I never anticipated that the dynamics of logical implication and conditional statements would structure my thought process as a lawyer. I started my legal career at the New York County District ...

Judge Amy Hanley says the goal of cross-examination is to maintain control of the witness and as the examining attorney much of the power to do that is in your hands. "You have a witness who has been ...

Nearly three and a half years into the Trump Administration’s term, the United States Department of Education has finally published its new regulations governing campus sexual assault cases. The ...

In Charles Dickens’ Bleak House, Dr. Allan Woodcourt famously said to the wrongly accused George Rouncewell: “But the mere truth won’t do. You must have a lawyer.” Francis P. Karam’s new book ...

Anyone who has provided evidence or information in a family case can be required to be cross-examined. If you are giving evidence in court you will be asked to give sworn evidence. This means swearing ...

It noted that the trial judge may not only expedite the trial but the examination-in-chief or cross-examination of a witness is to be recorded either on the same day or on the day following but no ...

Not too long ago a case made its way to the Criminal Court. In this particular case, the prosecution needed forensic evidence to bolster its case. The gist of the matter was that a woman had ...