How do you prepare a witness when a tough cross looms on the horizon? As we have been discussing, it is often possible to teach a witness to do more than present a strong defense on cross. Sometimes your witness can also present a strong offense. In a situation when you expect a particularly difficult
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Anyone can teach a witness how to hold the line on cross examination, but can you go farther and actually teach your witness to come out ahead while being cross examined? Here are the techniques that we recommend for teaching your witness to take advantage of opposing counsel’s cross-examination: Wait For Your Pitch The first
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When preparing for the defense of a labor and employment case that is headed toward trial, companies are often faced with a common problem: The defense is based on the testimony of a variety of employees, most of whom are disinterested in the trial and appalled at the prospect of testifying. When faced with this
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