As a witness prepares to testify in trial, the big fear is often cross-examination. While the direct questioning by the witness’s own attorney is seen as the “easy part” (friendly, open-ended ...

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 ...

Donald Trump’s defense lawyer, who resorted to personal attacks and repetitive questioning in his cross-examination of E. Jean Carroll in the trial over her rape allegation against the former ...