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A conference for experts of all types and specialties, those aspiring to be experts, and those supporting experts with the aim of education that helps professionals located anywhere to become better expert witnesses.

Save the dates June 13 and June 14, 2022 and click below to learn more!

Larry is an expert witness in marketing, advertising, trademark, patent, promotion, breach of contract, unfair competition, misleading advertising, custom and practice, Lanham and Robinson-Patman Act violations, and more. He offers litigation support in approximately 53% plaintiff and 47% defendant cases. An expert witness in over eighty matters throughout the Unired States, including California, Arizona, New York, Nevada, Texas, Florida, Washington, North Carolina, South Carolina, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Kansas, and Utah. Learn more about Larry below. 

Maureen is an expert witness with experience in accommodation, complex personnel/management problems, discrimination, employee handbooks, employment practices, family and disability leaves, harassment, human resources, internal investigations, negligent hiring/retention/supervision, complex personnel/management problems and more. She is an human resources expert witness and case consulter with 25-plus years in leadership roles on nonprofit boards. Learn more about Maureen below. 

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A basic understanding of the civil trial process and the legal system will help an expert witness perform to the best of their ability. Knowing the role the attorney asked you to play can help you prepare reports and testimony, ask insightful questions, and collaborate more effectively with attorneys. 

Disputes and confrontations frequently arise on construction and engineering projects around the world and are often resolved through formal arbitration and/or litigation proceedings. In such circumstances, Expert Witnesses of various disciplines may be appointed to address technical issues, provide expert opinion and to generally assist the tribunal or court on matters that are within his or her field of expertise.

Kurt Niederluecke, attorney at Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. and former chair of their Intellectual Property Litigation Group, shares his experiences with trial graphics. Learn about the realities of using visuals in modern trials and how litigators handle clients’ needs in today’s world.

A recent case in Michigan illustrates the important role vocational experts play to support claims for workers’ compensation disability benefits. Michigan’s workers’ compensation law defines disability as a “limitation of an employee’s wage earning capacity in work suitable to his or her qualifications and training resulting from a personal injury or work-related disease.”

Expert witness testimony is almost always necessary in medical malpractice litigation because medical malpractice lawsuits are complex. Each medical profession will have different duties owed to patients. Because of this, a member of the same profession is needed to explain to the court what the defending physician should or should not have done under the specific circumstances and whether their conduct constituted negligence.

Did you attend the FEWA National Conference? Conference attendees earned up to 13.5 educational credits towards the Certified Forensic Litigation Consultant (CFLC Credential). FEWA Professional and Professional Consulting members are eligible to apply for the CFLC. Do you qualify for the CFLC? Learn more about the application requirements.