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Tools and Resources to Excel in the Courtroom

For more than 40 years, Roger J. Dodd and his associates have helped thousands of lawyers strengthen their courtroom skills and achieve greater control in every phase of trial. Explore practical, experience-based training designed to sharpen cross-examination techniques, improve strategy, and build confidence in the courtroom.

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Featured Books

NEW! 4TH EDITION

Cross-Examination: Science and Techniques

By Larry Pozner and Roger J. Dodd

The long-awaited Fourth Edition of Cross-Examination: Science and Techniques is here — revised and expanded. Available in hardcover and eBook.

Last published in 2018, the Fourth Edition features a clearer format, user-friendly index, and updated case examples. With more than 800 pages of strategies and techniques, it continues to be the essential guide to mastering cross-examination.

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Since the last edition of the book published in 2017, the importance of depositions has increased substantially. As the subtitle of this book indicates: Your Depositions are Now Your Trials. Knowing how to cross-examine deponents is an absolutely essential skill for all litigators. Cross-examination for depositions gives you the tools you need to maximize your effectiveness at depositions. 

Some key features in the new Second Edition:

  • NEW! A completely new chapter on Cross-Examination in REMOTE Depositions, and a completely expanded, in depth and breadth, rewritten and reanalyzed chapter on Building Chapters that Give a Jury a Feeling of Certainty.

  • NEW! Practice tips throughout the book, a top request from our previous purchasers.

  • NEW! Overall there is 20% more material than in the first edition, with most chapters having been extensively expanded.

  • NEW! Now available in both Hardcover and Audiobook formats.

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More Trial Lawyer Resources

  • 2-Day Trial Clinics

    Dodd Trial Skills Clinics provide individualized, real-life, positive, nurturing, and experiential training in cross-examination of witnesses. Conducted in a small group setting for lawyers of all experience levels.

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  • Video Library

    Roger Dodd has compiled an extensive library of video tutorials illustrating key principles and techniques of cross-examination, deposition, and more.
    VIdeos have been approved for CLE credit in multiple states.

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  • 1:1 Coaching

    By popular demand, Roger Dodd now provides individualized coaching for troublesome facts, tactics, depositions or hearings — or he can help you through your trial preparation and the trial itself.

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DODD TRIAL SKILLS CLINICS

Today’s trial lawyers rarely get enough courtroom time to master critical skills like cross-examination. Dodd Trial Skills Clinics are designed to close that gap with intensive, hands-on training in a small group setting. The instructors, including Roger J. Dodd, have been sharing their methodologies and expertise in cross-examination and trial skills for more than four decades, training over 100,000 lawyers worldwide.

Whether you’re new to trial work or a seasoned litigator, you’ll sharpen your courtroom skills and build the confidence to use them effectively in practice. CLE credit is available in most jurisdictions. Clinics are held in popular destinations across the U.S. and beyond, offering a chance to combine professional training with a memorable location.

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  • “I absolutely loved the course. It was a constructive and supportive space to learn, try new things and consolidate. I’ll be telling everyone how fantastic this course is.”

    Helen, Australia

  • "Thoroughly impressed and grateful... this Clinic forever changed how I will prepare and take depositions and has demystified one of the most important aspects of trial.”

    Raj, California

  • "Best course to take for any lawyer. Would recommend to all young and experienced lawyers. Each one of you was absolutely super!"

    Paul, California

  • “What an awesome learning experience. This Clinic was hands-down the best training I’ve had in trying cases. Only wish I’d done it years ago."

    Dan, South Carolina

  • “I have done many Clinics now and can say that this method works. My confidence level has gone through the roof.”

    Mike, Georgia

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