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 ...

"Prompted by the above, in this article I will address two major New York direct examination rules, one which is in large part similar to the FRE—leading questions—and one which is quite ...

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 ...

Fact witnesses are integral to the litigation process, whether they are associated with a party or not. In criminal law, it's the eyewitness who saw what happened, either a random individual on the ...