Medicolegal

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Deposing and Cross-Examining Orthopedists, Neurologists, and Other Medical Experts

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 53 minutes
Dominic LoVerde
Robert Glassman
Andrew Owen
Jonathan Davidi
Matthew Shagam
Jerome Poliacoff
With Dominic C. LoVerde from LoVerde Law + 5 others
Recorded May 07, 2025
Product ID 100265

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Overview

Tailor Your Questions and Techniques

The doctor's deposition is often a crucial turning point in the case. Without a good understanding of the medicine, it's easy for attorneys to ask the wrong questions and lose control. This unique program will help you understand medicine and different areas of expertise so you can identify opportunities and ask more targeted, powerful questions during depositions or cross-examination. Get better results - register today!

  • Build your understanding of basic medicine and areas of medical expertise.
  • Review key diagnostic tools doctors use and what their limitations are.
  • Get tips for investigating medical experts and finding information to undermine their credibility.
  • Learn how to spot red flags in doctor reports and opinions.
  • Discover key questions you should always (and never) ask different medical specialists.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Orthopedic Physician Depositions and Cross-Examination
  2. Brain Injuries: Deposing Neurologists and Neuropsychologists
  3. Deposing Physiatrists and Other Rehabilitation Experts
  4. Radiologists: Deposition and Cross-Examination Insights
  5. Deposing the Pain Management Physician
  6. Deposing and Cross-Examining Mental Health Experts
  7. Critical Questions to Ask Other Types of Medical Experts
Product ID 100265

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Orthopedic Physician Depositions and Cross-Examination

    1. Mechanics of the Spine and Spinal Injuries
    2. Orthopedics Primer and Authoritative Resources
    3. Diagnostic Tools and Limitations
    4. Reports and Opinions: What to Look for
    5. Investigating the Expert
    6. Areas Ripe for Challenge
    7. Key Questions to Ask (and Questions to Avoid)
    8. Challenging Credentials, Methodologies, and Opinions
  2. Brain Injuries: Deposing Neurologists and Neuropsychologists

    1. Brain Injuries 101
    2. Neurology and Neuropsychology Primer and Authoritative Resources
    3. Diagnostic Tools and Limitations
    4. Reports and Opinions: What to Look for
    5. Investigating the Expert
    6. Areas Ripe for Challenge
    7. Key Questions to Ask (and Questions to Avoid)
    8. Challenging Credentials, Methodologies, and Opinions
  3. Deposing Physiatrists and Other Rehabilitation Experts

    1. The Musculoskeletal System 101
    2. Physiatry Primer and Authoritative Resources
    3. Reports and Opinions: What to Look for
    4. Investigating the Expert
    5. Areas Ripe for Challenge
    6. Key Questions to Ask (and Questions to Avoid)
    7. Challenging Credentials, Methodologies, and Opinions
  4. Radiologists: Deposition and Cross-Examination Insights

    1. Radiology Primer and Authoritative Resources
    2. Medical Imaging Techniques and Their Limitations
    3. Reports and Opinions: What to Look for
    4. Investigating the Expert
    5. Areas Ripe for Challenge
    6. Key Questions to Ask (and Questions to Avoid)
    7. Challenging Credentials, Methodologies, and Opinions
  5. Deposing the Pain Management Physician

    1. Pain 101
    2. Pain Management Primer and Authoritative Resources
    3. Reports and Opinions: What to Look for
    4. Investigating the Expert
    5. Areas Ripe for Challenge
    6. Key Questions to Ask (and Questions to Avoid)
    7. Challenging Credentials, Methodologies, and Opinions
  6. Deposing and Cross-Examining Mental Health Experts

  7. Critical Questions to Ask Other Types of Medical Experts

    1. Emergency Room Physicians
    2. Chiropractors
    3. Occupational Medicine Physicians
    4. Life Care Planners and Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors
    5. Medical Examiners

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys.

Speakers

Dominic C LoVerde
Dominic C.
LoVerde
LoVerde Law
Robert S Glassman
Robert S.
Glassman
Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP
Andrew Owen
Andrew
Owen
Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP
Jonathan Davidi
Jonathan
Davidi
Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP
Matthew M Shagam
Matthew M.
Shagam
Rich Cassidy Law
Dr. Jerome H Poliacoff
Dr. Jerome H.
Poliacoff
Jerome H. Poliacoff, Ph.D
Speaker bio
Dominic C LoVerde

Dominic C. LoVerde

LoVerde Law
Dominic LoVerde

is the founder of LoVerde Law, LLC, a Chicago-based, nationally-recognized personal injury firm focusing on catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases.. He is committed to representing victims in cases involving construction injuries, dangerous products, auto and truck collisions, medical malpractice, corporate and financial fraud, unsafe property conditions, and civil rights violations. Mr. LoVerde has successfully obtained numerous favorable recoveries for personal injury victims throughout the country, and has tried cases in both state and federal courts. He earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from the University of Dayton and  his J.D. degree, with honors, from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Mr. LoVerde is admitted to practice in Illinois. 

Speaker bio
Robert S Glassman

Robert S. Glassman

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP
Robert Glassman

is a partner at Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP where he represents plaintiffs in large and complex personal injury cases and is a recognized leader in the Los Angeles legal community. He also represents victims and survivors of sexual abuse; including 'Jane' who filed suit against her abusers in the high-profile case against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Mr. Glassman currently serves as the co-chair of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers Los Angeles Young Lawyers division and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) Los Angeles Chapter. He earned his B.A. degree in English from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and his law degree from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles, where he served as president of the student body and was a member of the Trial Advocacy Honors Program. Mr. Glassman is admitted to practice in California. 

Speaker bio
Andrew Owen

Andrew Owen

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP
Andrew Owen

is an attorney at Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP. He focuses his practice on litigating and trying catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases involving trucks, commercial vehicles, motorcycles, pedestrians, industrials or construction accidents, and aviation incidents, as well as dangerous conditions of public and private property. Prior to joining Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP, Mr. Owen worked as a paralegal, law clerk and attorney at O'Donnell & Associates, a boutique civil litigation and trial firm that specialized in complex, multi-million dollar state and federal lawsuits involving antitrust, entertainment, intellectual property, energy, securities, products liability, toxic tort, real estate, constitutional law, finance, and business disputes. He has been named among the Best Lawyers in America in the area of personal injury litigation (plaintiffs); recognized as a Southern California Rising Star by the Super Lawyers publication; and is a member of the State Bar of California, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Owen is also an active member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles.

Speaker bio
Jonathan Davidi

Jonathan Davidi

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP
Jonathan Davidi

is a trial attorney at Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP. He represents individuals in complex personal injury, wrongful death, and product defect cases. Passionate about trial work and representing people in their time of need, Mr. Davidi has obtained over $100 million in verdicts and settlements for his clients. He has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star and named to the 2023 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list. He is co-chair of the UC Hastings College of the Law Los Angeles Alumni chapter, and currently sits on the University's Board of Governors. Mr. Davidi earned his J.D. degree, cum laude, from UC Hastings where he was a member of the Honor Society. He was also a member of the mock trial team, where he won the American Association for Justice National Championship. Fluent in Farsi, Mr. Davidi is a member of the State Bar of California, State Bar of Nevada and State Bar of Texas. He is also an active member of both the Consumer Attorneys Association of California (CAALA) and the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC).

Speaker bio
Matthew M Shagam

Matthew M. Shagam

Rich Cassidy Law
Matthew Shagam

is the senior associate and a founding attorney of Rich Cassidy Law, where he practices employment, personal injury, landlord-tenant, and education law matters, as well as occasionally practicing criminal and family law in state and federal court. In addition to his legal work, Mr. Shagam works with the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation to provide standardized college admissions test assistance to underserved students in Vermont. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Florida, Gainesville, his M.A. degree from the University of Vermont, Burlington and his J.D. degree from Vermont Law School, South Royalton. Mr. Shagam is admitted to the Vermont Bar Association and U.S. District Court District of Vermont.

Speaker bio
Dr. Jerome H Poliacoff

Dr. Jerome H. Poliacoff

Jerome H. Poliacoff, Ph.D
Jerome Poliacoff

maintains a private practice in Coral Gables and Boca Raton, Florida, where his time is spent providing both clinical and forensic services. Dr. Poliacoff is a child, adolescent and adult psychologist licensed in the state of Florida since 1984. His training included pre- and post-doctoral internships and training at the Children's Psychiatric Centers in Miami, Florida. Dr. Poliacoff has been a staff consultant to the Northwest Dade Community Mental Health Center, where he conducted the pre-doctoral internship training in child assessment; and on the staff of Charter Hospital of Miami, where he served as co-director of an adult inpatient unit. He is a frequent consulting and testifying expert in both family and dependency courts in Florida's Eleventh, Fifteenth, and Seventeenth Judicial circuits; an expert in cases involving discrimination and harassment claims in federal employment law cases; an expert in the assessment and defense of tort claims for emotional damages in cases involving children, adolescents and adults; and he serves as a Level III third party review expert of pediatric patient insurance appeals for National Medical Review of Pennsylvania. Dr. Poliacoff earned his undergraduate degree from the City University of New York, and his master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Miami, Coral Gables.

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