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We've been summoned!
So last summer, a drunk chick plowed into the guard rail outside our house at 2am. I called 911, Chris tried to help her, etc... and now we've been summoned to her criminal trial in May as witnesses for the Commonwealth! 
As much as I love the criminal justice system, I'm a little nervous. I've never been in a courtroom before, let alone sitting on the stand to testify.
I know a couple of ladies here have been expert witnesses in trials, I think? Any advice?
Re: We've been summoned!
I've never been an expert witness but have some experience in this venue
The attorney for the State will prep you before you go into court so in that way you'll know pretty much exactly what he/she is going to ask you. You want know what the defense will ask on cross examination but it has to realte to whatever the State asks you, so there shouldn't be anything coming at you from left field.
My best advice is just concentrae on the person who is asking you the questions and don't worry about whoever else is in the courtroom and tell the truth (not that you wouldn't!). Good luck, you'll do just fine!
Stand up for something you believe in.
I agree with both pp. Since the trial I was involved in took place a few years after the event, I spent some time in the days prior the trial remembering what happened, the order it happened, etc. I found it easist to lay/sit in the dark so that there would be no distractions when I was going through the events.
The prosecutor did a really good job preparing me and letting me know what to expect. He told me to stay calm, block out all of the people except the person asking questions, and concentrate.
When I was 12 and the possibility of having to testify at my attempted kidnapper's trial, they prepped me to be on the stand (he later pled guilty and I didn't have to testify). The only thing I can really remember is that the police kept telling me, "If you don't remember or you get nervous just say, "I don't recall that." Never say you "don't know," because it calls your credibility into question."
So my advice: If you're asked a question you don't remember the answer to say "I don't recall."