ABA Litigation Section

Learn how to improve your legal writing and streamline the editing process. David Greenwald, ABA bestselling author of “Sentence, Paragraph, Argument Brief: Meeting the Four Challenges of Legal Writing,” explains techniques for drafting effective background statements that build judicial goodwill, enhance credibility, and strengthen later arguments. https://learningcenter.americanbar.org/courses/126979

Are footnotes helping your brief—or hurting it?

In this insightful piece from the Litigation Journal, David Greenwald explores the evolving role of footnotes in legal writing. While the “default” today is to avoid them, they aren’t always a mistake—in fact, they can be a strategic tool when used thoughtfully.

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/litigation/resources/litigation-journal/2026-spring/footnotes-good-bad-necessary-evil/