Executive Summary: Formidable experts are the most sought after and valuable of all experts. Formidable experts are those experts who are highly resistant to attack, who know how to defeat counsel’s tactics, are skilled at persuading a jury, and who recognize when to seize the moment and turn the tables on opposing counsel. This course will teach its attendees how to become formidable expert witnesses. Advanced Testifying Skills for Experts is an advanced, fast-paced, interactive workshop designed for experienced experts who have already had some formal expert witness training. It is taught by an experienced faculty and features concise didactic presentations coupled with numerous interactive, hands-on exercises. There will also be ample time set aside in each segment for questions and answers. Each registration includes a continental breakfast and lunch with faculty, a workshop manual not available anywhere else and a unique, memorable, educational experience.

Distinguished Faculty: Steven Babitsky, Esq., is the President of SEAK, Inc. Attorney Babitsky was a personal injury litigator for twenty years and is the former managing partner of the firm Kistin, Babitsky, Latimer & Beitman. Mr. Babitsky trains hundreds of experts every year through SEAK’s scheduled programs for expert witnesses, invited presentations, and customized expert witness training programs presented to corporations, associations, and governmental agencies. He also serves as a one-on-one consultant to expert witnesses who desire to improve their expert witness practices. Mr. Babitsky is the co-author of the texts Depositions: The Comprehensive Guide for Expert Witnesses; The A–Z Guide to Expert Witnessing; How to Become a Dangerous Expert Witness: Advanced Techniques and Strategies; Writing and Defending Your Expert Report: The Step-by-Step Guide with Models; How to Excel During Cross-Examination: Techniques for Experts That Work; and How to Excel During Depositions: Techniques for Experts That Work.