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Hey Reader,

No one gambles in Vegas.

They don’t drink, blow a stack of chips on black, or make decisions they’ll half-remember on the long plane ride home to boring-land.

That's what our witness Dane Butler (played by Steve) wants you to believe.

And that's not all he's hiding.

Watch how London barrister (and cross-examination badass) Bibi Badejo handles not one but two shady witnesses battling it out in family court.

Her specialty is cases involving false allegations and fabricated evidence — the kind where the witness has told their version so many times they've started to believe it.

We’ve got a ton of practical takeaways you can apply no matter what type of cases you try.

It’s all in this episode of Cross Lab!

What’s covered:

💡The foundation you can lay that boxes any witness in—and pays off big time

💡A framework for defending your client (even when their actions make zero sense)

💡What your listener is really thinking when you’re sticking a witness to the question

💡The sneaky way to trap a witness in their own admissions

💡How to slice away a witness's opinion from the real evidence

PLUS… As always, you’ll bank TONS of reusable cross chapters you can use on your next depo or cross.

Take a LISTEN (or WATCH) — It's 🔥

Subscribe and pass it along to a colleague who needs it.

Your what-happens-in-Vegas-gets-exposed-in-the-depo trial consultants,

P.S. More episodes are coming. Got a past case that still keeps you up at night? Tell us about it — we may feature it on a future Cross Lab. Always interesting to see what other attorneys would do with it.


Looking for more resources to help you ‘be you’ AND win more cases?

Start here for more resources and other trainings:​

💡Turn Facts to Feels: Access Your Jury’s Decision-Making Emotions (Get it here)

💡Lawyer to Client Jackpot Questions (Get it here)

💡Cross Lab Podcast: Live simulations putting cross strategies to the test (Listen here)

💡Acting for Trial Lawyers: Natural, Engaging and Credible Presentations
(Grab it here)

💡Book a free 30-min strategy session with Steve and Olivia: Pick our brain about your case narrative or witness— no strings attached! (Schedule here)

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