Statutes, judicial opinions, contracts, deeds, and wills profoundly affect our daily lives, but their language tends to be often nearly impossible to understand. In this lively history of legal language, Peter Tiersma slices through the thicket of legalese, explaining where it comes from, why lawyers continue to cling to it, and why it's doesn't have to be an inevitable feature of our legal system. p iLegal Languagei will resonate with lawyers . . . and any non-lawyer who has waded through legal documents, or has tuned in to the latest trial on Court TV.-Carmie D. Boccuzzi, Jr., iBoston Book Reviewi p A masterful, highly readable, and enjoyable book. . . . iLegal Languagei is truly a fun book to read.-David Schultz, iLaw and Politics Book Reviewi