Expert Witness: Law and Practice

The Expert Witness: Law and Practice is an essential source of information, techniques, and theories on the proper use of experts, whether consulting them at the start of a case, or dealing with them at trial. Offering successful strategies honed by experienced practicing litigators, the guide details the steps you need to take to ensure experts work for your case, not against it. You'll discover: How to use experts before filing an initial complaint-- How to use experts to help frame discovery requests-- Tips to ensure the presentation of the direct testimony of expert will convince jurors of the rightness of the cause-- Techniques to cross-examine an opponent's witness-- And more.The Expert Witness: Law and Practice brings you quickly up-to-speed with important new developments in the field, particularly those that have emerged in the wake of Daubert. The guide also provides extensive coverage of evidentiary and civil procedure issues relating to expert witnesses in all 50 states.Woodruff, Margaret S. is the author of 'Expert Witness: Law and Practice' with ISBN 9780735513556 and ISBN 0735513554.