Program Details
2025-09-25 12:00:00
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Course Overview
2025-09-25 12:00:00
1h CLE Credits
Intermediate
1
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm ESTThis session introduces the foundational principle that persuasion depends on reader comprehension. Drawing from President Taft’s advice, participants will learn why reader confusion destroys argumentative momentum and discover three key devices for enhancing clarity in legal writing.
Hon. Robert E. Bacharach 12:05 pm - 12:40 pm ESTExplore the Bransford and Johnson study demonstrating how context dramatically improves reading comprehension and recall. Learn to apply three practical techniques—informative introductions, meaningful headings, and strategic topic sentences—using examples from Chief Justice Roberts, Gregory Garre, and Chris Landau.
Hon. Robert E. Bacharach 12:40 pm - 1:00 pm ESTMaster techniques for connecting information by placing old content before new, using pointing pronouns, synonyms, and repeated key terms. Discover how sentence structure, length variation, and strategic passive voice create organic emphasis without heavy-handed formatting.
Hon. Robert E. BacharachThe Honorable Robert E. Bacharach has served as a United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals for over twelve years. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in History, with High Honors, from the University of Oklahoma — where he received the Tom Lottinville Award for the best essay in the History Department — before earning his Juris Doctor from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis in 1985, graduating Order of the Coif. He clerked for Chief Judge William J. Holloway, Jr. of the Tenth Circuit, practiced civil litigation at Crowe & Dunlevy in Oklahoma City for twelve years, and served as a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Western District of Oklahoma before his 2013 appointment to the Tenth Circuit. Judge Bacharach is the author of Legal Writing: A Judge’s Perspective on the Science and Rhetoric of the Written Word (ABA Press) and has published six law review articles. He is the recipient of the Federal Bar Association’s Earl W. Kintner Award, the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Award of Judicial Excellence, and the Washington University School of Law Distinguished Alumni Award.
The Honorable Robert E. Bacharach has served as a United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals for over twelve years. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in History, with High Honors, from the University of Oklahoma — where he received the Tom Lottinville Award for the best essay in the History Department — before earning his Juris Doctor from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis in 1985, graduating Order of the Coif. He clerked for Chief Judge William J. Holloway, Jr. of the Tenth Circuit, practiced civil litigation at Crowe & Dunlevy in Oklahoma City for twelve years, and served as a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Western District of Oklahoma before his 2013 appointment to the Tenth Circuit. Judge Bacharach is the author of Legal Writing: A Judge’s Perspective on the Science and Rhetoric of the Written Word (ABA Press) and has published six law review articles. He is the recipient of the Federal Bar Association’s Earl W. Kintner Award, the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Award of Judicial Excellence, and the Washington University School of Law Distinguished Alumni Award.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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