This is the book you will actually use. Expert testimony puzzles even seasoned attorneys and experienced judges. This Visual Refresher Course simplifies understanding with a practical approach to mapping the expert's argument and assessing opinions against the controlling legal principles. Get straight into the elements and analysis of expert testimony, from a practical perspective. Stop suffering through 400-page tomes searching for the core principles you need now. The work's been done for you, so no need to waste your time. A Visual Refresher Course on Expert Testimony provides the quick overview you need to think clearly about expert witnesses. While intended for young lawyers and law students, everyone can discover the benefits of this high-yield reference resource. This Visual Refresher Course shows: -How experts master their fields and specialized knowledge-How experts argue-How the legal principles frame expert testimony-How to map an expert's opinion into a diagram-How to analyze that opinion-How to think critically about the comparison and weighing of competing expert opinions-How to finds strengths and weaknesses, as well as simple frameworks for persuasive presentations on direct examination and cross examinationThis step-by-step, Visual Refresher Course covers: the path to mastering specialized knowledge, shortcuts and biases; breaking down and mapping the expert's argument; Federal Rules of Evidence 702 and 703, the legal principles for expert opinions and their eight levels of continua; qualifications; facts, data and assumptions; principles, methods and their application; the opinion and its battle for the best explanation; and more.Real-world examples are drawn: My Cousin Vinny (1992); the polygraph in Frye v. United States, 293 F. 1013 (D.C. Cir. 1923); the studies in Daubert v Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc, 509 U.S. 579 (1993); the epidemiological studies in General Electric Co. v. Joiner, 522 U.S. 136 (1997); the tire analysis in Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael, 526 U.S. 137 (1999); the blood samples in People v. O.J. Simpson; medical decision-making, mental health diagnosis, and child custody evaluations; DNA identification and the fallibility of witness identification; standardized field sobriety, abusive head trauma [shaken baby syndrome], syndrome evidence [battered women, sexually abused child], and gang-related crime; real estate appraisals; business valuation, lost personal income, and lost business profits; present value of defined benefit pension interest; and professional and legal malpractice.

A Visual Refresher Course on Courtroom Persuasion simplifies understanding with a practical, visual approach to trial persuasion. Learn how to become the guiding advocate, develop a simple core message, and skillfully make memories at trial. Like A Visual Refresher Course on Expert Testimony, this is another book you will actually use. Key subjects in this high-yield reference include how professional advocates: 1. Think and argue to win two-sided argumentation. 2. Craft a powerful core message. 3. Develop something meaningful to say using the principles and art of persuasion. 4. Apply the tools of argument into effective trial techniques. To illustrate the concepts for making your case at trial, compelling, vivid examples are drawn from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech and Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. Stop suffering through 400-page tomes searching for the core principles you need now. The work's been done for you, so no need to waste your time. Get straight into the principles of persuasion from a practical perspective. A Visual Refresher Course on Courtroom Persuasion provides the quick overview you need to think clearly about trial preparation and to use these skills today. While prepared especially for young lawyers and law students, everyone can discover the benefits of resource. In particular, this Visual Refresher Course also serves as a step-by-step guide for leaders of high school mock trial teams. Simple, effective, and enjoyable.

Order two copies of this book: one for yourself and one for your expert witness. It will give experts the confidence they need to be comfortable in court, and give you the skills necessary to emphasize the credibility of your experts. You can avoid pitfalls such as unintentional signals, inappropriate demeanor and appearance, and awkward body language by using Expert Testimony: A Guide for Expert Witnesses and the Lawyers Who Examine Them as your guide. In this newly revised Fourth Edition, Elizabeth Boals and Steve Lubet provide counsel on the development and presentation of expert testimony in the digital age, including discussion of visual aids and electronic discovery; analyze the Federal Rules of Evidence and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; discuss the ethical rules governing expert retention and testimony; give examples of expert witness examinations and detailed discussion of techniques for coping with lawyer questioning; and provide checklists for quick reference. The collaborative effort of Professors Lubet and Boals has resulted in a new edition worthwhile to both the expert witnesses and the lawyers who examine them.

"This concise, well-organized book covers witness credibility, preparation, direct & cross-examination, depositions, discovery, & ethics. Lubet's chapters on cross-examination & deposition testimony are especially helpful in preparing an expert to withstand an assault by the other side's lawyer. . . . Although aimed primarily at experts, Lubet's book is also an excellent resource for the lawyers who hire them. Even veteran litigators may pick up practical pointers on handling expert witnesses who want to know more than what a retaining lawyer has told them. Lubet, who also wrote a trial practice handbook for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, is a master at leading one through complex materials, which is helpful for novice trial lawyers facing their first trials . . . . He provides clear information about testifying, & he bolsters the information with good examples. The chapters on direct & cross-examinations are good for both lawyers & experts. Lawyers should read this book for a primer an direct & crossBy analyzing & demystifying every aspect of expert testimony, Lubet has created a work that is indispensable to accountants, physicians, psychologists, forensic scientists, engineers, attorneys, & those who are retained as or engage the services of expert witnesses.

A major revision of the landmark book on expert testimony Feder’s Succeeding as an Expert Witness, Successful Expert Testimony, Fifth Edition highlights the book’s value to both attorneys and expert witnesses in promoting effective, impactful courtroom testimony. The book outlines the role of expert testimony in a trial, including explanations of methods, testing, and science, the legal process, and an overview of the roles of each player. Succeeding as an expert witness requires a basic understanding of who and what experts are and what role they play in rendering their opinions within the courts. The new edition has been fully updated to present key information on the most vital topics, including the deposition, a discussion of false or unsupported testimony, adherence to scientific principles, and direct and cross-examination testimony of expert witnesses. Each chapter includes key terms, review questions, and thought-provoking discussion questions for further consideration of the topics addressed. Given many high profile cases and increasing incidents of misconduct, this edition focuses heavily on the role of ethics in expert testimony and forensic practice. The full revised chapter on ethics, covers unethical conduct of forensic witnesses, admissibility of expert testimony, inter-professional relations, abuse of and by experts, and forensic professional codes of ethics. Offering useful career insights and established trial-tested tips, forensic scientist Max M. Houck and attorney Christine Funk update renowned lawyer Harold A. Feder’s classic book. Successful Expert Testimony, Fifth Edition serves as an ideal reference for forensic science students entering the work force—in labs and investigative positions—in addition to serving as a crucial resource for more experienced civil, private, and testifying experts in all disciplines.

Paul Zwier and David Malone examine the rules of evidence and ethics that govern the relationship of experts to lawyers, experts to juries, and experts to courts, all in a manner that resolves these issues.

A technical expert and a lawyer provide practical approaches for IT professionals who need to get up to speed on the role of an expert witness and how testimony works. Includes actual transcripts and case studies.