Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

THE CHALLENGE OF CROSS EXAMINATION.

February 11, 2016 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

Young lawyers tell me the two most difficult areas for them in trial are jury selection and cross examination. It’s really a matter of experience, however. As for me, those are the two most enjoyable and rewarding things I do during a trial. There is a huge amount written and taught about cross examination. Here a couple of subjects about cross examination for you to consider written with basic fundamentals in mind. THE FIVE STEPS OF PREPARATION FOR CROSS EXAMINATION Great cross examination…

DEVELOP THE RIGHT ATTITUDE FOR A PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY

January 30, 2016 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

Working with other lawyers and teaching them often shows they have the wrong attitude to be a great plaintiff lawyer. What attitude should they have? I think the most basic attitudes involve these concepts to start with. The first rule of a plaintiff’s practice is to screen the case initially to make certain you are willing to try the case without assuming it will somehow settle without trial so you can earn a fee. The second rule is to prepare every case from…

DAMAGES FOR NEGLIGENTLY CAUSED DEATH

January 24, 2016 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

This past week my partners and another friend have been preparing for wrongful death trials. I was asked to contribute some thoughts. Since I’ve collected a few ideas I thought I would share them even though they are not in any particular organized sequence. Some years back I copied an article entitled “A Portrait of a Mother” and what follows are some excerpts from that article. I regret that I didn’t keep the source or the author or I would…