Family Law
Family Law News 2016, Issue 1, Volume 38, No. 1
Content
- Frequently Asked Questions proposed by Ab139
- Notice: Californians Have a New 2016 Law to Keep Homes out of Probate and You Can Use the Law to Help Your Family Law Clients
- Message from the Editor
- Family Law News Editorial Team
- From Our Readers
- 2015 Legislation Highlights: the Year in Review
- Table of Contents
- Contempt Demystified
- Demonstrative Evidence: Don't Cross-Examine Without It ̶ Part II
- Standing Chairs and Designated Recipients of Legislation
- Late Nights and Cancellation Rights: Bolstering Enforceability of Mediated Settlements with a Cooling Off Period
- More than Just Common Sense: the Rules for the Simultaneous Exchange of Deeds and Equalizing Payments
- Family Law Section Executive Committee
- Message from the Chair
Demonstrative Evidence: Don’t Cross-Examine Without It – Part II
Matt Dodd and Roger Dodd
Matt Dodd comes from a family of lawyers and has been in the courtroom as long as he can remember. After moving his family to the wilds of southwest Montana, Mr. Dodd founded a small, trial-practice firm with offices in Bozeman and Big Sky, Montana.
Roger J. Dodd has active offices in Utah, Georgia, and Florida where he practices trial work of all types. He is listed in Best Lawyers for more than 20 years. He is one of a handful of lawyers nationally who are listed in Super Lawyers in more than one state simultaneously He is Board Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in Civil Trial Practice for more than 25 years, and was a Board Certified in Criminal Trial Practice for more than 20 years. He is a fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and the American College of Family Trial Lawyers. He has lectured and taught lawyers and judges in all 50 states, and multiple foreign countries. TV and legal credits include CourtTV, TruTV, CNN, ABC, CBS, and cable TV
As we discussed in our last article, the use of demonstrative evidence in cross-examination is essential to best teach your client’s story and focus the fact-finder on your client’s theory of the case. In that article, we gave you real-world examples of various ways in which demonstrative evidence can be used in constructive and destructive cross-examinations.