October 22: Opposing Expert Testimony: Preparing Before and Analyzing After

Testimony is what legal cases are made of. It is the most compelling evidence of all. Therefore, we should think VERY hard about the testimony in every legal matter we work on. First, we need to elicit the testimony we need, then, we need to analyze, summarize, and use it in well supported arguments.
In our work on building-related claims, we sometimes know (or think we know) what is going on without reviewing testimony, because construction projects are so document intensive. But in other cases we learn almost 100% of the "facts" from testimony. Of course, the "facts" described in testimony are not carved in stone. At best testimony is based on memory, prompted by contemporaneous documentation, and at worst it's intentionally false.
Every litigated case is a competing story of who is right and wrong, and how the law applies. Our primary job as expert consultants and witnesses is to organize and understand the evidence and explain it to our clients in plain language so that they can make smart decisions.
This program is all about how attorneys and experts should collect, organize, summarize, analyze, share, and use testimony to make and support their case. We will begin with our basic analysis. Then we'll be on to preparing for and questioning witnesses, analyzing testimony, and utilizing testimony in opinions and reports.

Title:
Opposing Expert Testimony: Preparing Before and Analyzing After

Description:
Program Outline.

• Introduction.
• Construction Claims Analysis.
• Preparing to Question a Witness.
• Questioning the Witness.
• Testimony Transcript Analysis.
• Using Testimony in Analysis and Reports.
• Conclusion.

Learning Objectives.

• Understand how testimony should be used in litigation, especially by experts.
• Discuss strategies for preparing to examine witnesses.
• Learn how to analyze and summarize testimony.
• Show how to use testimony in supporting the case and in expert reports.

Date+Time Of Webinar:

Thursday, October 22, 2026
10 AM PT | 11 AM MT | Noon CT | 1 PM ET

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Credits:

This webinar is applying for continuing education credit for both attorneys and insurance professionals in the following states: Florida, Nevada, California, and Texas.
Other Jurisdictions: Check with your credit-granting authority; you may be able to self-apply for credit.

Speakers:

• TBD, Pete Fowler Construction.
• Lee Kantor, Managing Partner, Hightower, Stratton, Novigrod & Kantor.
• Ivette Kincaid, Partner, Kahana & Feld, LLP.

By:

By Pete Fowler Construction Services.

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