Burton's Legal Thesaurus, 3rd Edition

“Comprehensive, up-to-date, easy-to-use...” -American Bar Association Journal “It is through the use of such a tool as the Legal Thesaurus that one may find the precise term to fit the nuances of a particular situation.” -William O. Douglas, Justice, U.S. Supreme Court 1939–1975 Since 1979, Burton’s Legal Thesaurus has been the number-one resource for attorneys, writers, and scholars in need of synonyms unique to the legal profession. This updated and expanded Third Edition adds more than 1,000 new terms, many of them relating to electronic commerce, intellectual property, and other new developments in law. It also features a new, more user-friendly format with thorough cross-referencing.

William C. Burton is the creator of The Legal Thesaurus, which was recognized by the Association of American Publishers as one of the most innovative projects of the year at its 1980 debut. He is a partner in the nationally recognized law firm of D'Amato and Lynch, New York, New York. He has served as a New York State Assistant Attorney General and as Assistant to the New York Special Prosecutor. Burton is the creator of the Burton Awards for Legal Achievement, which he has instituted in Washington D.C. in cooperation with the Vice President's office. Through the awards program, Mr. Burton hopes to continue to encourage the refinement and enrichment of legal writing. In 2011 Mr. Burton was also honored by the Legal Writing Institue, the second largest organization of law professors in America, for "significantly advancing the cause of legal writing."