Expert Testimony: A Guide for Expert Witnesses and the Lawyers who Examine Them
- ISBN-10
- 1556815956
- ISBN-13
- 9781556815959
- Series
- Expert Testimony
- Category
- Law / Evidence
- Pages
- 196
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- National Institute for Trail Advocacy
- Author
- Steven Lubet
Description
"This concise, well-organized book covers witness credibility, preparation, direct & cross-examination, depositions, discovery, & ethics. Lubet's chapters on cross-examination & deposition testimony are especially helpful in preparing an expert to withstand an assault by the other side's lawyer. . . . Although aimed primarily at experts, Lubet's book is also an excellent resource for the lawyers who hire them. Even veteran litigators may pick up practical pointers on handling expert witnesses who want to know more than what a retaining lawyer has told them. Lubet, who also wrote a trial practice handbook for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, is a master at leading one through complex materials, which is helpful for novice trial lawyers facing their first trials . . . . He provides clear information about testifying, & he bolsters the information with good examples. The chapters on direct & cross-examinations are good for both lawyers & experts. Lawyers should read this book for a primer an direct & crossBy analyzing & demystifying every aspect of expert testimony, Lubet has created a work that is indispensable to accountants, physicians, psychologists, forensic scientists, engineers, attorneys, & those who are retained as or engage the services of expert witnesses.
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