New Year - New Rules: Rule 702 Review & Supreme Court Ruling Updates

This presentation will review the recent change to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 (Testimony of Expert Witnesses), the Advisory Committee Report of May 2022, and recent decisions applying the amended rule. It will discuss how trial courts may change their procedures to comply with the rule, issues the amended rule’s language may raise with appellate courts, and how the new language may change state court practices. As time permits, attendees will also receive brief summaries of 2023 SCOTUS decisions that may be of interest to Expert Witnesses from all different fields of practice. 

Participant's Will: 

• Insight into new requirements for courts to document the reliability of expert methods.
• Understanding of the “more likely than not” standard for reliable principles and methods.
• Overview of Advisory Committee findings on unsupported admissibility of expert testimony.
• Guidance on how experts can assist lawyers in providing clear factual findings for judicial review.
• Best practices for experts in drafting reports that specifically demonstrate Rule 702 compliance.

To register for this session, use the above registration button. In order to be awarded the full CPE/CLE credits, you must be respond to three out of the four polling questions asked during the program.

Field of Study: Business Law

Participants will earn 1.0 CPE credit.

Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this session.
Advanced Preparation: None 
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based

Refund and Cancelations: Requests for refunds must be received in writing by emailing info@forensic.org at least 48 hours before the day of the session and refunds will not be guaranteed for requests received less than 48 hours before the event. For more information regarding refund, complaint, and/or program cancellation policies please contact our offices by email at  info@forensic.org or phone at (312) 210-0710.

Speaker: 

James E. Smith, Shareholder, Crain Caton & James

James E. Smith is a shareholder with Crain, Caton & James P.C. Jim’s practice principally focuses on environmental, safety, and regulatory matters including defense of enforcement actions,
compliance counseling, and supporting transactions, with trial and appellate experience in state and federal courts, both civil and criminal, and appearances before several state and federal agencies.

While the majority of the practice is environmental, his litigation experience includes intellectual property and construction cases; he is registered before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a patent attorney. He generally represents business organizations, especially in the energy and petrochemical industries.

B.S. Chemical Engineering (University of Kansas)
J.D., with honors (University of Texas School of Law)

This course has been approved for 1 CFLC credit.

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REFUND POLICY

For Group Internet-Based events, requests for cancellations and refunds must be submitted in writing to info@forensic.org at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled event start time. Refunds will not be guaranteed for requests received less than 48 hours before the event.

In cases of unforeseen circumstances, the Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA) may, at its discretion, provide exceptions to this policy.

CANCELLATION POLICY

The Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA) is committed to providing timely and accurate information to all registrants regarding any changes to scheduled programs, meetings, or events. In the event that FEWA needs to cancel or reschedule a program, registered participants will be notified as soon as possible via email.

If a program is cancelled, FEWA will offer a full refund of the registration fees to all registered participants. If the program is rescheduled, registrants will have the option to attend the rescheduled event or receive a full refund if they are unable to attend.

This policy is in accordance with NASBA standards and aims to ensure transparency, fairness, and flexibility in addressing any unexpected changes to program schedules.

The Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA) is committed to providing timely and accurate information to all registrants regarding any changes to scheduled programs, meetings, or events. In the event that FEWA needs to cancel or reschedule a program, registered participants will be notified as soon as possible via email. If a program is cancelled, FEWA will offer a full refund of the registration fees to all registered participants. If the program is rescheduled, registrants will have the option to attend the rescheduled event or receive a full refund if they are unable to attend.

This policy is in accordance with NASBA standards and aims to ensure transparency, fairness, and flexibility in addressing any unexpected changes to program schedules.

OFFICIAL NATIONAL REGISTRY STATEMENT

The Forensic Expert 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 web site: www.nasbaregistry.org