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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
COMMUNICATION CONCEPTS FROM FRANK LUNTZ

COMMUNICATION CONCEPTS FROM FRANK LUNTZ

Frank Luntz is a communications consultant who has  written books and published many articles about communication. He has been active  with Republic party campaigns and has done focus studies as part of  that work. Some of his advice is worth considering. Here are a few of his ideas: You only get one chance to make a good impression. Your first sentence, first thought, first idea, is the most important. Successful people demonstrate confidence in themselves and their product. The message…

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SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT JUSTICES OF THE U.S. SUPREME COURT

SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT JUSTICES OF THE U.S. SUPREME COURT

The book, Secret lives of the Supreme Court by Robert Schnakenberg has some interesting facts about the people who have been appointed to the U.S. Supreme court. As Robert Ingersoll once said: “We must remember that we have to make judges out of men, and that by being made judges their prejudices are not diminished and their intelligence is not increased.” Here are some examples of that fact from the book. Justice James Clark McReynolds was the Archie Bunker of…

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A QUESTION OF ETHICAL BEHAVIOR AT TRIAL

A QUESTION OF ETHICAL BEHAVIOR AT TRIAL

 Have you thought about the ethical question of how far an advocate should go in representing their client? It’s not a bright line, but here are some thoughts. Most of us were introduced to Lord Brougham’s statement during his representation of the queen of England in Queen Caroline’s Case. Brougham said: “An advocate, in the discharge of his duty, knows but one person in all the world, and that person is his client. To save that client by all the…

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