One integral aspect to increase the chances of winning a trial is the use of cross-examination. While this approach takes extensive planning and preparation, a properly executed and effective ...

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 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 ...

Q: I am being called as a witness in a criminal case. This is because I was at a restaurant when two guys got into it. I saw first hand what happened. One of them initiated it and wound up knocked out ...