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The Art of Questioning: Trial-Tested Tactics for Attorneys

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Louisiana CLE Approved 6 Total
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Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
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Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
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South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
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Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 46 minutes
David Lowe
David Gabor
Traci Owens
With David A. Lowe from Keegan, Juban, Lowe & Robichaux, LLC + 2 others
Recorded November 14, 2025.
Product ID 101146

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Overview

What Seasoned Trial Lawyers Do Differently

Whether you're questioning witnesses, selecting jurors, or managing testimony in trial, knowing exactly which questions to ask - and when to ask them - is crucial to securing favorable outcomes for your clients. Our experienced faculty will arm you with precise, actionable techniques that enable you to unlock vital admissions, maintain control of the courtroom, and strategically shape the narrative to your advantage. From depositions to jury selection and cross-examination, you'll learn how to fully harness the power of your questioning strategies. Register today!

  • Utilize psychological techniques to secure key testimony and maintain control over witnesses.
  • Craft impeachment traps during depositions that will serve you later in the courtroom.
  • Dig deep to uncover the biases that could sway jurors' decisions.
  • Develop customized cross-exam tactics for different types of witnesses.
  • Sidestep hearsay pitfalls so you can continue your line of questioning without interruption.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. The Psychology of Questioning: Crafting Questions That Manipulate Perception
  2. Strategic Voir Dire: Crafting Questions That Get to the Heart of Jurors' Biases
  3. Questions That Invite Hearsay (and What to Say Instead)
  4. Controlling People in Real Time During Questioning
  5. Deposition Techniques: Locking in Testimony and Creating Future Impeachment Traps
  6. 10 Direct Examination Hacks to Bring Out the Best in Your Witnesses
  7. Cross-Examination: Control, Limit, and Impeach

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Product ID 101146

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Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 6 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. The Psychology of Questioning: Crafting Questions That Manipulate Perception

    1. Framing: How Phrasing Changes Perception
    2. Confirmation Bias: Witnesses and Jurors Hear What Fits Their Mental Models
    3. Priming and Anchoring
    4. The Power of Looping
    5. Question Types and Their Psychological Impact
    6. Witness Memory and Suggestibility

  2. Strategic Voir Dire: Crafting Questions That Get to the Heart of Jurors' Biases

    1. Challenging Common Assumptions: What Predicts Bias and What Doesn't
    2. Digging Deeper: Moving Past Ineffectual and Surface-Level Questions
    3. Active Listening and Follow-Up to Uncover Underlying Biases
    4. Strategic Use of Challenges for Cause and Peremptory Challenges

  3. Questions That Invite Hearsay (and What to Say Instead)

    1. Hearsay Refresher
    2. How Lawyers Accidentally Invite Hearsay
    3. Avoiding Hearsay on Direct - Tactical Questioning Techniques to Sidestep Hearsay Objections
    4. Teeing Up Hearsay Exceptions
    5. Dealing With Double Hearsay

  4. Controlling People in Real Time During Questioning

    1. Eliminating Wiggle Room
    2. Interrupt and Redirect
    3. Psychological Pressure and Timing: Silence, Pause, Pace, and Sequence
    4. Mirroring and Rapport-Building Strategies During Questioning
    5. Using Tone and Delivery as Subtle Persuasion Tools

  5. Deposition Techniques: Locking in Testimony and Creating Future Impeachment Traps

  6. 10 Direct Examination Hacks to Bring Out the Best in Your Witnesses

  7. Cross-Examination: Control, Limit, and Impeach

    1. Constructive vs. Destructive Cross-Exam Techniques
    2. Tactical Cross-Examination Approaches for Different Types of Witnesses
    3. Keeping Cross-Examination on Track
    4. Impeaching the Witness's Credibility
    5. Countering Objections During Cross-Examination

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys.

Speakers

David A Lowe
David A.
Lowe
Keegan, Juban, Lowe & Robichaux, LLC
David Gabor
David
Gabor
The Wagner Law Group
Traci Owens
Traci
Owens
Burger, Meyer, & D’Angelo
Speaker bio
David A Lowe

David A. Lowe

Keegan, Juban, Lowe & Robichaux, LLC
David Lowe

is a partner with the law firm of Keegan, Juban, Lowe & Robichaux, LLC, where he focuses his practice in civil litigation, insurance bad faith, corporate matters, employment law, personal injury, and successions. Mr. Lowe is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in the state of Louisiana, and has been admitted to practice pro hac vice before multiple federal courts in other jurisdictions. He has argued multiple cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Court. Mr. Lowe is a member of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, Federal and American bar associations. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana and his J.D. degree from Louisiana State University.

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David Gabor

David Gabor

The Wagner Law Group
David Gabor

is a partner with The Wagner Law Group where he focuses his practice in human resources consulting; which includes drafting policies, negotiation of contracts, training employees, representing employers during audits, and overseeing ADA compliance for websites. Mr. Gabor handles litigation in federal and state courts and at arbitrations in issues arising out of the employer-employee relationship. He also maintains an appellate practice. Mr. Gabor is a member of multiple professional organizations, including the New York State and Massachusetts bar associations, Northeast Human Resources Association, Society for Human Resource Management, and Labor and Employment Law Committee. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Michigan and his J.D. degree from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Centre.

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Traci Owens

Traci Owens

Burger, Meyer, & D’Angelo
Traci Owens

is an attorney with Burger, Meyer, & D'Angelo. Her practice focuses on wrongful death defense, catastrophic personal injury defense, traumatic brain injury defense, defense against claims of mental anguish/distress, and defense against sexual assault/abuse allegations. Ms. Owens brings a wealth of trial experience, including more than twenty years of criminal defense and jury trial practice. Her experience includes homicide trials, the defense of sexual assault cases, and a strong background in the areas of forensic psychology and forensic pathology. Ms. Owens has presented scores of MCLE trainings covering all areas of trial practice, including presentations of the presentation and cross examination of experts. She has been a repeat lecturer for the International Academy of Law and Mental Health, and she is a regular presenter and moderator for Magnus Group Conferences. Ms. Owens previously served as an adjunct professor for the Trial Techniques program at Santa Clara University School of Law. She is currently faculty at Stanford University School of Law. Ms. Owens is a lecturer in law in the Trial Advocacy Workshop (fall semester). She earned her B.A. degree at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and her J.D. degree from Emory University School of Law in Atlanta.

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