A strong foundation in expert evidence is critical to being an effective criminal lawyer. This on-demand program examines strategies that can assist criminal lawyers when navigating this element essential to many complex criminal trials. Topics include the law on experts; selecting and qualifying your own expert witness; direct examination of your expert witness cross-examination of the other side’s expert witness. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on November 17, 2023. Total running time is 52 minutes.

A strong foundation in expert evidence is critical to being an effective criminal lawyer. This paper examines strategies that can assist criminal lawyers when navigating this element essential to many complex criminal trials. Topics include advice for selecting and qualifying your own expert witness, and advice on cross-examining an expert witness. This paper was presented at LESA’s Practice Foundations: Expert Evidence in Criminal Law webinar on November 17, 2023.