Description
The foundation of cross-examination, impeachment is a critical trial skill that can be learned and enhanced. Done well, it can make the difference at trial. Missteps can create risks and open doors not even the most experienced counsel can close.
Effective impeachment often relies on circumstantial evidence that is almost always outside the issues at trial or is otherwise inadmissible, which means that counsel will usually invoke the rules of impeachment in response to an objection. Counsel will need ready answers that justify the impeachment evidence.
Careful planning is required to know when to impeach and when not to, how to do it effectively and properly, the constructive areas of impeachment, and how to avoid asking one question too many.
Listen as this experienced panel of litigators offers personal injury lawyers (plaintiff and defense) practical and time-tested methods for practicing and improving impeachment skills.
Presented By
Ms. Brogdon has significant experience representing energy clients in suits related to hydraulic fracturing and other oil and gas operations, mass tort litigation arising from catastrophic industrial accidents, and toxic tort suits involving chemical exposure and environmental contamination. She has handled high-profile cases related to fires, chemical spills, pipeline explosions, and other disasters. Ms. Brogdon also frequently advises boards, C-suites, and business unit heads on a range of litigation avoidance, product liability, and marketing strategies.
Mr. Warshauer has a successful track record of handling a variety of complex personal injury claims that result in impressive verdicts and settlements, many of which exceed $1 million and more that exceed $10 million. After three decades in the legal field, he is well-respected by the legal community and often is referred other attorneys’ most complex and difficult cases. Mr. Warshauer has devoted his career to the representation of catastrophic injury victims and the families of those who have suffered a wrongful death.
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This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
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Date + Time
- event
Friday, August 23, 2024
- schedule
1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT
- Planning impeachment
- Areas of impeachment
- Impeachment techniques
- Tools for practicing
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- Can you ever impeach your own witness, and if so, when and how?
- Is there a "science" of impeachment?
- How does one obtain and admit the evidence needed for impeachment?
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