In Charles Dickens’ Bleak House, Dr. Allan Woodcourt famously said to the wrongly accused George Rouncewell: “But the mere truth won’t do. You must have a lawyer.” Francis P. Karam’s new book ...

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 ...

Cross-examination is the stuff of drama in fictional courtroom depictions. The savvy lawyer taking on a hostile witness on the stand—these are the moments TV and movie audiences live for. However, the ...

I use GPT-4 and Claude 2 to prepare cross-examination questions for depositions and trials. Let me walk you through how you can do so, too. Let's use the following example. You are a civil defense ...

Understanding the cross-examiner’s objectives can help an expert witness prepare to take the stand. It is not difficult to identify foundational principles that, if properly understood and applied, ...

“If you confront anyone who has lied with the truth, he will usually admit it - often out of sheer surprise. It is only necessary to guess right to produce your effect.” ― Agatha Christie, Murder on ...

In the typical medical malpractice case, the defendant doctor does not testify until the defense's case begins. He often sits at counsel's table, in full view of the jury, taking notes as the ...

In response to growing awareness of the distressing effect of cross-examination on vulnerable witnesses, adjustments have been made to ease their distress to enable them to give their best evidence.

Not too long ago a case made its way to the Criminal Court. In this particular case, the prosecution needed forensic evidence to bolster its case. The gist of the matter was that a woman had ...

Nearly three and a half years into the Trump Administration’s term, the United States Department of Education has finally published its new regulations governing campus sexual assault cases. The ...