New Book by Michael and Alexandra Waddington Equips Defense Attorneys to Challenge Digital Evidence in Court

New guide by top defense lawyers shows how to destroy digital forensics in court using smart cross-exam questions—no tech degree required. Outsmart the experts.

WESTON, FL, UNITED STATES, July 25, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a legal system increasingly dominated by screens, metadata, and artificial certainty, a new book by renowned defense attorneys Michael Waddington and Alexandra Gonzalez-Waddington is arming trial lawyers with the one thing they need most: control.

Their latest release, Pattern Cross-Examination for Digital Forensic Experts: A Trial Strategy Guide, offers a practical and devastating blueprint for dismantling unreliable forensic tech evidence in court. Now available through the NACDL bookstore, this one-of-a-kind guide delivers real-world, ready-to-use cross-examination patterns for defense attorneys facing high-stakes criminal and military trials.

“Prosecutors often present digital evidence as ironclad. But most of it is built on shaky assumptions, flawed tools, and sloppy analysis,” says Michael Waddington. “This book gives lawyers the strategy and firepower to expose the truth.”

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A Game-Changing Tool for Criminal & Military Defense Lawyers

Digital evidence—once considered complex and niche—is now center stage in nearly every major criminal case. From text messages and GPS pings to browser history and IoT devices, prosecutors use digital artifacts to create compelling narratives. But these narratives are often riddled with technical gaps, interpretation errors, and outright speculation.

This book empowers defense attorneys to challenge those narratives with confidence and precision.

What’s Inside:
• Pattern cross-examination templates organized by digital artifact and case theme
• Techniques to reveal bias, exaggeration, tool limitations, and human error
• Practical strategies for cases involving:
• Child exploitation
• Domestic violence
• Sexual assault
• Online enticement & “To Catch a Predator”-style stings
• Stalking
• Internet fraud and cybercrime

Key Topics Include:
• GPS tracking flaws and spoofing
• Misuse of forensic tools like Cellebrite and Magnet AXIOM
• Deleted messages, cloud sync issues, and app artifacts
• IoT (smart speakers, wearables) and speculative testimony
• Metadata manipulation, timestamp errors, and data misinterpretation
• VPNs, encrypted messaging, and alternate suspect theories
• Cross-exam templates for forensic experts in complex criminal cases

The book shows lawyers how to take back control from government “experts,” even without a technical background. It replaces confusion with strategy, and blind trust in digital forensics with targeted, surgical questioning.

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Authors’ Expertise: Trial-Tested. Globally Respected. Relentlessly Strategic.

Michael Waddington and Alexandra Gonzalez-Waddington are among the most sought-after criminal defense and military trial lawyers in the world. As founding partners of Gonzalez & Waddington, Attorneys at Law, they defend clients in some of the most complex, high-profile court-martial and criminal cases across the globe.

With decades of combined experience and thousands of courtroom hours, the Waddingtons are widely recognized as:
• Top-rated court-martial defense attorneys representing U.S. service members worldwide
• Strategic leaders in cross-examination and trial warfare
• Trusted experts in digital evidence and forensic confrontation
• Authors of some of the most used trial strategy books in the criminal defense world

Their cases have been featured on 60 Minutes, CNN, The New York Times, The Washington Post, ABC News, Time, and Rolling Stone.

Michael Waddington is a former Army JAG officer who has tried or defended cases in over 12 countries . Alexandra Gonzalez-Waddington, a former public defender, is known for her no-nonsense courtroom demeanor and unmatched ability to dismantle expert witnesses.

Together, they have written some of the most authoritative trial guides in criminal law, including:
• The Art of Trial Warfare: Winning at Trial Using Sun Tzu’s The Art of War
• Pattern Cross-Examination Questions for Sexual Assault Cases
• Exposing Toxic Manipulators
• UCMJ Survival Guide
• Pattern Cross-Examination Questions for Expert Witnesses
• Pattern Cross-Examination Questions for DNA & Biological Evidence

Their books are used by criminal defense lawyers, military defense counsel, law professors, and public defenders around the world.

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Real-World Application. Real Results.

This book is not theoretical—it’s tactical. Every cross-examination pattern is designed to be used in real trial situations, especially when defense attorneys are outnumbered, outspent, or facing aggressive prosecutors with “expert” witnesses armed with charts and tech jargon.

Whether you’re cross-examining a military CID forensic analyst or a federal cybercrime investigator, this book will help you:
• Discredit unreliable conclusions
• Reframe speculative testimony
• Highlight gaps in evidence handling and methodology
• Build a strong, fact-based defense strategy using digital artifacts
• Create doubt in the minds of jurors through strategic cross

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Who Needs This Book?
• Civilian and military criminal defense lawyers
• Public defenders handling sex crimes, cybercrime, or felony trials
• Trial attorneys preparing for cases with smartphone, GPS, or metadata evidence
• Law professors and CLE instructors teaching cross-examination or digital evidence

If you defend clients accused of crimes involving phones, computers, or digital footprints—this book is essential.

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Where to Buy

Pattern Cross-Examination for Digital Forensic Experts: A Trial Strategy Guide
📘 Price: $239.00
📍 Available now at: https://my.nacdl.org/s/product-details?id=a1BVM00000123XV2AY

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Media Contact & Availability

Gonzalez & Waddington, Attorneys at Law
📍 Global Court-Martial & Criminal Defense Firm
📞 1-800-921-8607
🌐 https://ucmjdefense.com
📧 press@ucmjdefense.com

Michael and Alexandra Waddington are available for interviews, legal commentary, CLE lectures, and expert insights on digital forensics, cross-examination, trial psychology, and military justice.
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In a courtroom where bytes are used to destroy lives, this book is your sword and shield.
Challenge the science. Control the witness. Win the trial.

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