Expert Witnesses - A Primer

Presented by the ISBA Tort Law Section

Chicago
October 23, 2008
ISBA Regional Office
20 S. Clark Street (map and directions)
Suite 900
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6.25 MCLE credit hours

If you are ever going to work with or against an expert witness, you need to attend this instructive program.  Presentations are directed to all lawyers - from the novice to the experienced practitioner - working with experts.

Program Coordinator/Moderator:
Martin L. Glink, Law Office of Martin L. Glink, Arlington Heights
Mark L. Karno, Mark L. Karno & Associates, Chicago

9:00 – 9:15 a.m.  Welcome and Introductions
Martin L. Glink
Mark L. Karno

9:15 – 9:45 a.m. Law of Experts
What does it cost to gain expert advice? This presentation will address 213 Disclosures. The discussion will focus on who pays and how much they pay.
Richard L. Pullano, Law Offices of Richard L. Pullano PC, Chicago

9:45 – 10:15 a.m. Law of Experts II
The speaker will address proper expert opinion - Daubert v. Merrell Dow, G.E. v. Joiner, Frye and its Progeny.
Kevin T. Veugeler, Healy Law Firm Ltd., Chicago

10:15 – 10:30 a.m.  Break

10:30 – 11:00 a.m.  Law of Experts III
This presentation will be a discussion on new IPI instruction, expert witness standards and income — bias of experts.
George G. Leynaud, Law Offices Leynaud & Leynaud, Chicago

11:00 – 11:45 a.m.  Selecting Experts
The speaker will focus on the care and feeding of experts and also address expert witness standards.
Josephine Cullotta, Cullotta Law Offices PC, Glenview

11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Luncheon Presentation – A View From The Bench
This session will provide a judge’s perspective on such topics as effective experts, ethics, what impeachment is proper, and the kinds of financial documentation a judge might order an expert to produce.
Honorable Randye A. Kogan, Circuit Court of Cook County, Chicago

1:00 – 1:45 p.m.  Preparing Experts To Testify
For this presentation, the speaker will focus on general preparation and case specific preparation.
Patrick A. Salvi, Salvi, Schostick & Pritchard PC, Waukegan

1:45 – 2:30 p.m. Deposing Adverse Experts
Topics to be discussed are researching the adverse expert, specific types of experts-family law, products liability, human factors, engineering, and medical.
Stephen I. Lane, Lane & Lane LLC, Chicago

2:30 – 2:45 p.m.  Break

2:45 – 3:30 p.m. Direct Exam of Experts
During this presentation, topics be addressed include preparation, exhibits and demonstrative evidence, hypothetical questions, and form(s) of opinion. Also, there will be a demonstration of effective direct examination.
Kurt D. Lloyd, Lloyd & Cavanagh, Chicago

3:30 – 4:15 p.m.  Cross Examining Experts
Researching the curriculum vitae and expert’s writings/testimony will be discussed during this presentation. Plus, there will be a demonstration of a powerful cross-examination.
Steven K. Jambois, Kralovec Jambois & Schwartz, Chicago