MD114 How To Excel at Your Expert Witness Deposition
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Class Date/Time
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
10:00am - 6:00pm Eastern US
Class Registration Includes
- One registrant log-in to the live session on December 6, 2023
- Downloadable course materials*
*All course materials included with your registration are PDF Download Only items made available to students prior to the start of the class and are not for resale or distribution. All downloadable materials are accessible via your education dashboard (login required). Once eMaterials have been posted for download, the class is no longer refundable.
Class Format
This class will be presented online via Zoom and will be taught by a live instructor. Students will meet virtually with the instructor for the entirety of the class and will engage in discussions and exercises. The class includes a total of one (1) session.
Continuing Education (CE)
Class provides 8.4 ASA CE Instructional Hours.
This course has not been approved in any state for real property continuing education hours.
Course Description
This training is designed to help expert witnesses markedly improve their deposition skills, and show experts how to:
- Demonstrate improved active listening skills.
- Deliver powerful, bullet point responses.
- Answer questions truthfully while leaving yourself some flexibility.
- Employ numerous proven strategies to excel at deposition.
- Recognize and defeat opposing counsel’s tactics.
- Excel at answering trick questions.
- Articulately answer questions regarding your qualifications, fees, biases, opinions, methodology, and report.
- Effectively deal with skeletons in your closet.
- Better handle abusive questioning.
- Prepare an individualized protocol to excel at expert witness depositions.
Learning Level
Fundamental
Class Schedule
All times below in Eastern US
10:00-11:30am
Deposition Law and Procedure
Understanding Opposing Counsel’s Strategies and Goals
11:30-11:45am BREAK
11:45-1:00pm
How to Improve Your Active Listening Skills
How to Leave Yourself Wiggle Room
1:00-2:00pm LUNCH
2:00-4:00pm
Deposition Strategies for Expert Witnesses
Core Areas of Inquiry
4:00-4:15pm BREAK
4:15-6:00pm
Core Areas of Inquiry (cont.)
Video Depositions
Expert Witness Deposition Preparation Protocol
Final Course Questions & Answers
Nadine Donovan, Esq.
Senior SEAK Trainer and Consultant
SEAK, Inc.
Nadine Nasser Donovan, Esq., is a former trial lawyer with extensive litigation experience. She is a senior SEAK trainer and consultant, and has been on the SEAK Faculty since 2002, having trained hundreds of experts via SEAK’s scheduled courses, customized on site expert witness training programs, and one-on-one consulting. Nadine is the coauthor of the SEAK texts, How to Be an Effective Expert Witness at Deposition and Trial: The SEAK Guide to Testifying as an Expert Witness; How to Write an Expert Witness Report and How to Be a Successful Expert Witness: SEAK’s A-Z Guide to Expert Witnessing. She is licensed to practice law in New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. In addition, Nadine is a Legal Writing Instructor at Boston University School of Law. Nadine also serves as a Dispute Resolution Arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Nadine previously practiced litigation for 21 years. She spent 18 years in the defense of medical professionals in medical malpractice actions and before medical licensing boards. Nadine started off her legal career in New York City, first as a prosecutor in Queens, and then as counsel for the City of New York. Nadine received her J.D. cum laude from Boston College Law School. She graduated from Fordham University summa cum laude with a B.A. in French Literature.
eMaterials
All course materials included with your registration are PDF Download Only items made available to students prior to the start of the class and are not for resale or distribution. All downloadable materials are accessible via your education dashboard (login required). Once eMaterials have been posted for download, the class is no longer refundable.
Accessing eMaterials
eMaterials are provided electronically in PDF format and posted to the class within the Education Dashboard for all registrants to securely access prior to the start of the class. Attendees should come to class prepared with an electronic or printed copy of all eMaterials to use as a reference. OnDemand course registrants receive access to materials immediately following registration.
PDF course materials are presented in color, are bookmarked, and comment enabled. When opting to print downloaded materials, it is recommended that personal print settings be adjusted to print in black and white (or grayscale) and consider printing double-sided on recycled paper.
Certificate of Completion
Please allow 5-10 business day following successful completion of the course or final exam to receive a formal status notification and access to a certificate of completion. The certificate will be available to view and/or download from within the class listed in your Education Dashboard.
Financial Assistance
ASA’s Educational Foundation recognizes students who choose to invest their time in appraisal studies by providing assistance to students demonstrating a financial need. Please visit the Educational Foundation's webpage for more information and to download an application.
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