Seminar Number

7178

 

Early
Registration Fee:

$220 w/book
$165 w/o book

On-Site
Registration Fee:

$240 w/book
$185 w/o book

CLE Hours

6.5 CLE Hours
including
1 Ethics Hour,
1 Professionalism
Hour and 6.5 Trial
Practice Hours

ADMISSIBILITY OF EXPERT TESTIMONY IN GEORGIA

OCTOBER 1, 2009

State Bar of Georgia Headquarters
104 Marietta St., NW
Atlanta, GA

Program Materials:
In addition to the ICLE materials, attendees may choose to receive a copy of The Admissibility of Expert Testimony in Georgia, 2009–2010 edition, authored by Mary Donne Peters and published by Thomson • West for $55—a $100 value.

Presiding:
Mary Donne Peters, Program Chair, Gorby Peters & Associates, LLC, Atlanta
7:45

REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
(All attendees must check in upon arrival. A removable jacket or sweater is recommended.)
8:30

DAUBERT OVERVIEW and LATEST LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS
Marc T. Treadwell, Adams, Jordan & Treadwell, P.C., Macon
9:15

PROCEDURAL HURDLES FOR EXPERT TESTIMONY
Lyle G. Warshauer, Warshauer, Poe & Thornton, P.C., Atlantata
9:45

PRACTICAL POINTERS ON DIRECT EXAMINATION
OF EXPERTS
Gary M. Cooper, Gary M. Cooper, P.C., Duluth
10:15

BREAK
10:30

EXPERT TESTIMONY IN MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CASES
Adam Malone, Malone Law Office, Atlanta
11:00
 ADMISSIBILITY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTIMONY
Randall M. Kessler, Kessler, Schwarz & Solomiany, P.C., Atlanta
11:30
 SHOW and TELL—CROSS EXAMINING CAUSATION EXPERTS
Michael J. Gorby, Gorby Peters & Associates, LLC, Atlanta
12:00

LUNCH (Included in the registration fee.)

Luncheon Panel:
HOW TO IMPROVE THE DELIVERY OF EXPERT TESTIMONY
Peggy Newfield, CEO, Personal Best, Inc., Atlanta (Etiquette Expert)
Debbi Shapiro, CEO, Henderson Shapiro, Inc., Atlanta (Marketing Expert)
Monique Honaman, CEO, ISHR Group, Inc., Atlanta (Leadership Expert)
1:30

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR EXPERT TESTIMONY
Hon. C. Ashley Royal, Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia, Macon
2:30
 BREAK
2:40
 WHAT TOP EXPERTS WANT LAWYERS TO KNOW
Craig Johnson, MD, Chief of Neuropsychiatry Northside, St. Joseph’s Hospitals, Atlanta (Brain Injury)
Jennifer L. Scully, RN, President, Clinical Resources, LLC, Atlanta (Nursing Home)
Dane Maxwell, Commercial Motor Vehicle Investigations, LLC (CMV), Wiggins, MS (Trucking)
Jeffrey H. Gross, Jeffrey H. Gross Consulting, Powder Springs (Premises)
John E. Brown, Ph.D., Assistant Professor (Emeritus), Georgia State University, Atlanta (Damages)
3:30
 ADJOURN