Expert Testimony: Preparing in Advance and Analyzing it Afterward
Introduction
Testimony is often the most important aspect of any legal case. In a past program titled "Expert Witness Success" we discussed how an expert witness should prepare and conduct him/herself during a testimony. The goal of this webinar is to teach the audience how to prepare for and analyze the testimony of other, usually opposing, experts. In addition to preparing questions for the opposing experts, this will include integrating the testimony of other experts into analysis and reports.
Learning Objectives
Demonstrate how to summarize and analyze a deposition.
Show how testimony is used in technical analysis and reports.
Review examples of expert witness deposition questions.
Discuss key information that should be culled from expert deposition through two case studies.
Program Outline
Introduction
Case Studies: Construction Claim & Construction Defect Litigation
Construction Claims Analysis
Deposition Transcript Analysis
Using Testimony in Analysis & Reports
Deposition Questions
Conclusion
Resources
Forensic Approach: You have a legal responsibility to provide your client with complete and accurate information at a level of a competent consultant. When you use a forensic approach there really are no tough questions – you have all the answers documented.
Additional Information
This is the third webinar in our Expert Testimony series.
This program was given on 6/22/2017 by Spencer Gales and Paul Kushner.