Programs & Materials

The documents below are written materials from programs that have been sponsored by the Expert Witnesses Committee. Please note: You must be a Section of Litgation member and be logged in to access the files.

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ABA Annual Meeting: August 2006, Honolulu

• Using Experts to Teach and Persuade At Trial
• » Using Themes and Analogies to Persuade in a Personal Injury Trial

Section Annual Conference: April 2005, New York

• The Daubert Dozen
• » Twelve (Or So) Expert Witness Issues That Can Make Or Break Your Day



• Scoring Big: Getting Your Money’s Worth Out of an Expert
• » Getting the Most from Your Experts: An Expert's Perspective



• Is My Expert Evidence Admissible? How to Prepare for and Succeed at a Daubert Hearing
• » Fifty-State and Federal Court Survey of the Standards Governing the Admissibility of Expert Testimony
• » Factors to Consider When Presenting Expert Testimony
• » Tips For Making Damages Testimony Come Alive

ABA Annual Meeting: August 2005, Chicago

• Will the Court Allow My Damages Expert to Testify?
• » Fifty State and Federal Court Survey of the Standards Governing the Admissibility of Expert Testimony
• » Tips For Making Damages Testimony Come Alive
• » Factors to Consider When Presenting Expert Testimony
• » Financial Expert Witness Challenges
• » Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals: An Overview of its Basic Principles
• » Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Basic Principles and Recent Applications



• Discovery Problems and Their Solutions
• » Discovery Problems and Their Solutions