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FEATURED VIDEO SERIES
Cross-Examination in Three Venues: Trials, Depositions, and Online Depositions (Four-Part Series)

In this four-part series of 90-minute videos, Roger J. Dodd presents a cross-examination system built on clear, practical principles. Each video demonstrates key techniques in three settings: trial, in-person depositions, and online depositions. Drawing on real cases, Roger shows how to apply these methods immediately — even a single video provides skills you can put to work right away.

Section 1 (90 minutes)

  • Over-Arching Principles of Cross-Examination

  • Philosophy of Cross-Examination

  • Destructive Cross-Examination

  • Constructive Cross-Examination

  • The Only Three Rules of Cross-Examination

Section 2 (90 minutes)

  • Word Selection

  • Chapters

  • How to Deal with Objections

  • Page Preparation

Section 3 (90 minutes)

  • Loops

  • Double Loops

  • Spontaneous Loops

  • Sequences

Section 4 (90 minutes)

  • The ‘I don’t know’ Witness

  • Trilogies

  • 21 Techniques to Control the Difficult Witness in All Three Venues

CROSS BY CAMERA: Remote Cross-Examination

To litigate in the COVID-19 era, you need more than the traditional cross-examination techniques you’ve always relied on. COVID-19 has dramatically changed the face of litigation... kick-starting a technology shift in the practice of law that has already taken place in almost every other area of society. Zoom, Webex, and other remote platforms are now a regular part of the litigation and pre-litigation process and will remain so, long after the COVID crisis ends. Judges in courts at every level across the U.S., Canada, and the UK have embraced these platforms for remote depositions, mediations, and non-jury trials, saying that remote is so efficient and saves so much in costs that it will be permanent.

Some of what you will learn:

  • The 10 most common errors in remote cross-examination—and their solutions.

  • Develop a different concentration and focus than other cross-examinations.

  • Control your new environment.

  • Recreate your courtroom space in your remote environment.

  • Common technical fails— and their solutions.

  • Audio-only environments.

  • Keys to overcoming remote cross-examination pitfalls.

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