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Month: August 2021

ATTORNEY CLIENT INTERVIEW FORM

ATTORNEY CLIENT INTERVIEW FORM

It is important to be prepared for new client interviews. If you don’t have a check list or an interview form you may forget to ask important questions or get the information you need. In addition, after you accept a case and spend time working on it, you are subject to changing  your initial impression of the client and your evaluation of the time. It is helpful to have a record of your first impressions and evaluation. Here is an…

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THOUGHTS ABOUT CROSS EXAMINATION

THOUGHTS ABOUT CROSS EXAMINATION

What are the goals for  cross examination? As a generalization they might be summarized as was done by Paul Stritmatter in his article Conducting Cross-Examinations https://www.plaintiffmagazine.com/recent-issues/item/conducting-cross-examinations  Paul wrote: “Wigmore said that the goal of cross-examination should be to “soften the impact of a witness by confrontation.” Persuading the fact finder by softening the impact of the witness may take many forms, including: Forcing the witness to admit certain facts or agree with certain basic principles; •  Destroying all or a…

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