Tips to Prepare to Be a Witness in Court

Never been a witness before?

Are you not sure what to expect?

Worried about your testimony?

Here are some tips we recommend to ensure your experience as a trial witness goes smoothly include:

1. Talking to your attorneys before trial can help prepare you for court. They may even be willing to walk you through the testimony itself. 
2. Listen carefully! During a trial, while a defense witness is testifying, it’s helpful to take notes describing your thoughts and observations.
3. Answering questions in court. Some of the questions your attorney may ask may seem unnecessary, but they’re foundation questions that the attorney must ask in order to introduce evidence or to make a particular point to the court.
4. Offering documents into evidence. When introducing evidence, your attorney must follow requirements set forth in court rules and the rules of evidence. Your lawyer may ask you questions intended to lay down a foundation (a legally sufficient basis) for the admission of an exhibit into evidence.
5. Handling cross examination. On cross-examination, an attorney wants to lead you into making admissions that are harmful to your case, to embarrass you, to show that you’re ignorant, incompetent, biased, not to be trusted, and so on. 

Call Experienced Debt Collectors in Michigan Today!

If you’re a business owner, you may decide having a debt collection law firm work on your unpaid invoices is your best choice. That’s an area we specialize in, and we’re happy to discuss your options.

Our attorneys know how to get results for our clients and they’re dedicated to getting a satisfactory outcome. Contact debt collectors in Michigan today at (248) 645-2440 for a free no obligation consultation.