And how\u00a0the expert\u00a0can be\u00a0trained to serve the justice system during\u00a0cross-examination.\u00a0 There`s a wealth of information to guide us including books and\u00a0DVDs prepared by experienced trial\u00a0lawyers. \u00a0Training the cross-examining lawyer must include enlightening him or her about how the expert is trained.<\/p>\n
I thought of this when I reviewed the topics for the\u00a0plaintiff legal practice conference entitled “The Doctor Is\u00a0In: Medical Elements of Injury Cases”.\u00a0 It’s planned for June 17th and 18th\u00a0in St. John’s by the Atlantic Provinces Trial Lawyers Association (APTLA).<\/p>\n
The\u00a0last topic in the two day conference is “Making the Most of Cross-Examining Medical Witnesses”.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>The conference organizers beseech\u00a0lawyers to “Have no fear!.\u00a0 Veteran Wisconsin trial lawyer,\u00a0Paul Scoptur,\u00a0will give you the remedy for curing many of the common mistakes we make when confronting the defence medical expert at trial.”<\/p>\n In helping you correct these mistakes,\u00a0I’m certain Mr. Scoptur will tell you about the excellent resources available in the U.S.\u00a0for all experts, not just medical.\u00a0 Texts, DVDs and training like the following – produced by experienced trial lawyers for experts<\/span>:<\/em><\/p>\n (There is a bias in some of this material to the medical expert)<\/p>\n I have\u00a0some of this material in my library – and a good amount on writing expert reports, and it’s all good.\u00a0 I’ve also attended some of the conferences and workshops in the U.S..\u00a0 The products are very detailed and based on study of many 100s of legal cases,\u00a0if not 1,000s.<\/p>\n Reviewing material like this will help you get a feel for how experts can be trained and further help you correct your cross-examining mistakes.\u00a0 Reviewing legal practice<\/em> handbooks helps me practice as an expert.\u00a0 I’m certain reviewing expert practice<\/em> material\u00a0will help you cross-examine us.<\/p>\n Why\u00a0am I telling you this?<\/strong>\u00a0 Because\u00a0cross-examining lawyer and\u00a0expert\u00a0alike are contributing to\u00a0the same thing: Justice for\u00a0the injured party whether the victim of an accident or the owner of damaged property.\u00a0 Albeit in somewhat different ways.\u00a0 To this end, it behooves us to understand each other’s role and how we are trained for this.<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" And how\u00a0the expert\u00a0can be\u00a0trained to serve the justice system during\u00a0cross-examination.\u00a0 There`s a wealth of information to guide us including books and\u00a0DVDs prepared by experienced trial\u00a0lawyers. \u00a0Training the cross-examining lawyer must include enlightening him or her about how the expert is … Continue reading \n