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Oct. 26, 2002

Defend Employers With Every Tool You've Got

Employment Column - By Phillip R. Maltin and Holly S. Beckner - Employment attorneys frequently overlook one of the most effective ways to damage the credibility of a plaintiff testifying at trial: impeachment with evidence of prior criminal acts. The criminal process forces criminal attorneys to confront "priors," but not so in civil litigation.

Employment Column

By Phillip R. Maltin and Holly S. Beckner
        
        Employment attorneys frequently overlook one of the most effective ways to damage the credibility of a plaintiff testifying at trial: impeachment with evidence of prior criminal acts. The criminal process forces criminal attorneys to confront "priors," bu...

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