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A Beginner's Guide to Cross-Examining Expert Witnesses

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2 hours 56 minutes
Gurleen Kahlon
Winston West
Louis Cohan
With Gurleen Kahlon from Barrett McNagny LLP + 2 others
Recorded May 01, 2025
Product ID 100284

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Overview

Preparation Tips, Questioning Strategies, Admissibility Concerns, and More

Cross-examining an expert witness doesn't have to be daunting! Unlock the secrets to handling expert witness cross-examination in this beginner-friendly course. Discover crucial insights on research, impeachment, questioning tactics, and more. Take on your next expert witness with confidence - register today!

  • Gain strategies for researching opposing experts and weakening their testimony.
  • Explore the difference between constructive and destructive cross-examination.
  • Unveil techniques for questioning, challenging expert credibility, and breaking down complex testimony.
  • Discover the grounds for impeaching an expert and the most effective methods of doing so.
  • Learn to anticipate and effectively respond to objections during cross-examination.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Preparation Phase: Do Your Research!
  2. Strategies for Cross-Examining Expert Witnesses
  3. Impeaching the Expert 101
  4. Handling Objections and Admissibility Issues

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Product ID 100284

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 3 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 3 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 3 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 3 Total
California CLE Approved 3 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 4 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 3 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 3 Total
Florida CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 3 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 3 Total
Iowa CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 3 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 3 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 3 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Louisiana CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Maine CLE Approved 3 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 3 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 3 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 3 Total
Montana CLE Approved 3 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 3 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 3 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 3 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 3.6 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 3 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 3 Total
New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 3 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 3 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 3 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 3 Total
Texas CLE Approved 3 Total
Utah CLE Approved 3 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 3 Total
Washington CLE Approved 3 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 3.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 3 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Preparation Phase: Do Your Research!

    1. Getting to Know the Expert: From Credentials to Reputation
    2. Tips for Spotting Inconsistencies, Conflicts of Interest, and Potential Bias
    3. Evaluating Expert Methodology
    4. Finding Experts to Rebut the Opposing Party's Expert

  2. Strategies for Cross-Examining Expert Witnesses

    1. How to Gain and Maintain Control
    2. Constructive vs. Destructive Cross-Exams
    3. Questioning Techniques and Tactics
    4. Simplifying Complex Testimony for the Court
    5. Laying the Traps: Tips for Outsmarting the Expert

  3. Impeaching the Expert 101

  4. Handling Objections and Admissibility Issues

    1. Daubert and Frye Considerations
    2. Motions in Limine and Expert Testimony/Reports
    3. Objections to Questions and How to Navigate Them
    4. Objections to Expert Testimony and Appropriate Responses

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys.

Speakers

Gurleen Kahlon
Gurleen
Kahlon
Barrett McNagny LLP
Winston West
Winston
West
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman
Louis R Cohan
Louis R.
Cohan
Cohan Law Group, L.L.C.
Speaker bio
Gurleen Kahlon

Gurleen Kahlon

Barrett McNagny LLP
Gurleen Kahlon

is an attorney Barrett McNagny LLP. She concentrates her practice in the areas of commercial litigation and general liability defense. Specifically, Ms. Kahlon provides litigation services related to disputes concerning contracts, real estate, insurance defense matters, and premises liability. Prior to joining the firm, she practiced in Washington D.C. at a litigation firm where she focused her practice primarily in the areas of insurance coverage and bankruptcy disputes involving commercial liability, products liability, and complex torts. Ms. Kahlon assisted in representing major insurance companies in complex litigation in federal and state courts across the country. She earned her B.S. degree  from Indiana University and her J.D. degree from Indiana University Maurer School of Law.

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Winston West

Winston West

Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman
Winston West

is an attorney at Cranfill Sumner LLP. He provides excellent service in employment, business, intellectual property, and data privacy matters. Mr. West is focused on providing insights to clients on the ever-shifting artificial intelligence regulatory and legal landscape while providing legal assistance to issues affecting clients now. He developed his skills as a litigator in the state and federal trial courts of Virginia. Mr. West now brings that same tenacity to clients in North Carolina. On his first day of licensure in Virginia, he defeated a motion to strike the evidence, leading to an early dismissal of the action, advocated for a favorable set of jury instructions for his client, and gained a jury verdict equal to the statutory cap for such claims. Mr. West earned his B.S. degree from University of Richmond and his J.D. degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law.

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Louis R Cohan

Louis R. Cohan

Cohan Law Group, L.L.C.
Louis Cohan

founded Cohan Law Group, L.L.C., and has been a trial lawyer for more than 30 years. He has been recognized for his trial experience by admission into the American Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Cohan has litigated more than $900 million in claims for his clients and recently secured a Verdict in excess of $66 million in a fraud case. He has done work in breach of contract, fraud, injunctive relief, punitive damages, employment, trade secrets, real estate, construction and construction defects, and civil rights litigation. Mr. Cohan's practice is concentrated on business litigation and employment litigation, as well as civil litigation. He earned his B.S. degree from the University of Georgia and his J.D. degree from Emory School of Law. Mr. Cohan has served as chair of the Litigation Section, the largest section of the Atlanta Bar Association. He has also chaired the Small Firm section of the Atlanta Bar Association. Mr. Cohan has served on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Bar Association and has chaired the Atlanta Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the Atlanta Bar Association. He has received awards and recognition for his community and legal work. These awards include Super Lawyer, Legal Elite, Martindale-Hubbell's preeminent AV rating, American Board of Trial Advocates, America's Top 100 Attorneys, and the Celebrating Service Award. For many years, Mr. Cohan has chaired the Legal Run Around 5k road race, raising money for the children of injured and fallen Atlanta Police Department officers.

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