Oregon Bar Bulletin’s Legal Writer
The Legal Writer column appears in each issue of the Oregon State Bar Bulletin. Authors include Elizabeth Ruiz Frost, Tenielle Fordyce-Ruff, Rebekah Hanley, Sam Jacobson, Megan McAlpin, Joan Rocklin, and Suzanne Rowe. The column was begun by Professor Rowe in 2006.
2013
April 2013 — Pure Sentences: Punctuation Free
February/March 2013 — Pure Sentences: Punctuation Free
January 2013 — Readers' Pet Peeves: A Brief Collection of Annoyances and Goat-Getters
2012
December 2012 — Future Shock: Writing in a Brave New World
November 2012 — A Matter of Style: About that Legal Writing
October 2012 — F Words: The First Flames of Fall
August/September 2012 — Happy Punctuation Day! Readers' Haiku Celebration
July 2012 — Adjective Order: A Quick, Easy Guide
June 2012 — "G" Is for Graft: A Gaggle of Great "G" Words
May 2012 — Primer on Pronouns: Common Mistakes
April 2012 — Commas for My Class
February/March 2012 — The Problem with Shall
January 2012 — Right as Rain: Remarkable and Revealing R Words
2011
December 2011 — Web-based Authorities: Reliable Resources for the Wired Writer
November 2011 — Spell Czech: Amusing Mistakes Your Computer Won't Catch
October 2011 — Drawing with Words: Creating Clear, Colorful Writing
August/September 2011 — Let the Festivities Begin! National Punctuation Day
July 2011 — Building Bridges: Connecting Islands of Ideas
June 2011 — The Formula for Becoming – or Hiring – a Capable Legal Writer
May 2011 — Celebrating Dependence: The Joys of Subordinate Clauses
April 2011 — What's Your Point? Tips for Writing Clearly
February/March 2011 – Notes on Quotes: When and How to Borrow Language
January 2011 – Painful Prose: The Difficulty of Writing
2010
December 2010 – Back to Basics: Subjects, Verbs, Complete Sentences, and Active Voice
November 2010 – Readers Write: Two More Years with Legal Writers
October 2010 — Word Choices V: Interesting Eyes
August/September 2010 — Are You Dense? Editing Obtuse Writing
July 2010 — Which is That? Restrictions for Clarity
June 2010 — Five Tools for Writing Fixes: Stocking the Legal Writer's Toolbox
May 2010 — Taskus Interruptus: Good Writing Requires Concentration
April 2010 — Conquering the Colon: The Adventures of Advanced Punctuation
February/March 2010 — Proper Placement: The Humor of Misplaced Modifiers
January 2010 — Appalling Etiquette: Writing as a Professional
2009
December 2009 — Constructive Criticism: A Generous Bonus in Down Economy
November 2009 — Punctuation You Can Learn to Love: Six Simple Steps to Correct Commas
October 2009 — Perfect Tenses: The Timing of Verbs
August/September 2009 — Lessons from the Magic Kingdom: A Legal Writer Reflects on Summer Vacation
July 2009 — Running On?: Life Support for Sentences
June 2009 — Clear or Confusing?: When Repetition Works (and Doesn't)
May 2009 — Word Choices IV: Too Close for Comfort?
April 2009 — Word Choices III: Verb Pairs that Puzzle
February/March 2009 — Making it Plain: In Love with Legalese?
January 2009 — Resolutions: A New Writing Process for the New Year
2008
December 2008 — Gifts for Your Legal Writer: A Shopper's Guide
November 2008 — Signaling Support: Linking Citation to Text
October 2008 — Silencing the Novelist Within: Squelching Creative Writing
August/September 2008 — Mea Culpa: Mistakes of a Legal Writing Column Writer
July 2008 — Reader-Friendly Transitions: Showing the Way From Here to There
June 2008 — Keep It Simple: "Short and Sweet" Brings Clarity to Legal Writing
May 2008 — E-Writing: tips 4 btr comm
April 2008 — Writing with Oregon Style
February/March 2008 – Problems with Pronouns: Replacing Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla
January 2008 – Word Choices II: More Pairs That Puzzle
2007
December 2007 – A Parallel Universe: Keeping the Grammatical World in Order
November 2007 – Devilish Details: Legal Writing is Precise Writing
October 2007 – The Beauty of the Verb
August/September 2007 – Abuse of Discretion
June 2007 – Finessing Gender Pronouns: When "He" or "She" Just Won't Do
May 2007 – Comma Power: A Punctuation Mark with Clout
April 2007 – Word Choices: Pairs that Puzzle
February/March 2007 – Concise Writing: Three Steps for Removing the Muck in Writing
January 2007 – Know Your Nouns — Perplexing Plurals and Possessives
2006
December 2006 – Perfect Proofing: Ten Steps Towards Error-Free Proofing
