Description
Further develop your crossexamination techniques, and abilities to effectively discredit your opposing witness.
Discrediting an opposing witness is a critical part of a successful outcome for your client at trial or settlement. Understanding the strategies in dealing with a highly qualified expert, minor child, elderly or disabled witness. This course will describe strategies to effectively research your witnesses, and create themes related to your opponents witnesses. You will learn about the critical differences between discrediting a witness in front of a jury versus a judge, and the importance of real time modifications to cross examination strategies and questioning.
Date: 2024-07-18 Start Time: 1:00 PM ET End Time: 2:05 PM ET
Learning Objectives
Overview: Relevance of the Topic and Applicability
• Identification of Witnesses Begins at Onset of Case and Never Ceases
• Tools of the Trade (Research Your Witnesses)
• 1st and 3rd Party Discovery Issues
Criminal vs. Civil Cases
• Understanding the Purposes of Each Witness
• Dealing With Elderly, Disabled, Minors, and Other Concerns Regarding Particular Witnesses
• Dealing With a Witness Charged With a Crime, in a Civil Lawsuit
• Expert Witnesses
Trial vs. Depositions
• Deposition Strategies to Discredit Your Witness and When Not to
• Trial Strategies When Discrediting a Witness in Front of a Jury or Judge
• Conclusions
CLE (Please check the Detailed Credit Information page for states that have already been approved) ,NALA ,Additional credit may be available upon request. Contact Lorman at 866-352-9540 for further information.
Christopher Lavorato-Wynne & Wynne, Austin
