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. They just have a general sense they want to prove the witness is wrong or a liar. Thats why cross examination is often not only unsuccessful but, boring.

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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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Mock Trial Nerd

AUGUST 27, 2021

I’ve been coaching mock trial for about 12 years now, and every single year, I find that redirect examinations are the last thing our team has prepared. Your mock trial team has prepared a direct examination and cross-examination for every single witness. They’re always overlooked!

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Temple University Beasley School of Law - Advocacy

AUGUST 29, 2023

They came to mind, sadly, when reviewing a defense lawyer’s attempt to impeach a cooperating witness. Decades ago I witnessed this malady in a more general form, a lawyer impeaching a witness only to make the case worse for the accused. Was the witness impeached with an inconsistency? What do I mean? But this lawyer?

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