Advanced Cross-Examination Techniques

Plan, control and close a cross-examination that advances your case. This course equips legal professionals to plan and conduct effective cross-examination. You'll learn how to prepare and decide whether to cross-examine at all, keep control of the witness, and apply the core elements of cross, then work through the style of cross and the types of questions to ask, responding to the witness, and keeping your closing argument in view. Practical guidance covers the reverse pyramid method and discrediting unfavorable testimony, cross-examining expert witnesses, impeaching a witness with prior inconsistent statements, contradictory facts and treatises, and ending the cross-examination.