Expert Testimony, Testimony, Jury Trial

Witnesses, Remember Confidence is a Behavior

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message on 7/23/2025

Testifying, whether in a deposition or in trial, can feel pretty threatening. Particularly if you’re a named defendant in a lawsuit, you know you’re going to be the target. But even when you’re on the other side, or you’re an...more

Experts: Follow the Seven Commandments

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message on 6/7/2022

I participated in a recent LinkedIn discussion on expert witnesses, with some in the conversation noting that experts are often unprepared for testimony, and often unaware of the need for better preparation. And, to...more

Address Anti-Expert Bias: 5 Ways

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message on 5/2/2022

It has been a rough couple of years for science. Our newly-unmasked population seems to be more divided than ever about our ability to rely on science in applying systematic and neutral procedures in order to find reliable...more

Countering the Bad Expert: Don’t Expect Jurors to Deliberate Past the BS on Their Own

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message on 2/16/2022

In my opinion, it is one of the most interesting and important areas of social science at the moment. And if it’s not that, then it’s certainly the sassiest. A group of researchers has been focused on our susceptibility and...more

Avoid ‘Glass Houses’ Arguments When Comparing Experts

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message on 8/26/2021

This is the general sentiment I sometimes hear when one side in an opening statement is talking about the other side’s experts...more

Maryland Adopts Federal Daubert Standard for Admissibility of Expert Testimony

Saul Ewing LLP on 9/8/2020

The Court of Appeals Opinion Closes Procedural Gaps and Aligns Legal Standards with Scientific Analysis - The Court of Appeals of Maryland adopted the Daubert standard, overturning Maryland’s long held Frye-Reed precedent for...more