Cross-Examination Meets AI

Monday, November 2nd, 2026
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Add to Calendar: Add to Calendar: 2026-11-02 16:30:00 2026-11-02 18:30:00 Cross-Examination Meets AI Event Description This program will be available via webcast. Visit this site on November 2nd, shortly before the program begins, for the live webcast link. CLE credit is for in-person attendance only and is not offered for viewing the webcast.Effective cross-examination demands preparation, precision, and the ability to respond in the moment. Eric Kennedy will open this interactive program with the fundamentals of building and delivering a strong cross-examination. Jonathan Lomurro will then demonstrate how AI can be used to prepare for cross-examination, with a focus on expert witnesses.Through live demonstrations, questions, and audience feedback, participants will explore both the enduring craft of cross-examination and the new tools reshaping trial preparation.Meet The PresentersEric KennedyEric is an elite trial lawyer with a national practice. Eric Kennedy has been practicing at Weisman Kennedy & Berris for 30 years in Cleveland, Ohio. He practices pharmaceutical and medical device liability, medical malpractice, and class actions. Eric has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America publication since 1989; in 2000 was listed by the National Law Journal as one of the “10 Best Trial Lawyers in the State of Ohio”. In 2009, he was recognized as the “Personal Injury Litigator of the Year,” and in 2010 and 2013, as “Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year” for Cleveland by Best Lawyers in America. In 2018, Eric received the Clarence Darrow Award for his accomplishments as a trial lawyer and was inducted into the Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame in 2019.Jonathan LomurroJonathan is a nationally recognized trial lawyer at Lomurro Law in Freehold, New Jersey. He handles medical malpractice and personal injury cases and is triple board certified: as a Civil Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, in Medical Malpractice Law by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, and in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He has been named among the Top 100 New Jersey Super Lawyers each year since 2023.Jonathan writes and lectures extensively on trial advocacy and legal technology. His AAJ Press book, The A.M.P. Method: Using AI and Technology to Anchor Cases, Modernize Practice, and Persuade with Power, explores how lawyers can use AI and other tools to strengthen case preparation, storytelling, and courtroom persuasion.***The Steven S. Kaufman Family Anatomy of a Trial Lecture Series is an annual signature program at CWRU School of Law. The series attracts nationally recognized elite trial lawyers from around the country to teach master classes on the art and strategy in every phase of a jury trial. It is an immersive program that takes participants inside a trial attorney’s preparation and decision-making under immense courtroom pressure to understand the strategic and ethical choices that shape courtroom battles. The program is designed for law students, young lawyers, and experienced trial attorneys. Questions about the Kaufman Lecture Series? Contact Associate Dean for Experiential Education Laura McNally lem20@case.edu. Reading Materials Moot Courtroom - CWRU School of Law School of Law School of Law America/New_York public

Cost: Free

2 hours of CLE credit has been approved

Event Description

This program will be available via webcast. Visit this site on November 2nd, shortly before the program begins, for the live webcast link. CLE credit is for in-person attendance only and is not offered for viewing the webcast.

Effective cross-examination demands preparation, precision, and the ability to respond in the moment. Eric Kennedy will open this interactive program with the fundamentals of building and delivering a strong cross-examination. Jonathan Lomurro will then demonstrate how AI can be used to prepare for cross-examination, with a focus on expert witnesses.

Through live demonstrations, questions, and audience feedback, participants will explore both the enduring craft of cross-examination and the new tools reshaping trial preparation.

Meet The Presenters

Eric Kennedy

Eric is an elite trial lawyer with a national practice. Eric Kennedy has been practicing at Weisman Kennedy & Berris for 30 years in Cleveland, Ohio. He practices pharmaceutical and medical device liability, medical malpractice, and class actions. Eric has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America publication since 1989; in 2000 was listed by the National Law Journal as one of the “10 Best Trial Lawyers in the State of Ohio”. In 2009, he was recognized as the “Personal Injury Litigator of the Year,” and in 2010 and 2013, as “Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year” for Cleveland by Best Lawyers in America. In 2018, Eric received the Clarence Darrow Award for his accomplishments as a trial lawyer and was inducted into the Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame in 2019.

Jonathan Lomurro

Jonathan is a nationally recognized trial lawyer at Lomurro Law in Freehold, New Jersey. He handles medical malpractice and personal injury cases and is triple board certified: as a Civil Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, in Medical Malpractice Law by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, and in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He has been named among the Top 100 New Jersey Super Lawyers each year since 2023.

Jonathan writes and lectures extensively on trial advocacy and legal technology. His AAJ Press book, The A.M.P. Method: Using AI and Technology to Anchor Cases, Modernize Practice, and Persuade with Power, explores how lawyers can use AI and other tools to strengthen case preparation, storytelling, and courtroom persuasion.

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The Steven S. Kaufman Family Anatomy of a Trial Lecture Series is an annual signature program at CWRU School of Law. The series attracts nationally recognized elite trial lawyers from around the country to teach master classes on the art and strategy in every phase of a jury trial. It is an immersive program that takes participants inside a trial attorney’s preparation and decision-making under immense courtroom pressure to understand the strategic and ethical choices that shape courtroom battles. The program is designed for law students, young lawyers, and experienced trial attorneys. Questions about the Kaufman Lecture Series? Contact Associate Dean for Experiential Education Laura McNally lem20@case.edu. 

Reading Materials

Event Location

Moot Courtroom - CWRU School of Law

Image of Gund Hall

CWRU School of Law

Headshot of Jonathan Lomurro

Jonathan Lomurro 
Trial Lawyer 
Lomurro Law

Headshot of Eric Kennedy

 Eric Kennedy 
Trial Lawyer 
Weisman Kennedy & Berris