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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 SETTLEMENT CHECKLIST TO AVOID MISTAKES

CONSIDER A SETTLEMENT CHECKLIST TO AVOID MISTAKES

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I am a great believer in checklists for everything we do in the law practice. If pilots with thousands of hours of flying religiously review checklists before flying and hospitals require checklists for medical care then how is representing a client any less important. With checklists you save time repeating previous work  and protect against omitting an important step. Here is a partial checklist for the use of the paralegal in the office. Note that it relies upon the the…

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ARE YOU A “WHACK A MOLE” TRIAL LAWYER?

ARE YOU A “WHACK A MOLE” TRIAL LAWYER?

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For the uninitiated “Whack a Mole” is a game invented in 1976 involving a machine where plastic moles pop up from holes at random. The object of the game is to hit them on the head driving them back into their holes and adding a score for doing so. So, my question is are you a “whack a mole” trial lawyer or do you prepare for trial? There are trial lawyers who, with a minimum amount of planning and preparation,…

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“In the spring of 1971, I met a girl” LESSONS OF GREAT STORY TELLING

“In the spring of 1971, I met a girl” LESSONS OF GREAT STORY TELLING

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Last night, at the Democratic national convention, former president Bill Clinton gave a talk about his wife Hillary. He did not begin by saying: “My wife would make a great president” or “Hillary Clinton has the experience to solve America’s problems.” No, he started out like a master storyteller by saying: “In the spring of 1971, I met a girl.” That approach is the equivalent to saying “let me tell you a story” or “once upon a time.” It immediately…

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