Trial Skills: Cross-Examination

FACULTY OF FEDERAL ADVOCATES
PRESENTS

THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2026

12:00 - 1:15 P.M.

"TRIAL SKILLS: CROSS-EXAMINATION"

MAGISTRATE JUDGE TIMOTHY P. O'HARA
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

TROY RACKHAM, Esq.
Spencer Fane, LLP

JENNIFER BECK, Esq.
Office of the Federal Public Defender


BYRON ROGERS COURTHOUSE, 1961 STOUT STREET
COURTROOM C402 - JUDGE O'HARA'S COURTROOM
DENVER

IN-PERSON ONLY
(This will not be offered as a webinar.)

• The FFA is continuing our hit CLE series on Trial Skills with a program on opening statements! Experienced trial practitioners Troy Rackham and Jennifer Beck, as well as Magistrate Judge Timothy O’Hara, will discuss strategy behind cross examination, including impeachment, tone and word choice, delivery, and pitfalls to avoid. The panel will illustrate these principles by conducting demonstrations of effective cross-examinations, benefitting both newer and experienced attorneys.
  
  
  
  2 General CLE Credits granted.