Comments on: How to Cross-Examine Your Client http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/trial-skills/cross-examination/how-to-cross-examine-your-client/ Trial lawyers, discover how to persuade jurors and win your next jury trial. You will learn valuable tips for improving your jury selection, opening statement, direct examination, cross-examination, and closing arguments. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:33:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Kevin Mahoney http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/trial-skills/cross-examination/how-to-cross-examine-your-client/comment-page-1/#comment-12320 Kevin Mahoney Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:54:22 +0000 http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/2008/cross-examination/how-to-cross-examine-your-client/#comment-12320 Great insights! The mistake many cross-examiners make is being too harsh. Jurors are turned off by obnoxious or unreasonably severe cross-examiners. Great insights!

The mistake many cross-examiners make is being too harsh. Jurors are turned off by obnoxious or unreasonably severe cross-examiners.

]]> By: Dwight Travis http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/trial-skills/cross-examination/how-to-cross-examine-your-client/comment-page-1/#comment-4599 Dwight Travis Fri, 23 May 2008 13:23:21 +0000 http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/2008/cross-examination/how-to-cross-examine-your-client/#comment-4599 Elliot: I agree with you 100% on "practice like you play". I deal alot with DAs as my attorney in prosecuting crimes and none of them want to go to this extent or trouble to prepare me for triallike that. I wish they would, I wouldn't be as near afraid at trial. Elliot:
I agree with you 100% on “practice like you play”. I deal alot with DAs as my attorney in prosecuting crimes and none of them want to go to this extent or trouble to prepare me for triallike that. I wish they would, I wouldn’t be as near afraid at trial.

]]> By: salvatore http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/trial-skills/cross-examination/how-to-cross-examine-your-client/comment-page-1/#comment-4501 salvatore Thu, 15 May 2008 17:40:20 +0000 http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/2008/cross-examination/how-to-cross-examine-your-client/#comment-4501 Advice to live by. Recently a client fired me because he did`t appreciate the manner in which I questioned him in my office. «Are you my lawyer or do you work for the prosecution», he asked. When I explained to him that the prosecuting attorney would ask similar questions he still wasns`t impressed. Finally, he said he would find a lawyer who believed him and would help. Sure enough, he found a lawyer with practically no jury trial experience to take on his case. I pray that my young colleague will not learn the hard way that a witness must be totally prepared for the cross-examination of the opposing party. Advice to live by. Recently a client fired me because he did`t appreciate the manner in which I questioned him in my office. «Are you my lawyer or do you work for the prosecution», he asked. When I explained to him that the prosecuting attorney would ask similar questions he still wasns`t impressed. Finally, he said he would find a lawyer who believed him and would help.

Sure enough, he found a lawyer with practically no jury trial experience to take on his case. I pray that my young colleague will not learn the hard way that a witness must be totally prepared for the cross-examination of the opposing party.

]]> By: Tuan Zubaidah http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/trial-skills/cross-examination/how-to-cross-examine-your-client/comment-page-1/#comment-4370 Tuan Zubaidah Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:26:23 +0000 http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/2008/cross-examination/how-to-cross-examine-your-client/#comment-4370 This tip you gave came at the right time. One of the cases I handle is coming up for trial sometime in the middle of this year, thus, 2 weeks ago I had prepared the examinination in chief questions for the witnesses including my client and informed them that they will be cross examined by the opponent lawyer at the trial. They looked worried and I quickly told them that we should meet again to drill on the possible cross examination questions that they may face. With your advice I am more adament to prepare the questions before hand and reherse with them whether they like it or not to win the case.Thanks a million for your advise. This tip you gave came at the right time. One of the cases I handle is coming up for trial sometime in the middle of this year, thus, 2 weeks ago I had prepared the examinination in chief questions for the witnesses including my client and informed them that they will be cross examined by the opponent lawyer at the trial. They looked worried and I quickly told them that we should meet again to drill on the possible cross examination questions that they may face. With your advice I am more adament to prepare the questions before hand and reherse with them whether they like it or not to win the case.Thanks a million for your advise.

]]> By: Deborah http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/trial-skills/cross-examination/how-to-cross-examine-your-client/comment-page-1/#comment-4326 Deborah Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:36:11 +0000 http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/2008/cross-examination/how-to-cross-examine-your-client/#comment-4326 I thought that was a very good piece of advice. You probably didn't realize that some female lawyers may not have played sports and may never have heard this expression. I, for one, was a tomboy, but never engaged in a formal sports program because girls weren't allowed to play when I was young. I never had a coach and I never heard the expression "practice like you play." I see the men are all familiar with it. I think it is absolutely on point. I guess we ladies really missed something. I thought that was a very good piece of advice. You probably didn’t realize that some female lawyers may not have played sports and may never have heard this expression. I, for one, was a tomboy, but never engaged in a formal sports program because girls weren’t allowed to play when I was young. I never had a coach and I never heard the expression “practice like you play.” I see the men are all familiar with it. I think it is absolutely on point. I guess we ladies really missed something.

]]> By: Robert Gruber http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/trial-skills/cross-examination/how-to-cross-examine-your-client/comment-page-1/#comment-4320 Robert Gruber Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:40:41 +0000 http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/2008/cross-examination/how-to-cross-examine-your-client/#comment-4320 Another nugget; this one to fit in the witness preparation bag. It applies to all your witnesses who will be cross-examined, in addition to your client. Graphic, to the point, and the one line "take-away" to "make your XE the hardest" is clear. Thanks for another instructive article. Another nugget; this one to fit in the witness preparation bag. It applies to all your witnesses who will be cross-examined, in addition to your client. Graphic, to the point, and the one line “take-away” to “make your XE the hardest” is clear. Thanks for another instructive article.

]]> By: Dan http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/trial-skills/cross-examination/how-to-cross-examine-your-client/comment-page-1/#comment-4319 Dan Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:29:42 +0000 http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/2008/cross-examination/how-to-cross-examine-your-client/#comment-4319 Great article. Alot of world champion boxers say that the fight was won in the gym. Great article. Alot of world champion boxers say that the fight was won in the gym.

]]> By: Wayne Morse http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/trial-skills/cross-examination/how-to-cross-examine-your-client/comment-page-1/#comment-4318 Wayne Morse Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:11:12 +0000 http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/2008/cross-examination/how-to-cross-examine-your-client/#comment-4318 Excellent post. Analogies that everyone understands. I am a big fan of Coach Bryant. I have never known him to be anything but 100% correct about everything. The essay also applies to depositions, which have become increasingly important in litigation. Excellent post. Analogies that everyone understands. I am a big fan of Coach Bryant. I have never known him to be anything but 100% correct about everything. The essay also applies to depositions, which have become increasingly important in litigation.

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