Description:
The A-Z Guide to Expert Witnessing is the most comprehensive work on expert witnessing. The topics covered include civil procedure, evidence, qualifications, CV writing, forming and expressing opinions, report writing, testifying skills, marketing, fee setting, billing collections, ethics privileges, discovery, avoiding abuse, and much more. It features 24 concisely written chapters, 26 appendices, hundreds of examples with easy-to-read summary notes, priceless practice pointers, and a detailed index.
You will learn:
How to best connect with and persuade a jury
How to market yourself professionally and cost-effectively
Premium fee-setting, billing, and collection techniques
Relevant rules of civil procedure and evidence
Testifying skills
Expert witness risk management
How to handle abuse by attorneys
How to maintain high ethical standards
Bulletproofing your written reports
In the appendices you'll find invaluable resources, which include:
Model expert fee schedules
Model fee agreements
Model Bills
A fee survey which shows what other experts are charging for their time
Product Details:
Copyright 2006
ISBN 1-892904-29-2
Hardcover, 626 Pages
Seak
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Overview
Chapter 2: Fundamental Elements of a Lawsuit
Chapter 3: The Discovery Process
Chapter 4: Anatomy of a Civil Trial
Chapter 5: Evidence
Chapter 6: Qualifications
Chapter 7: Bulletproofing an Expert CV
Chapter 8: Properly Forming & Expressing Opinions
Chapter 9: Methodology
Chapter 10: Bulletproofing an Expert's Report
Chapter 11: Connecting with the Jury
Chapter 12: Preparing to Testify at Deposition & Trial
Chapter 13: The Expert Deposition
Chapter 14: Direct Examination
Chapter 15: Cross-Examination
Chapter 16: What Clients Look for in an Expert
Chapter 17: How Attorneys Locate Expert Witnesses
Chapter 18: Marketing an Expert Witness Practice
Chapter 19: Fees, Billings, & Collections
Chapter 20: Expert Witness Liability & Risk Management
Chapter 21: Privilege, Work Product, & Discovery
Chapter 22: Communicating with Counsel
Chapter 23: Ethics & The Expert
Chapter 24: Handling Abuse