There isn’t a trial attorney around who hasn’t encountered a hostile witness. By “hostile,” I don’t just mean “adverse” — I mean openly HOSTILE. Like the witness who can’t wait to get into the ring and go a few rounds with you.  In fact, we could call this witness the “fighting witness”  – since that’s really what this is — a witness who wants to brawl with you on the record. When I train attorneys across the country on deposition techniques, the problem of the hostile witness at deposition is often a subject of discussion.  When confronted with serious and