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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
Harry philo and products liability cases

Harry philo and products liability cases

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When I think of products cases I think of Harry Philo. He was the lawyer who wrote about concepts of product safety and principles that apply to the manufacture and sale of products. He wrote about hazard and danger. His publication Lawyer’s Desk Reference was the standard for plaintiff product liability cases. Here are a few of his concepts from this publication. Hazard A hazard is a condition or changing set of circumstances which present the potential for injury Risk…

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Screen writing and story telling at trial

Screen writing and story telling at trial

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Recently my wife Lita and I, along with our guests, had the pleasure of having actor Tom Skerritt, screen writerSewart Stern and director John Jacobsen present a program. They are all involved in the Seattle based Film School where screen writing and other talents are taught to students.We had purchased this program at a charity auction. Stern, now in his eighties, had written Rebel withouta Cause, Rachel, Rachel, Sybil and many other famous films. He spoke about his experiences in…

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Thom hartmann and the art of commnications

Thom hartmann and the art of commnications

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The Huffington Posthad an interview with Thom Hartmann that was not only politically interesting, but had some good insight on communications. Hartmann has written a book Cracking the Code involving communications. Regarding communications he noted that: "When it comes to communication, ‘feeling comes first’ and that the ‘meaning’ of anything you say comes from the response it gets, not what you intended it to mean." That’s a fundamental law of communication: it’s not what you say, it’s what is heard…

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