93 - NYU Lecture

NYU Lecture - Cross Examination and Re-Direct Techniques
08 October 2008

As a teaching hospital, NYU Medical Center hosts different lecture series and constantly has continuing education classes open to various groups. Today, I attended a lecture about giving expert testimony and being able to defend the science and your work in court. The two women giving the lecture work for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and have prosecuted hundreds of cases between them. They actually turned the lecture into an interactive workshop by cross-examining someone in front of the group of attendees. They had some very good pointers for holding your own on the stand and tricks that defense attorneys can use to shake you. Overall, a very informative lecture. Apparently, "You can't handle the truth!" is not the best way to answer either.