Every judge I know would say "amen" to this recent advice from a California federal judge to a wordy lawyer:
I don't know whether you stay up nights trying to think of clever phrases, but trust me, no judge that I've ever spoken to has ever said, Boy, can that guy turn a phrase. They only say, Boy, why didn't he get to the point. So, please, in future pleadings, remember that.
HT: D&O Diary
