Become an Expert at Cross-Examination

Effective cross-examination is a critical skill for litigators. Weaving almost 50 video clips from Irving Younger’s classic Credibility & Cross-Examination: Including the 10 Commandments of Cross-Examination into a contemporary, trial-centered presentation, Stephen D. Easton examines the philosophy, psychology, and physiology of credibility. Discover the modern tools for preparing a witness to be credible and gain skills that every lawyer must master to expose an adversary’s lack of credibility.

Attend and Learn to:

• Distinguish between what can and can’t be asked in cross-examination
• Formulate short cross-exam questions using plain English
• Control witness testimony to avoid lengthy explanations
• Identify lawyer behaviors that undermine a juror’s trust
• Implement techniques to successfully attack witness credibility