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Article: Lifting the Fog of Legalese: Essays on Plain Language.(Book review)
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Lifting the Fog of Legalese: Essays on Plain Language Joseph Kimble Carolina Academic Press www.cap-press.com 216 pp., $23
This is a dynamic collection of previously published columns by law professor and plain-English champion Joseph Kimble. More than mere essays about plain language, these columns provide sound guidelines and vivid demonstrations of how to master the art of producing clear, precise, and readable prose.
I must admit that at first I wondered whether busy trial attorneys were the right audience for this book. I assumed that a collection of columns wouldn't offer solid, practical advice about writing, and that most litigators gravitate ...