Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: SEAK
• DVD Release Date: January 1, 1999
• Run Time: 51 minutes
• ASIN: 1892904020
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #409,079 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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From the Director

Attorney Babitsky is the president of SEAK, Inc. He was a personal injury trial attorney for 20 years and is the former managing partner of the firm Kistin, Babitsky, Latimer & Beitman. Mr. Babitsky is the editor of The Expert Witness Journal and the seminar leader for the National Expert Witness and Litigation Seminar. He is the co-author of the text How to Excel During Cross-Examination: Techniques for Experts that Work, its companion volume How to Excel During Deposition, and SEAK's most recent book, The Complete Forensic Services Manual. Attorney Babitsky is the co-developer and trainer for the "How To Be an Effective Medical Witness" seminar and the screenwriter for the video How to Be an Effective Medical Witness.

James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq., is a former trial lawyer with experience in defense and plaintiff personal injury law and insurance law. He currently serves as vice-president and general counsel of SEAK, Inc. Mr. Mangraviti received his BA degree in mathematics summa cum laude from Boston College and his JD degree cum laude from Boston College Law School. His publications include the texts The Independent Medical Examination Report: A Step-by-Step Guide with Models, How to Excel During Cross-Examination: Techniques for Experts that Work, How to Excel During Deposition and The Successful Physician Negotiator: How to Get What You Deserve, as well as SEAK's most recent book, The Complete Forensic Services Manual. Mr. Mangraviti has trained hundreds of expert witnesses across the United States and Canada.

Product Description

An indispensable resource for all non-medical experts, by the authors of How to Excel During Depositions and How To Excel During Cross-Examination. The Expert Deposition clearly and simply explains what to do and what not to do during all phases of the deposition process including: scheduling, preparation, dealing with documents and subpoenas, answering counsel's questions, avoiding abuse, and collecting your fee. The video demonstrates by example and includes over 40 examples of question and answer exchanges between lawyers and medical witnesses, each of which illustrates one or more points made during the tape. These points include how to eliminate scheduling difficulties; how to deal with pointed questions about your qualifications, fees, and opinions; how to ethically answer trick questions; how to properly handle, prepare and refer to documents and records; what not to do at deposition; and much more.

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