Names & Titles Challenge
Master the art of professional naming conventions in legal writing.
Instructions: Click on what's wrong in the following sentences. It could be bias, inconsistency, or incorrect style in a name or title.
Question 1:
Maria and Mr. Johnson attended the meeting.
Question 2:
The defense called Dr. Kim and the plaintiff to testify.
Question 3:
A six-member SWAT team, led by FBI Special Agent Lawrence Guerra ("Guerra"), breached the front door and detonated a flash-bang grenade.
Question 4:
Petitioner Ms. Jane Cummings is deaf and legally blind, and communicates primarily in American Sign Language (ASL).
Question 5:
Challenges to "nationally applicable" Environmental Protection Agency hereinafter known as EPA actions belong in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Rewrite the sentence to use consistent and concise naming:
Mr. Larry Steven Wilkins ("Wilkins") and Ms. Jane Stanton ("Stanton") wanted quiet titles and a quiet road. Mr. Wilkins and Ms. Stanton, the petitioners here, both live alongside Robbins Gulch Road in rural Montana.
Consider each name in the first row. How would you refer to that person or thing on second reference? Tap a box, then tap an answer to assign it.
Score: 5/5
Onward to Level 3!
You've mastered the nuance!
You can be a great legal writer.