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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
Direct examination of plaintiff expert economist

Direct examination of plaintiff expert economist

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I like to have in my notebook outlines for the direct examination of witnesses. For many experts a standard outline can be created that you can use from case to case by using it as a checklist of matters to be sure to cover. They don’t have to be complicated, just complete. Here’s one that is intended for use with your expert economist. A.QUALIFICATIONS1. Name & address2. Profession3. Present employment4. Formal education(1) degrees obtaineda. whenb. where5. Publications6. Professional societies7. Professional honors…

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Monet paintings and damages for injuries

Monet paintings and damages for injuries

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The Orsay Museum, located on the Left Bank of Paris, contains a major collection of impressionist painter Claude Monet. On an early Sunday morning October 7, 2007 four or five drunk young people broke into the Orsay Museum through a back door. The group first tried to force open other doors until they succeeded with the back door. It happened during an annual all night festival, The alarm sounded and the intruders ran out, but not before surveillance cameras showed…

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A thought about mediation

A thought about mediation

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Mediation has a lot of postive aspects and certainly is a valid tool in the settlement of cases. However, I use mediation primarily because it is the insurance company and defense counsel who insist on the process. I start from several biased thoughts about mediation. The first is that it has grown into an industry from a situation where great trial lawyers negotiated their own cases directly with defense counsel or the insurance industry and I am not convinced it…

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