Examining Witnesses at Preliminary Injunction Hearings

Examination skills are fundamental to litigation, and understanding how examinations work, including in a preliminary injunction hearing, will help attorneys become more effective litigators. Attorneys should attend this program to learn the basics of direct and cross-examination for lay and expert witnesses and how those principles can be applied in a preliminary injunction hearing.

Attorneys will learn the fundamental skills of direct and cross-examinations and how those skills should be applied when examining lay and expert witnesses. They will also learn how to apply these principles to examinations conducted during preliminary injunction hearings and how that setting differs from traditional trial testimony.

Attorneys should attend this program to become more effective litigators and to understand the procedures of preliminary injunction hearings better. This course is best suited for attorneys with little to no litigation experience.

Learning Objectives:

• Review the basic principles of direct examination of lay witnesses
• Understand the basic principles of cross-examination of lay witnesses
• Examine the basic principles of direct examination of expert witnesses
• Explore fundamental principles of cross-examination of expert witnesses
• Apply the basic principles outlined above to preliminary injunction hearings