Since its first publication in 2002, Bryan Garner`s The Redbook: A Manual on Legal Style has established itself as a source for all legal style issues (except for citation). The book is not just the accomplishment of a talented man: Garner has two experienced co-authors and a hands-on team of 54 editorial consultants, most of whom have many years of valuable experience teaching LRW. The book is a unique resource – the legal author`s equivalent of The AP Stylebook or The Chicago Manual of Style. The brand new fourth edition contains many new features, including a particularly useful new chapter on the processing of offers. The two comprehensive indexes (word and topic) as well as the detailed table of contents make it easy to find authoritative advice in seconds, whatever the question. You can tell your students that the author, Bryan Garner, is now the most cited author in the opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court. That`s right: last semester, four of his books were cited a total of 14 times (in just under 90 decided cases). In this term, the counting is at a similar pace. In U.S. appellate decisions in general, Garner is at the top of the sources relied upon. Your students can also count on him in the most comprehensive and helpful resource available to legal writers: The Redbook. Tell them not to leave the house without them.
The book is not just the accomplishment of a talented man: Garner has two experienced co-authors and a hands-on team of 54 editorial consultants, most of whom have many years of valuable experience teaching LRW. The book is a unique resource – the legal equivalent of The AP Stylebook or The Chicago Manual of Style. The brand new fourth edition contains many new features, including a particularly useful new chapter on the processing of offers. i The Redbook A Manual on Legal Style THIRD EDITION Mat #4188330 iii The Redbook A Manual on Legal Style THIRD EDITION Bryan A. Garner with Jeff Newman Tiger Jackson iv This publication has been prepared to provide you with accurate and authoritative information on the subject under discussion. However, this publication has not necessarily been prepared by persons admitted to practise law in a particular jurisdiction. The publisher does not provide legal or other professional advice and this publication is not a substitute for the advice of a lawyer. If you need legal or other expert advice, you should seek the services of a competent lawyer or other professional. Nothing herein is intended or written to (1) avoid penalties imposed under the Federal Internal Revenue Code, or (2) promote, market, or recommend to any other party any transaction or matter discussed herein. © West, a Thomson Company, 2002 © 2006 Thomson/West 2013 LEG, Inc. d/b/a West Academic Publishing 610 Opperman Drive St. Paul, MN 55123 1-800-313-9378 West, West Academic Publishing and West Academic are trademarks of West © Publishing Corporation used under license.
Printed in the United States of America ISBN: 978–0–314–28901–8 v In memory of Charles Alan Wright 1927–2000 vi Other books written or edited by Bryan A. Garner Black`s Law Dictionary (all recent editions) Garner`s Modern American Language Garner`s Dictionary of Legal Use Reading Right: The Interpretation of Legal Texts with Justice Antonin Scalia Make Your Case: The Art of Convincing Judges with Justice Antonin Scalia Garner on Language and Scripture Preface by Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elements of legal style The winning mission The winning oral argument Legal writing in Basic English Disclosure of securities in simple English Ethical communication for lawyers Guidelines for the drafting and treatment of rules of justice The Chicago Manual of Style “Grammar and Usage” (chap. 5) The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style Un manuel des termes de droit fondamental Manuel des termes de droit des affaires Un manuel de termes de droit pénal Un manuel de termes de droit de la famille Guide HBR pour une meilleure rédaction d’affaires Les règles du golf en anglais simple avec Jeffrey S. Kuhn A New Miscellany-at-Law von Sir Robert Megarry Texas, Unser Texas: Erinnerungen an die Universität vii Conseil des conseillers éditoriaux David A. Anderson Faculté de droit de l’Université du Texas Austin, Texas Owen L. Anderson Université de l’Oklahoma Faculté de droit Norman, Oklahoma Pamela J. Armstrong Albany Law School Albany, New York Tammy Brown Asher Thomas M. Cooley Law School Lansing, Michigan Gary M. Bishop New England Law School Boston, Massachusetts Josh Blackman South Texas College of Law Houston, Texas Brooke J. Bowman Stetson University College of Law Gulfport, Floride Mary Nicol Bowman Seattle University School of Law Seattle, Washington D. Ruth Buck University of Virginia School of Law Charlottesville, Virginie J.
Dean Carro Universität von Akron School of Law Akron, Ohio Bradley G.