In this practical webinar, you will learn about the most critical relationships in today’s litigation/transaction arena – those relationships between the client/counsel and the expert witness. In today’s legal market, work performed by expert witnesses can have a vital impact on overall outcomes, including the value of a transaction, the litigation settlement process, and both judge/jury trials. Through discussions of case law, the Rules of Professional Conduct, and a widely diverse range of experience on these issues, our speakers will provide insights on a topic that affects everyone in today’s legal and business market.
You will explore:
- Expert witnesses’ impact on the outcome – how and why
- The stages of this relationship (from hiring your expert to preparing them for a trial and beyond)
- The legal and ethical issues surrounding this relationship
- Best practices to handle relationships with expert witnesses
Upon course completion, you will be able to:
- Outline the role of an expert witness, including legal, evidentiary, and other standards to which they are held
- Implement best law firm/corporate practices in hiring your expert witness, including timing of retention, interviews, budgets, engagement agreements, and scopes of the assignment
- Describe the exchange of necessary information to assist your expert
- Identify the differences in working with experts who are attorneys versus non-attorneys
- Collaborate with your expert to shape the strategy of your litigation/transaction, in connection with written work product and/or testimony, including rebuttal of adversary’s expert and strategy
- Determine how experts should bill their time (and how indemnity/insurance issues may factor into the billing process)
- Anticipate miscellaneous issues related to expert witnesses, including procedural and substantive lessons learned
- Apply the Rules of Professional Conduct to all of the above, including communication between client and counsel about the expert, and supervising/managing the expert over the course of the assignment
Lindsay Tasher
Wyatt Partners
Lindsay Tasher is Managing Director at Wyatt Partners, where she focuses her time on attorney fee expert witness work, advising major corporations and law firms on the development of litigation budget programs and billing guidelines, and assessing and evaluating the reasonableness of attorney’s fees in complex litigation in federal and state court throughout the United States. Prior, she was in private practice in two law firms where she handled all types of civil litigation, including aviation mass-tort law, wrongful death/personal injury claims, product liability, asbestos defense litigation, and claims for breach of contract, fraud, negligence, and breach of fiduciary duty. Ms. Tasher received her B.A. from Princeton University and her J.D. from The George Washington University Law School.
Steven Tasher
Wyatt Partners
Steven Tasher is one of the nation’s leading experts on legal fee matters. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Wyatt Partners, a multi-faceted legal services company. He serves as an expert, assessing, and evaluating the reasonableness of attorney’s fees and expenses in complex litigation in federal and state courts throughout the United States and as an advisor to major corporations and law firms on the development and implementation of billing guidelines, litigation budget, and bill review programs. He also serves as General Counsel of Case Medical, Inc., a global pharmaceutical medical instruments company. Prior, Mr. Tasher served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Wyeth and as Senior Vice President of its pharmaceutical division and was also a partner in two major international law firms, Donovan Leisure Newton & Irvine and Willkie Farr & Gallagher. He received his B.A. degree with honors from Rutgers University and a J.D. degree with honors from the George Washington University Law School.
Samuel Tasher
Wyatt Partners
Samuel Tasher is Managing Director at Wyatt Partners. He provides expert analysis and opinions on the reasonableness of attorneys’ fees in complex litigation around the world and serves as an advisor to major corporations and law firms on the development and implementation of billing guidelines and other tools to manage their legal spend. He also serves as the General Counsel of Cloud X Partners, LLC (a cloud technology company), for which he manages its legal matters and supervises its outside counsel for litigation and corporate governance. Mr. Tasher received his A.B. (cum laude), J.D., and LL.M. from Duke University.
CLE Credits (Law)
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In some CLE states, the course will be submitted to the bar after you register. If for any reason the course is not approved, we will fully refund your registration fee. If a state is listed on this course, then we are confident the course fits that state's standards and already is or will be approved for credit.
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Can I still receive Continuing Education Credits if I view the webinar recording instead of the live presentation?
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