Testifying Skills For Occupational Health Professionals

Monday, July 22, 2002

Sheraton Hyannis Resort, Hyannis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Summary

An expert's value ultimately depends on his or her ability to excel when testifying. Testifying Skills Workshop is a hands-on interactive program which has been specially designed to show occupational health professionals exactly what to do and what not to do when testifying. It features concise didactic presentations combined with numerous mock trial and deposition demonstrations using volunteer attendees. Each demonstration is critiqued by the faculty, who point out where the expert was most effective and where improvement is most needed. The fact patterns, CVs, difficult questions, and reports used in the demonstrations will be submitted in advance by attendees. There will be ample time for questions and answers. Occupational health experts will also learn how to maintain high ethical standards, premium fee setting, billing, and collection techniques and how to successfully and professionally market themselves.

What Will You Accomplish By Attending?

Following participation in the conference, you will be able to:

• Answer difficult questions artfully

• Connect with and persuade the fact finder

• Update and improve your fee setting and collections procedures

• Understand counsel's trick questions and trial tactics and how to defeat them

• Be confident and effective during cross-examination

• Better market yourself

• Understand how optimum deposition testimony techniques differ from those which should be used at trial

• Be more ethical and be a more credible witness

• Understand how to better defend your reports and qualifications under cross-examination

• Be a better and more successful expert witness

Distinguished Faculty

James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esquire, is the Vice-President of SEAK, Inc. and is a former trial attorney. He received his BA Summa Cum Laude from Boston College and his JD Cum Laude from Boston College Law School. Attorney Mangraviti is the co-author of the texts How To Excel During Cross-Examination: Techniques For Experts That Work, Understanding the AMA Guides in Workers' Compensation, Litigating Stress Cases in Workers' Compensation, The Independent Medical Evaluation Report: A Step-By-Step Guide With Models, How To Excel During Depositions: Techniques For Experts That Work, The Comprehensive Forensic Services Manual: The Essential Resources For All Experts, and Law School For Experts. Mr. Mangraviti has trained hundreds of experts across the United States.

Tuition

The tuition of $295.00 will include a seminar manual, continental breakfast, all sessions, seminar proceedings, and exceptional networking opportunities. This investment should result in multifold returns.  Click here for registration information.

Continuing Education Information

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Schedule

Monday, July 22, 2002