Perspective
Jul. 7, 2011
Increase Your Effectiveness as a Writer: Understand Your Audience
Five tips on how to get your point across to the judge. By Blair Schlecter of Hurrell Cantrall
Being able to persuade a judge of your position is one of the most important tasks for a lawyer. But this task can be tricky.
Judges are busy. They are handling many cases at one time. They are also handling many different types of cases at the same time. Most judges are generalists, not specialists. The judge is unlikely to be intimately familiar with your area of law. Consequently, you should not assume the judge will be able to &...
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