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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
Women and the practice of law

Women and the practice of law

I was reading about the struggle of women in a male dominated legal profession and came across a short collection of quotes I had collected.The struggle of women for equality in this country is not unlikea minority who has been subjected to discrimination by those in control. For example, if you have never read about women’s suffrage in the United States leading to the right to vote in 1920 you would be impressed with the courage and determination of the…

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Impeachment on revising deposition testimony

Impeachment on revising deposition testimony

I’d like to share an e-mail discussion among some plaintiff lawyers regarding the followingquestion: What do you all do when you get back the deposition corrections sheet from the defendant and find many "yes"s are changed to "no"s and visa versa, materially changing key evidentiary issues for which follow questions would have certainly been asked at the deposition had the defendant answered as appears on the correction sheet. Some responded with the recommendation oftaking a second deposition of the witness…

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