Gwen Richard of McKinney Taylor in Houston, Texas likes to refer to direct examination as "the unsung hero of trial practice." Gwen Richard of McKinney Taylor in Houston, Texas likes to refer to ...

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Direct examination lies at the heart of every trial. That is where the parties tell their story. But while law libraries abound with books about cross-examination, few writers address direct ...

When preparing for trial testimony, often the focus is on what opposing counsel is going to do. You prepare for cross, naturally enough, because that is an adversarial moment. But my own view is that ...

From a legal point of view, there are two kinds of questions. OK, maybe four, but the latter two are really riffs on the basic two. Questions on direct examination are a species of their own and ...