Please join BWB&O Partner John Toohey and industry peers Don Gifford and Elgin Hakala with Pete Fowler Construction for a FREE Webinar on Thursday, December 19th, at 10:00 AM PST to earn one hour of CE and CLE credit in California, Florida, Nevada, and Texas!
“Expert Expectations: Avoiding Regrets by Defining What Good Performance Looks Like” is for everyone who works in the whacky world of litigation, especially the construction litigation business. They are going to have a 60-minute conversation with industry experts from the legal, insurance, and expert witness community.
The esteemed panel will discuss a list of qualities that good experts embody and why those qualities are important. An Expert Witness is “a person who is permitted to testify at a trial because of special knowledge or proficiency in a particular field that is relevant to the case.” All experts obviously need the minimum qualifications to be allowed to testify. But good experts systematically investigate, think, write, and present at a level of professionalism that makes everyone they deal with think “That expert is smart, has their act together, and that assignment is safe in their hands.”
Expert investigations require curiosity, a scientific approach, and supporting documentation that is good enough to be considered “forensic.” Lawyerly thinking requires knowledge of the law, legal procedure, and strategic thinking. Journalistic writing requires translating technical speak into plain language that everyone can understand so they can make informed decisions. Presenting like Walter Cronkite means being honest, trustworthy, and prepared when the time to perform arrives.