Law Practice
Feb. 17, 2022
Tools for successful witness examinations
It is not the testimony that a witness spews into the ether that’s important — it’s the testimony that the trier of fact hears and absorbs that makes the difference. The two are not the same.
Norman P. Tarle
Mediate, Arbitrator
Judicate West
personal injury, medical malpractice, commercial, real estate, employment
UCLA School of Law, 1976
Judge Tarle served as a commissioner and a judge in the municipal court and superior courts in Los Angeles County for over 36 years. He handled hundreds of bench and jury trials in almost every area of law.
It is not the testimony that a witness spews into the ether that's important -- it's the testimony that the trier of fact hears and absorbs that makes the difference.
The two are not the same.
Crafting questions for a witness examination is neither effortless nor automatic; it takes skill and practice. Two elements that provide clarity to the trier of fact are often ignored -- pace and...
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