Garner on Language and Writing

Bryan A. Garner is editor in chief of all current editions of Black’s Law Dictionary and the author of many books and articles on legal writing. His 879-page usage guide, Garner’s Modern American Usage, is widely considered the leading authority on general English usage today. Most recently he coauthored Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges (2008) with Justice Antonin Scalia.Garner conducts more than 100 seminars each year on persuasive writing, legal drafting, judicial writing, and oral argument. Since the 1991 founding of his company, Dallas-based LawProse Inc., he has taught more than 90,000 lawyers and judges throughout the United States and in many other countries. His clients have included the United Nations, the U.S. Solicitor General’s Office, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, the California Judicial Conference, and many state supreme courts — not to mention dozens of Fortune 500 companies and more than 300 law firms.

A graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, Garner has taught there and at Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law. He has received many awards over the years and two honorary LL.D.’s.