Morality plays and Moby Dick: Finding a theme 
By:
Richard H. Willis
Published: April 1, 2011
Tags: trial themes
Columnist Richard Willis advises trial attorneys that a great opening statement needs a great theme. But a great theme is not just for openings; it also informs discovery tactics, depositions, motions. At trial, it also guides jury selection, directs and crosses, and the closing argument.
The Ten Commandments of cross-examination, revisited
By:
Richard H. Willis
Published: March 28, 2011
Tags: cross examination, testimony, Trial preparation, witness preparation
In 1975, Irving Younger, then a professor at Cornell Law School after an illustrious career as a prosecutor and judge, handed down his now-famous “Ten Commandments of Cross-Examination.” It’s time to take a critical look at his Ten Commandments and tweak them a bit.
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