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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
Courtroom Communication Strategies by Lawrence J. Smith and Loretta A. Malandro

Courtroom Communication Strategies by Lawrence J. Smith and Loretta A. Malandro

In 1985 Courtroom Communication Strategies by Lawrence J. Smith and Loretta A. Malandro was Published by Kluwer law book publishers Inc. When it was published I read this book cover to cover and yellow highlined it plus dictated an outline because it was the single most compressive collection of communication principles I’d found. Even today, this book remains as valid as when it was published because human nature hasn’t changed. While I believe it is out of print copies are…

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THE NATIONAL TRIAL LAWYERS HALL OF FAME

THE NATIONAL TRIAL LAWYERS HALL OF FAME

I have been a trial lawyer for over fifty years with a law practice focused on those who have suffered damages or harm due to the fault of someone else. I’m usually content with what I have done for others during this last half century of being a lawyer until I go to an affair like the one I just attended. Last year I was inducted into the National Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame along with Phil Corboy, Chicago; J.B. Spence, Florida;…

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FRANK LUNTZ’S BOOK “WIN”

FRANK LUNTZ’S BOOK “WIN”

I’ve just finished reading Fank Luntz’s new book Win, the key principles to take your business from ordinary to extraordinary by Dr. Frank I.luntz. Luntz wrote the book Words that Work that every trial lawyer should read. Here are a few of the things I thought worth sharing. He quotes Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz: “I don’t think God put us on this earth to  be ordinary. Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond…

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