How to be an Effective Medical Expert Witness
April 24-25, 2010 Location: Naples, FL
Executive Summary: This is a small group, hands-on, fast-moving interactive workshop covering deposition,direct examination, and cross-examination skills for physicians. Participating physicians will learn how to become markedly more effective and significantly more valuable expert witnesses. Instruction will utilize four methods: lecture, questions & answers, videos of experts actually testifying in real cases, and mock trial demonstrations using student volunteers. The mock trial demonstrations are based upon a C.V. and sample report submitted in advance by each attendee. Each physician will have an opportunity to participate in demonstrations and to receive constructive feedback as to how to improve their performance. Each physician will also receive feedback on their pre-submitted bio and report. In addition, each attendee will be provided with a content rich, 239 page seminar manual.13
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this workshop, physicians should be able to:
• Discuss the strategies and goals of opposing counsel at deposition and during cross-examination
• Describe how to properly prepare for deposition and trial
• Discuss strategies that can be followed when giving an expert deposition and when testifying at trial
• Explain techniques for excelling at videotaped depositions
• Explain opposing counsel’s deposition and cross examination tactics and how to defeat each tactic
• Describe techniques physicians can use when testifying at deposition and trial
• Discuss methods for responding to trick and difficult questions at deposition and trial
• List teaching methods that can be used to improve the persuasiveness of your expert testimony
• List techniques for developing powerful, memorable language and analogies
• Describe how to best insulate yourself from attacks by opposing counsel
• Discuss techniques to make a positive impression on the jury
Distinguished Faculty:
The Honorable David Lawson is a United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan. He was formerly a member of the Detroit law firm of Clark Hill, PLC (Birmingham office). He
received his BA degree magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame, and his JD magna cum laude from Wayne State University. Judge Lawson is a former Special Assistant Attorney General and Special Prosecutor, and is currently on the faculty of the Michigan Judicial Institute. Prior to taking the bench his practice included both civil and criminal trial litigation, and he was actively involved in the trial of medical malpractice, negligence, and product liability cases. Judge Lawson has written and lectured extensively on scientific evidence and trial techniques.
James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq., has trained thousands of expert witnesses. He is a former litigator with experience in defense and plaintiff personal injury law and insurance law. He currently serves as Vice President and General Counsel of SEAK, Inc. Mr. Mangraviti received his BA degree in mathematics summa cum laude from Boston College and his JD degree cum laude from Boston College Law School. His publications include the texts The Biggest Mistakes Expert Witnesses Make: And How to Avoid Them, Depositions: The Comprehensive Guide for Expert Witnesses, The A-Z Guide to Expert Witnessing, Cross-Examination: The Comprehensive Guide for Experts, National Guide to Expert Witness Fees and Billing Procedures, Writing and Defending Your IME Report, How to Excel During Depositions: Techniques for Experts That Work, Writing and Defending Your Expert Report: The Step-by-Step Guide with Models, and How to Become a Dangerous Expert Witness: Advanced Techniques and Strategies.
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