Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

RANDOM THOUGHTS ABOUT BEING A BETTER TRIAL LAWYER

April 19, 2023 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

`Here are a collection of ideas and thoughts from a variety of sources about being a trial lawyer. From the importance of being an authentic person to general concepts, this collection of brief ideas contains many of the essentials for help in developing better trial skills. They may seem simplistic and obvious, but take the time to inventory against your own trial conduct to see if improvement is needed. . . AUTHENTICITY . 1.Margery Williams “The Velveteen Rabbit” . “Real…

CREATING A JURY VOIR DIRE

March 29, 2023 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

I believe it is Important to prepare well for jury selection. The focus should be on the critical issues in the case. A brief outline can help remind you of the areas that need to be inquired about. What follows is an outline from an actual trial held in Snohomish County, which resulted in a record damage verdict. The case involved A man and his wife who had immigrated from India twenty years before. They both were dressed in traditional…

RANDOM THOUGHTS ABOUT BETTER TRIAL STRATEGIES

March 8, 2023 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

. . I was privileged to be invited by Wyoming trial lawyer Gerry Spence to teach at the first Trial Lawyer College held in 1994 at the Thunderhead Ranch in DuBois, Wyoming. I taught there each summer for the next twenty years until my retirement from active law practice. Here are some notes of ideas from the July 2015 program which I believe still are relevant today. . Gerry Spence General Advice . If you are a genuine & real…