With so few cases going to trial these days, attorneys are finding it increasingly difficult to obtain actual courtroom experience. Developing the skills required to represent clients in trial can be ...

Cross-examination perhaps is the most difficult skill for trial lawyers to master. In his seminal work, “The Art of Cross-Examination,” Francis L. Wellman noted more than 100 years ago that great ...

Cross-examination is the stuff of drama in fictional courtroom depictions. The savvy lawyer taking on a hostile witness on the stand—these are the moments TV and movie audiences live for. However, the ...

Understanding the cross-examiner’s objectives can help an expert witness prepare to take the stand. It is not difficult to identify foundational principles that, if properly understood and applied, ...

Cross-examination is like a chain saw. In the hands of the careless advocate, it can dismember your own client’s case with a single mistake. For the prepared trial lawyer, cross-examination offers the ...