FEWA 2022 APPLIED EXPERT WITNESS SKILLS VIRTUAL SUMMIT

When: October 10 and October 11, 2022

Where: Virtual

Registration Fee: Members - $350.00

                               Recent FEWA Conference attendees - $50 discount 

                       Non-member - $395.00

                         Late Registration Fee, after October 7, 2022 - Additional $50.00

FEWA is pleased to announce our Fall 2022 Applied Expert Witness Skills Virtual Summit, delivered live via Zoom, 10:30 Central Time to 4:00 PM Central Time, October 10 and 11, 2022.

An applied skills summit for experts of all types and specialties, those aspiring to be experts, and those supporting experts with the aim of live education that helps professionals located anywhere to become better expert witnesses.

Up to 10 hours of learning.  8 hours professional education + 2 hours virtual professional practice salons = up to 10 hours; 4 hours each day, 2 days of education; plus 2 hours constructive professional collaboration or membership benefit maximization.

Featuring education in:

• Applied Skills as an Expert Witness
  • Deposition
  • Trial
• Plus, education in:
  • Professionalism as an Expert Witness
  • The Expert Witness Business
  • Constructive Collaboration with other Experts 

Meeting Itinerary (all times are CT)

Day 1 - AM Session 

10:30 am - 11:20 am - What are Experienced Trial Lawyers Teaching New Lawyers about Expert Witness Testimony

Speaker: Deborah Johnson, High Stakes Communication and Bradford Newman, Esq., Baker McKenzie 

11:30 am - 12:20 pm - Managing Ethical Issues in Expert Witness Engagements

Speaker: Professor Joseph Sanders, University of Houston Law Center and John McReynolds, Construction Defect Consultants

Moderator: John Levitske 

Day 1 - PM Session

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm - Applied Skills in Expert Testimony (AS1) Mock Deposition + Trial Testimony 

Speakers: EJ Janik, Janik Forensics, Graciela Rubio, Rubio Digital Forensics, Claudia Lezell, Inspections Too, Cris Vaughan, ADA Consultant Services, and Steve Edrington, Edrington & Associates

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm - Reflections on Applied Skills Case Studies (AS2)

Speakers: EJ Janik, Janik Forensics, Graciela Rubio, Rubio Digital Forensics, Claudia Lezell, Inspections Too, Cris Vaughan, ADA Consultant Services, and Steve Edrington, Edrington & Associates

Virtual Professionalism Salon

3:00 pm - 3:25 pm - Ideas for Effective Management and Invoicing for Billable Expert Services Time 

Speaker: Shelly Zambo, SZ Paralegal Services 

Moderator: Susan Maccoy

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm - Obtaining and Delivering Expert Witness Engagements in Other Legal Systems 

Speaker: Laura Sampson, Slater Gordon Lawyers, Australia 

Moderator: Susan Maccoy

Day 2 - AM Session 

10:30 am - 11:20 am - Lessons Learned from Applied Skills in Expert Testimony (AS3): Summary of Best Practices, Takeaways and Resources 

Speakers: EJ Janik, Janik Forensics, Graciela Rubio, Rubio Digital Forensics, Claudia Lezell, Inspections Too, Cris Vaughan, ADA Consultant Services, and Steve Edrington, Edrington & Associates

11:30 am - 12:20 pm - How to Grow Your Expert Witness Business in Post-Pandemic Era?

Speakers: Scott Shaffer, Grant Thornton Forensic Advisory Services and Jennifer Frye, Appreciated Asset

Moderator: John Levitske 

Day 2 - PM Session

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm - Tips Regarding Expert Witness Recruiting and Expert Directory Firms

Speakers: James Robinson, JurisPro Expert Witness Directory and Heather Baker-Warren, IMS Consulting & Expert Services 

Moderator: John Levitske

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm - Insights for Expert Witnesses from a Federal Magistrate Judge and a Federal Bankruptcy Court Judge 

Speakers: Judge Mac McCoy, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division and Judge Elizabeth Stong, Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York.

Moderator: Leslie Berkoff, Esq., Moritt Hock &Hamroff, LLP

Virtual Professionalism Salon

3:00 pm - 3:25 pm - Solving Language Differences and Translation Needs in Expert Work

Speakers: Adam Bouc, The Language Doctors

Moderator: Susan Maccoy

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm - Networking with a Purpose - Cross Referral, Co-Serve and Collaboration Opportunities 

Moderator: Mitchell Cohen, Partner, Bronswick Benjamin and FEWA National President 

Summit Planning Committee: 

• John Levitske, Chair                  
• Susan Maccoy, Vice Chair   
• Cris Vaughan   
• Jason Zilberbrand
• Steve Edrington           
• Claudia Lezell  
• Grace Rubio    
• E.J. Janik           
  
• Mark Withrow
• Ed Priz
• Dan Bawden
• ex-officio Mitch Cohen

This course has been approved for 10 CFLC credits.

The Forensic Witness Association is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.

FEWA National Conference 

Sponsorship Opportunities Available (Rates Below)

• Gold: $500 - 6 months on website and in newsletter, 2-minute introduction to 1 session
• Silver: $400 - 4 months on website and in newsletter, 1-minute introduction to 1 session 
• Bronze: $300 - 3 months on website and in newsletter, 1-minute introduction to 1 session 
• $250 Networking Sponsor
• $100 Friends of FEWA

For sponsorship more information, please contact Mitch Cohen at mcohen@bronswick.com. To submit a sponsorship form please click here.

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