AR117-WEB - Techniques to Help Your Attorney Prepare the Expert for Testimony to Establish Credibility

Registration

Please see the "Upcoming Classes" tab for class offerings and registration information.

Webinar Course Description

Critical to the success of an expert witness is that the expert be both "right" and also believed by the trier of fact.  This seminar provides techniques to help establish and maintain credibility as an expert witness.  Topics to be discussed include due diligence prior to engagement of services, when and how to leave opinions "open ended," substance of retainer agreements,  money management, and scope of designation.  In addition to these substantive topics specifically pertaining to expert retention and services to be provided, we will cover how to make dynamic impressions in the way of dress, demeanor, posture, etc.  The seminar will conclude by discussing and explaining how to minimize liability.

Course Audience

This seminar will prove helpful to current and aspiring experts, as well as individuals within the industry who have occasion to interact with experts.

Instructor Information

Andrew Kaplan | Owner/Attorney | Kaplan Law Firm

Mr. Kaplan is the founder of The Kaplan Law Firm and built a national practice with a focus on serving the compressed gas industry over the past 30 years. He has represented industry clients of all sizes in more than 38 states.  Mr. Kaplan regularly represents a number of companies with legal issues including drafting business forms, collections, competitive business practices, trade secret claims, customer lists, non-compete issues, mergers and acquisitions for the purchase and sale of all or a segment of Client's business; defense of tort liability/indemnity claims involved in industrial plants, loading and transporting operations, catastrophic explosions, product liability, employment matters such as  wrongful termination, discrimination, wage and hour violations and workers’ compensation claims, compliance for OSHA, DOT, HazMat and Code of Federal Regulations. He has successfully defended and prosecuted numerous state and federal bench and jury trials and arbitrations across the Country.

Agenda

There is no available agenda for this course.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course,students will be able to:

• Identify mutually beneficial expert or consulting engagement opportunities;
• Demonstrate and maintain credibility by knowing how to best prepare for the engagement and how to present his/herself as an expert;
• Analyze an engagement/retainer letter and determine information that should be included therein; and
• Identify potential areas of liability and minimize that exposure.