Discussion of tips and current highlights for expert when serving in the following types of capacities: 

• Direct Expert to Expert Conferences (to narrow down the areas of major disagreement between the experts), 
• Joint Expert Reports (among experts retained by opposing parties), 
• Concurrent Expert Testimony /Hot Tubbing /In Tandem, 
• Expert Specialist as Independent Advisor to the Mediator,
• Independent Expert on A Three Expert Tribunal (in which other two experts are directly party appointed).

Meet the Speakers:

Daniel Wolfe, J.D., Ph.D. | Senior Director of Jury Consulting, Magna Legal Services  

Dr. Wolfe provides research-based and experiential data analysis to trial teams nationwide and oversees the standards in practice of Magna’s jury consulting team. Dr. Wolfe works on high-profile and large-exposure litigation involving such matters as antitrust, product liability, intellectual property, professional malpractice, environmental, and securities. He consults on national litigation matters pertaining to a variety of industries, including automotive, airline, pharmaceutical, petroleum/petrochemical, biotech, and medical. As an expert in the fields of witness preparation, voir dire, and jury selection, he is also skilled in providing quantitative and qualitative analyses of venues through focus groups and mock trials.

Harout Samra, Esq. | Of Counsel, DLA Piper

Harout J. Samra – a Board Certified Specialist in International Law – focuses his practice on international dispute resolution and arbitration matters, including international civil litigation in US courts.

Harout has represented clients from both the public and private sectors, including foreign governments, public officials and clients from a variety of industries. He has experience in international arbitrations administered under the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), Bogota Chamber of Commerce, Madrid Court of Arbitration and International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) arbitration rules.

Harout currently serves as a member of the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission, by appointment of Governor Ron DeSantis. He previously served, by appointment of Governor Rick Scott, as a member of the Florida Third District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission, and was elected as Chair of the Commission from 2018-2019.

Moderator

John Levitske, CPA/ABV/CFF/CGMA/ASA, CFA, MCFLC, CIRA, MBA, JD | Partner, HKA

This course has been approved for 1 CFLC credit.

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