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Law Practice

Mar. 1, 2021

Storytelling in cross-examination

Telling effective stories is hard; telling effective stories through the mouths of unwilling and generally uncooperative witnesses is harder still. S

Chris Arledge

Partner
Ellis George Cipollone LLP

2121 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles , CA 90067

Email: carledge@egcfirm.com

Storytelling in cross-examination
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No trial lawyer would consider serving up isolated, independent facts in opening or in a direct examination. Facts are only memorable and compelling in the context of a narrative. Trial lawyers must be story tellers. Yet this emphasis on story telling often disappears on cross examination. Telling effective stories is hard; telling effective stories through the mouths of unwilling and generally uncooperative witnesses is harder still. So how do you tell effective stor...

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