Executive Summary: Persuasion Skills Workshop for Experts teaches experts the fine art of persuading judges and juries. To be effective, an expert witness needs technical competence combined with the ability to persuade the judge, jury or other fact finder. This is an advanced course designed for experienced experts who have already had some formal expert witness training. Persuasion Skills Workshop for Experts will utilize numerous hands on demonstrations to exemplify and reinforce the persuasion skills and techniques taught in the course. Attendees will learn many of the same advanced techniques that successful trial lawyers use to persuade and convince. There will be significant time set aside for questions and answers.

Distinguished Faculty: Nadine Nasser Donovan, Esq., is a former trial lawyer with extensive litigation experience. She is currently of counsel to the Boston-based firm of Martin, Magnuson, McCarthy & Kenney. Her practice area includes the defense of medical professionals in medical malpractice actions and before medical licensing boards. In addition, Ms. Donovan is a Legal Writing Instructor at Boston University School of Law. She previously practiced litigation in New York City, first as a prosecutor in Queens, and then as counsel for the City of New York. Ms. Donovan received her J.D. cum laude from Boston College Law School. She graduated from Fordham University summa cum laude with a B.A. in French Literature.