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Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 06, 2014
The Chicago Chapter of the Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA) is pleased to announce its summer 2014 educational and networking meeting focusing on the topic of “The Use of Expert Witnesses in Criminal Proceedings” for forensic consultants and members of the legal community. FEWA is a national non-profit professional membership organization of experts who provide forensic services in all technical specialties.
Panelists Diane MacArthur, Assistant U.S. Attorney and Senior Trial Counsel, Northern District of Illinois, Mark Ertler, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office Forensic Unit Supervisor and John Marshal Law School Faculty Member, and Lisa Noller, Esq. of Foley & Lardner, Vice-Chair Government Enforcement, Compliance and White Collar Defense Practice, will discuss how attorneys litigating criminal cases choose expert witnesses, what characteristics are important in the expert witness, and how attorneys find experts. The panel will be moderated by Venice Meyer, CPA/CFF, CBFE, Director, Duff & Phelps, Global Forensic Services.
According to FEWA Midwest Program Co-chair Marnie Gucciard, of McGovern & Greene, “Our FEWA Chicago summer meeting traditionally features regional leaders in the legal field. This year we continue this tradition with speakers from the US Department of Justice, the State’s Attorney Office and an international law firm which was founded here in the Midwest.”
The meeting is Thursday, June 26, 2014 from 8:00 – 9:30 am at the Conference Center of Kubasiak, Fylstra, Thorpe & Rotunno in Chicago, IL. To learn more and register visit http://www.forensic.org or call the FEWA National Office at (415) 369-9614.
Speaking will be in a personal capacity. MCLE and CPE credits are pending approval.
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I include entries for various telephone discussions I had with people in the case, and meetings with additional personnel. I make explicit reference to every document I read, every folder of data I received, and every CD or DVD or other electronic material I received.
Further, I list every legal document provided to me as reference material for the case. Every report written by other professionals or related parties in the matter is also listed, as are any deposition transcripts provided to me. You should list the names of on point people you met, things you discussed, actions you took, and materials you reviewed. Your report can also contain any equipment you used, tests you ran, and reconstructions you made. You can explain in detail any analyses or assumptions you made, and any assignments that your attorney may have expressly given to you.
You should make clear that you considered the relevant facts you discovered in the above materials and that you then applied suitable procedures and methodologies to those facts. Altogether, this demonstrates that you understood the issues, the events, and the systems involved, and that the facts and methodologies together contribute to the reliability of the opinions you drew. If you made use of other exhibits or evidence that you wish to use in subsequent trial testimony, refer to them here. If you have created or intend to create any demonstrative exhibits, make reference to them here as well. This might include graphs, mockups, or any other visual materials that you believe will help you better explain your opinions. You can include demonstrative evidence like this for your eventual testimony as one way to keep the jury’s attention and to further Enhance your credibility.
Not only can the means justify the end, but they must. In my expert reports, I always include a final section that summarizes in boldface each opinion I’ve reached and every opinion I will express if the matter comes to trial. To support each opinion, you can refer back to earlier portions of your report, and you can include extra text that further explains the basis for each opinion.
If you have had the opportunity to review the opposing expert’s report, simply include an entire analysis of the report. Avoid commenting on the validity of any of the expert’s opinions, simply look at the work, comment on any errors you find in it, and note any invalid assumptions made that may undermine the validity of a conclusion drawn or opinion expressed by the other expert.
When you are selected for the defendant’s side, the plaintiff’s expert’s report will appear first, and you will read that expert’s opinions. While you may not have initially considered some of the opinions expressed, look at each one to determine if it is accurate and assess whether the opinion (accurate or not) has been fully supported by the facts, procedures, and methodologies followed by that expert. Pay particular attention to whether the expert has overstated the evidence, not just where he might have stated erroneous opinions.
Just remember that you are not a lawyer. Never express legal opinions, either in writing or in testimony. However, understanding the legal elements of your case can often enable you to suggest industry experience that will support your attorney’s efforts. Ask your attorney early on about the legal issues involved in the case. What can he or she tell you about how your findings relate to those legal issues? Don’t just stop there. Conduct your own research on the Internet about the legal issues so that you understand any ramifications facing the Lawyers. In this way, you can focus your efforts more intelligently.
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