Cross-Examination Blog

Irving Younger’s 7 th Commandment It is probably the most common mistake - the cross-examiner has the witness repeat their direct ex...

On cross-examination, avoid pitting. When the cross-examiner asks the witness to contradict another witness, it’s called pitting. Here’s ...

What follows is a list of five of my favorite books on cross-examination. These books are not strangers to this blog that concentrates ...

First Jury Selection Via Zoom in Texas An article in the May 11, 2020 ABA Journal, entitled “Could Zoom jury trials become the norm duri...

In the past, we have discussed how to handle the evasive witness on cross-examination. In Chapter 10 of the Cross-Examination Handbook , ...

Visit the Cross-Examination Handbook WEBSITE . This website is dedicated to the Handbook and everything involving cross-examination. ...

Go Big: As we explain in Cross-Examination Handbook: Persuasion, Strategies, and Techniques , the primary purpose of cross-examination ...