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Why the BEST Trial Lawyers in New York DON'T Do a Touchdown Dance When They Score Points at Trial

Gerry Oginski's New York Legal Blog

After two or three years of hard-fought litigation. The jury will get to listen to cross-examination of the defense witnesses. They will also be watching closely cross examination of your witnesses. During cross examination, an attorney's goal is to show that the witness is lying.

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Judicial Notice: Four Must-Know Rules

Evidence at Trial

Most litigators are generally familiar with the concept of judicial notice. In pretrial litigation , judicial notice requests are used in pleadings to establish some needed fact without an attesting witness. Judicial notice? Of an expert witness' testimony from a prior case? See e.g. , United States v. 3d 576, 580 (1970).