Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

JULY 18, 2025

Here is a very basic outline for the direct examination of a brain injury expert as an example. INTRODUCTION 1. NAME & ADDRESS: ROLE – WHY BEING CALLED AS A WITNESS? By keeping the outline on file you can use it in the future as well as serving as a basis for improvement. QUALIFICATIONS 1. Profession: 2.

Direct Examination

Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

JANUARY 15, 2025

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. Great trial lawyers plan their cross examination and have specific goals in mind. We all know the general goals of cross examination which include these: 1.

Cross-Examination

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.

Cross-Examination

Mock Trial Nerd

AUGUST 27, 2021

Your mock trial team has prepared a direct examination and cross-examination for every single witness. Attorneys are sick and tired of preparing questions for witnesses… Source They’re always overlooked! Kind of like a middle child.

Redirect Examination

Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

I want to treat everyone, including the defendant, the judge, the court personnel and witnesses with appropriate respect. Direct examination. My direct and cross will be the clients story and our theme. Cross examination. I want to avoid any appearance of anger or bickering with defense counsel.

Cross-Examination

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?

Cross-Examination

Evidence at Trial

MARCH 30, 2023

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 Paltrow case is an easy case to examine because of its simplicity. Cross-Examining Gwyneth Paltrow: Make Her Credibility Is A Weakness?

Cross-Examination