational work.
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Joseph Kimble
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Joseph Kimble
@ProfJoeKimble
Emeritus writing teacher at WMU–Cooley Law School. Author of three law books (above) and a kids’ book. Editor. Blues fan. Committed to plain language.
Okemos, Michigan Katılım Haziran 2012
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My latest Redlines column in Judicature: “What’s with the repetitious citing?"
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@ProfJoeKimble @BryanGarnerLaw Professor Kimble's interview with WordRake: wordrake.com/blog/an-interv…
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My article in the Michigan Appellate Practice Journal: “Once More on Textualism and the Michigan Supreme Court’s Use of Dictionaries."
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Get the new FREE eBook by one of our favorite guest experts, @ProfJoeKimble, and legal writing legend @BryanGarnerLaw. In it they offer insightful advice on legal drafting. (And check out Prof Kimble’s plain language interview in the comments.) hubs.li/Q03h0DJb0
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Thanks for helping me spread the scorn @WordRake!
#plainlanguage @plain_language @PlainEnglishAus @ClarityIn #legalwriting
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“I’ll give you the short version here: Federal and state courts across the country—in AZ, CA, CO, FL, MA, NJ, NY, OH, WI, and elsewhere—have rejected poorly written, legalese-laden documents.” Learn more in Prof @jmarkcooney’s new blog post: hubs.li/Q0304cNF0
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ICYMI, the new, FREE book on legal drafting by Bryan Garner and me.
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The Scribes @legalscribes Book Award CLE, February 28. Looks very interesting. Register here:
Register HERE: swlaw-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
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My article “Once More on Textualism and the Michigan Supreme Court’s Use of Dictionaries.” Appears in the latest Michigan Appellate Practice Journal. #MichiganSupremeCourt #textualism #dictionaries
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Exciting news: The latest edition of our journal is just around the corner! This special publication celebrates Legal Design champions from around the world, sharing their inspiring stories and innovative approaches to making legal communication more accessible.
Stay tuned!
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Legal documents often feel like a maze, full of twists, turns, and confusing jargon. But guess what? They can be simplified.
At Clarity, we believe everyone deserves to understand the law—whether they work in law or simply want to understand the laws that shape their lives.
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And so ends the 40th year of the Plain Language column in the Michigan Bar Journal. I never could have imagined it. The columns for all those years are online.
@MIStateBar @cooleylawschool
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New law book, coauthored with Bryan Garner. Front and back covers. Available FREE at:
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Can legalese and poor design jeopardize a document's enforceability? I'll share what courts have said . . .
#legalwriting @legalscribes @govplainlang @plain_language @PLAIN_Lang_Intl @PlainEnglishAus @ClarityInterna
Cooley Law School@cooleylawschool
Join three legal-drafting experts—Cooley Professor Mark Cooney; Cooley Professor Emeritus Joseph Kimble; and attorney Ivy Grey—as they present new resources, technology, and cases in the world of legal writing. Visit link in bio to register & learn more.
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Join three legal-drafting experts—Cooley Professor Mark Cooney; Cooley Professor Emeritus Joseph Kimble; and attorney Ivy Grey—as they present new resources, technology, and cases in the world of legal writing.
Visit link in bio to register & learn more.
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Scribes annual CLE on December 13, 12:00–1:00 (ET): “Legal Writing for the Digital Reader.” Info and registration here:
scribes.org/2024/10/25/scr…
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#Redlines — An easy way to improve your legal #writing is to replace heavy logical connectors with lighter ones (or none at all, where appropriate).
Heavy connectors are not off limits, writes @ProfJoeKimble, *BUT* lighter ones often provide a brisk transition. (from 2019)
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Sign up, folks. This should be good.
Cooley Law School@cooleylawschool
Join three legal-drafting experts—Cooley Professor Mark Cooney; Cooley Professor Emeritus Joseph Kimble; and attorney Ivy Grey—as they present new resources, technology, and cases in the world of legal writing. Visit link in bio to register & learn more.
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ICYMI: “Let me indulge in a little contrarian melodrama: Good writing isn’t important to being a good lawyer. But good writing is important to being a great lawyer.” Prof @jmarkcooney shares what it takes to be a great lawyer in this interview: hubs.li/Q02FjVqw0
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(Posted with permission) I got the new edition of Joe Kimble's plain language classic, "Writing for Dollars, Writing to Please." More real-world examples to demonstrate how plain language is good for business!
#plainlanguage @legalscribes @cooleylawschool
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