Winners were announced today of the 2008 Burton Awards for legal writing, presented by the Association of Legal Administrators in association with the Law Library of Congress. This year’s winners are:

These ALA awards are open only to ALA members. Burton Awards are also presented for legal writing by law firms and by law students and for legal writing education.

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Bob is a lawyer, veteran legal journalist, and award-winning blogger and podcaster. In 2011, he was named to the inaugural Fastcase 50, honoring “the law’s smartest, most courageous innovators, techies, visionaries and leaders.” Earlier in his career, he was editor-in-chief of several legal publications, including The National Law Journal, and editorial director of ALM’s Litigation Services Division.