Publication Date
11-2007
Document Type
Article
Organizational Units
Sturm College of Law
Keywords
Legal writing, Writing, Self-edit, Self-editing, Editing, Style, Rewriting, Revision, Passive voice, Active voice, Subject-verb, John Daniel Dailey, Judge Dailey
Abstract
This article addresses one of the most common style problems in legal writing: subject-verb issues that produce confusing or overlong sentences. It then prescribes a simple approach to curing the problem in quick, step-by-step fashion.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Rights Holder
Robert Anderson, The Colorado Lawyer
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
4 pgs
File Size
525KB
Publication Title
The Colorado Lawyer
Volume
36
Issue
11
First Page
85
Last Page
88
Recommended Citation
Robert S. Anderson, Legal Writing Triage: Self-Edit to Solve the Most Common Style Problems, COLO. LAW., Nov. 2007, at 85.