Preparing witnesses
Subtitle: a practical guide for lawyers and their clients
By: Daniel I. Small
Edition: Fourth edition.
Publisher: American Bar Association; Tradeselect Limited
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9781627227551
Subjects: Examination of witnesses; Trial practice
Description: "Preparing Witnesses helps lawyers improve their witness prerparation skills. By going through the general concepts, focusing on a series of clear and simple rules, then discussing how to adapt those rules to different situations, it will assist you in that preparation effort". -- BACKCOVER.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "Please raise your right hand"; title: Why tell the truth?; title: The gaps; title: The perception gap; title: The audience gap; title: The conversation gap; title: The control gap; title: Preparing ourselves; title: Understanding the audience; title: Three mistakes witnesses make; title: Seven mistakes lawyers make; title: What preparation means; title: Basic principles; title: Rule 1: "Take your time"; title: Rule 2: "Always remember you are making a record"; title: Rule 3: "Tell the truth"; title: Rule 4: "Be relentlessly polite"; title: Rule 5: "Don't answer a question you don't understand!"; title: Rule 6: "If you don't remember, say so"; title: Rule 7: "Don't guess"; title: Rule 8: "Do not volunteer"; title: Rule 9: "Be careful with documents and prior statements"; title: Rule 10: "Use your counsel"; title: Making an impact; title: Adapting to the situation; title: The deposition witness; title: Grand jury witness; title: The trial witness; title: The party witness; title: The expert witness; title: Corporate representative witness; title: The physician as witness; title: The criminal defendant; title: The ethics of witness preparation; title: The witness bill of rights; title: Conclusion.