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Overview
How Elite Trial Lawyers Control Witnesses, Evidence, and Outcomes
Cases are decided by questions. Not the clever ones, not the loud ones - the right ones, asked in the right moment and in the right order.
This program will show you how elite trial lawyers use questioning to control witnesses, shape evidence, influence jurors, and secure winning verdicts. Skip theory and generic tips; this practical, end-to-end playbook shows you how to use questions to take control - and keep it. Register today!
- Reveal the top questioning tactics that should be in every litigator's arsenal.
- Get more value from every deposition through creative strategies.
- Ask the right foundational questions to get critical evidence admitted.
- Spot and neutralize questioning traps set by opposing counsel.
- Refine your voir dire questions to successfully ferret out jurors' biases.
- Learn how to maintain control when witnesses evade, argue, or over-explain.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Top Questioning and Psychological Tactics Every Litigator Should Know
- 10 Creative Ways to Get More From Every Deposition
- Evidence: Admission Through Smart Questions and Foundational Language
- Avoiding Questioning Traps and Making Objections: Defensive Strategy at Deposition and Trial
- Voir Dire Questioning: Eliminating Risks and Finding Allies
- Killer Cross-Examination Strategies
- Controlling Experts and Difficult Witnesses Through Strategic Questioning
- Ethical Boundaries in Questioning: Winning Without Crossing the Line
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Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska CLE |
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6 Total |
| Alabama CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Arkansas CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Arizona CLE |
|
6 Total |
| California CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Colorado CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Connecticut CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Delaware CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Florida CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Georgia CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Hawaii CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Iowa CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Illinois CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Indiana CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Kansas CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Kentucky CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Maine CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Minnesota CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Missouri CLE |
|
7.2 Total |
| Northern Mariana Islands CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Mississippi CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Montana CLE |
|
6 Total |
| North Carolina CLE |
|
6 Total |
| North Dakota CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Nebraska CLE |
|
6 Total |
| New Hampshire CLE |
|
6 Total |
| New Jersey CLE |
|
7.2 Total |
| New Mexico CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Nevada CLE |
|
6 Total |
| New York CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Ohio CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Oklahoma CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Pennsylvania CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Rhode Island CLE |
|
7 Total |
| South Carolina CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Tennessee CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Texas CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Utah CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Virginia CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Vermont CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Washington CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Wisconsin CLE |
|
7 Total |
| West Virginia CLE |
|
7.2 Total |
| Wyoming CLE |
|
6 Total |
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CLE
Agenda
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Top Questioning and Psychological Tactics Every Litigator Should Know
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10 Creative Ways to Get More From Every Deposition
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Evidence: Admission Through Smart Questions and Foundational Language
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Avoiding Questioning Traps and Making Objections: Defensive Strategy at Deposition and Trial
-
Voir Dire Questioning: Eliminating Risks and Finding Allies
-
Killer Cross-Examination Strategies
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Controlling Experts and Difficult Witnesses Through Strategic Questioning
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Ethical Boundaries in Questioning: Winning Without Crossing the Line
- Limits on Questioning That Risks Misleading the Tribunal
- Questions That Imply Facts Not in Evidence or Misstate Prior Testimony
- Improper Witness Coaching and Preparation
- Harassing, Abusive, or Bad-Faith Questioning Tactics
- Questioning That Invades Privacy or Dignity
- Ethical Issues When Questioning Vulnerable or Special Witnesses
- Duties When a Witness Provides False or Misleading Testimony
Who Should Attend
This CLE program is designed for attorneys who want to refine their ability to extract critical information and control the narrative at every phase of a case.
Speakers
Speaker bio
Louis R. Cohan
founded Cohan Law Group, L.L.C., and has been a trial lawyer for more than 30 years. He has been recognized for his trial experience by admission into the American Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Cohan has litigated more than $900 million in claims for his clients and recently secured a verdict in excess of $66 million in a fraud case. He has done work in breach of contract, fraud, injunctive relief, punitive damages, employment, trade secrets, real estate, construction and construction defects, and civil rights litigation. Mr. Cohan's practice is concentrated on business litigation and employment litigation, as well as civil litigation. He earned his B.S. degree from the University of Georgia and his J.D. degree from Emory School of Law. Mr. Cohan has served as chair of the Litigation Section, the largest section of the Atlanta Bar Association. He has also chaired the Small Firm Section of the Atlanta Bar Association. Mr. Cohan has served on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Bar Association; and has chaired the Atlanta Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the Atlanta Bar Association. He has received awards and recognition for his community and legal work. These awards include Super Lawyer, Legal Elite, Martindale-Hubbell's preeminent AV rating, American Board of Trial Advocates, America's Top 100 Attorneys, and the Celebrating Service Award. For many years, Mr. Cohan has chaired the Legal Run Around 5k road race, raising money for the children of injured and fallen Atlanta Police Department officers.
Speaker bio
Abigail Campbell
is a member at Condon Tobin Sladek Sparks Nerenberg PLLC. She assists clients with litigation matters including federal and state consumer protection, consumer finance litigation in bankruptcy, employment disputes, and complex-commercial litigation. She also maintains an active pro bono practice. Before joining Condon Tobin, she represented and counseled financial institutions including national mortgage servicers, mortgage lending, auto lending, student lending and credit card issuing institutions on compliance and litigation matters involving the Bankruptcy Code, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, an other consumer compliance statutes. She serves as co-chair for the Dallas Bar Association's Law in Schools Committee and is an active member of Texas Lawyers for Children. She earned her B.A degree, ampla cum laude, from The University of Texas and her J.D degree, cum laude, from SMU Dedman School of Law.
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