Direct examination is the heart of the trial. It is also your greatest challenge. You must avoid leading questions used in cross-examination, and ask open-ended questions, meaning that unlike other ...

A distinguishing characteristic of international arbitration hearings is that witness testimony is most often presented in writing in advance of the hearing, with the result that the witness portion ...

Even though lawyers aren't supposed to be the stars of direct examination, they can still think about the testimony they're aiming to elicit in cinematic terms. Brooks said that trial lawyers often ...