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17 Types of Witnesses - and How to Depose or Cross-Examine Them

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5 hours 56 minutes
Tracy Tool
James Susag
Raymond Grasing
Lawrence Drabot
Noah Relles
With Tracy N. Tool from Bye, Goff & Rohde, Ltd. + 4 others
Recorded December 18, 2025.
Product ID 101249

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Overview

Adapt Your Strategy to the Witness in Question

The arguer, the know-it-all, the liar, the crier, the expert. How many "types" of witnesses have you encountered? Join our seasoned faculty for an insightful exploration of 17 different witnesses, and the tactics and questions that work best with each one. Get tailored, real-world strategies for your next deposition or cross-examination - register today!

  • Find out how to get and maintain control over the arguing or explaining witness.
  • Discover the most impactful ways to expose the exaggerating or lying witness.
  • Learn how to adjust your approach when deposing children or other vulnerable witnesses.
  • Get tips for questioning an array of experts, from doctors to economic and scientific experts.
  • Gain insights for poking holes in the testimony of eyewitnesses.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Hostile, Arguing, Explaining, and Know-it-All Witnesses
  2. Evasive, Forgetful, Mistaken, Exaggerating, and Lying Witnesses
  3. Sympathetic, Vulnerable, and Child Witnesses
  4. Medical Expert Depositions and Cross-Examination
  5. Corporate and Government Representative Depositions
  6. Surprise and Turncoat Witness Cross-Examination
  7. Economic and Vocational Experts
  8. Deposing and Cross-Examining Mental Health Experts
  9. Technical and Scientific Experts
  10. Eyewitness and Character Witness Depositions and Cross-Examination
  11. Legal Ethics

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Product ID 101249

Credit Details

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 Approved 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
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Agenda

All times are shown in

  1. Hostile, Arguing, Explaining, and Know-it-All Witnesses

  2. Evasive, Forgetful, Mistaken, Exaggerating, and Lying Witnesses

  3. Sympathetic, Vulnerable, and Child Witnesses

  4. Medical Expert Depositions and Cross-Examination

  5. Corporate and Government Representative Depositions

  6. Surprise and Turncoat Witness Cross-Examination

  7. Economic and Vocational Experts

  8. Deposing and Cross-Examining Mental Health Experts

  9. Technical and Scientific Experts

  10. Eyewitness and Character Witness Depositions and Cross-Examination

  11. Legal Ethics

    1. Professionalism and Civility
    2. Witness Preparation vs. Coaching
    3. Candor and Fairness
    4. Ethical Considerations When Using Social Media to Collect Information
    5. Communicating With Witnesses Before Depositions and Trial
    6. Ethics Issues for Remote Depositions
    7. Preserving Confidential and Privileged Information

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys.

Speakers

Tracy N Tool
Tracy N.
Tool
Bye, Goff & Rohde, Ltd.
James M Susag
James M.
Susag
Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd.
Raymond R Grasing
Raymond R.
Grasing
The Law Firm of Grasing & Associates
Lawrence J Drabot
Lawrence J.
Drabot
Ratzel & Associates, LLC
Noah Relles
Noah
Relles
Kasieta Legal Group, LLC
Speaker bio
Tracy N Tool

Tracy N. Tool

Bye, Goff & Rohde, Ltd.
Tracy Tool

is a partner with the law firm of Bye, Goff & Rohde, Ltd., serving Wisconsin and Minnesota. Since 1990, he has focused his practice in the areas of plaintiff's personal injury litigation, nursing home malpractice, wrongful death, employment litigation, and civil rights litigation. Mr. Tool is board-certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a civil trial specialist. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Minnesota and his J.D. degree from the University of Minnesota Law School. Mr. Tool is a member of the St. Croix Valley, Ramsey County and Hennepin County bar associations, and the Wisconsin Association of Justice.

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James M Susag

James M. Susag

Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd.
James Susag

is a seasoned trial attorney with a focus on franchise and dealer disputes, real estate, and complex commercial matters. He has been the lead attorney in over 100 trials and arbitrations in state and federal courts across the country, and in domestic and international arbitration forums. Mr. Susag has the unique perspective of a trial lawyer who has also managed complex litigation and developed strategic legal plans as in-house counsel. Clients appreciate his boardroom-to-courtroom experience in crafting resolutions for their business disputes. Mr. Susag is admitted to practice in state and federal courts in Minnesota, Washington and Wisconsin, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh, Fourth and Eighth circuits. He earned his B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of St. Thomas and his J.D. degree, summa cum laude, from William Mitchell College of Law.

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Raymond R Grasing

Raymond R. Grasing

The Law Firm of Grasing & Associates
Raymond Grasing

is an attorney with The Law Firm of Grasing & Associates. He has more than 25 years of trial experience in New York. Mr. Grasing knows how to try a case in a straight forward convincing manner, and how to pare down the facts and issues to their essential parts to help a jury reach the correct decision. His understanding of the law, gained through his trial experience, provides his clients with a distinct competitive advantage, whether or not their case gets to trial. Mr. Grasing practices in the areas of commercial litigation, personal injury, construction disputes, insurance coverage disputes, insurance coverage, collections, subrogation, arson, and fraud cases. He earned his B.A. degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and his J.D. degree from Brooklyn Law School.

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Lawrence J Drabot

Lawrence J. Drabot

Ratzel & Associates, LLC
Lawrence Drabot

is a shareholder with the law office of Crivello, Nichols & Hall, S.C. in Milwaukee. He joined the firm in 2001 after practicing in Illinois for over 13 years. Mr. Drabot concentrates his practice in the areas of products liability, construction litigation, motor vehicle accidents and premises liability, as well as insurance coverage disputes. He has successfully defended and tried lawsuits in Wisconsin and Illinois, and has participated in numerous mediations and arbitrations, as both an attorney and an arbitrator. Mr. Drabot has made presentations on various legal topics including multi-jurisdictional practice, mold litigation, insurance issues, construction litigation, trucking litigation, discovery and depositions, and trial preparation. He is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, Illinois State Bar Association and Wisconsin Defense Counsel. Mr. Drabot earned his B.A. degree from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. degree from The John Marshall Law School.

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Noah Relles

Noah Relles

Kasieta Legal Group, LLC
Noah Relles

is an attorney at Kasieta Legal Group, LLC, where he practices in civil litigation and personal Injury. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin and his J.D. degree from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law.

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