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August 2016
Expert Witness Introduction for Colorado Practitioners - Top 10 Tips
Program Description
This CLE covers key basics of Colorado expert witness practice: who is an expert witness (CRE 702); what are the requirements of being an expert (CRE 702); when may an expert witness testify (CRE 702); what are the discovery requirements applicable to expert witnesses (CRCP 26(a)(2)(B); what is the timing for required disclosure of expert witnesses (CRCP 26(a)(2)(C) and the sanctions for failing to disclose expert witnesses properly and timely (CRCP 37(c)(1))?
This CLE will be based on Colorado law, but will present a comparison to federal law, and identify key federal cases under analogous Rules where Colorado law is absent.
Meet Your Presenter
Robert H. Foster, Esq. PhD, practices exclusively in the area of scientific evidence. He is a retired US Department of Justice trial attorney, where his trial work was focused on the development, presentation, analysis and cross-examination of expert (usually scientific) witnesses in federal court. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in chemistry from Reed College a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Illinois, and a JD from the University of Oregon. He is presently an attorney licensed in Colorado and Oregon (inactive) as well as being admitted to the Bar of the US Supreme Court. He presently lives in Estes Park, Colorado.
11:30am
Registration
12:00pm
- Key Basics of Colorado Expert Witness Practice:
- Who is an Expert Witness (CRE 702)?
- What are the Requirements of Being an Expert (CRE 702)?
- When May an Expert Witness Testify (CRE 702)?
- What are the Discovery Requirements Applicable to Expert Witnesses (CRCP 26(a)(2)(B)?
- What is the Timing for Required Disclosure of Expert Witnesses (CRCP 26(a)(2)(C)?
- What are the Sanctions for Failing to Disclose Expert Witnesses Properly and Timely
(CRCP 37(c)(1))?
- Comparison of Colorado Law to Federal Law
- Identification of Key Federal Cases Under Analogous Rules Where Colorado Law is Absent
1:00pm
Adjourn
- CLE Pass Price *FREE! - exclusions may apply
- Standard Price $79.00 USD
- Member Price $59.00 USD
- General Credits 1.00
- Ethics Credits 0.00
- EDI Credits