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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
DAVID BALL TRIAL CONCEPTS

DAVID BALL TRIAL CONCEPTS

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I’ve long been a fan of David Ball’s advice about plaintiff trial concepts. His book David Ball on damages 3 is available from Trial Guides  https://www.trialguides.com/ and should be in every plaintiff trial lawyers library. I recently reviewed personal notes I’d made of some of his ideas, which I’m sharing to encourage study of his publications and suggestions. These are just some random ideas from my notes of his writings. While physical pain is important, loss of mobility and loss of independence is…

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WHAT PUPPETS CAN TEACH TRIAL LAWYERS ABOUT PERSUASION

WHAT PUPPETS CAN TEACH TRIAL LAWYERS ABOUT PERSUASION

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My friend, California trial lawyer Mark Swendsen, referred me to a TED talk by Russell Dean “Puppets and Perception” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Molj8L6n. Dean’s talk involved using a puppet to illustrate the subject of his talk. He showed a diagram of the location of the Amygdala part of the brain at the bottom of the brain and the Limbic system. From an evolutionary standpoint it is the very primitive part of the brain, responsible for emotional responses such as fear, anger and lust. It operates…

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THE TOOL OF PSYCHODRAMA FOR PLAINTIFF ATTORNEYS

THE TOOL OF PSYCHODRAMA FOR PLAINTIFF ATTORNEYS

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More than twenty years ago I first taught at the Trial College College created by Gerry Spence and conducted in Wyoming. It was there that I met Dr. John Nolte from Connecticut. He was trained as a psychologist and became involved in the Mareno Institute where he was educated in psychodrama. John was the certified psychodrama conductor at the ranch and was extremely gifted in its use. The lawyer students were immediately introduced to psychodrama and personally experienced it as…

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