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The 2019 Conference has sold out! Attendees can look forward to two days of unparalleled and advanced educational programming. Additionally, attendees will have the opportunity to network with other experts, consultants, attorneys, and legal professionals — including the opportunity to participate in our Mentor/Mentee Program! Start your forensic consulting career today! FEWA Members and Non-Members are invited to attend a FEWA Virtual Academy Webinar on April 17, 2019 at 1:00 PM PT. The webinar will be led by Richard Thomas of Richard Thomas JD, LLC Ethical Presence Consulting and will focus on what ethical requirements expert witnesses have to be aware of, substantive knowledge rationally presented, and communication skills in their role. FEWA Member Spotlight
Benjamin Taylor is a new member of FEWA's Houston Chapter.
Industry News
Let me pose a question to the attorneys reading this article: if you mentally run through your roster of expert witnesses and consulting experts, does it look similar to the Paul, Weiss new partner class announcement that was pictured in the New York Times this January? I’ll go ahead and venture a guess… yes. The deposition of an opposing party's expert witness can be the single most important deposition in a lawsuit. A successful deposition can have a number of consequential impacts on a case, including setting up a Daubert motion to exclude all (or at least some) of the expert's opinions, and making the party proffering the expert witness rethink the strength (or lack thereof) of the merits of its claim or defense. Resolution of construction disputes oftentimes involves the unravelling of complex issues, and requires the analyses and opinions of expert witnesses in various industries related to the project. For these reasons, retaining an expert consultant as soon as litigation is imminent can truly be a difference-maker in a party’s pursuit or defense of construction litigation claims.
Arising out of what started as a foreclosure case, a Michigan Court of Appeals panel ruled in a published opinion that licensed professionals acting as expert witnesses owe the same duty to their party as they would to any client, and witness immunity is not a defense against professional malpractice. Calendar of Events
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