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 ...
IMS Senior Jury Consulting Advisor Dr. Merrie Jo Pitera explains why themes are important for testimony, how to prep witnesses for cross, and what attorneys can gain from working with consultants.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...