Younger CLE Series, Part 1: Credibility & Cross-Examination: Includes Younger's classic 10 Commandments of Cross-Examination. This program was originally presented in 1986, but has been updated twice by Dean Stephen Easton, most recently in 2010. It is part of "The Irving Younger CLE Series."

Irving Younger Related Seminars and Products

During Irving Younger's illustrious career, tens of thousands of lawyers, judges, law students and lay people packed meeting rooms to hear his exceptional presentations on trial practice and advocacy. That popularity endures.

Practitioner & Professor

    Following undergraduate studies at Harvard, Younger earned his law degree from New York University Law School. During his legal career, he served as assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and was judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York. He worked in three private firms, including the Washington, D.C., firm of Williams & Connelly. Younger was also a professor of law at New York University Law School and at the University of Minnesota Law School.

Author & Lecturer

    Throughout his distinguished career, Younger was at the forefront in his commitment to the legal profession, writing countless articles for major law and lay journals and recording seven CLE programs and five speeches, available on audiotape and videotape exclusively from The Professional Education Group, Inc.

    Younger's wide and varied background, together with his dynamic talent, provides a universal appeal that is the basis for his unparalleled reputation for excellence in continuing legal education.

Stephen D. Easton Related Seminars and Products

Steve Easton is a trial lawyer and award-winning teacher who has excelled at trial and in both law school and CLE classrooms. His energy and focused approach flawlessly translate into practical and entertaining CLE presentations.

He served as the U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota and has tried cases in civil and criminal courts—in fact, with 4 trials in the past few years, Easton has now tried cases to successful jury verdicts from all 4 seats available to trial attorneys—prosecution, criminal defense, plaintiff’s attorney and civil defense attorney. Easton spent 4 years as dean of the University of Wyoming College of Law, where is still a professor. He continues to hone his impressive litigation skills by actively trying cases even while serving as law professor and dean. Previously, he served as a professor of law at the University of Missouri Columbia School of Law. During his time in North Dakota, Easton was also a partner in the firm of Pearce & Durick, where he concentrated on product liability and insurance defense.

Easton was the recipient of the Richard S. Jacobson Award for Excellence in Teaching Trial Advocacy from the Pound Civil Justice Institute, and the Warren E. Burger Prize for scholarship concerning legal excellence, civility, ethics and professionalism from the American Inns of Court.  He is the author of three essential guidebooks for attorneys, Attacking Adverse Experts (ABA), How to Win Jury Trials: Building Credibility with Judges and Jurors (ALI-CLE), and Problems, Cases & Materials in Professional Responsibility (Thomson-West). He has also been published in both the legal and popular press, including The Federal Lawyer; The Practical Litigator; Stanford Law Review; The Wall Street Journal; and USA Today. Easton received his B.A. from Dickinson State University and his J.D. from Stanford Law School.