Rick Horowitz
Shorewood,WI
Summary
Experienced legal-writing coach and trainer who helps lawyers in all practice areas become more effective communicators. Dynamic, interactive, and highly practical approach produces legal writing with greater clarity, brevity, organization, and persuasive power – and less legalese. Particular focus on integrating individual writing approaches into a collaborative writing and editing process.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal-Writing Coach
Prime Prose, LLC
Shorewood, WI
2017 - Current
- Have designed and led 100+ CLE legal-writing workshops for bar associations, government agencies, law firms, and non-profit organizations nationwide.
- Have helped attorneys close the gap between their knowledge in a particular practice area and their ability to communicate that knowledge to various readers through a range of written documents.
- Have emphasized the value of clarity, brevity, organization, and tone in effective legal writing.
Writing/Editing Consultant
Prime Prose, LLC
Shorewood, Wisconsin
- Provided writing, editing, and messaging assistance for organizations seeking clearer communications with stakeholders.
- Drafted and edited materials to support and promote organizations' activities and goals.
- Served as principal book editor for Working Smarter, Not Just Harder: Three Sensible Strategies for Succeeding in College...and Life by Karl W. Reid, Ed.D.
TV Commentator
Milwaukee Public Television
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Wrote and delivered commentaries on political and other issues for "InterCHANGE," a weekly public-affairs program.
- Served as principal guest host for "InterCHANGE," choosing topics for panel discussions, selecting and distributing relevant information to panelists, preparing host's portion of program scripts, and leading the discussions
- Earned eight regional Emmy nominations for "InterCHANGE" commentaries, and won two actual statuettes.
Nationally Syndicated Columnist
Various Newspapers
- Wrote twice-weekly column of political and social commentary for editorial, op-ed, and feature pages of several dozen newspapers.
- Researched and analyzed current news events and significant societal trends to create informative and engaging columns for readers coast-to-coast.
- Earned two National Headliner Awards.
Education
J.D. -
New York University School of Law
New York, NYBachelor of Arts - History
Brandeis University
Waltham, MASkills
- Writing expertise
- Legal writing
- Writing coaching
- Group and individual instruction
- Curriculum creation
- Critical thinking
- Audience targeting
- Persuasive messaging
- Collaborative writing and editing
Timeline
Legal-Writing Coach
Prime Prose, LLC
2017 - Current
Writing/Editing Consultant
Prime Prose, LLC
TV Commentator
Milwaukee Public Television
Nationally Syndicated Columnist
Various Newspapers
J.D. -
New York University School of Law
Bachelor of Arts - History
Brandeis University