{"id":1902,"date":"2017-03-01T08:54:05","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T13:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/aer\/?p=1902"},"modified":"2021-12-16T14:58:23","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T14:58:23","slug":"confronting-opposing-expert-goals-strategies-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/aer\/2017\/03\/01\/confronting-opposing-expert-goals-strategies-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"CONFRONTING THE OPPOSING EXPERT: GOALS AND STRATEGIES (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><em>It needs no citation of authority to say that an expert is the most difficult witness to cross-examine.\u00a0 <\/em><u>United States v. 23.76 Acres of Land<\/u>, 32 F.R.D. 593, 596 (D. Md. 1963)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><em>Her job is not an easy one, because she is engaging in high stakes battle with an articulate, knowledgeable, and experienced adversary. <\/em>Easton, AMMUNITION FOR THE SHOOT-OUT WITH THE HIRED GUN&#8217;S HIRED GUN: A PROPOSAL FOR FULL EXPERT WITNESS DISCLOSURE, 32 Ariz. St. L.J. 465, 504 (Summer, 2000).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><em>Cross-examination<\/em><em> of an expert is very difficult, and often provides little useful information. <\/em>Graham, APPLICATION OF THE RULES OF EVIDENCE IN ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY FORMAL ADVERSARIAL ADJUDICATIONS: A NEW APPROACH, 1991 U. Ill. L. Rev. Online 353, 377 (1991)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1903 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/law-dev.temple.edu\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/expert-witness-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/expert-witness-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/expert-witness-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>How difficult <em>is<\/em> cross-examining an expert?\u00a0 To many, it is an unenviable and daunting task.\u00a0 The expert knows the subject matter inside and out (or is supposed to) and by that status alone has a decided advantage over the questioner.\u00a0 But cross-examine we must \u2013 except of course, when there is nothing in dispute and no proper means to disparage credibility, so a structured approach and \u2018game plan\u2019 are necessary.<\/p>\n<p>This article will be begin by surveying what various advocacy experts suggest, and in part 2 it will propose a comprehensive outline for designing a response to the opposing party\u2019s expert.<\/p>\n<p>In FUNDAMENTAL TRIAL ADVOCACY, 2<sup>nd<\/sup> EDITION, Professor Charles Rose offers \u201cSeven Basic Principles of Cross-Examining Experts.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Preparation is the key.<\/li>\n<li>Limit the scope of direct testimony through voir dire &amp; objections.<\/li>\n<li>Know the subject area of expertise.<\/li>\n<li>Gather all relevant evidence to support cross.<\/li>\n<li>Connect case analysis to the expertise of the witness.<\/li>\n<li>Identify the basis of the expert\u2019s testimony.<\/li>\n<li>Decide strategically whether to voir dire the witness when opposing counsel attempts to tender the witness as an expert.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a follow-up \u201cchecklist, Rose includes exploring bias and motive and the important reminder to \u201c[s]tay on the Island&#8221; unless prepared.<\/p>\n<p>Perrin, Caldwell &amp; Chase\u2019s THE ART AND SCIENCE OF TRIAL ADVOCACY, lists \u201cpotential areas of inquiry\u201d including<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Constructive facts and areas of agreement<\/li>\n<li>Attacking qualifications<\/li>\n<li>Attacking motivation<\/li>\n<li>Attacking the expert\u2019s basis<\/li>\n<li>Attacking opinions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Steven Lubet\u2019s MODERN TRIAL ADVOCACY (Law School Third Edition) offers an \u201cExpert Testimony Opposition Checklist.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can you challenge the witness\u2019 credentials?<\/li>\n<li>Can you obtain favorable information from the witness?<\/li>\n<li>Can you challenge the witness\u2019 impartiality?<\/li>\n<li>Can you point out omissions by the witness?<\/li>\n<li>Can you substitute information to make the witness\u2019 opinion more favorable to your case?<\/li>\n<li>Can you challenge the witness\u2019 technique or theory?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lubet is also a proponent of seeking to extract beneficial information early, before an attack.<\/p>\n<p>The classic CROSS-EXAMINATION: SCIENCE AND TECHNIQUES (2<sup>nd<\/sup> EDITION) by Pozner and Dodd offers surprisingly little on the specifics of expert witnesses.\u00a0 The text offers the observation that \u201cthe best method of cross-examination of the opposing expert is not to discuss the things the expert has done, but the [important] things he has not done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Are these approaches sufficient?\u00a0 The suggestion here is that there is more, a combination of applying evidentiary rules and cross-examination theory and technique to properly challenge an opponent\u2019s expert.\u00a0 These steps will be articulated in part 2 of this article.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It needs no citation of authority to say that an expert is the most difficult witness to cross-examine.\u00a0 United States v. 23.76 Acres of Land, 32 F.R.D. 593, 596 (D. 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