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LEGAL ADVICE ABOUT TRIAL ISSUES GIVEN OTHERS

September 21, 2015 Paul Luvera Comments 1 comment

From time to time I give advice to plaintiff lawyer friends regarding their cases. (sometimes when I’m not asked) I thought I share some general responses I’ve given recently as way to stimulate your own ideas about these issues. Here they are. A lawyer who had a medical malpractice case against a midwife for shoulder injuries at birth asked a group of plaintiff lawyers what we thought of his chances and the damages after he outlined the facts to us. Here were my thoughts….

NOTES FROM A TRIAL LAWYER’S SEMINAR

October 13, 2012 Paul Luvera Comments 1 comment

In early September of this year I did a demonstration of a final argument at a plaintiff trial lawyer’s convention in another state. I was able to listen to some of the other speakers and I made some notes about what they said that made sense to me. Here are some random ideas I wrote down you might find helpful. A speaker about jury selection made the point that you should not ask the same question about an issue of each juror because the other…

Ten rules for being a good trial lawyer

March 5, 2011 Paul Luvera Comments 1 comment

HONESTY IS ALWAYS THE BEST POLICY. You must be always be honest with others and especially with yourself. You must be willing to face the truth even when it hurts. This commandment is especially true in presenting a client’s case to a jury. All people are equipped with internal detectors about lies and when youput a group together their collective ability is even more sensitive to falsehood. Scripture teaches us this fact. “The man of integrity walks securely, but he…

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