Here are some great tips from Judge Mark Painter on crafting better emails. I especially like his discussion of the boilerplate disclaimer language that is now in vogue amongst attorneys (and which I have written about before). Remember, Judge Painter is coming to Louisiana in two weeks for some writing seminars. Probably worth checking out.
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I’ve never got the point about long disclaimers either. I’m not sure even this much is needed, but I’ve cut mine down to:
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