Description
Cases can be won or lost at the expert deposition. Facing a deponent who is a professional witness armed with a level of expertise beyond that of a layperson requires in-depth preparation before the deposition and deposition-taking skills if counsel is to elicit admissions from the expert that break the opponent's case.
This presentation will show litigators how to prepare before the deposition to attack the experts' qualifications, prior opinions, and testimony. Our speakers will also provide tips for setting up the expert for impeachment at trial, challenging the expert's methodology, and gaining the upper hand in settlement negotiations.
The panel will also address how to elicit testimony to support a Daubert challenge.
Listen as our authoritative panel provides proven strategies for overcoming the most complex expert deposition hurdles and using those depositions to obtain favorable settlements or verdicts by taking the wind out of the opposing expert's sails.
Presented By
Mr. Cochran is a Partner in the Litigation Practice of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP and Co-Leader of the White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Practice. During the 45 years he has been practicing law in Atlanta, Mr. Cochran has represented many individuals and businesses on a wide variety of complex matters. He has tried dozens of jury trials in many areas of the law (both civil and criminal, federal and state), bench trials (in federal and state courts), administrative and regulatory hearings (before both federal and state agencies and boards), and medical peer review hearings at hospitals. Mr. Cochran's unique experience allows him to handle parallel civil, administrative and criminal proceedings, which are common in today’s legal environment. In 2005, he was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Cochran is consistently listed as being one of the “Top 10 Attorneys” in Georgia by Super Lawyers. He is listed in Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition, under Business Litigation. Mr. Cochran is also listed annually in the publication The Best Lawyers in America® (Criminal Law) and in Atlanta Magazine’s compilation of the Best Lawyers in Atlanta (Criminal Law).
Mr. Fellows represents corporations, partnerships and individuals in cases related to commercial contract disputes, fraud and RICO recovery, Georgia Trade Secrets Act, ERISA, and numerous other matters. He has tried cases in numerous Georgia Superior and State Courts, and also successfully argued cases before the Georgia Supreme Court, the Georgia Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Mr. Lockett is a trial lawyer specializing in high-stakes business disputes. He has significant experience representing members of the real estate, financial services, hospitality, and technology industries. He has developed particular expertise in litigating fraudulent transfer claims on behalf of both creditors and borrowers and representing lenders in disputes involving intercreditor and loan participation agreements. For eight years, he was a partner at an Am Law 200 law firm based in Atlanta. His practice is national in scope, and he routinely handles cases and arbitrations around the United States.
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This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
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Date + Time
- event
Thursday, February 10, 2022
- schedule
1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT
- Preparing for the deposition
- Deposing the expert – purposes
- Deposing the expert – techniques
- Practice pointers for opposing damages-expert-witness testimony under Daubert
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- Preparing to attack the expert's qualifications
- Locating expert's prior opinions and testimony
- Attacking the expert's methodology at the deposition
- Setting up deposition testimony for use in Daubert motions
- Increasing settlement value by discrediting the opposing expert
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