In August 2024, Comedy Central’s South Park will celebrate its 27th anniversary. This controversial series has had an impressive...

As professionals, we always strive to get things right. This next point is no exception, even though it may seem trivial at first....

While reading briefs lately, I’ve repeatedly noticed three things. Observation 1: Hyphens or en dashes in citations? Yes, this is a...

We sometimes face the delicate task of telling a court that its ruling was wrong and that it should reverse itself. This is a tightrope,...

Modern attention spans are short. Many experts say that this problem is only getting worse as distractions multiply and sap our ability...

We’ve heard the advice a million times: Rid your briefs of inconsequential dates. Yet we lawyers live in perpetual fear that our briefs...

Quick test. Which do you prefer: “New Year’s resolution” or “resolution of the new year”? If you’re trying to lull someone to sleep, by...

We all want to write pithy briefs that come in well under the page or word limit. But the world conspires against us. You know what I...

Some of the best business writing happens in the military. Don’t believe me? As we say in Texas, hold my beer. In warfare, lives depend...

Imagine you’re shopping for a car. You’ve narrowed it down to two competing models: the Mudbuster and the Fidelis. I’m selling the...

Four-time Pro Bowl quarterback Andrew Luck is a sweetheart. Whenever an opponent knocked him to the ground with a punishing collision,...

In 2015, BuzzFeed published a story entitled “The King of Bullsh*t News.” In it, BuzzFeed portrayed journalist Michael Leidig and...