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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
A basic manual system to organize materials for trial

A basic manual system to organize materials for trial

In a few days I have an administrative hearing which will only take a day or two. Witnesses will be called and exhibits introduced. The matter involves materials and events which date back two years. There are letters, e-mails and phone calls as well as legal documents covering the background. The volume of materials is not enormous, but enough to make it somewhat complicated to trace the events. There are disputes about what happened and the usual controversy you expect…

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Techniques for negotiation based upon roger dawson’s teachings

Techniques for negotiation based upon roger dawson’s teachings

I have long admired Roger Dawson’s teachings in his writings and lectures on sales, motivation and negotiation. After all, trial lawyers are in a profession of sales and persuasion. Why not learn from the masters in the business world? His book Secrets of Power Negotiating, available at Amazon and other outlets, is an excellent encyclopedia for techniques of negotiation. Here is a short summary of some of his principles, but for a complete understanding I recommend purchase of his book…

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Product liability ideas for trial

Product liability ideas for trial

There are general concepts that apply to most if not all product cases. Here are some suggestionsthat can be revised to fit a particular case. The first section is based on the ideas of well known products liability lawyer Harry Philo. These ideas of Mr. Philo are so universal they can be applied to any case including medical malpractice. When you takea basic idea like this it can be used in so many different ways. See David Ball’s publications for…

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