Should a brief use litigants’ labels or their names?

Originally published by Legal Writing Prof.

In writing a brief, a lawyer must decide how to refer to the parties. Should a party be “Lee Smith,” “Appellant,” or “Plaintiff”? Bryan Garner recently wrote of his leaning toward real names. In his April ABA Journal column, he…

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