Lexis Nexis Pozner and Dodd, The Masters of Cross-Examination DVD
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Undermining the opponent's case and discrediting the opponent's witnesses have historically been viewed as primary goals of cross-examination. However, counsel can also use cross-examination constructively to control the opponent's witnesses so that the witnesses will advance the attorney's own theory of the case. This use of cross-examination can be devastatingly effective, yet many attorneys fail to deploy it. With authoritative guidance from Larry Pozner and Roger Dodd, The Masters of Cross-Examination DVD set gives attorneys the practical tools to unleash the power of constructive cross-examination for better trial outcomes. Four DVDs, containing nine lectures, provide detailed guidance on the authors' signature "Chapter Method" of preparing for cross-examination, as well as proven techniques for controlling witnesses.
Featured Authors
Roger J. Dodd
ROGER J. DODD has active law offices in Park City, Utah (Doddlaw), Valdosta, Georgia (Dodd and Burnham), and Jacksonville, Florida (Spohrer and Dodd) where he practices trial work of all types. This includes personal injury, wrongful death, criminal defense, and the rare domestic relation case. He is listed in Best Lawyers for more than 20 years. He is one of a handful of lawyers nationally who are listed in Super Lawyers in multiple states simultaneously. He was a fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and the American College of Family Trial Lawyers. He is Board Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in Civil Trial Practice for more than 21 years, and was Board Certified in Criminal Trial Practice for more than 20 years.
He divides his time now by trying cases other lawyers are unwilling to try in far flung jurisdictions, teaching small groups of eight lawyers at a time in a clinic setting with professional improv actors playing the witnesses (www.doddlawclinic.com), and coaching individual lawyers in individual cases. Teaching/coaching individuals has become an extremely satisfying addition to his practice.
He has published multiple books. The most recent has been with his son, Matt, an accomplished trial lawyer in his own right. Cross-Examination for Depositions (LexisNexis). He has also edited and added commentary to Wellman, The Art of Cross-Examination (1903) (Trial Guides).
He has lectured and taught lawyers and judges in all 50 states, and multiple foreign countries. TV and legal credits include CourtTV, TruTV, CNN, ABC, CBS, and cable TV.
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Lecture 1 Changing Your Mindset: An Introduction to Advanced Cross-Examination
Lecture 2 A Thin Stream of Fear: Creating and Controlling Anxiety in the Courtroom
Lecture 3 Assisting Discovery: An Exploration of Constructive Cross-Examination
Lecture 4 Back to Basics: The Three Commandments of Constructive Cross-Examination
Lecture 5 A Rose by Any Other Name: The Importance of Word Selection in a Constructive Cross-Examination
Lecture 6 Before the Courtroom: Preparing for Constructive Cross-Examination
Lecture 7 The Tell-Tale Heart: Improving Control of Hostile Witnesses With Constructive Cross-Examination
Lecture 8 The Chameleon Effect: An Exploration of Looping Techniques in Cross-Examination
Lecture 9 Catch 'Em If You Can: Wrangling the Runaway Witness
