Hosts Steve Hohman and Olivia Espinosa are joined by criminal defense and civil rights attorney Bruce Ringstrom, and plaintiff’s personal injury attorney Fred Bryant.

Watch as they put Officer Brown (played by Steve) on the stand and challenge his version of events to prove their client did not knowingly help her son evade arrest.

This episode is based on a real case from a listener looking for new perspectives on their upcoming trial. To submit your case for an upcoming episode click HERE!

What’s covered in this episode:

• How to turn minimal evidence into explosive revelations
• Creating real-time surplus reality
• Why breaking the #1 “baby lawyer” rule can can pay off
• What to do when a witness doesn’t give you what you want
• The “who’s the jerk now?” method—this is gold!

Time Stamps

00:00 What’s Cross Lab?

9:24 The blurred line advantages of working with family in your law firm

15:26 Mock Case Overview: State of Idaho vs. Darla Roberts

17:08 How to cross a witness with minimal evidence—and uncover explosive surprises (the good kind)

20:00 Bruce’s cross: Building surplus reality

38:53 Why it’s worth breaking a “baby lawyer” rule

40:25 The top fall back when a witness doesn’t give you what you want

49:52 An easy technique to reset and rattle a witness at the same time

53:44 Fred’s cross: The “who’s the jerk now?” approach

1:08:25 Why tagging your questions with a “isn’t that correct?” can show a lack of confidence

1:13:24 Top takeaways if you had to cross a witness like this

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