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Author: Paul Luvera

Luvera practiced plaintiff law 55 years. He is past President of the Inner Circle of Advocates & Washington State Trial Lawyers Association. Member ABOTA, American College of Trial Lawyers, International Academy, International Society of Barristers and the American Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame. Book Luvera on Advocacy available at Trial Guides Publishing Email paul@luvera.org
THERE ARE LIES, THERE ARE OUTRAGEOUS LIES AND THERE ARE STATISTICS” Mark Twain

THERE ARE LIES, THERE ARE OUTRAGEOUS LIES AND THERE ARE STATISTICS” Mark Twain

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According to the book “The Body” a French lawyer struck a deal in 1965 with ninety year old Jeanne Calment in which he agreed to pay her twenty hundred Francs until her death. When she died, he would own her apartment Arles. Given her age, it seemed like a good deal. However, she went on to become the oldest person on record by living another thirty two years. In fact, she outlived the lawyer who died at age seventy seven….

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DEALING WITH MAJOR DAMAGES EVIDENCE

DEALING WITH MAJOR DAMAGES EVIDENCE

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. When you are faced with handling a case with major personal injuries, a different approach from a less serious damage case should be considered. Among the many issues involved in major damage cases, here are a few basic rules I followed. Not every lawyer uses the same approach, but here are the fundamentals that worked well for me. My first rule in major damage cases was to apply Shakespeare’s advice: “To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, to…

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WHAT THEY DON’T TEACH YOU IN LAW SCHOOL YOU NEED TO KNOW

WHAT THEY DON’T TEACH YOU IN LAW SCHOOL YOU NEED TO KNOW

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.          . . One September morning in 1959 Skagit County’s only two superior court judges, Charles Stafford and Arthur Ward, administered my taking the oath to become a brand new lawyer. Also taking the oath was  David Welts. There weren’t more than thirty-five lawyers in the county and less than 3,000 in the whole state. The practice of law wasn’t very complicated at that time. The state statutes fit in two binders compared with the volumes of law today….

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