What Great Writers Can Teach Lawyers and Judges: Wisdom from Plato to Mark Twain to Stephen King (Part 2)

4 Pages Posted: 4 Mar 2011

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Douglas E. Abrams

University of Missouri School of Law

Date Written: March 3, 2011

Abstract

Professor Abrams authors a column, Writing it Right, in Precedent, the Missouri Bar’s quarterly magazine. In a variety of contexts, the column stresses the fundamentals of quality legal writing – precision, conciseness, simplicity, and clarity.

Keywords: Writing, Judges, Lawyers, Plato, Twain, Stephen King

Suggested Citation

Abrams, Douglas E., What Great Writers Can Teach Lawyers and Judges: Wisdom from Plato to Mark Twain to Stephen King (Part 2) (March 3, 2011). Precedent, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 21-23, Winter 2011, University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2011-02, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1776023

Douglas E. Abrams (Contact Author)

University of Missouri School of Law ( email )

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