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Expert Witnesses in Civil Trials, Effective Preparation and Presentation, 2011-2012 edition

Expert Witnesses in Civil Trials, Effective Preparation and Presentation, 2011-2012 edition

Author: Damian D. Capozzola; Walter R Lancaster
Publisher: Thomson West
ISBN: 9780314924155
Published In: September 2011
Format: Paperback , 808 pages
Jurisdiction: U.S. ? Disclaimer:
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This authoritative guide offers a logical and straightforward approach to the use of substantive, technical, strategic, and tactical considerations for successfully using expert witnesses in all types of civil litigation. Provides example interrogatories, in-depth commentary, and practice tips on how to effectively use expert witnesses. Covers effective use of an expert during discovery; when hypothetical questions may be allowed and how to use them to your advantage; how to simplify an expert witness’s testimony so the jury can understand and retain it; objecting to expert testimony; and arguments and closing thoughts. Includes federal rules of evidence and civil procedure.

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Appendixes include the entire Federal Rules of Evidence and selected Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for easy reference
Discusses each of the Federal Rules of Evidence pertaining to opinion testimony, expert witnesses, discovery, and more
Includes discussion of the Daubert and Kumho Tire decisions and their progeny in federal and state law
Provides illustrative motions and supporting documents and model forms

Damian D. Capozzola
Damian D. Capozzola is a litigator in the Commercial Litigation and Health Care practices in the Los Angeles office of Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C. Since graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1996, Mr. Capozzola has been litigating in state and federal courts from Hawaii to Delaware, and has published and lectured on expert witness issues and on using technology to maximize litigation success.

Walter R Lancaster
Walter R. Lancaster is a trial lawyer and partner at Kirkland & Ellis. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, product liability, mass tort and information technology cases. Mr. Lancaster has tried cases and practiced before state and federal courts throughout the country and is a member of the trial bar of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. His cases are often expert intensive and have included such diverse disciplines as epidemiology, biomechanics, toxicology, dose and risk assessment and legal ethics. He has previously written on the subject of expert witnesses in "Choosing Your Weapons: The Art of Expert Cross-Examination" in Litigation, the Journal of the Section of Litigation, American Bar Association.