Cross-examining an expert witness presents one of the most significant challenges an attorney faces at trial. Experts often come to court with years of specialized experience and substantial time in ...

Benjamin Willie murder trial winding down in Worcester Superior Court.

We recently wrote on strategies for effectively cross-examining expert witnesses, noting that litigators can make good use of deposition time by exploring in detail the facts supporting the expert’s ...

Estate litigation rarely turns on a single moment, but an effective cross‑examination of the other side’s forensic document examiner may be one’s best shot at that “Perry Mason moment.” When a will’s ...

Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing squandered an opportunity to educate the public about the criteria for impeaching a president. Instead of each side cross-examining opposing ...

Following the first day of Heard’s cross-examination on May 16, body language expert Driver provided her analysis of a key moment from the trial. At one point, Heard says, “I could never hurt Johnny.” ...

Karen Read's legal team is nearing the end of the case for her defense with crash reconstruction expert Dr. Daniel Wolfe called to the stand Friday. Wolfe testified about a series of testing he ...

The purpose of cross-examination is to continue to argue — and defend — your case by using leading questions to obtain affirmative answers. The leading question with the desired answer is the key to ...