Elliott Wilcox shares another great post from his Winning Trial Advocacy Tips blog. I know I rant and rave about how wonderful this blog is and I fear I may be accused of a man-crush on Elliott, a gentleman I have never spoken with, much less met. But there is…
Some of you are a little young to remember Irving Younger, the great trial advocacy teacher. Professor Younger developed the "10 Commandments of Cross Examination" that were taught in trial advocacy programs across the country for many, many years. Experienced trial lawyers would take issue with some of Younger’s commandments, arguing…
Winning Trial Advocacy Tips has a great post on the subject of whether you should ever call a witness a liar. An excerpt: Because we’re lawyers, we don’t have any problems believing that someone will take the stand and lie to us. But jurors don’t think like that. Maybe they’re…