The importance of storytelling in cross-examination. Strategies for questioning an expert, whether in pre-trial or in the courtroom. Tactics for maintaining control of the examination. Professionalism ...

As a witness prepares to testify in trial, the big fear is often cross-examination. While the direct questioning by the witness’s own attorney is seen as the “easy part” (friendly, open-ended ...

“Direct examination is not merely the part of trial where the lawyer steps aside and the witness takes over,” writes Skadden’s Manuel Cachán. “It is one of the most important forms of advocacy.” When ...