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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
CONSIDER A TRIAL CHECKLIST

CONSIDER A TRIAL CHECKLIST

Introduction The primary benefit of a checklist is that it guards against the chance of error and promotes standard approaches for steps that need to be taken in doing projects. An additional benefit is a written checklist creates a format for delegating projects to others on the trial team. . Once created is available for future use and improvement. Portions of the projects could be included in a separate checklist for a paralegal or an associate. Once one has a…

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HOW TO PREPARE YOUR CLIENT FOR THEIR DEPOSITION by Lita Luvera

HOW TO PREPARE YOUR CLIENT FOR THEIR DEPOSITION by Lita Luvera

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail” Benjamin Franklin In our office, my law partner and wife, Lita Barnett Luvera, legal responsibilities included preparing clients and witness for their deposition. The other lawyers relied upon her for the preparation and she was very good at it. Lita had a procedure which she followed and has outlined for full explanation. Here is the procedure she followed in her words. INTRODUCTION Your goal is to become your client’s new best…

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THE POWER OF PARTICULAR WORDS

THE POWER OF PARTICULAR WORDS

For many years the marketing research industry has studied effective persuasion to encourage sales of every kind. Psychologists have been involved in these studies regarding words, language and illustrations used in advertising and marketing,  These studies have revealed that there are particular words and phrases which have particular significance.  Some of these have particular significance to trial lawyers in representing clients at trial. Here are some examples worth considering in this regard: Because. Studies have shown the importance of giving…

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