Guidelines for Evaluating Whether You Need an Economic Expert
By Alex Barnett – February 25, 2019 | Seeking the opinion of an economist can help focus your attention on the most central issues in your case.
Expert Witnesses
The Expert Witnesses Committee focuses on providing continuing education to litigators regarding expert witnesses and promoting networking opportunities for litigators and expert witnesses in commonly encountered substantive areas, such as accounting, engineering, and science.
Recent Practice Points
Tips from the Bench on the Presentation of Expert Witnesses at Trial
By Eric R. Harlan with Hon. J. Mark Coulson – January 24, 2019 | The Honorable J. Mark Coulson, U.S. magistrate judge for the District of Maryland, offers insights on preparing and presenting expert testimony at trial.
Articles
Business Valuation 201 for Litigators
By Marc Asbra – April 30, 2019 | The key to nailing your next trial or deposition is an expert whose analysis will support critical valuation assumptions.
Emotional Distress Damages in Defamation Cases
By Nicholas Carroll – April 30, 2019 | Defamation is no longer a “rich man’s tort,” but neither has it become the poor person’s surefire lottery ticket.
Sound Advice Podcasts
Effective Expert-Counsel Relationships
Chip Darius discusses tips on how counsel and experts can work together more effectively. (10:14 min.)
2016 Federal Rules Amendments
By John Sear The 2016 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are not as sweeping as the overhaul of the discovery rules last year, but they will nonetheless have a real impact upon civil litigation in federal court. The amendments relate to service of process, calculation of time after electronic service, and venue. (4:57 min)
Expert Witnesses
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Events & CLE
Jun
13
Events | In-Person
25th Annual National Institute on Aviation Litigation (AVI)
ETHICS 60 min
This year’s program emphasizes topics and discussions surrounding current issues in pilot hiring and training (FAA’s 1500 hours rule), FAA Preemption, developments in drone regulations/use litigation…
Jun
20
Events | In-Person
Fourth National Institute on Cybersecurity and Data Protection: A Law Firm's Responsibility in Managing Data Risk
ETHICS 60 min
Increasingly law firms are under the microscope for their own data handling practices. What happens when it’s your firm that’s been breached?
Jun
21
Events | In-Person
Sixth Annual Class Actions and Mass Torts Regional CLE Program
CLE 240 min
Join us for the annual Regional CLE Program on Class Actions and Mass Torts in San Francisco CA. A diverse and knowledgeable faculty of judges, academics, practitioners from both sides of the bar, an…