Friday, October 9, 8:30 a.m.–3:45 p.m. ET
| MCLE Credit: | 6.0 |
| Live-Interactive Credit: | 6.0 (all formats) |
| VIDC Re-Certification Credit: | pending |
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This is one program that you will want to attend in-person. Register today!
Pozner on Cross: The Chapter Method is one of America’s most attended trial techniques CLE. This unique and entertaining program teaches advanced methods to recognize, write, and deliver powerful cross-examinations.
Great cross-examinations are the product of interlocking techniques that can be learned easily and used immediately by lawyers regardless of experience. Pozner uses principles of neuroscience and behavioral psychology to explain how to draft cross-examination as storytelling. The Chapter Method structure raises our confidence, controls the witnesses, and teaches the jurors our case theory. Using more than 250 PowerPoint slides, Pozner shows the steps to each technique, accompanied by short examples of the resulting cross-examination.
Larry Pozner is America’s authority on cross-examination. Pozner on Cross: The Chapter Method is an outgrowth of Pozner’s books Cross-Examination: Science and Techniques (4th Ed., NACDL, 2026, by Pozner and Dodd) and Pozner’s Red Book: Lessons in Advanced Cross-Examination (2025, NACDL, by Larry Pozner). His books and seminars revolutionized our profession’s view of the purposes and methods of modern cross-examination.
Here is what some seminar attendees from previous years have had to say:
“Larry Pozner is masterful.”
“Exceptionally valuable for every lawyer (even non-litigators) since eliciting information is at the core of what we do! Absolutely fascinating!”
MCLE Credit Note: If you attended this program in 2025 and claimed MCLE credit, you will not be able to attend the upcoming October program and claim MCLE credit again this year.
Registration Deadlines:
Webcast: | 10 minutes prior to the seminar. If you register for a webcast the day of the seminar, your e-mail receipt will include a link to launch the seminar and download the materials. |
Telephone: | Online registration ends 10 minutes prior to the seminar |
Live on Site: | Online registration ends at 11:59 p.m. the day preceding the seminar |
Cancellation Policy: Cancellation/transfer requests will be honored until 5:00 p.m. the day preceding the seminar. You will, however, be charged $90 if you cancel or transfer your registration to a different seminar after the link to the materials has been e-mailed by Virginia CLE®.
Full refunds or transfers are available up to two days after a webcast in the unlikely event that you experience technical difficulties.
Dietary Restrictions: If you have dietary restrictions and are attending the seminar in person, please email dwoodland@vacle.org.
MCLE Credit Caveat: The MCLE Board measures credits by the time you spend in attendance. If you enter a seminar late or leave it early, or both, you must reflect those adjustments accurately in the credits you report on your credit reporting form. A code will be given at the end of the seminar, which must be written on your MCLE form.
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| 8:00 | Registration |
| 8:30 | The Science Behind Chapter Method Cross-Examination
Use Storytelling to Teach Your Case
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| 10:00 | Break |
| 10:15 | Chapter Method Cross-Examination
Chapter Bundles
Constructive Cross-Examination
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| 11:45 | Lunch (provided on site) |
| 12:30 | Asymmetric Cross-Examination
Sequences of Cross-Examination
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| 2:00 | Break |
| 2:15 | Page Preparation of Chapters in Cross-Examination
The Only 3 Rules of Question Structure
Using Chapter Method Delivery to Manage Anxiety
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| 3:45 | Adjourn |
Larry Pozner, LS Pozner, PLLC / Denver, CO
Larry Pozner’s seminar, Pozner on Cross: The Chapter Method, is one of America’s most popular seminars on trial techniques. He has entertained and educated audiences in 49 states and several foreign countries. Mr. Pozner is the lead author of America’s all-time bestselling book on cross-examination, Cross-Examination: Science and Techniques (Lexis, 3rd ed. 2018, Pozner and Dodd).
Mr. Pozner has long been recognized in Best Lawyers in America in civil “Bet the Company” litigation, and in criminal defense—both white collar and non-white collar. He is a Past President of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Mr. Pozner’s broad practice has included criminal defense cases, commercial litigation for both plaintiffs and defendants, and personal injury cases. He was trial counsel for many years for the Denver Broncos franchise and was part of the trial team that preserved Pat Bowlen’s ownership of the Broncos. He and his team recently used these techniques to win and collect a $111-million judgment against PNC Bank.
