Examining Witnesses

Examining Witnesses
Author: Michael E. Tigar
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 520
Release: 2003
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590312568

This book covers virtually every type of witness and witness situation that a lawyer is likely to encounter.

Maccarthy on Cross-examination

Maccarthy on Cross-examination
Author: Terence MacCarthy
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2007
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590318867

Learn how to look good on cross, even when the witness is not cooperating. Learn how to manage and effectively minimize the witness's involvement, without appearing controlling, extracting, and insulting. Filled with illustrative cross examinations from actual cases, this book is your key to employing these proven techniques in your own practice. Using the three themes that run through out the book--looking good, telling a story, and using short statements--you can take control of your cross examinations and achieve the results you desire.

Coping with Cross-examination and Other Pathways to Effective Testimony

Coping with Cross-examination and Other Pathways to Effective Testimony
Author: Stanley L. Brodsky
Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781591470946

Health professionals, substance abuse counsellors, psychologists, handwriting analysts and experts on physical evidence should be interested in this book that teaches readers about the typical techniques attorneys use to challenge experts' credibility and the basis of their opinions. Pointers on preparation and effective narrative style are included, backed by findings from the emerging literature on the assessment of expert testimony.