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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
TRIAL LAWYERS AND STORYTELLING

TRIAL LAWYERS AND STORYTELLING

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Philip N. Meyer is a professor  of law at Vermont Law School.  He Emailed me about a book he has written, Storytelling for Lawyers published by Oxford Press. I have not had the opportunity of reading his book, however the table of contents shows a comprehensive list of subjects about storytelling. I recommend any well written book on this important  subject. Clearly storytelling is an essential tool for trial lawyers.  The  Spence  Trial College teaches storytelling http://www.triallawyerscollege.org/. Learning  how to…

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MUSINGS ABOUT BEING A TRIAL LAWYER

MUSINGS ABOUT BEING A TRIAL LAWYER

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Poulsbo is a quaint town of about 9500 people and a drive of about one hour and a half from Seattle. It’s a Scandinavian seaport fishing town located right on the salt water. In 1983 I received the “Small Town Lawyer Made Good” award from the Poulsbo Bar Association. The award was the brainchild of  Paulsbo lawyer Jeff Tolman. As I recall, the Poulsbo Bar Association had approximately 13 members at the time. However, Jeff had created this award and then…

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CROSS EXAMINATION IDEAS

CROSS EXAMINATION IDEAS

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Have you thought about what the possible objectives are in cross examination? Often times we have not thought out the possible avenues we could take in cross examining a witness. Here for example are some of the objectives one might have in cross examination: To establish the witness is not telling the truth on one or more material points. To show that the witness is biased and has a motive for coloring the testimony. To show that the testimony is improbable….

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