Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

Nlp – neuro linquistic programing

March 17, 2009 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

Neuro Linguistic Programing (NLP) was originated by John Grinder and Richard Bandler in the mid 1970’s. They were searching for similarity of techniques as therapists by studying the methods used by successful theraptist’s in counseling people. They developed from this a series of concepts, tools and procedures. NLP concentrates on how people communicate both internally and to each other. The procedures and concepts are intended to change and improve the process. The methods are effective. They are the foundation of…

Listening – an active skill

March 14, 2009 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

Those of you who have gone through training at the Trial Lawyers College http://www.triallawyerscollege.com/created by Gerry Spence, or who have attended any regional meetings of the the College, know about psychodrama. Originally developed by Jacob L. Moreno, psychodrama involves exploring emotional issues through acting out the situation. Participants assume roles and it is conducted so as to put into action life experience issues in order to understand them and deal with them. Re-enactments and role playing under the supervision of…

Find out all you can about insurance coverage

March 8, 2009 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

Washington court rules allow interrogatory and other discovery of insurance information. I am surprised at the number of lawyers who fail to take advantage of the rule. Knowing the limits and having information about insurance coverage is essential for negotiation and settlement of cases. In jurisidictions where the injured party has the right to obtain insurance information about the coverage owed the defendant one shouldalwaysrequest the information. In some caseswhere a rule like Washington’s exists, a request to an insurance…