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 ...

In their Trial Advocacy column, Ben Rubinowitz, a partner at Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom & Rubinowitz, and Evan Torgan, a member of Torgan & Cooper, advise on more effective ...

Many lawyers are concerned about how to deal with an expert witness. Interestingly enough, the same rules and concepts that apply to questions for lay witnesses, also apply to an expert witness. Many ...

From a legal point of view, there are two kinds of questions. OK, maybe four, but the latter two are really riffs on the basic two. Questions on direct examination are a species of their own and ...

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The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board issued an attestation standard for when auditors perform examination engagements with clients. Processing Content The AICPA’s Standards for ...

Lynne Z. Gold-Bikin of Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby[/caption] Many lawyers are concerned about how to deal with an expert witness. Interestingly enough, the same rules and concepts ...