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Podcast - Part I: Being an Expert Is a Lonely Business

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In this special guest episode of his "The Trial Lawyer's Handbook" podcast series, litigation attorney Dan Small interviews Ian Ratner, CEO of GlassRatner and B. Riley Advisory Services. Mr. Ratner reflects on his three...more

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Fact Witness vs. Expert Witness: Key Preparation Tactics

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As it pertains to building a solid case, persuading jurors, and securing the best chances of a favorable outcome, witnesses can make or break your trial. It’s essential to utilize key witnesses to their full potential during...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Storytelling and Stick Figures: Tips on How to Effectively Present Scientific Evidence in Mass Tort Litigation

Q: Could you describe the process of preparing expert witnesses for mass tort litigation? David L. Ferrera: All federal courts and most state courts require a written expert report, which informs the opposing counsel months...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Expert Witness Research Tips - DRI: Raising the Bar

When it comes to expert witnesses, young lawyers can add tremendous value to their team through research into the background of both their own and the opposing party’s experts. This research should be done as early as...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Being Useful to Jurors is No Accident (Tips for All Experts from an Accident Reconstructionist)

Experts have a tough job translating sometimes technical detail to lay audiences and working closely with a party to the litigation while still maintaining the role of “teacher” rather than “advocate.” Some excellent and...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Experts: Be Experienced, Confident, and Visual

Recently, I was running a mock trial exercise with three retired judges. Reviewing the testimony, one shared a skepticism toward the “hired-gun” engineers they had heard, and opined that what is “more important is the...more

Carlton Fields

Bullet-Point Update: Electronic and Federal Court Discovery Issues for the Week of July 31, 2017

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Use this when the other side tries to dig up dirt on your expert. Collett v. GEICO Cas. Co., 2017 WL 3336614 (E.D. La. Aug. 3, 2017) (denying motion to compel expert witness to testify about fraud allegations that had been...more

Butler Snow LLP

Litigation Strategy: Avoid the “Selfie” – Let the Expert be the Expert

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It’s human nature to think we’re the smartest person in the room or at the table. It’s also human nature, and a trap for lawyers, to feel like you have to prove that point in front of the client. It’s a real pitfall, when the...more

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