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Expert Witnesses

Follow the 10 Commandments of Cross-Examination

by: Dr. Ken Broda Bahm It has been long recognized that an aggressive and thorough cross-examination can feel better (to the examiner) than it plays (to the judge or jury).  Attorneys often act as though there is just one rule of cross-examination:  “thou shalt control thy witness.”  But control, as an end in itself, is […]

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Offense Can Be the Best Defense: Train Your Witness to Fight Back in Cross

by: Dr. Ken Broda Bahm Your expert witness is on the stand as cross begins.  Where he previously was clear, confident, and informative with you in direct, he is now simply saying “yes,” and “that’s right” to a series of statements made by opposing counsel.  “So you agree that my company completed years of testing

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