Direct examination is the heart of the trial. It is also your greatest challenge. You must avoid leading questions used in cross-examination, and ask open-ended questions, meaning that unlike other ...

In their Trial Advocacy column, Ben Rubinowitz, a partner at Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom & Rubinowitz, and Evan Torgan, a member of Torgan & Cooper, advise on more effective ...

From a legal point of view, there are two kinds of questions. OK, maybe four, but the latter two are really riffs on the basic two. Questions on direct examination are a species of their own and ...

What can we expect July 24 when Robert Mueller, the former special counsel, testifies in back-to-back hearings before the House Judiciary and House Intelligence Committees? We can expect the testimony ...

New research from Australia suggests that child witness testimony is less accurate after cross-examination. New research suggests that child witness testimony is less accurate after cross-examination.

Direct and Cross Examination in Divorce Proceedings Alan Feigenbaum discusses the recent decision, T.I. v. R.I., where Justice Jeffrey Sunshine “provides a stellar educational tool in terms of ...