Title: The expert expert witness : more maxims and guidelines for testifying in court /
Authors: Brodsky, Stanley L., 1939-; Gutheil, Thomas G.
Year: 2016
Subjects: Evidence, Expert United States.; Forensic psychology United States.; Forensic psychiatry United States.; Forensic psychologists United States Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Forensic psychiatrists United States Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Expert Testimony; Forensic Psychiatry
Abstract: "Psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals may be experts in their respective fields, but this expertise does not easily translate to effective courtroom testimony. Even veteran expert witnesses can encounter new challenges in these high-pressure situations, especially during a cross-examination where every statement and gesture is scrutinized by an attorney searching for ways to dispute the expert's credibility and opinions. For more than 2 decades, Stanley L. Brodsky has taught expert witnesses simple and practical strategies they can use to negotiate challenges in the courtroom and give strong, effective testimony. In this thorough update to his classic guide, Brodsky and his equally prolific coauthor, Thomas G. Guttheil, continue to provide sage, humorous advice that will put expert witnesses at ease and allow them to comport themselves with poise and confidence throughout direct and cross-examination. Short chapters punctuated by memorable maxims draw from the authors' expansive personal experiences, as well as research and stories from other expert expert witnesses, to create this must-have resource that will inform and entertain expert witnesses for many years"--Unedited summary from book cover.
Contents: Apologies -- Arbitrary pigeonholes -- Asked and answered -- Boundaries between expert witness roles and trial consultation -- Confabulations -- Consistent experts -- Context -- Directed feedback -- Discovery and discoveries -- Ethics in expert testimony -- Evasive responses : hopeless but not serious -- Experience does not count -- Expert witness as master teacher -- Fact witnesses -- Frames of reference -- Gender-intrusive questions -- Gotcha and goodbye -- Holy mackerel, man! -- Illusory documentation -- Integrity checks -- Language : it's a virus -- Lawyer bashing and lawyer jokes -- Le mot juste -- Lost and befuddled -- Low pitches -- Meta testimony -- Offensive language -- Offensive questions.