Emeritus writing teacher at WMU–Cooley Law School. Author of three law books (above) and a kids’ book. Editor. Blues fan. Committed to plain language.
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Joseph Kimble retweeted
18 Feb 2025
A new edition of “Essentials for Drafting Legal Rules” provides a guide for drafting federal rules that are concise, clear, and consistent. uscourts.gov/forms-rules/abo…
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17 Aug 2025
“Redrafting All the Federal Court Rules: A 30-Year Odyssey.” The story behind this transformational work.
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15 May 2025
My latest Redlines column in Judicature: “What’s with the repetitious citing?"
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Professor Kimble's interview with WordRake: wordrake.com/blog/an-intervi…
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18 Apr 2025
My article in the Michigan Appellate Practice Journal: “Once More on Textualism and the Michigan Supreme Court’s Use of Dictionaries."
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Get the new FREE eBook by one of our favorite guest experts, @ProfJoeKimble, and legal writing legend @BryanGarnerLaw. In it they offer insightful advice on legal drafting. (And check out Prof Kimble’s plain language interview in the comments.) hubs.li/Q03h0DJb0
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Joseph Kimble retweeted
27 Feb 2025
Thanks for helping me spread the scorn @WordRake!
#plainlanguage @plain_language @PlainEnglishAus @ClarityIn #legalwriting
“I’ll give you the short version here: Federal and state courts across the country—in AZ, CA, CO, FL, MA, NJ, NY, OH, WI, and elsewhere—have rejected poorly written, legalese-laden documents.” Learn more in Prof @jmarkcooney’s new blog post: hubs.li/Q0304cNF0
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17 Feb 2025
ICYMI, the new, FREE book on legal drafting by Bryan Garner and me.
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4 Feb 2025
The Scribes @legalscribes Book Award CLE, February 28. Looks very interesting. Register here:
Register HERE: swlaw-edu.zoom.us/meeting/re…
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20 Jan 2025
My article “Once More on Textualism and the Michigan Supreme Court’s Use of Dictionaries.” Appears in the latest Michigan Appellate Practice Journal. #MichiganSupremeCourt #textualism #dictionaries
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Joseph Kimble retweeted
9 Jan 2025
Exciting news: The latest edition of our journal is just around the corner! This special publication celebrates Legal Design champions from around the world, sharing their inspiring stories and innovative approaches to making legal communication more accessible.
Stay tuned!
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Joseph Kimble retweeted
7 Jan 2025
Legal documents often feel like a maze, full of twists, turns, and confusing jargon. But guess what? They can be simplified.
At Clarity, we believe everyone deserves to understand the law—whether they work in law or simply want to understand the laws that shape their lives.
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1 Jan 2025
And so ends the 40th year of the Plain Language column in the Michigan Bar Journal. I never could have imagined it. The columns for all those years are online.
@MIStateBar @cooleylawschool
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14 Dec 2024
New law book, coauthored with Bryan Garner. Front and back covers. Available FREE at:
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Joseph Kimble retweeted
29 Oct 2024
Can legalese and poor design jeopardize a document's enforceability? I'll share what courts have said . . .
#legalwriting @legalscribes @govplainlang @plain_language @PLAIN_Lang_Intl @PlainEnglishAus @ClarityInterna
22 Oct 2024
Join three legal-drafting experts—Cooley Professor Mark Cooney; Cooley Professor Emeritus Joseph Kimble; and attorney Ivy Grey—as they present new resources, technology, and cases in the world of legal writing.
Visit link in bio to register & learn more.
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26 Oct 2024
Scribes annual CLE on December 13, 12:00–1:00 (ET): “Legal Writing for the Digital Reader.” Info and registration here:
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Joseph Kimble retweeted
23 Oct 2024
#Redlines — An easy way to improve your legal #writing is to replace heavy logical connectors with lighter ones (or none at all, where appropriate).
Heavy connectors are not off limits, writes @ProfJoeKimble, *BUT* lighter ones often provide a brisk transition. (from 2019)
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22 Oct 2024
Sign up, folks. This should be good.
22 Oct 2024
Join three legal-drafting experts—Cooley Professor Mark Cooney; Cooley Professor Emeritus Joseph Kimble; and attorney Ivy Grey—as they present new resources, technology, and cases in the world of legal writing.
Visit link in bio to register & learn more.
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ICYMI: “Let me indulge in a little contrarian melodrama: Good writing isn’t important to being a good lawyer. But good writing is important to being a great lawyer.” Prof @jmarkcooney shares what it takes to be a great lawyer in this interview: hubs.li/Q02FjVqw0
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3 Oct 2024
(Posted with permission) I got the new edition of Joe Kimble's plain language classic, "Writing for Dollars, Writing to Please." More real-world examples to demonstrate how plain language is good for business!
#plainlanguage @legalscribes @cooleylawschool
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