An Advocate Persuades

Designed for law students, legal practitioners, and law professors, An Advocate Persuades, 2nd Edition is a dedicated legal writing textbook centered on written and oral advocacy. The authors establish an educational framework organized into four primary parts: Introduction to Advocacy, Developing Arguments from a Persuasive Perspective, Constructing Persuasive Court Documents, and Oral Argument.

The opening section introduces foundational legal persuasion concepts and details the core ethical standards expected of all practicing advocates. Moving into written court filings, the volume examines trial court motions, appellate briefs, standards of review, and practical approaches for constructing persuasive statements of facts across distinct litigation settings.

By systematically walking through core litigation materials and drafting techniques, this edition supports law school writing courses and ongoing professional work. It provides law professors with an organized curriculum for advocacy instruction while offering practitioners a practical reference for preparing clear, written court arguments.