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    The Gift of Good Writing

    How to Structure a Winning Brief

    What You Will Learn

    • Being able to articulate “the ask”
    • Framing the issue
    • Developing persuasive tone
    • Effective use of legal citations
    • Crafting the introduction and conclusion
    • Common issues in motions to compel, summary judgments and protective orders

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    What You Will Learn

    • Being able to articulate “the ask”
    • Framing the issue
    • Developing persuasive tone
    • Effective use of legal citations
    • Crafting the introduction and conclusion
    • Common issues in motions to compel, summary judgments and protective orders

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    Price

    $79 for All SFTLA Members and Staff
    $99 for Non-member

    75 minutes
    Date Published

    June 30, 2026

    Publisher

    San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association

    Subjects

    Briefs, Motions

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    Summary

    Writing a winning brief begins with framing the issue and using a structure for your brief that solves the controversy. This program addresses how to craft the introduction and the conclusion, effective use of legal citations, simple language, tone, and rhetorical flourishes. These tools will be discussed in the context of the common types of motions heard by judges today. The webinar materials include exemplar briefs.

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    Presenters

    Doris Cheng
    WALKUP, MELODIA, ET AL

    Widely recognized for her legal work and as Past President of the San Francisco Bar Association, Doris Cheng has been ranked... Read More

    Tiffany J. Gates

    Tiffany J. Gates is a specialist in appellate law certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. In... Read More

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    Program Titles and Supporting Materials

    This program contains the following components:

    Media Files
    The Gift of Good Writing - Video
    Downloadable Files
    The Gift of Good Writing - Handout
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    How to Attend

    Join the self-paced program from your office, home, or hotel room using a computer and high speed internet connection. You may start and stop the program at your convenience, continue where you left off, and review supporting materials as often as you like. Please note: Internet Explorer is no longer a supported browser. We recommend using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Safari for best results.

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