Paul Luvera Journal – This a blog of my personal thoughts and observations. For trial lawyers see plaintifftriallawyertips.com. For my biography see: www.paulluvera.net

I’VE CHANGED MY MIND ABOUT PRESIDENT BIDEN STAYING IN THE RACE

July 20, 2024 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

I view this election as a critical decision about what kind of a government we will have after the election is over. My view is that this election issue is very simple: “anybody but Trump.” It is especially true since the U.S. Supreme Court made a political decision to give the president of the United States total immunity while in office for their actions. The idea of Donald Trump as president with total immunity for his actions endangers our democratic…

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MARY THELMA BABAROVICH LUVERA 1905 – 2000 & NICOLA LUVERA

July 12, 2024 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

On an early Friday morning, July 7th 2000, my mother Mary Thelma Babarovich, died in her sleep at the San Juan Care Center. Her death was not unexpected. After all, she was born on December 28, 1905 and was ninety four years old when she died. She had been in failing health for some time. Her passing was, in fact, a personal blessing to her as she had been ready to meet her maker for some time. She and dad…

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WAS IT MORE OF A DISASTER THAN A DEBATE FOR BIDEN?

June 28, 2024 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

I have taught lawyers at legal seminars for many years that jury trials are battles of impression and not logic. We know that science has established human beings size each other up quickly. In general first impressions occurred in just seven seconds of seeing or meeting someone. It is significant that once we have an initial impression of someone it is difficult to change that opinion. We also know that appearing calm and confident demonstrates intelligence. Studies show that people…

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OUR MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE FROM BARCELONA TO MONTE CARLO

May 16, 2024 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

This month, on May 25, Lita and I will be traveling to London where we will spend the night. The next day we will fly to Barcelona, Spain and begin a nine night cruise through the Mediterranean ending in Monte Carlo. This is a family trip. All eight children and their spouses are traveling with us on this cruise. The vessel is the Regent Seven Seas Cruise line Navigator. This vessel holds only 490 guests, with 365 crew and 248…

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MAKE NEW FRIENDS, BUT KEEP THE OLD

April 25, 2024 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

Lita and I had the pleasure of visiting with several former employees of our law firm. Debbie Scott, Karen Eichlerk and Anne Roberson worked with us a paralegals for many years. In fact, I hired Debbie as a recent high school graduate and until a few months ago she has continually worked for the firm. Both Karen and Anne were from Mount Vernon and none of the three had any formal paralegal training. They learned on the job and were…

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GRUMBLING ABOUT ANNOYANCES

April 15, 2024 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

As I get older I tend to be annoyed by things which are in reality probably not very important. for example, I have a real resentment about the highly paid professional sports announcers who totally fail to do what they were hired to do in their coverage of professional basketball and football games. Let’s start with the fact they have been hired to add to the enjoyment of fans watching the games on television. There are usually two announcers involved….

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PEDDLING BIBLES TO RAISE MONEY – A NEW LOW FOR A FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

April 2, 2024 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

Donald Trump released a video on his Truth Social platform urging his supporters to buy a Bible he labeled “the “God Bless the USA Bible.” He promoted it with a sales pitch: “Happy Holy Week! Let’s Make America Pray Again. As we lead into Good Friday and Easter, I encourage you to get a copy of the God Bless the USA Bible.” Trump directed his supporters to his website selling the book for $59.99. Trump went on to urge the…

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HOLLIS HALL BARNETT 1907 – 1990 – MY EXTRAORDINARY FATHER-IN-LAW

March 22, 2024 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

Hollis Hall Barnett was born May 3, 1907 and died in Puyallup, Washington at the age of 83 on March 22nd, 1990. He was my wife Lita’s father and a very unique and wonderful man. You can read about his Lita’s mother Betty Barnett and more about this extraordinary couple I quickly grew to love. https://paulluverajournalonline.com/weblog/2010/03/i-write-this-in-memory-of-my-wifes-father-hollis-hall-barnett-whodied-in-puyallup-washington-on-march-22-1990-at-the-a.html Hollis was born in Buckley, Washington on May 3, 1907 and spent his younger years at Mt. Rainier National Park where his father, Herman…

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SHAKESPEARE WARNED US ABOUT INCREASED CRIME & LAWLESSNESS

March 13, 2024 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

In his play Measure for Measure, one of Shakespeare’s characters observes: “We must not make a scarecrow of the law, Setting it up to fear the birds of prey, And let it keep one shape till custom make it Their perch and not their terror.” In today’s national society and our state we have increasing crime and lawlessness. Repeat offenders are arrested and quickly released to go out and commit more crimes. There is a troubling escalation of Juviniles committing serious felonies without sanctions. The theft of cars is rampid as is the use of stolen cars…

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THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

March 8, 2024 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

The anticipated State of the Union speech was last night and lasted some sixty-eight minutes. It opened with President Biden talking about Donald Trump, but not by name, referring only to “my predecessor.” It closed with a Donald Trump comment in a talk which included thirteen references to Trump as “my predecessor.” Biden taunted and made fun of the Republican lawmakers as well as the Supreme Court, with several Justices seated in front him. It has been described as one…

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