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Secrets to Powerful Cross-Examination
Join us as American trial lawyer Bob Geimer reveals techniques of cross-examination used to achieve multi-million-dollar verdicts. Bob will take us inside the world of high-stakes litigation and demonstrate how cross-examining key witnesses can be decisive in winning cases.
Drawing upon examples from actual cases, this program will offer an entertaining and informative look inside the courtroom and behind the drama of cross-examination.
Speaker: Bob Geimer
For 32 years, Bob Geimer has worked on high-stakes litigation, from one of the largest oil spills in history to explosive allegations against a Hollywood music industry celebrity. Currently, he is prosecuting claims against the manufacturer of textured breast implants, which are alleged to have caused cancer in thousands of women across the United States. He has obtained numerous verdicts at trial, including a $10 million verdict in state court and a $30 million verdict in federal court. Outside of the courtroom, Bob has led numerous investigations and conducted more than a thousand depositions. He has also obtained more than $100 million in negotiated settlements, mediations, and arbitrations.
Born and raised in Chicago, Bob is a graduate of Loyola University of Chicago and the University of Illinois College of Law, where he served as an editor of the Law Review. He is a founding member of the Chicago law firm Tomasik Kotin Kasserman LLC, where he continues to represent clients in high-stakes litigation.
Chair: Professor David Kershaw
This event will be followed by a drinks reception.
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