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Author: Paul Luvera

Plaintiff trial lawyer for 50 years. Past President of the Inner Circle of Advocates & Washington State Trial Lawyers Association. Member American Board of Trial Advocates, American College of Trial Lawyers, International Academy, International Society of Barristers, the American Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame & speaker at Spence Trial College
JUDICIAL BEHAVIOR AND JUSTICE ANTONIN SCALIA

JUDICIAL BEHAVIOR AND JUSTICE ANTONIN SCALIA

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In reading my Bible this morning I read the following passage: "Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless. (Isaiah 10:1) It made me think about the gutless legislators who support unjust laws which they know are improper because they want to be re-elected or because they have accepted financial support…

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THOM HARTMANN & POLITICAL REALITY

THOM HARTMANN & POLITICAL REALITY

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The Huffington Post had an interview with Thom Hartmann that was not only politically interesting, but had some good insight on communications. Hartmann has written a book Cracking the Code involving communications. Regarding politics, he says that the Bush administration was totally sleeping at the switch regarding the threat of terrorist activity. He was quoted as saying: "There’s considerable evidence that before the 2001 attack, whether it was intentional or not, nobody was paying attention and everybody was asleep at…

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HUFFINGTON’S BLOG ABOUT GUTLESS DEMOCRATS

HUFFINGTON’S BLOG ABOUT GUTLESS DEMOCRATS

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I admit to being a big fan of Arianna Huffington’s political views. She has a way of expressing her views that are clear and simple. Her ability to find the right metaphor is a big part of why I like to read what she writes. Her blog has a piece about the Democratic’s caving in to the Republicans on key issues. As she quotes from the Washington Post, "mostly quiet acquiescence, if not outright support" of Republican positions. Nancy Pelosi…

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THE IRAQ COSTS GO UP & THE DOLLAR GOES DOWN

THE IRAQ COSTS GO UP & THE DOLLAR GOES DOWN

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The Sunday newspaper published a letter to the editor which was a brief, but accurate, summary of why our dollar growing weaker. The writer pointed out that our national debt has doubled in the last seven years. He writes that the federal reserve prints more dollars to cover the United States’ deficit spending and thus devalues the dollar through inflation. He notes that the oil producing countries of the Persian Gulf are considering the abandonment of the dollar as their…

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OLD WARRIORS OF THE PLAINTIFF BAR

OLD WARRIORS OF THE PLAINTIFF BAR

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My friend, attorney Murry Kleist gave me this photo of the Board for the Washington State Trial Lawyer’s Association. I don’t know the date, but I suspect it was in the late 1960’s. I think I’ve identified everyone correctly. Starting in the back row from the left are: Edward Dawson, Spokane; Duane Lund, deceased;J. Peter Tonkoff, Yakima, deceased; Nelvin Bettis, deceased. Herb Freise, deceased; Aaron May, Tacoma, deceased. In the front row from the left are: Paul Luvera, Gig Harbor;…

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REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR, DECEMBER 7, 1941 – THE START OF WORLD WAR II FOR AMERICA

REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR, DECEMBER 7, 1941 – THE START OF WORLD WAR II FOR AMERICA

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It was on a Sunday December 7th some sixty years ago in 1941 that the plans of Isoroku Yamamoto were put into action. Yamamoto had studied at Harvard in 1919 and graduated in 1921. He had already graduated from Japan’s Imperial navy academy in 1904 at only 20 years old. In 1926 he returned to the United States for another two years as a Japanese naval attache in Washington. By 1930 he had become an admiral and one fully familiar…

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NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION OF LOVE

NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION OF LOVE

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Today at church a white haired man in his late 70’s wheeled a woman of the same age in a wheel chair to the area in front of the pew where I was seated. He had on thick rimmed  eye glasses that went out of style a long time ago. He had an old fashioned pair of suspenders holding up his somewhat baggy pants that were already firmly secured by a belt. I was distracted by his actions towards his…

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THE FILM SCHOOL OF SEATTLE

THE FILM SCHOOL OF SEATTLE

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PONCHO is an acronym for "Patrons of Northwest Civic, Cultural and Charitable Organizations." This was the name given to the first ever charitable auction put on by a group of Seattle business, philanthropic and arts patrons in 1963. My wife Lita has been active in PONCHO for many years as a board member and supporter. At their last annual auction we purchased a Film School program. The Film School is located in   Seattle. The school was created in 2004…

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RECENT READING REPORT

RECENT READING REPORT

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I managed to get in some reading while working during our travels. Martin Howard has written a book We Know What You Want which manipulative means to influence choices people make.  Some of the things he reveals involve front groups or organizations which pretend to represent one agenda, but really have another. His example is that of Center for consumer Freedom (CCF) which claims it’s mission is to defend freedom of choice of consumers. In reality it is a front…

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