Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

JANUARY 15, 2025

GOALS OF CROSS EXAMINATION Lawyers sometimes fail to prepare for cross examination in the same way they do other parts of the trial. Thats why cross examination is often not only unsuccessful but, boring. Great trial lawyers plan their cross examination and have specific goals in mind.

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Cross-Examination Witnesses Direct Examination Depositions 113

Evidence at Trial

MARCH 30, 2023

Lee Bailey—polite and charismatic with a sprinkling of zinger cross-exam questions that would hit bullseye every time. But in this he-said-she-said ski collision case, where the jury must accept one party’s version of events and reject the other, the skill of the examiner is important. The victim? Paltrow, good morning.

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Cross-Examination Witnesses Direct Examination Objections 52

Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Decisions are not simply made on the basis of intellectual analysis of the testimony and evidence. The primary factors prevail over facts, evidence and logical reasoning. We should survey facts, case evidence and case issues through representative groups of people. Emotion plays a huge role. The importance of focus studies.

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Cross-Examination Opening Statement Jury Selection Evidence 100

Temple University Beasley School of Law - Advocacy

AUGUST 29, 2023

In a capital case, the following cross-examination occurred: Q: On direct examination you said that you saw my client go into the alley. A: Yes Q: And on direct you said that as you saw him leave the alley he was tucking something into his pants? A: Yes Q: You heard the gunshot and saw him exit the alley?

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Cross-Examination Witness Impeachment Witnesses Closing Argument 40