"This book includes model cross-examinations for 59 witnesses (plaintiff and defense) in common fact patterns arising in 10 areas of civil litigation: auto accidents, premises liability, medical malpractice, breach of contract, employment discrimination, products liability, insurance policy litigation, civil rights, malicious prosecution, and civil assault and battery." -- from publisher's web site.

Unlock the Key to Winning Your Criminal Case In the high-stakes arena of criminal trials, the power of a meticulously executed cross-examination can dramatically tilt the scales of justice. The battlefield has shifted as prosecutions and defense lawyers increasingly rely on forensic experts-from psychiatrists to toxicologists. Both sides prominently used forensic experts in the second Bill Cosby trial and Harvey Weinstein's New York trial. Counterintuitive victim behavior experts played a vital role in the prosecution's trial strategy in these cases. This book will help criminal defense lawyers and prosecutors effectively cross-examine such experts. Discover Cross-Examination Mastery with Pattern Cross-Examination Questions for Expert Witnesses Pattern Cross-Examination Questions for Expert Witnesses will assist criminal law practitioners in scoring points when cross-examining the forensic experts listed below. This resource contains thousands of cross-examination questions to help lawyers cross-examine challenging witnesses using scientific research without reinventing the wheel with each new case. It includes thousands of pattern questions that lawyers can use to dominate experts and level the playing field at trial. The sample cross-examination techniques and questions can be easily modified for a variety of criminal cases. The questions provided serve as a starting point. Because every case is different, the cross-examiner should modify the questions based on the facts of their case. This Trial Guide is not a textbook on the theories of cross-examination. Instead, it provides sample questions based on fact patterns commonly encountered when dealing with forensic experts in a variety of criminal trials. With an extensive repository of scientific research references, attorneys can confidently challenge opposing experts, utilizing the learned treatise exception to impeach their credibility effectively. Pattern Cross-Examination of Expert Witnesses is more than a guide; it's invaluable for any criminal justice lawyer committed to safeguarding justice through cross-examination. Packed with cross-examination examples, this book will assist in the cross-examination of: Forensic psychiatrists/psychologists; Forensic toxicologists; Strangulation experts; Law enforcement; Social workers; Experts in child abuse, assault, and sex crimes. Includes Sample Cross-Examinations for: CHAPTER 1: Dealing With Hostile Witnesses CHAPTER 2: Counterintuitive Victim Behavior CHAPTER 3: Alcohol: Memory & Consent CHAPTER 4: Memory & Perception CHAPTER 5: False Confessions CHAPTER 6: Child Memory CHAPTER 7: Confabulation (Memory Error) CHAPTER 8: False Allegations of Sexual Assault CHAPTER 9: Borderline Personality Disorder CHAPTER 10: Strangulation CHAPTER 11: Bruising & Dating Bruises CHAPTER 12: Cognitive Dissonance & Sexual Assault

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.

How to (1) persuasively open with the weaknesses you will expose in the government’s case, and (2) demonstrate those weaknesses through your cross-examinations. Themes, angles of attack, pattern Q&A, and technique tips for cross-examining arresting officers, detectives, toxicologists, medical examiners, eyewitnesses, informants, and accomplices.

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.