07/22/2011
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • Type: Seminar
  • Presented by: Taft Law
  • Location: Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis, Wynne Courtroom, 350 W. New York Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202

Expert Witness Training Seminar

 

10:00 A.M. –   11:40 A.M.
Preparing For and Offering Bullet-Proof Testimony at Trial
Presenters: Frank Deveau and Bill Wagner
  • Preparing Expert Reports and File Keeping – Comparing New Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(4) to Requirements Under the Indiana Trial Rules.
  • Working with the Lawyer to Prepare for Trial
  • Offering Expert Testimony
  • Persuasive Techniques to Make Your Testimony More Compelling
  • How to Survive and Thrive Under Cross-Examination
11:40 A.M. – 12:20 P.M.
Meeting with the Client’s Lawyer to Prepare for Trial
  • Watching the Plaintiff Prepare Followed by Critique
  • Watching the Defendants Prepare Followed by Critique
12:20 –1:00 P.M.
Lunch – Networking
1:00 – 4:00 P.M.
Six Experts – Three one-hour sessions of Direct Examination, Cross-Examination, and Critique
Presenters: Ed Harris, Tony Paganelli, Bill Wagner, Rich Kempf, Jackie Bennett, Tom Barnard, Tom O’Gara and John Papageorge
  • Direct of Plaintiffs' expert and cross 
  • Direct of Defendants' expert and cross
  • Critique of Plaintiffs' and Defendants' experts
  • Direct of Plaintiffs' expert and cross 
  • Direct of Defendants' expert and cross 
  • Critique of Plaintiffs' and Defendants' experts
  • Direct of Plaintiffs' expert and cross 
  • Direct of Defendants' expert and cross 
  • Critique of Plaintiffs' and Defendants' experts 
 
 

 For more information, contact Kelly Sharpe at (317) 713-3441.

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