Witness Preparation

With a focus on the similarities between real-world depositions, Preparing Witnesses, Third Edition, provides strategies to make a witness comfortable and effective in the courtroom. Preparing Witnesses, Third Edition, will aid in refining skills for delivering witness testimony with an impact.

The Witness Preparation Partner, is a resource for trial lawyers and witnesses to use in partnership with each other. It is a collaborative tool to help prepare witnesses for deposition, trial, and the litigation process in general. The Witness Preparation Partner assists attorneys and witnesses by being an integral part of the witness preparation process. It provides tools that start the right conversations and continue those conversations throughout the life of the litigation. It guides the collaboration, training and education between attorney and witness at each step.

Starr & Associates, one of the most successful and respected trial consulting firms in the nation, leads you expertly through the critical steps of witness preparation, including: Introducing the witness to the legal system -- Setting limits on testimony -- Assessing credibility and testimonial capacity -- Arming the witness for cross-examination -- Recognizing attitudinal factors -- Anticipating perceptions of appearance and demeanor. Witness Preparation shows how to prepare any kind of witness, lay or expert, party or hostile. You'll also find detailed coverage of relevant office procedures, how to learn each witness' story, how to prepare the witness for discovery and deposition, plus many practical features including: Color photographs illustrating principles of witness attitude and appearance -- Checklists for both witness and attorney in civil and criminal cases -- Form letters and other sample documents.

Witness Preparation and Examination for DUI Proceedings is an authoritative, insiders perspective on the best practices for gathering witness testimony and questioning the parties involved in a DUI case. Featuring partners and shareholders from defense firms across the country, these experts guide the reader through the process of analyzing both eyewitness descriptions and documented evidence to assemble a successful DUI defense strategy. The authors examine the lines of questioning defense attorneys should consider for both prosecution and defense witnesses in order to uncover weaknesses in the prosecutions case and support their argument on behalf of their client. From reviewing the results of roadside tests and preparing a client to testify to presenting evidence to the jury, these experts illustrate the defense attorneys strategizing process for transferring factual documentation into a story on the stand. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as these experienced lawyers offer up their thoughts around the keys to navigating this dense area of law.

Written by an experienced Texas trial attorney, The Art of Witness Preparation provides guidance on preparing witnesses to testify effectively and persuasively at civil trials, hearings, and depositions. Unlike most literature devoted to trial advocacy, this book focuses on the witnesses' performance in the courtroom instead of the lawyer's, addressing an often neglected angle for the civil trial attorney. The author divides witness preparation into seven distinct parts: (1) the witness interview; (2) explaining deposition procedures; (3) explaining trial and hearing procedures; (4) preparing the witness for cross-examination; (5) preparing the witness for direct examination; (6) discussing witness appearance and demeanor; and (7) role-playing and practice. The Art of Witness Preparation also contains a checklist for attorneys to use in recalling and applying the principles of this book in their own witness preparation sessions. Book jacket.