You're not new to litigation, so you know the critical importance of building a strong argument using solid testimony and clear evidence. But what happens when you get to court? You can be completely prepared for your case, but if your evidence and expert testimony aren't presented effectively, it won't matter. Do you have the skills you need to make your support tools count? Get the most out of your evidence and testimony – and confidently refute your opponent – with the success strategies you'll learn here.

This distillation of some of the best strategies used by top litigators can easily be learned from the convenience of your office. Learn how to effectively present evidence, skillfully attack your opposition's evidence, get expert testimony admitted into court and much more. Order today!

1. Strategies for Working With Evidence at Trial
2. Attacking Opposing Evidence
3. Getting Scientific and Expert Testimony Admitted Into Evidence
4. Attacking Opposing Expert Testimony
5. Mock Examination and Cross Examination of Expert Witnesses
6. Ethics, Evidence and Experts
7. Evidence, Experts and Hearsay in the Courtroom

1. STRATEGIES FOR WORKING WITH EVIDENCE AT TRIAL
   9:00 - 10:00, Written by Gerry Schulze. Presented by Gerry Schulze in Little Rock and Fayetteville.
   1. How to Maximize Use of Evidence Rules
   2. Effective Motion Practice - Motions in Limine
   3. Effectively Using Evidence to Influence the Jury
   4. Introducing Evidence to Maximize Results
   5. Tactics for Using Discovery Answers During Trial
   6. Use of Innovative Exhibits at Trial
   7. Practice Skills: Case Studies and Examples in Getting Your Evidence Admitted
2. ATTACKING OPPOSING EVIDENCE
   10:00 - 10:45, Written by A. Powell Sanders. Presented by Jason J. Campbell in Little Rock and A. Powell Sanders in Fayetteville.
   1. How to Block Admission of Evidence
   2. Strategies for Questioning the Validity of the Evidence to Persuade the Jury
   3. Practice Skills: Case Studies and Examples in Opposing Evidence
3. GETTING SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERT TESTIMONY ADMITTED INTO EVIDENCE
   11:00 - 12:00, Written by Jim Jackson. Presented by Jim Jackson in Little Rock and A. Powell Sanders in Fayetteville.
   1. "Gatekeeping Obligations" in Federal Court
   2. "Gatekeeping Obligations" of Scientific and Expert Testimony in State Court
   3. Impact of Daubert and Kumho Tire on Judges and Experts
   4. Planning Ahead to Gain Control Over When and How Daubert Challenges Will be Made
   5. How to Introduce Expert Testimony in Clear, Succinct Ways
   6. Qualifications of Experts
   7. Threshold the Expert Must Meet
   8. How to Show Research Verifying the Methodologies and Theories Your Experts Rely Upon
   9. Using Hypotheticals to Support Your Case
   10. Admissibility of Expert Reports
   11. Practice Skills: Case Studies and Examples in Getting Your Evidence Admitted
4. ATTACKING OPPOSING EXPERT TESTIMONY
   1:00 - 1:45, Written by Gerry Schulze. Presented by Jason J. Campbell and Gerry Schulze in Little Rock and Gerry Schulze and A. Powell Sanders in Fayetteville.
   1. How to Block Admission of Opposing Expert Testimony
   2. Cross-Examining Opposing Experts - Questioning Techniques That Work
   3. Challenging the Expert's Evidence
   4. How to Illustrate the Invalidity of the Expert's Methodologies
5. MOCK EXAMINATION AND CROSS EXAMINATION OF EXPERT WITNESSES
   1:45 - 2:30, Written by Gerry Schulze. Presented by Gerry Schulze in Little Rock and Fayetteville.
6. ETHICS, EVIDENCE AND EXPERTS
   2:45 - 3:45, Written by Michael T. Newman. Presented by Jim Jackson in Little Rock and Michael T. Newman in Fayetteville.
   1. Confidentiality and Privileged Communications With Experts
   2. Work Product Doctrine
   3. Fees and the Expert Opinion
   4. Avoiding Conflicts of Interest
7. EVIDENCE, EXPERTS AND HEARSAY IN THE COURTROOM
   3:45 - 4:30, Written by Jason J. Campbell. Presented by Jason J. Campbell in Little Rock and Michael T. Newman in Fayetteville.
   1. The Hearsay Rule
   2. Hearsay Exclusions and Exceptions
   3. Admissibility of Hearsay Evidence
   4. Electronic Evidence and Hearsay

JASON J. CAMPBELL is a partner in the Little Rock law firm of Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins, L.L.P. Mr. Campbell focuses his defense practice on medical malpractice, products' liability, insurance law, nursing home litigation and workers' compensation. He is a member of the Pulaski County, Arkansas and American bar associations, the Defense Research Institute and the Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel. Mr. Campbell earned his B.S.B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Arkansas.

JIM JACKSON is a trial attorney with the Jackson Law Firm where he practices in the areas of aviation litigation, personal injury and litigation. He was recently appointed by the Governor of Arkansas to serve as a Special Justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court. Mr. Jackson is frequently called upon to speak to attorneys on issues such as complex litigation, effectively using demonstrative exhibits at trial and liability insurance coverage. He earned his B.A. degree from Hendrix College and his J.D. degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law. Mr. Jackson's peers selected him as a SuperLawyer in the 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 editions of Law & Politics for the Mid-South Region. He was elected by his peers to serve as a member of the Arkansas Bar Association's House of Delegates. Fellow trial attorneys elected him to the Board of Governors for ATLA. He was also elected President of Young Lawyers' Division of ATLA. Mr. Jackson is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

GERRY SCHULZE is a partner with the Little Rock law firm of Eubanks, Welch, Baker & Schulze, LLP, where he practices in the areas of appellate practice and personal injury litigation on behalf of plaintiffs. Mr. Schulze is a member of the Arkansas Bar Association, the State Bar of Texas, the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association For Justice. He also was the institute chair for the Arkansas Bar Association Appellate Advocacy Institute in 1996 and 1997. He earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Loyola University and his J.D. degree, with high honors, from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

MICHAEL T. NEWMAN is an attorney with the Fort Smith law firm of Jones, Jackson & Moll, PLC. Mr. Newman has been an attorney for over 11 years and focuses his practice on insurance defense, insurance coverage disputes, commercial litigation and collections. He is a member of the Defense Research Institute and the Sebastian County, Arkansas and Oklahoma bar associations. Mr. Newman earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Arkansas and his J.D. degree from the University of Missouri.

A. POWELL SANDERS is the principal of Sexton & Sanders Law Firm in Fort Smith. Mr. Sanders has been an attorney for more than 12 years and focuses his practice on plaintiff's personal injury. He is a member of the American Association for Justice, the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Bar Association. Mr. Sanders earned his B.S. degree from the University of Arkansas and his J.D. degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law.

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