authored casebooks and training materials for lawyers in these subjects. His legal textbook Principles of Evidence, originally co-authored with Michael Goldsmith and more recently also with David Sonenshein, is currently in its 5th edition. He was a well-known lecturer to audiences of lawyers and law students, and more than thirty years after his death, tapes of his continuing legal education talks remain in frequent use, prized for their wit and theatrics as well as their substance and insight. For several years, Younger authored a column on improving legal writing. He also wrote and lectured widely about famous cases in legal history. A selection of his writings, including his article, "The Trial of Alger Hiss", originally published in Commentary (August 1975); the story behind the case of Erie Railroad v. Tompkins; and the obscenity prosecution of James Joyce's book Ulysses were collected in an anthology: The Irving Younger Collection: Wisdom & Wit from the Master of Trial Advocacy, published by the American Bar Association in 2011. Younger died of pancreatic cancer in 1988, at the age of 55. His wife remained on the faculty at Minnesota and still teaches there. Work experience Private law firm in New York (1958-1960) Assistant US Attorney (1960-1962) Opened his own law firm with his wife Civil court judge in New York City (1969-1974) Concurrently taught law at NYU Cornell Law faculty (1974-1981) Private Law firm in Washington, DC (Williams and Connelly) (1981-1984) Concurrently taught at Georgetown University Law Center Law professor at University of Minnesota (1984-1988) Faculty at The Professional Education Group http://proedgroup.com/professor/irving-younger/ The 10 Commandments of Cross Examination Be brief. Short questions, plain words. Always ask leading questions. Don't ask a question to which you do not know the answer. Listen to the witness's answers. Don't quarrel with the witness. Don't allow the witness to repeat his direct testimony. Don't permit the witness to explain his answers. Don't ask the "one question too many." Save the ultimate point of your cross for summation. References Sources The New York Times External links Biography of Irving Younger 45 minute video of his lecture going through all 10-commandments. Legal Lecture was recorded at UC Hastings College Of The Law in San Francisco CA in the late 1970s. Irving Younger's 10 Commandments of Cross Examination (.pdf) The Irving Younger CLE Series(broken link) Revisiting Younger's 10 Commandments(broken link) Timothy A. Pratt on the Ten Commandments of Cross-Examination(broken link) 1932