INTERVIEW ON THE PRICE OF BUSINESS SHOW, MEDIA PARTNER OF THIS SITE.

Recently Kevin Price, Host of the nationally syndicated Price of Business Show, interviewed David C. Japha.

The David C. Japha Commentaries

On a recent Price of Business show, Host Kevin Price interviewed David C. Japha, Levin Jacobson Japha, P.C.

They discussed: Persuasion in the Courts Examples from Presidents and others

I want to explore the art of persuasion — for our business and on behalf of your business

Rhetorical power in the Gettysburg Address, landmark Court decisions, and presidential addresses.

Opening Re-intro the theme: “Last time, we heard the voice of revolution. Today, we hear the voice of preservation — how presidents and courts used persuasion to heal, elevate, or redefine the American promise.”

Section 1 – Lincoln at Gettysburg: Precision + Purpose

Quote: “Four score and seven years ago…” → simplicity + gravitas.

Key line: “That government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
Technique: Triadic phrasing, moral clarity, brevity.
Commentary: “It’s 272 words long. No fluff. Just history, grief, and vision.”

Section 2 – SCOTUS Persuasion: Judicial Eloquence Justice Jackson (West

Virginia v. Barnette, 1943):

“If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official…can prescribe what shall be orthodox…”

Justice Harlan (Plessy dissent):

“Our Constitution is color-blind…”

Justice Brennan (New York Times v. Sullivan):

“Debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust, and wide-open…”

Commentary: The best justices persuade not just with precedent, but with timeless principle.

Section 3 – Inaugural and Farewell Speeches

JFK: “Ask not what your country can do for you…”

Reagan: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”
Eisenhower’s Farewell: “Beware the military-industrial complex…”
Commentary: “Presidents often say little — but when they choose the right image or imperative, they etch it into national memory.”

Wrap-Up Synthesis:

“Persuasion is an American art form. Whether through revolution, preservation, or rebuke, it shaped our founding, our laws, and our politics. And it still shapes every closing argument, opinion piece, and civic conversation.”

Finding the right words in and for your business can close the toughest deals and work for you in court if you need to be there.

Over his more than three decades of practice, David Japha has earned a reputation for resolving difficult and complex matters, sometimes being the second or third lawyer to take on a case. David has tried many criminal and civil cases to conclusion and argued numerous appeals, post-conviction cases and cases involving mental health issues. He also currently represents clients in federal and state administrative matters, including ongoing matters before the Consumer Products Safety Commission. David got his start in litigation before leaving the University of Denver College of Law, where he tried his first DUI case in state court through a program called the student law office. He also negotiated settlements and argued his first administrative appeal before the Social Security Administration in the winter of 1984, before his law school graduation in May of that year. Soon after starting out, David shared office space with his current partners, Don Jacobson and Daniel Levin at Ptarmigan Place. There he learned law office management hanging out his shingle and doing evictions, collections and court-appointed federal criminal cases. And, it was there, in federal court, that David truly cut his teeth in criminal defense litigation, culminating in his appointment to the Criminal Justice Act committee (which oversaw the appointment of conflict counsel in federal court) by then-Chief Judge Richard Matsch. Over 30 years of practice has given David the opportunity to be involved in some amazing cases, including taking depositions in Katmandu, Nepal in a complex criminal case in 1991; representing a witness in the trial of Timothy McVeigh (where David was also a credentialed reporter for the Intermountain Jewish News); handling criminal matters in Nebraska, Kansas and California and appearing in Washington State. David has been an expert witness for the Colorado Supreme Court Office of Regulation Counsel in the area of attorney fees for court appointed counsel.

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