Admissibility of Expert Testimony
Description: 
In today’s legal landscape, expert testimony is often crucial in litigation, arbitration, and mediation. However, courts apply rigorous standards to determine whether expert testimony is admissible. Lawyers and experts all over the U.S. must understand the standards for admissibility at the Federal and applicable state levels, to prevent valuable expert contributions from being excluded.
In today’s legal landscape, expert testimony is often crucial in litigation, arbitration, and mediation. However, courts apply rigorous standards to determine whether expert testimony is admissible. Lawyers and experts all over the U.S. must understand the standards for admissibility at the Federal and applicable state levels, to prevent valuable expert contributions from being excluded. For those practicing in California, the CA Supreme Court’s decision in People v. Sanchez redefined the standards, significantly impacting how expert testimony is evaluated.
A panel of experienced professionals will review the basics of the admissibility of expert work, describe strategies for ensuring admissibility, discuss real-world examples through case studies, help the audience understand California's Supreme Court Case People v. Sanchez, and learn how the case impacted the law on hearsay. Through these insights, attorneys and claims professionals will gain a clearer understanding of the expert’s role, the adversarial process, and ethical considerations in expert testimony.
This 60-minute webinar will equip participants with essential knowledge of the legal framework around expert testimony, along with practical strategies to enhance credibility, anticipate objections, and strengthen their cases through expert contributions.
Program Outline
This 60-minute webinar will equip participants with essential knowledge of the legal framework around expert testimony, along with practical strategies to enhance credibility, anticipate objections, and strengthen their cases through expert contributions.
Program Outline
- Introduction
- Legal Standards for Expert Testimony in the U.S.
- California-Specific Standards and Sanchez Implications
- Challenges and Strategies in Expert Testimony Admissibility
- Case Studies and Practical Applications
- Ethics and Best Practices for Expert Witnesses
- Conclusion
- Learning Objectives
- Review the basics of the admissibility of expert work.
- Understand California's landmark Supreme Court Case, People v. Sanchez.
- Learn how People v. Sanchez impacted the law on hearsay.
- Describe strategies for ensuring the admissibility of expert work.
- Discuss real world examples through case studies.
Date+Time Of Webinar:
Thursday, March 20th, 2025
1:00pm ET | 12:00pm CT | 11:00am MT | 10:00am PT
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Credits:
1 Credit in California, Nevada, Florida, and Texas
You may be able to self-apply in other states.
Speakers:
- Hon. Chad Allred, Mediator/Arbitrator, JAMS ADR
- Eve Brackman, Esq., Partner, Munck Wilson Mandala LLP
- Pete Fowler, Chief Quality Officer, Pete Fowler Construction
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