In a plaintiff’s personal injury or wrongful death case, the credibility of your witnesses can mean the difference between victory and defeat, or amount of recovery. Join one of Boston's preeminent personal injury attorneys as he discusses the selection, sequencing, and effective methods to present witnesses, developed over decades of practice, in order to build your best case on liability and damages.
We explore techniques useful in mediation, arbitration, and trial which ground your witnesses and your case in the truth and enhance your ability to persuade a jury, judge, or adversary of its merits.
We explore techniques useful in mediation, arbitration, and trial which ground your witnesses and your case in the truth and enhance your ability to persuade a jury, judge, or adversary of its merits.
Course Content
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm- Welcome and Introduction
- Douglas K. Sheff, Esq., Sheff Law Offices, PC, Boston
- Where and When to Find Helpful Witnesses
- Douglas K. Sheff, Esq., Sheff Law Offices, PC, Boston
- The “Credibility Pyramid”
- Douglas K. Sheff, Esq., Sheff Law Offices, PC, Boston
- Use of Focus Groups
- Douglas K. Sheff, Esq., Sheff Law Offices, PC, Boston
- Earning Trust and Cooperation of Independent Witnesses
- Douglas K. Sheff, Esq., Sheff Law Offices, PC, Boston
- Sequencing
- Douglas K. Sheff, Esq., Sheff Law Offices, PC, Boston
- The “Credentials Triad”
- Douglas K. Sheff, Esq., Sheff Law Offices, PC, Boston
- Enhancing Liability Expert Testimony Through Damage Expert Testimony
- Douglas K. Sheff, Esq., Sheff Law Offices, PC, Boston
- Please Note
- MCLE webcasts are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal.
- There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only.
Speakers
Chair- Douglas K. Sheff, Esq., Sheff Law Offices, PC, Boston
