Rob Carty
Shedding Some Daylight on Telling Time
As professionals, we always strive to get things right. This next point is no exception, even though it may seem trivial at first....
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Rob Carty
- Apr 17, 2021
- 2 min
Some Things I've Noticed Recently
While reading briefs lately, I’ve repeatedly noticed three things. Observation 1: Hyphens or en dashes in citations? Yes, this is a...
Rob Carty
- Jul 24, 2020
- 2 min
Tone: Telling a Court It's Wrong
We sometimes face the delicate task of telling a court that its ruling was wrong and that it should reverse itself. This is a tightrope,...
Rob Carty
- Jun 5, 2020
- 2 min
Attention …………… Spans
Modern attention spans are short. Many experts say that this problem is only getting worse as distractions multiply and sap our ability...
Rob Carty
- Jan 28, 2020
- 4 min
Promiscuous Dating
We’ve heard the advice a million times: Rid your briefs of inconsequential dates. Yet we lawyers live in perpetual fear that our briefs...
Rob Carty
- Jan 1, 2020
- 1 min
New Year’s Resolution: Use More Possessives
Quick test. Which do you prefer: “New Year’s resolution” or “resolution of the new year”? If you’re trying to lull someone to sleep, by...
Rob Carty
- Dec 30, 2019
- 3 min
Crafty but Honest Tips for Trimming Briefs
We all want to write pithy briefs that come in well under the page or word limit. But the world conspires against us. You know what I...
Rob Carty
- Dec 23, 2019
- 2 min
Military Secrets (of Writing), Part 1
Some of the best business writing happens in the military. Don’t believe me? As we say in Texas, hold my beer. In warfare, lives depend...
Rob Carty
- Dec 22, 2019
- 2 min
Hurdles
Imagine you’re shopping for a car. You’ve narrowed it down to two competing models: the Mudbuster and the Fidelis. I’m selling the...
Rob Carty
- Dec 20, 2019
- 2 min
It Costs Nothing to Be Polite
Four-time Pro Bowl quarterback Andrew Luck is a sweetheart. Whenever an opponent knocked him to the ground with a punishing collision,...
Rob Carty
- Dec 18, 2019
- 2 min
Makeover: The King of Bullsh*t News
In 2015, BuzzFeed published a story entitled “The King of Bullsh*t News.” In it, BuzzFeed portrayed journalist Michael Leidig and...
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