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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
TRIALPAD AND TRANSCRIPT PAD FOR TRIAL LAWYERS

TRIALPAD AND TRANSCRIPT PAD FOR TRIAL LAWYERS

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It’s my policy to not promote products in this blog, but today is an exception. I’ve gone through a transition over the past  several months regarding a new experience in trial preparation. For many years  I have  relied upon two hole notebooks for all of my trial materials. I should have bought stock in Bindertek who makes the notebooks  I use because I’ve purchased  so many of them over the years. See:  www.bindertek.com. I put my  trial prepration and trial materials  in different  colored notebooks…

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SOME IDEAS ABOUT COMMUNICATION

SOME IDEAS ABOUT COMMUNICATION

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David W. Mykel published an article in March that discussed the importance of visual evidence. He says that almost 70% of the population are visual learners with some 49% of the people getting their information from the internet. He suggests that we are dealing with a different kind of audience, one that embraces technology. People spend a considerable amount of time in front of a television and online.  We should consider how we are presenting our evidence in court. While…

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SIMPLE

SIMPLE

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I am about to start a jury trial involving a collision in which the driver, whose family we represent, was burned to death in a fire that started from the collision. I don’t know about  you, but I like to have a one sheet list of the issues and the main theme or points as well as a one sheet reminder. I keep both handy and in front of me to remind me to stay in control and to make things short…

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