The Evolving and Expanding Role of Expert Witnesses

Co-Sponsored by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts®  (NACVA®) 

	Program Description		Who Should Attend
	How You Will Benefit		Schedule

Program Description
This session will explain the many roles now played by expert witnesses in litigation. Those roles include not only preparing expert reports and testifying at trials, but also advising the trial attorney about trial preparation and participating in alternative dispute resolution meetings, such as facilitative mediation.

How You Will Benefit
After completing this course, attendees will be able to:

• Identify how to work with retaining counsel
• Demonstrate how best to write expert reports
• Recognize the nature and logistics of facilitative mediation
• Prepare for cross-examination
• Analyze and develop skills for direct examination
• Describe the discovery process in civil litigation

Take Aways
Attendees will learn about the entire range of activities that should be assigned to an expert witness. That knowledge will equip attendees with the tools they need to work effectively with retaining counsel, participate in discovery and mediation processes, and testify effectively at trial. Attendees will also better understand their expanding role in civil litigation.

Delivery Method Group Internet-Based Program Level Overview Advanced Preparation None Prerequisites None required. These overview programs may be appropriate for professionals at all organizational levels.    Business Law 1 Total CPE Hours   1

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