The Ten Deadliest Mistakes of Expert Witnesses
One-Hour Live Webinar Presentation
Featuring: Michael Kaplan
November 20, 2009 |
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Webinar Time
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Pacific Time
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Mountain Time
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Central Time
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Eastern Time
Program Focus
Many skilled experts are often surprised to learn that professional abilities alone will not enable them to withstand the rigors of the litigation process and the courtroom. Equally important are an understanding of the dynamics of litigation and effective communication skills. In this webinar we will focus upon strategic mistakes which have rendered otherwise competent experts ineffective in the litigation environment and identify ways that these mistakes can be avoided.
What You Will Learn
• Key principles of effective expert testimony
• Extracting attorney and litigant bias from expert opinions
• Avoiding self harming behavior
• The expert report – “a two edged sword”
• Understanding the mindset of jurors
• Controlling retaining and opposing counsel
• The equilibrium of opposing experts
Who Should Attend
Attorneys, CPAs, Engineers, Real Estate Brokers, Medical Practitioners, Insurance Brokers, Consultants and others who serve as experts in litigation matters and as expert witnesses.
Presenter
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Michael Kaplan CPA, CVA, CFFA
Mr. Kaplan has more than 30 years of experience in the areas of forensic accounting, business valuation and litigation consulting. He has qualified to testify in court as an expert witness in approximately 250 trials. Michael has served on the faculty of the Marshall School of Business and Leventhal School of Accounting at the University of Southern California and is a frequent speaker at professional conferences. He is president of NACVA’s Financial Forensics Institute and is the lead instructor of the “Litigation Boot Camp for Financial Experts,” “Forensic Workshop for Financial Professionals” and “Expert Witness Boot Camp.” |
CPE Credits
| Program Level: Overview |
Delivery Method: Group-Internet-Based |
| Prerequisites: None |
CPE Credits: One (1) hour |
| Advanced Preparation: None |
Fields of study: Specialized Knowledge & Applications |
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The National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org |
Members of both NACVA and the IBA receive a 15% discount off the non-member registration fees.
Pricing
NACVA member: $175; non-member: $195 per person and allows access to one phone line; one CPE attestation form and one evaluation form are included with each registration.
The cost for additional registrants from the same office to attend the presentation is $58 per NACVA/IBA members and $65 per non-members, including one attestation form and one evaluation form.
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Registration is on a per-person basis and allows access to one phone line; multi-person discounts are available. The presentation will include periodic online questions and answers during the session to assess continuous participation and to determine the program’s effectiveness. One CPE attestation form and one evaluation form are included with each registration.
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