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The Oprah Method What is the lawyer’s role on direct examination? Some lawyers try to do all the testifying themselves and simply ask the witness...
Advanced Advocacy Tip of the Week
How to Keep Control on Cross Examination There are many things a skilled examiner might attempt on cross examination. But the foundation of everything is...
Advanced Advocacy Tip of the Week
Don’t Chase Conclusions One of the biggest mistakes advocates make in both deposition and cross examination is chasing conclusions rather than establishing useful facts. An...
Advanced Advocacy Tip of the Week
The Importance of a Thesis in Cross Examination Each chapter or module of a cross examination should be designed to teach the jury an important...
Advanced Advocacy Tip of the Week
Effective Sign Posting Your jurors do not know the case as well as you do. Much of the time, they’re still trying to fit the...
The Fundamentals of Taking Effective Depositions
Chris Arledge, Founder of Narrative Edge Trial Academy and Partner at Ellis George LLP, has published a guide outlining three core principles for conducting successful...
The Keys To High-Level Cross Examination: How to Think, Structure, and Plan
When done well, cross examination can look like magic. The examiner controls the witness and skillfully, step-by-step, leads the unwilling witness down a path that...
Storytelling on Direct Examination
Chris Arledge, Founder of Narrative Edge Trial Academy and Partner at Ellis George LLP has published this informative article, “Storytelling on Direct Examination”. In most...
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