Legal Writing

Attorneys Advertising Bad Grammar and Faulty Logic

I’m marking up a disclaimer for an attorney’s blog.

The first line is a run-on:

This Blog/Web Site (“Blog”) does not provide specific legal advice, it is for educational purposes only.

I mark it up like so:

This blog does not provide specific legal advice. It is for educational purposes only.

The lawyer responds to the mark-up:

That was the result of an elaborate debate I cannot afford to reopen.

Huh?

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Knowing how attorneys tend to borrow and steal from one another, I run a search on the line, and guess what I find?

Some examples:

Gray on Claims

The 271 Patent Blog

Maryland Intellectual Property Law Blog

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I’m reminded of the New York Bar’s requirement that attorneys who advertise demonstrate bad grammar and faulty logic:

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Full post as published by Set in Style on July 27, 2010 (boomark / email).