Q: I am being called as a witness in a criminal case. This is because I was at a restaurant when two guys got into it. I saw first hand what happened. One of them initiated it and wound up knocked out ...

Cross-examination is like a chain saw. In the hands of the careless advocate, it can dismember your own client’s case with a single mistake. For the prepared trial lawyer, cross-examination offers the ...

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 ...

Expert Opinion 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 ...