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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
WORKING WITH EXPERT WITNESSES

WORKING WITH EXPERT WITNESSES

Last week I spoke at the Washington State Association for Justice seminar. When I retired I had decided not to give talks in the future since I wasn’t practicing law. The exception I made was for the Inner Circle of Advocates convention because of my long association and past presidency of that organization. When my longtime friend William Bailey asked me to please speak at last week’s convention that he was conducting with Seattle lawyer Rebecca Rowe I agreed because…

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MY APPROACH TO DAMAGES

MY APPROACH TO DAMAGES

Everyone has their  own idea about how to prepare for damages in our cases and how to conceive of damage arguments. Here’s my general viewpoint of  how I approach damages generally. ELIMINATE LIMITING FEARS  The first step is to think about the case without any limiting fears or conditions. Rid your mind and your thinking about other limiting damage verdicts or outcomes in other cases. Those case outcomes were determined by the lawyers, the facts and the clients in those…

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THE OBJECTIVE OF OUR ADVOCACY

THE OBJECTIVE OF OUR ADVOCACY

When is the last time you have given real thought to the real purpose behind our advocacy for our plaintiff clients? I don’t remember what the case was about or what the outcome, but I remember how I felt after my first trial. I thought: “Wow. I’d pay someone to let me do this and to think they pay me!” I was so proud anyone would trust me with their problems and wanted to do my best job for them….

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