Santa Clara Bar Association Expert Deposition Seminar

Go “On the Record” with the Santa Clara County Bar Association Civil Practice Committee’s new expert deposition seminar on June 22 at 6:00pm. To register, click here.

“On the Record” is a seminar with Judge Gregory Ward (retired), author of California Objections (James Publishing). After the brief introductory material by Judge Ward, 10 expert witnesses will be available with sample expert reports for mock depositions by the attendees. Experienced attorney coaches will assist the attendees in their mock examinations.

Attorney participants will have the opportunity to depose an expert witness from any one of the following areas:

> Electrical Engineering
> Fires & Explosions
> Computer Forensics
> Industrial Hygiene
> e-Discovery Search Term Efficiency
> Mechanical Engineering
> Advanced Materials

Join us for the latest on deposing experts in California. Learn a judge’s perspective on expert depositions and gain hands-on practice with experienced expert witnesses.

Part 1: 

Retired Superior Court Judge Gregory Ward will give a short overview of expert witness requirements, focusing on preparing to take an expert’s deposition.

Part 2: 

Attendees will divide into small groups for a practical exercise with attendees conducting 10-15 minute questioning of experts.

The experts will be from multiple subject areas to represent several practice areas. Each attendee will be given a one-page expert’s “report” to use in the mock deposition.

Facilitating the interactive groups of Part 2 are the following: Kristine Meredith, Nora Rousso, plus other attorneys to be announced.

Pricing:

SCCBA Member: $65.00
Non-Member: $149.00
SCCBA New Admittee (0-3 years in practice): 55.00

Witness Cross Examination on Social Networking Evidence

The following Cross Examination is from the Ivize Mock Trial in Palo Alto on October 21, 2008.

The fictional case was Main Street Auto v. At Home Accounting.  Main Street Auto used At Home Accounting as an online accounting service.  At Home Accounting was hacked, resulting in the loss of plaintiffs’ financial data, resulting in identity theft and monetary damages. Main Street Auto sues for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and negligence.

“Dale Patton” was a defendant who blogged about problems with At Home Accounting’s security and his personal practices at work. The key exhibits included text messages, a Facebook profile and a blog.

The masterful cross examination was conducted by Charles Smith, Esq., of Hartnett, Smith & Associates.