{"id":67,"date":"2019-09-01T15:41:01","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T15:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/600hemphill.com\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2020-04-30T09:18:49","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T09:18:49","slug":"legal-writing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/600hemphill.com\/index.php\/legal-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/600hemphill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/zombiewave.gif?resize=172%2C203\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68\" width=\"172\" height=\"203\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns has-1-columns has-desktop-equal-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-equal-layout has-default-gap has-vertical-unset\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-71e75622\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-96dc421b\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our sister blog, <a href=\"http:\/\/600camp.com\/\">600camp.com<\/a>, has a page of David Coale\u2019s \u201cTop Six Tips\u201d for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/600camp.com\/?page_id=3434\">better legal writing<\/a>, especially for appellate audiences. 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