IP Watchdog

JUNE 18, 2025

The DSMER Pilot was announced in January 2022 in response to a 2021 letter sent to the Office by Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) asking then-interim Director Drew Hirshfeld to “initiate a pilot program directing examiners to apply a sequenced approach to patent examination,” rather than the traditional “compact approach.”

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E-Discovery LLC

JUNE 4, 2024

We did demonstrations of a pro se litigant offering evidence from a cell phone and a mock direct examination authenticating a Facebook page. The program lasted most of a day and began with a discussion of key Maryland decisions on authentication of social media.

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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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Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

JANUARY 15, 2025

The organization should be such that you can re arrange them or even omit a topic if you decide to shorten the cross examination. In addition to this preparation, you need to be prepared to deal with issues that come up during direct examination you are not prepared for. Cross examination is a continuation of your case story.

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Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Direct examination. My direct and cross will be the clients story and our theme. Cross examination. This should be done before the trial begins and not on the morning of the trial. You should confer with your opponent to see if agreement can be reached before approaching the judge.

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Your Trial Message

APRIL 30, 2025

By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: As a witness prepares to testify in trial, the big fear is often cross-examination.

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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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