The need for the preparation of our client and all of our other witnesses is only too clear. The last words I say to my witness before I call my witness to the stand are, “When Mr. Jones gets up to cross-examine you, pretend that he is your friend, someone you can trust, a nice man who has to be gently straightened out on a few things. View him as one who is somewhat disadvantaged because he doesn’t know the truth of this case. I do not mean that you should patronize him. No. I mean that you should treat him kindly—as you would treat me if I made an error concerning your case.” Often this
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