Winning the Battle of the Experts: Techniques for Effective Medical Witness Examination

Attorneys should attend this program to explore how medical experts are crucial to defending a personal injury case in trial. Medical experts are critically important yet ever-challenging witnesses to examine. An arsenal of skills for direct and cross-examining medical expert witnesses is essential to trying a case at the highest level.

With direct examination, attendees will learn how to select and vet medical experts, develop a direct examination strategy, employ effective questioning techniques, and use demonstrative aids. With cross-examination, attendees will learn about the goals and philosophy of cross-examination, how to prepare the cross, reliable methods for cross-examination, and how to deal with hostile or evasive experts on cross-examination; the presentation will also cover ethical considerations when dealing with experts and practical tips/common pitfalls.

This program is highly recommended for attorneys with limited to moderate experience who are actively involved in litigating and trying personal injury and medical malpractice cases.

Learning Objectives:

• Examine how to select and vet medical experts
• Develop a direct examination strategy
• Explore how to employ effective questioning techniques in direct examination of medical experts
• Assess how to use demonstrative aids
• Prepare for cross-examination by a medical expert
• Utilize effective techniques and deal with evasive experts