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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
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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DON KEENAN’S ADVICE ABOUT REPTILE RULES

DON KEENAN’S ADVICE ABOUT REPTILE RULES

My good friend Don Keenan is not only a great trial lawyer but a generous one.  He freely shares his ideas about trial  practice. His blog is a source of helpful ideas which I look forward to. See: http://www.keenantrialblog.com/ At the risk of Don accusing me of plagiarism I would like to call your attention to his last posting “The 7 Rules of Safety Rules. He captures the concept so well it ought to be required reading for all plaintiff…

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