Livestream - Expert Testimony

Presiding:

Mary Donne Peters, Program Chair; Author: Admissibility of Expert Testimony in Georgia (Thomson Reuters 2005-2023); Gorby Peters & Associates LLC, Tucker, GA

8:00

IN-PERSON REGISTRATION

8:30

INTRODUCTION

Julia D. Neighbors, ICLE Director, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta, GA

8:35

WELCOME AND PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Mary Donne Peters

8:40

Expert Testimony in Family Law Cases 

Randall M. “Randy” Kessler, Kessler & Solomiany LLC, Atlanta, GA

9:25 

The New Expert Testimony Rules In Criminal Cases: Practical and Legal Concerns 

Sheila A. Ross, Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, Morrow, GA

10:10

BREAK

10:20

What Lawyers Need to Know About The Use of a Forensic Psychiatrist in Civil and Criminal Cases 

Dr. Matthew Norman, Forensic Psychiatrist, Atlanta, GA

10:50

How to Preserve Expert Testimony Objections for Appeal and Framing Appellate Arguments 

J. Darren Summerville, The Summerville Law Firm, Atlanta, GA

11:20

Expert Testimony in Family Law Cases 

Randall M. “Randy” Kessler

12:05

BREAK

12:50

Expert Testimony in Medical Cases 

Taylor C. Tribble, Huff Powell & Bailey, Atlanta, GA

1:20

The Ethics Hour 

Speaker TBD

2:20

BREAK 

2:35

What Lawyers Need to Know About the Peer Review Process for Expert Publications (It’s Not Always What It Seems!)

Dr. Sonja Rasmussen, Prof. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

3:20

Expert Testimony In Premises Liability Cases

Michael J. Gorby, Author: Premises Liability In Georgia (Thomson Reuters, 2000-2022); Gorby Peters & Associates LLC, Atlanta, GA

3:50

ADJOURN