Dan Small, left, and Michael Hantman of Holland & Knight. When we prepare witnesses for direct and cross examination, we often say that testifying is just like playing the game of baseball. Once the ...

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 ...

A distinguishing characteristic of international arbitration hearings is that witness testimony is most often presented in writing in advance of the hearing, with the result that the witness portion ...

Direct examination lies at the heart of every trial. That is where the parties tell their story. But while law libraries abound with books about cross-examination, few writers address direct ...