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Lessons for trial lawyers from the bible

February 7, 2010 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

I’ve talked about the Bible and interpretations that apply to trial lawyers before, but I am impressed by the number of entries in Christian Scripture which can be applied to trial lawyers. Without being disrespectful, here are a very few I’ve thought about as I read them: “…be transformed by the renewal of your mind.” Rom 12:2 “…to be made new in the attitude of your minds…” Eph 4:23 Trial lawyers should be continually searching for better ways of doing…

Cross examination about safety in a work place injury case

January 26, 2010 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

Wigmore on Evidence was once the "Bible" on evidence and required reading in all major law schools. Wigmore once wrote that cross examination was : "…the greatest legal engine ever invented for the discovery of the truth." The right to face one’s accuser and to cross examine him or her has been a fundamental right in civilized societies for centuries. Here is an outline from an actual case I tried several years ago against the Texaco Refinery when a temporary…

Trial lessons from church

January 24, 2010 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

We are in Scottsdale and today we went to Our Lady of Joy Catholic Church near Cave Creek. A young priest in his late twenties gave the sermon.He is a handsome muscular fellow who is, in fact, aformerstandout high school and college football player. In giving his talk he told a story about two people, one a historical church person of significance who lived in the 1800’s and theother about a middle class family in the 1970’s. He tied the…