Storytelling for Lawyers
"'Make no mistake about it - lawyers are storytellers. It is how we make our livings,' Philip N. Meyer tells us, and convincingly proves, in his extraordinaryStorytelling for Lawyers. Brilliantly exploring how issues of voice, plot, characterization, language, and narrative structure inform every aspect of the practice of law, Meyer tells a story no one in legal scholarship or practice has ever told before. Everyone, in every area of law, from beginning students to the most erudite scholars and accomplished practitioners, will profit substantially from this book." --Lawrence Joseph, author ofLawyerland"Readers of the book will come away with a deep appreciation of the possibilities for interplay between stories in law and in the broader culture, beyond anything that they can obtain from any other book with which I am familiar." --Neal Feigenson, author ofLegal Blame: How Jurors Think and TalkAbout Accidents"Breathtaking in its sophistication,Storytelling for Lawyersis an unparalleled introduction to the art of legal storytelling.  Meyer leads us through a fascinating and sometimes counterintuitive exploration of the building blocks of a good story - characters, plots, themes, and all the rest. Lawyers and law students everywhere should read this book, mark it up, and keep a battered copy within easy reach." --Linda H. Edwards, author ofLegal Writing, Process, Analysis, and OrganizationandReadings in Persuasion: Briefs that Changed the World"No one knows the terrain, the feel, and the reach of stories better than Philip N. Meyer. What he tries to do, and does so brilliantly inStorytelling for Lawyersis to take readers 'inside' the story. It's hard to imagine a storytelling lawyer who couldn't benefit from Meyer's book." --James R. Elkins, Editor of Legal Studies Forum andLawyer Poets and That World We Call Law"How lawyers tell stories to juries and judges is the subject of Meyer's recently published book,Storytelling for Lawyers. The book is intended not just for law students learning how to craft persuasive arguments, but for lay people simply curious about how popular culture, literature and the canon of case law mesh in the modern legal system." --Valley News"An excellent primer on narrative theory for lawyer-storytellers has now appeared... Meyer's book is a great story about lawyers telling stories. He brings his lawyer-storytellers to life and critiques their narrative efforts with great delight. I welcomed his reminder that the best lawyers can be and are artists." --MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL FACULTY BLOG