A message for all legal writers:

 “Care enough to work at your craft. Become critical-minded about words. Read the best books on writing. Pay attention to models. Keep at hand a group of current references on grammar and usage. Welcome good editing. Put yourself in your readers' shoes and resolve not to waste their time. Above all, revere clarity and simplicity—in a style that's straightforward and lean.”

Joseph Kimble, Lifting the Fog of Legalese 98 (Carolina Academic Press 2006).

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