Join your fellow FEWA members for an in-person round table discussion over Holiday dinner on the subject, “How to Grow Your Expert Witness Business in 2023”. Steven Edrington, FEWA Northwest Region Board President, will lead the discussion, covering the following topics:

• Personal networking
• Directory listings
• Website and SEO strategies
• Other marketing ideas

The event will take place on Thursday, Dec. 15 from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. at at Zio Fraedos, 611 Gregory Lane, Plesant Hill, CA.

Registration Link: https://forensic.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1691322&group=

How Attorneys Think and Write and Why It Matters To You As An Expert Witness

Date: Dec. 8 at 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. CT 

Speaker: Cris Vaughan

Learning Objectives:

• Become familiar with the IRAC (Issue, Rule, Analysis, Conclusion) and CRAC (Conclusion, Rule, Analysis, Conclusion) analysis methods used by attorneys
• Understand how an expert can use these methods to provide effective expert witness services
• Understand how to effectively communicate with the retaining attorney by using IRAC or CRAC
• Observe how to use IRAC or CRAC in a sample expert witness case

Registration Link: https://forensic.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1602392

Rudy Robinson has over 40 years of experience in real estate and appraisal. His background includes a broad range of appraisal and consulting assignments throughout the United States with emphasis on his home state of Texas. He specializes in litigation support, expert witness testimony, and consulting on complex and challenging real estate problems. Mr. Robinson is the Immediate Past President of the Texas Chapter of the Forensic Expert Witness Association, is a member and former president of the Austin Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, and a member of the Board of Directors and past president of the Heritage Society of Austin. Mr. Robinson also has completed Basic Mediation Training through The University of Texas School of Law and is qualified to handle mediation/arbitration cases under Texas's Alternative Dispute Resolution program.

Your FEWA membership includes a number of benefits, including a listing in the FEWA Online Directory and an Enhanced Online Profile. Enhanced Online Profile allows members to improve their visibility to members of the legal community who are seeking experts by making effective enhancements. Are you making the most of your Directory listing? Do you have an Online Enhanced Profile? Take advantage of these benefits today!

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