This paper gives tips on how family therapist/witnesses can handle resistance from the cross-examiner. Generally, they should remain unruffled and answer all questions firmly and clearly, using humor only when appropriate. The expert witness who has been given pretrial coaching in legal procedures, assumes an appropriate expert witness role, and is a persuasive communicator on the stand is most likely to have a favorable and effective impact on the judicial process. The paper gives advice on handling the 'country lawyer' approach, the polite questioner who amplifies minor inconsistencies in testimony, and the cross-examiner who uses clever phrasing designed to make the witness stumble. Nineteen references are supplied.