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Prepare Your Client to Handle Cross Examination

Published by Texas Trial Lawyers Association
and Canadian Caucus of AAJ
Learning Objectives
  • Know your client and earn their trust
  • Tell the story right (practice makes perfect)
  • Build confidence
  • How to figure out the defense’s tactics





Summary

Give your client the ability to withstand defense cross-examination tactics designed to undermine their credibility and damage their case. Josh Birmingham will share with you how he prepares his clients for cross examination at deposition and at trial. You will learn what he does to give clients the tools they need to tell their story clearly and confidently under the pressure of cross examination. He will also cover tips and tricks on how to figure out the defense’s tactics.

 

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Presenters
Josh Birmingham

Josh Birmingham was born in Las Cruces, New Mexico and raised in the small oil town of Hobbs, New Mexico. He graduated from... Read More


Originally Published
December 18, 2025

Program Titles and Supporting Materials
This program contains the following components:

  • Media Files
  • Prepare Your Client to Handle Cross Examination - Video

  • Downloadable Files
  • Prepare Your Client to Handle Cross Examination - Handout

How To Attend
Join the self-paced program from your office, home, or hotel room using a computer and high speed internet connection. You may start and stop the program at your convenience, continue where you left off, and review supporting materials as often as you like. Please note: Internet Explorer is no longer a supported browser. We recommend using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Safari for best results.

Technical Requirements
You may access this course on a computer or mobile device with high speed internet (iPhones require iOS 10 or higher). Recommended browsers are Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.

Credit
If applicable, you may obtain credit in multiple jurisdictions simultaneously for this program (see pending/approved list below). If electing credit for this program, registrants in jurisdictions not listed below will receive a Certificate of Completion that may or may not meet credit requirements in other jurisdictions. Where applicable, credit will be only awarded to a paid registrant completing all the requirements of the program as determined by the selected accreditation authority.

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