Why Didn’t My Witness Do What I Told Him To Do During Witness Preparation?, by Robert Gerchen, Senior Consultant, Litigation Insights

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Boy, have I been there. After spending hours to convince a Vice President of Human Relations that, no, his idea of “explaining” to the case to the jury was a bad idea, of course, that is exactly what he did. It was like a nightmare in slow motion. –CCE

It’s a universal experience. Nearly every attorney who has ever sat down for witness preparation before a deposition, or before trial, to provide clear instructions and guidelines about what to say/not say, or what to do/not do, has at some point found himself asking:

“Why didn’t s/he listen to me?!” . . . .

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