Exciting new series on “Voice, Body and Movement for Lawyers – How to connect with the jury and find Justice Through Dramatic Technique!”
Click here to find out moreThis dynamic CLE presentation challenges trial lawyers to rethink everything they were taught about cross-examination. Rather than treating cross as an exercise in aggression and domination, Michael DeBlis III reframes it as a sophisticated behavioral exercise rooted in the same tactical instinct’s human beings use every day in pursuit of what they want.
Drawing on a three-part framework — Objective, Obstacle, and Tactic — attendees will learn to identify precisely what they need from a witness, understand why resistance occurs, and deploy a fluid range of tactics to overcome it. Through vivid real-world analogies, from teenagers negotiating curfews to spouses planning vacations, DeBlis demonstrates that tactical flexibility is not a courtroom luxury — it is the defining skill that separates good cross-examiners from great ones.
The presentation also includes ten hands-on training exercises designed to build adaptability under pressure, sharpen objective clarity, develop emotional regulation, and expand every attorney's tactical range far beyond the default of force.
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This program is ideal for criminal defense attorneys, civil litigators, and any trial lawyer who wants to walk into the courtroom with greater confidence, control, and persuasive power.
