Litigation Skills Series: Impeachment
Knowing how to impeach a witness can be a pivotal skill, influencing case outcomes and elevating your trial advocacy.
This training features a blend of expert-led presentations, hands-on demonstrations, and dynamic workshops, enabling participants to explore the finer points of impeachment techniques. Experienced trial attorneys will share insights, best practices, and real-life examples, guiding you on how to:
- Identifying opportunities for impeachment
- Utilizing prior inconsistent statements, bias, and credibility challenges
- Cross-examination tactics to discredit witnesses
- Admissibility of impeachment evidence
- Effective use of exhibits and demonstrative aids
Our faculty for this training are trial experts Greg Lipper, Lipper Law PLLC, and Gwen Washington, Pro Bono Attorney at Cleary Gottlieb.
This training takes place on Wednesday, February 12 from 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm at Arnold & Porter (601 Massachusetts Ave NW). We will provide the drinks, cookies, and answers! You come with your lunch and questions!
Scholarships are available due to the generosity of the D.C. Bar Foundation. To apply for a scholarship, please complete this online scholarship form.
CLE credit is pending for this training.